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 * __Fourth six weeks: January 25-Wednesday, March 7__**

__Wednesday, Jan. 25__ Get Acquainted Activity/written reflection Classroom expectations activity

__Thursday, Jan. 26__ Review classroom rules set yesterday Distribute and discuss Distribute textbooks Complete information card/folder for portfolio Create an account in penzu.com. This is a free, private, online journal website. We will be using this site for freewrites and journal entries. Always be sure to title your entries. Write a 200-word minimum journal entry on the following topic: Tell me a little bit about yourself and your expectations for this class. What do you hope to learn or improve upon in Honors English II? Share your response by email to kheilman@chatham.k12.nc.us.

Create account at quizlet.com Join the group "CCHS - Heilman" Begin Unit One: Ancient Worlds Warm up -- Using the World Literature textbook (pp. 14-17), define the following terms by creating a flashcard set on quizlet. Name the set "Epic of Gilgamesh vocabulary."
 * epic
 * folk epic
 * literary epic
 * epic hero
 * epic conflict
 * epic quest
 * divine intervention
 * invocation
 * in medias res
 * epic simile
 * epithet
 * archetype

__Friday, January 27__ Examine the timeline pp.4-5. Discuss significant cultural, historical, and literary events of the time. Read The Epic of Gilgamesh -- Background, Prologue, The Battle With Humbaba, The Death of Enkidu, pp. 18-24. Take notes for each section. Small group discussion: Critical Reading questions #1-8 on p. 24. Share responses.

__Monday, Jan. 30__ Add these words to your quizlet flashcard set "Epic of Gilgamesh vocabulary": immolation, succor, somber, incantation, ecstasy, teem, babel, subside (p. 17). Then, log into penzu.com and write an original story using all 8 of these new words. Be sure to give your entry a title and to share with me via email. Continue reading Gilgamesh --The Story of the Flood, The Return, pp. 25-32. Take Cornell Notes. Small group discussion: Critical Reading questions #1-5, p. 32. Share responses.
 * VOCABULARY QUIZ ON THURSDAY, FEB. 2 ON ALL 20 WORDS!**

__Tuesday, Jan. 31__ Take the STAR test for Accelerated Reader (This test measures your reading level to help you choose books appropriate to your reading ability as well as to assess improvement in your reading from last year). In penzu, freewrite (200 word minimum) on the following topic: The Book of Genesis in the Bible, what do you already know? Pre-reading: Background p.36. Take Cornell notes.
 * Structure of The Bible
 * Origins of The Bible
 * Influence and themes

__Wednesday, Feb. 1__ Finish work from Tuesday. Vocabulary review

__Thursday, Feb. 2__ Vocabulary Quiz on Epic of Gilgamesh vocabulary Read Genesis 1-3, The Creation and the Fall pp. 38-43 and Genesis 6-9, The Story of the Flood, pp. 44-50. Compare/contrast Gilgamesh/Genesis using. Create a folder on your desktop and label it Honors English II. Save this completed document in this folder and place a copy in my drop box. Small group discussion/enrichment: Critical Reading questions #1-6 on p. 43 and #1-6 on p. 50. Using your laptop, find a piece of music to accompany one of these chapters of Genesis. You will play the song for the class and explain why it is appropriate (Consider classical music, jazz, instrumentals, film soundtracks, or any music of your choice).

__Friday, Feb. 3__ Finish work from Thursday, Feb. 2


 * HW due Tuesday, Feb. 7 -- In quizlet.com, define the words listed in the Vocabulary Builder sections on pp. 77 and 85. Then, in penzu.com write a 200-word minimum journal entry using at least 10 of the 16 words. Quiz on Friday, Feb. 10.**

__Monday, Feb. 6__ Class visit from Ms. Young, school counselor Have you submitted your Gilgamesh/Genesis comparison and contrast?

__Tuesday, Feb. 7__ Read The Wooden People, a Mayan myth, pp. 55-57 Reading Comprehension quiz: Connecting Literature, p. 57. Read a creation story at Creation Stories from around the World (Univ. of GA) Create a graphic (either digital or on paper) to show the similarities and differences between your story and Chapters 1-3 in Genesis and The Wooden People. Then, write a one-paragraph summary of your creation story, noting from what land or people the story is taken.
 * Vocabulary words into quizlet/journal entry in penzu due**

__Wednesday, Feb. 8__ Share creation story summaries Background for reading from the Qur'an. Take notes. Define terms (imagery, antithesis) pp. 76-77. Read from the Qur'an pp. 78-80. Critical Reading questions p. 80, #1-6. Literary Analysis questions, p. 81 #1-5.

__Thursday, Feb. 9__ Finish discussion questions. Review vocabulary. Bear Blast 2:15 pm/Read AR books

__Friday, Feb. 10__ Vocabulary Quiz Read background p. 84 about The Thousand and One Nights (Arabic prose). Take notes. Define term (folk tale). Read The Fisherman and the Jinnee pp. 86-96. Critical Reading questions p. 96, #1-6.

__Monday, Feb. 13__ Poetry of the Ancient World: Read Psalms, pp. 67-70. Define and identify parallelism and theme. Read Background on Rumi, p. 116. Take Cornell Notes on Rumi's life and influence. Define analogy, metaphor, generalization on p.117. Read and discuss Rumi's poems (Identify theme and literary devices in each): Elephant in the Dark, pp. 118-119; Two Kinds of Intelligence, pp.120-121; The Guest House, pp. 122; Which is Worth More?, p.124. Literary Analysis questions, p. 125, #1-10


 * UNIT TEST ON ANCIENT WORLDS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17.** YOU WILL BE TESTED ON GILGAMESH, GENESIS, PSALMS, QU'RAN,THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS, RUMI'S POETRY, AFRICAN PROVERBS, and SUNDIATA. You will answer questions on the plot elements and literary devices in each story or poem. Complete and accurate class notes are essential for this test!

__Tuesday, Feb. 14__ Read Background on African Literature on p. 128. Take Cornell Notes on African Proverbs, the power of proverbs, and Sundiata (an old Mali epic). Read African proverbs on pp. 130-131. Small group work: Critical Reading p. 131 #1-5. Create your own proverb:
 * First, in your notes, take one of the African proverbs and re-write it in a more urban or modern context (For example, instead of "You cannot chase two gazelles," you might say, "You cannot answer two phone calls at the same time."
 * Then, create your own original proverb that might be an important lesson for your own culture. Write it neatly in marker on a piece of construction paper. Decorate it with pictures that support its interpretation.

__Wednesday, Feb. 15__ Read Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali, pp.132-140. In small groups, Critical Reading questions, p. 140 #1-7.

__Thursday, Feb. 16__ Unit review: Complete Test review: Jeopardy game

__Friday, Feb. 17__ Read AR books.
 * Unit Test: Ancient Worlds**

__Monday, Feb. 20__ No School -- Teacher Workday

__Tuesday, Feb. 21__ Essay writing practice: Critique of a work. Follow the directions on p.99 of the textbook and write essay. 2:25-3:10 -- sophomores to gym for American Heart Association reward

__Wednesday, Feb. 22__ AVID field trip/early release for girls' varsity basketball and cheerleaders Work on essays/Read AR books

__Thursday, Feb. 23__ Finish essay/peer editing. Use to score your partner's essay. Make at least two recommendations for improvement. Partner PowerPoint project:
 * Final draft due Friday, Feb. 24**

__Friday, Feb. 24__ Work on PowerPoint presentations -- due at the beginning of class on Monday
 * Submit final drafts to FusionPage**

Notebook check is a test grade. You will leave your notebook with me on Thursday and I will return it by Friday. See Word document for specific requirements and rubric. Go through the above lessons in this wiki to make sure you have all the necessary notes in your binder!
 * Notebooks due Thursday, March 1.**

__Monday, Feb. 27__ Submit PowerPoints to FusionPage/present to class/take notes Read Introduction from David Mamet, p. 463-465. Thinking About the Commentary, p. 465. Assign parts for Oedipus Add vocabulary to quizlet flashcard set for Oedipus (see pp. 467 and 502): blight (n.), pestilence (n.), induce (v.), dispatch (v.), invoke (v.), prophecy (n.), countenance (n.), malignant (adj.), fettered (adj.), beneficent (adj.), consonant (adj.), gratify (v.), infamous (adj.), reverence (v.)

__Tuesday, Feb. 28__ Begin reading Oedipus pp. 468-477. Create a plot map. Identify the exposition, rising action, and conflict. Continue reading Oedipus, pp. 477-490. Add summary to plot map.

__Wednesday, Feb. 29__ Continue reading Oedipus, pp. 490-499 (End of Part I) Add the definitions for the three types of irony to Oedipus vocabulary set in quizlet: verbal irony, situational irony, dramatic irony (p. 502). **Flashcard set should contain a total of 23 words. Quiz on Wednesday, March 7.**

__Thursday, March 1__ Critical Reading questions, p.499 #1-8. Literary Analysis, p. 500 #1-9
 * Submit notebooks!**

30 pts or more= 100 25-29 pts. = 90 20-24 pts. = 80 15-19 pts = 75 10-14 pts = 70 5-9 pts = 60 4 or less = 0.
 * ACCELERATED READER POINTS FOR FOURTH SIX WEEKS ARE DUE BY 3:00 ON TUESDAY, MARCH 6.** This is a test grade!

__Friday, March 2__ Building Language Skills, p. 501, (1) Vocabulary Lesson (2) Grammar and Style Lesson

__Monday, March 5__ Finish reading Oedipus, Part II, pp. 503-524. Complete plot map. Oedipus -- reading comprehension test Critical Reading questions, p. 524 #1-7

__Tuesday, March 6__ AR points due today! Vocabulary review (Oedipus -- 23 words)

__Wednesday, March 7__ Essay scores Go over Oedipus Selection Test. **Choose one writing prompt and write a well-developed essay due next Friday, March 16.**
 * Vocabulary Quiz on Oedipus (23 words)**