Reading Warm-Up agenda: elements of myth obj:identify elements of myth and types of conflict

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Reading Warm-Upagenda elements of
mythobj identify elements of myth and types of
conflict
FRIDAY February 10

• King of all gods
• Wife of Zeus, queen of gods
• Dionysus
• Athena
• god of the sun
• Goddess of Victory
• Half Man/Half Goat
• Spring Maiden
• Falls in love with his own reflection

1. goddess of wisdom and war
2. Zeus
3. Hera
4. god of wine and music
5. Narcissus
6. Apollo
7. Nike
8. Persephone
9. Satyr

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Reading Warm-Up
FRIDAY January 6, 2011
AGENDA Greek Latin Roots/Mythology

• Review your notes if you have any questions ?
• USE COMPLETE SENTENCES!!!!
• What is the moral of a story?
• Conflict in a story represents what?
• Name the types of conflicts.
• Tell what type of conflict is present in the
  following situations Internal, External, or
  Both?? EXPLAIN WHY!!
• Hector thought, "Why did I ever agree to be in
  this play? I'll never have the nerve to act in
  front of an audience.
• Violet wanted her friends to let the new girl
  join the club, but no one else agreed. Violet
  felt badly for the new girl, but she didn't know
  what to do about the problem.

What does this help me do? Identify the kinds
of conflict present in literary plots
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warm-up
Monday January 9
The Origin of Seasons Quiz on Friday
agenda
1.What does Echo do that annoys Hera? 2.How does
Hera punish Echo? 3.What curse does Aphrodite
place on Narcissus? 4.How does this myth explain
the creation of an echo and of the narcissus
flower? Write 2 to3 sentences explaining.
Echo talks too much and tries to distract Zeus.
Hera punishes Echo by cursing her to only repeat
what is spoken to her.
Aphrodite curses Narcissus to fall in love with
only himself.
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warm-up
Monday January 9
The Origin of Seasons Quiz on Friday
agenda

1. Which character do you have the most sympathy
   for? Why? What would you do in this situation?
2. Demeter is able to change Zeus mind about the
   marriage of Hades and Persephone. What does this
   tell you about the green earth mother?

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warm-up
Monday, January 23
agenda Group work/mythology

• Use your text to help answer the questions.
• The Flight of Icarus, pg. 677
• Is there any conflict in the story of Icarus? If
  so, what kind of conflict? Between whom is the
  conflict?
• Is there a moral of this story? What do you think
  it is? Can you relate to it?

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Monday, January 23
agenda Group work/mythology
Each group will be assigned a story. You will
work AS A GROUP to complete these
worksheets. GROUP 1 Echo Narcissus GROUP
2 The Origin of Seasons GROUP 3 Orpheus the
Great Musician GROUP 4 The Flight of Icarus
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Warm-Up
Magical Monday January 30
You will have Warm-Up in Reading class, too.
Heres how it will look
Warm-Up Jan. 30-Feb. 3
Your Warm-Up will look like this. You will have
one every day. If you are absent, you will write
absent. When you turn it in, name is on it and
it is stapled together.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Reading Response Title of Story, pg.
After we read stories, you will have a Readers
Response. It will look like this. If you are
absent, you must get the questions from a friend,
read the story, and respond. WRITE THE QUESTIONS
DOWN!!
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Introduction to Ms. Hensels Reading Group
Magical Monday January 30
We will cover Mythology and Propaganda. Here is
what youll be doing

• Mythology
• Discussion of Warm-Up
• Daily notes and discussions.
• Vocabulary
• Three to four stories
• Mythology Project and Presentation

• Propaganda
• Discussion of Warm-Up
• Daily Notes and discussions.
• Questions after discussions.
• Propaganda Project and Presentation

• Expectations
• You are expected to follow the SAME RULES as you
  do in Geography.
• LATE POLICY No late work will be accepted after
  the rotation. If you do not turn in any late
  work, it will not receive any credit.
• You are expected to actively participate in class
  discussions and be on task.

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Introduction to Ms. Hensels Reading Group
Magical Monday January 30
We will cover Mythology and Propaganda. Here is
what youll be doing

• Mythology
• What do you KNOW about Mythology?
• What do you WANT to know about mythology?

• Propaganda
• What do you KNOW about Propaganda?
• What do you WANT to know about propaganda?

• Expectations
• You are expected to follow the SAME RULES as you
  do in Geography.
• LATE POLICY No late work will be accepted after
  the rotation. If you do not turn in any late
  work, it will not receive any credit.
• You are expected to actively participate in class
  discussions and be on task.

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Tuesday, January 31
agenda Propaganda
Who is your favorite athletic team (any sport)?
Why are they your favorite team? What kind of
shampoo do you use? Why do you use it? What made
you purchase it? What is your favorite soft
drink? What made you try this drink?
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Warm-up ?
Wonderful Wednesday February 1
Agenda Today we will look at Propaganda in
commercials and in advertisements.
WE ARE GOOD. THEY ARE EVIL. STOP THEM FROM
DESTROYING US.
This type of propaganda encourages you join the
crowd. This type of propaganda is referred to
as mud-slinging. (Talking negatively about a
competitor).
What were the messages propaganda used during
times of war?
Bandwagon and Name Calling
Loaded words and Snob Appeal
You are reading a magazine, you come across and
advertisement that read NEW AND IMPROVED! OUR
BEST FORMULA YET! Try this AMAZING, DOCTOR
RECOMMENDED TOOTHPASTE! You will dazzle like a
movie star! What type(s) of propaganda are used
here?
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Today in class
We will identify types of propaganda techniques
used in the media. We will watch commercials and
identify what type of propaganda is being
used. We will look at advertisements from
magazines and identify what type of propaganda is
being used.
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Warm-Up
Thankful its Thursday ? February 2
AGENDA we have identified different types of
propaganda. Now, we will talk about WHY you think
they are effective?

• Give an example of each of the following types of
  propaganda
• Bandwagon
• Slogan
• Plain folks
• Snob appeal
• Loaded Words
• Testimonial
• Name-calling

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Propaganda Magazine Advertisements Name the
product in your advertisement.   Describe the
advertisement.   Who do you think this
advertisement is intended to reach?   Identify
the types of Propaganda being used in the
advertisement. Be specific in your
explanation.   What message is the advertisement
portraying?   Why do you think this advertisement
is effective?   If you could change something
about this advertisement, what would it be and
why?  
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WARM-UP BRAINSTORM THE FOLLOWING IDEAS. WRITE
THEM DOWN IN YOUR BELLWORK You are going to
CREATE authentic propaganda! You may CREATE your
own product OR use an existing advertisement to
redesign. You may CREATE World War II
Propaganda. You must incorporate all three
messages into your project.  
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Propaganda Project CREATE AN ADVERTISMENT FOR A
PRODUCT OR SERVICE. USE 3 TYPES OF
PROPAGANDA. WRITE A PARAGRAPH ON THE BACK
EXPLAING WHY YOU THINK THIS PRODUCT OR SERVICE
WILL BE SUCCESSFUL TO A SPECEFIC GROUP. GIVE YOUR
EXAMPLES OR PROP. WWII CREATE YOUR OWN WWII
PROPAGANDA. EXPLAIN WHAT MESSAGES ARE FOUND IN
YOUR MESSAGE. WRITE A PARAGRAPH EXPLAING WHY YOU
THINK PEOPLE WERE SCARED OF THE ENEMY OR WHY THEY
FELT COMPELLED TO HELP THE CAUSE.
REQUIREMENTS MUST HAVE FIVE COLORS. YOU MUST
HAVE A PARAGRAPH WRITTEN. IT IS DUE MONDAY.
SUPERBOWL THREE Commercials. Describe the
commercial. Identify the PROPAGANDA YOU MUST
HAVE A PARAGRAPH WRITTEN.
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Warm-Up
Monday, February 5
OBJ create a piece own authentic propaganda
using three propaganda techniques

• Propaganda Pop-Quiz
• Which technique of propaganda encourages everyone
  to join the masses?
• Which technique of propaganda is also known as
  mud-slinging and often uses negative words when
  addressing a competitor?
• Beyonce, Snookie, Usher, Michael Jordan, Tiger
  Words, and Justin Beiber all endorse a product.
  What type of propaganda technique would this be
  considered?
• Using an everyday person in a commercial is an
  advertisers way of trying to get you to identify
  with him or her. What type of propaganda
  technique is this?
• What were the three messages typically found in
  World War II Era propaganda?

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Warm-Up
Terrific Tuesday February 7
Agenda Literary Terms for Mythology Need to
Know Words Progress Reports out tomorrow. Please
turn in all work!!!! OBJ define literary terms
and give an example of EACH ?
This poster is from the World War I Era. What do
you think the message of the poster is? What is
the poster telling you to do? (hint its not we
are good/they are evil/stop them..)
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HAVE NOTES ON YOUR DESK.
FROM YOUR LITERARY TERMS, WHICH WORDS DO YOU
THINK RELATE TO MYTHOLOGY AND WHY?
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Warm-Up
Monday, February 5
OBJ create a yearbook of Greek gods/goddesses
using superlatives
Answer the following and explain WHY. Which
god/goddess would be your best friend? Which
god/goddess would you tell your secrets to? Which
god/goddess would you NOT want to invite to your
birthday party? Which god/goddess would you trust
most? Which would you trust least? Who would you
want on your team?
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Warm-Up
Thursday, February 6
OBJ create a yearbook of Greek gods/goddesses
using superlatives
You are going to CREATE a yearbook for the gods
and goddesses. You will choose six figures.
(NOTE CARDS) You must include SUPERLATIVES
(MOST, BEST, LEAST LIKELY, MOST LIKELY,
Etc.) Include a quote that person would say or a
favorite activity he or she would
enjoy. Illustrate your gods/goddess or
mythological figures using 5 colors.
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Warm-Up
Thursday, February 6
OBJ create a yearbook of Greek gods/goddesses
using superlatives
DRAW AND COLOR YOUR FIGURE. GIVE THEM A
SUPERLATEIVE. GIVE THEM A QUOTE THEY WOULD SAY
OR ACTIVITY THEY WOULD DO
MT. OLYMPUS PARTHENON ACROPOLIS 600 BC
BEST LOOKING MOST ATTRACTIVE MOST DEADLY MOSTLY
LIKELY TO LEAST LIKELY TOO PROM KING AND
QUEEN CLASS CLOWN MOST ATHLETIC WITTIEST/FUNNIEST
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Warm-Up
Tuesday, February 14
OBJ identify elements of myth in Echo and
Narcissus
Name five elements of myth. Two types of
conflict and give the example(s) of each one.

• Set in ancient times.
• Element of supernatural (relationship between
  mortals and supernatural)
• Moral
• Conflict
• Explains the creation of something or a natural
  phenomenon

• Internal Man vs. Himself
• External Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs.
  Technology

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Tuesday, February 14
OBJ identify elements of myth in Echo and
Narcissus
In Celebration of Valentines Day, we are going
to read a Love story. Read Echo and Narcissus,
pg. 290. Fill out your graphic organizer as you
read. You are looking for specific examples of
the elements of myth we talked about!! You MUST
use specific details from the story.
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Tuesday, February 14
OBJ identify elements of myth in Echo and
Narcissus
EXTRA CREDIT Use 5 colors. I will give you index
cards.
If Narcissus wrote a Valentine, what would his
say?
If Echo wrote a Valentine, what would hers say?
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Warm-Up
Wednesday, February 15
OBJ select one word from each paragraph of Echo
and Narcissus to create a collage that tells the
Main Idea
1.What does Echo do that annoys Hera? 2.How
does Hera punish Echo? 3.Why does Aphrodite
place a curse on Narcissus? 4. Do you agree with
how Aphrodite treated Narcissus? Why or why not?
She talks too much and distracts Hera so that
Zeus can return to Mount Olympus.
She curses Echo. Echo can only repeat what is
said to her.
Echo loves Narcissus and he is mean to her.
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Warm-Up
Wednesday, February 15
OBJ select one word from each paragraph of Echo
and Narcissus to create a collage that tells the
Main Idea
Element of Myth Part in the Story
Set in Ancient Times The story makes references to Zeus, Hera, and Aphrodite. These characters are gods and goddesses from ancient Greek Mythology.
Explains the creation of something In the story, the echo (repeating of voice) and narcissus flower are created.
Shows the relationship between mortals and supernatural Both Aphrodite and Hera caste spells on characters, showing there is a supernatural element to the story.
Conflict Man vs. Man Hera and Echo, Echo and Narcissus Man vs. Nature Narcissus dies Man vs. Himself Narcissus falls in love with himself
Moral Treat others the way you want to be treated. Do not be self-centered.
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Warm-Up
Wednesday, February 15
OBJ select one word from each paragraph of Echo
and Narcissus to create a collage that tells the
Main Idea
Today, you will re-read Echo and Narcissus. You
will pick out the MOST IMPORTANT WORD from each
paragraph (one word ONLY!) The word you pick
must be a STRONG word that SUMMARIZES the
paragraph. (NOT WORDS LIKE AND, THE, OR ) You
will do this for each paragraph of the story.
There are about 28 paragraphs. You will also
select THREE scenes from the story that you will
visually recreate. These three scenes must
visually show the main idea of the story.
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Warm-Up
Wednesday, February 15
OBJ select one word from each paragraph of Echo
and Narcissus to create a collage that tells the
Main Idea
HAVE YOUR MOST IMPORTANT WORD HOMEWORK ON YOUR
DESK. Select three scenes from the story that
explain CONFLICT. You will recreate these scenes
today.
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Project Example
Echo
Aphrodite
flower
distract
reflection
Repeat
Himself
Nymph
Love
Narcissus
Hera
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Warm-Up
Tuesday, February 21
OBJ TCAP Tuesday
TEAM ECHO TEAM NARCISSUS. What characters would
side with Echo? What characters would side with
Narcissus? Whose team would you be on? Why? Which
character has the saddest story?
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Warm-Up
Wednesday, February 21
OBJ Read Origin of Seasons and answer questions
about the reading.

• Identify which Greek figure would say the
  following
• I am the Maiden of Spring
• If you want to visit me, you will have to come
  to the Underworld
• All things that grow on Earth grow because of
  me.
• I am the most powerful.
• When you see a beautiful rainbow, you see me
• Instead of a text, you could call on me
• Based on the title of the story, predict what you
  think the story will be about The Origin of
  Seasons. What element of myth is this?

Persephone
Hades
Demeter
Zeus
Iris
Hermes
It is about the Earth having seasons. The element
of myth is that it explains the creation of
something.
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Warm-Up
Wednesday, February 21
OBJ Read Origin of Seasons and identify elements
of myth in the reading questions about the
reading.

• What are you first impression of the gods and
  goddess in this myth? What do you think of the
  way they treat each other and the people on
  Earth?
• What does this myth explain the creation of?
• How does the story of the kidnapping of
  Persephone and her mothers grief explain the
  change of seasons?
• Which character do you have the most sympathy
  for? Why? What would you do in this situation?
• Demeter is able to change Zeus mind about the
  marriage of Hades and Persephone. What does this
  tell you about the green earth mother?
• What do you think the moral of the story is? Why?

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Warm-Up
Thursday, February 23
OBJ Read Origin of Seasons and identify elements
of myth in the reading questions about the
reading.
What we are going to do today Complete Elements
of Myth Graphic Organizer. Use specific details
and page number. Complete Main idea Graphic
Organizer.
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Warm-Up
Friday, February 24
OBJ Read Origin of Seasons and identify elements
of myth in the reading questions about the
reading.
Identify three instances of conflict in the
story, The Origin of the Seasons. Explain who
the characters are that are involved and what
type of conflict it is.
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Warm-Up
Thursday, February 23
OBJ Read Origin of Seasons and identify elements
of myth in the reading questions about the
reading.
What we are going to do today Choose one of the
following Comic Strip OR Conflict Poster

• Conflict Poster
• Create a Boxing type Poster for two of the
  Characters that experience conflict.
• You must include a paragraph explain who the
  characters are and what conflict they experience
  in the story.
• You will then rewrite the conflict in your own
  words.

• Comic Strip
• Create a comic strip about The Origin of the
  Seasons.
• You must use four of the six boxes.
• Each box must have two characters and dialogue.
• Your comic must show conflict.
• You must also include three other elements of
  myth.

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Warm-Up
Monday February 27
Great Music can pull you right out of your
chair. It can make you cry, or laugh, or feel a
way, youve never felt before. Think of a time
where music touched your life. Write a paragraph
(at least 6 sentences) about the experience. What
song can you think of that makes you feel strong
emotions? What emotion do you feel? What does
this song make you think of?
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Warm-Up
Tuesday February 27
Agenda Read Orpheus the Great Musician Objective
create a summary by using a graphic organizer
Use each of your vocabulary words in a complete
sentences. These sentences must have context
clues to show the meaning of the word! Please
put the sentences in your Warm-Up!
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Warm-Up
Tuesday February 27
Agenda Read Orpheus the Great Musician Objective
create a summary by using a graphic organizer
Read Orpheus, the Great Musician pg.665 Fill out
the Graphic organizer in order to summarize the
story.
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WARM-UP
Pg. 670 1-4
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Extra! Extra! Read all About It!
Today you are going to write an article
summarizing any of the three stories we have read.
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Your Newspaper Should include the following
Paragraph 1 First line Catchy phrase or
question Then, you will answerWHO Who is
involved in the conflict?WHAT What happened?
WHERE Where did it happen?WHEN When did it
happen? WHY Why did it happen? Use descriptive
words.
Paragraph 2 Use two details from the
story. Use two quotes a character would say in
an interview. (Provide the two questions you
asked the character). Close your paragraph with
a catchy phrase.
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WARM-UP
If you were Orpheus, what instrument would you
have played OR what song would you have played to
captivate the monsters of Hades? Why? Write a
paragraph (3-5 sentences explaining
why?) DISCLAIMER Please do not write about a
song whose lyrics are offensive. I will print the
lyrics and have your parent sign them if you
select a song with obscene lyrics.
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WARM-UP
Monday, March 5
What do you think prediction means? What are some
things we can predict? How do you come to a
prediction? Answer in a paragraph ?