Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Week 5, Day 2
Objective: analyze cultural reasons for stories, listen for understanding, understand social reasons behind banning books and determine whether this is right

1. Vote for class officer
2. Bell Work: Do you think books should ever be banned?  If so, under what circumstances?
3. Videos and Discussion over Banned Books Week
4. Listen to "The Earth on Turtle's Back" (Onondaga), "When Grizzlies Walked Upright" (Modoc), and from "Navajo Origin Legend" (Navajo)
5. Copy this document: Literary Terms
1. Key Literary Terms (page 18)
1. Origin Legend
2. Theme
3. Archetype
2. Fill in the definitions of the literary terms.  
3. Add an example of the literary term from the story we listened to or a story you've read before.  
6. If time permits, study Avalos Week 5 Vocabulary Words
1. I recommend playing "Chopped" or one of the other fun games at the bottom.