Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Week 3, Day 2
Objective: Introduce Unit 1, understand cultural background to literary texts, grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding

1. Bell Work: Recognizing when and where a story takes place helps you set expectations for reading.  Think of  a movie or television show you have seen recently.  What clues helped you understand the story’s setting?
1. Remember...40 words!
2. At least 2 SAT words (from Week 2)
2. Introduce Essential Questions
1. What is the relationship between literature and place?
2. How does literature shape or reflect society?
3. What makes American literature American?
3. Unit 1 Introduction Video (as a class)
4. Create a copy of this document 
1. Please put YOUR NAME in front of the title "Vocabulary/Literary Terms."  For example: Chelsea Avalos Vocabulary/Literary Terms
5. Vocabulary for Stories
1. Look up the definition, part of speech, and sentence for each of the words.  They should be in the textbook between pages 20-28.
1. Ancestors
2. Depths
3. Protruded
4. Unconscious
6. Literary Terms
1. On the second tab of the document, type the word, definition, and an example of the literary terms found on page 18.  
1. Origin Myths
2. Themes
3. Archetypes
7. If time permits, listen to  "The Earth on Turtle's Back" (Onondaga), "When Grizzlies Walked Upright" (Modoc), from The Navajo Origin Legend (Navajo)  (pg. 20-28)