9 th English 9/5 (G & H)

1. 9th English 9/5 (G & H) • HJ Essay Workshop (Workshop) • Content: Read your peer’s essay and ask yourself if they have demonstrated a clear understanding of the Hero’s Journey and how their novel illuminates the significance of this archetype. • Circle every time the writer addresses the key theme they are addressing (Should be addressed in the intro and each body paragraph) & Circle the message about the theme (Should be addressed in the conclusion) • Grade your peer using the rubric, ticking off each descriptor. • Organization: Read your peer’s essay and ask yourself if the essay is well-organized • Underline the thesis statement and topic sentence, and box the repeated transition words at the end and beginning of each paragraph. • Grade your peer using the rubric, ticking off each descriptor. • Support: Read your peer’s essay and ask yourself if the quotations are well incorporated! • Put [brackets] around each quotation and make notes in the margin about how smoothly they flow • If the quote feels random, or you’re confused about when the quote happens, remind them to give CONTEXT. • Language & Style: Read your peer’s essay and put a for the following: • Academic Present Tense, Grammatical Errors, and Active Verbs • The Future… • Friday, 9/6 – Final Essay DUE to Turnitin.com by 3:00(9G – 6868388, 9H – 6868389, Password: cook) – Visit Library • Tuesday, 9/10 – Meet our little heroes and conduct interviews • Thurs 9/12, Fri 9/13, Tues 9/17– Compose Story (Draft Due Thurs, 9/19 – GRADED!) • Friday, 9/20 – Begin Lord of The Flies / Revise Little Hero’s Story • Tues, 9/24 – Present Hero’s Stories to our little heroes!

2. 9th English 9/3 (G & H) • Journal: Sentence Imitation (10 min) • “The heat of the tropics, the descent, the search for food, and now this sweaty march along the blazing beach had given them the complexion of washed plums” (Golding, 19). • General Writing Issues (15 min) • Google Drive: “HJ Essay – Teacher Feedback” • Essay composition / Conference With Teacher (45 min) • Revise your essay thoroughly! • Transfer your essay to a word-doc • Bring a hard-copy (printed) on Thursday for a Peer Workshop • The Future… • Thursday, 9/5 – Hard Copy Rough Draft of Essay DUE – Peer Workshop • Friday, 9/6 – Final Essay DUE to Turnitin.com by 3:00(9G – 6868388, 9H – 6868389, Password: cook) – Visit Elementary Library • Tuesday, 9/10 – Meet our little heroes and conduct interviews • Thurs 9/12, Fri 9/13, Tues 9/17– Compose Story (Draft Due Thurs, 9/19 – GRADED!) • Friday, 9/20 – Begin Lord of The Flies / Revise Little Hero’s Story • Tues, 9/24 – Present Hero’s Stories to our little heroes!

3. 9th English 8/30 (G & H) • Journal: Sentence Imitation (10 min) • “He was clambering heavily among the creepers and broken trunks when a bird, a vision of red and yellow, flashed upwards with a witch-like cry; and this cry was echoed by another” (Golding, 7). • Body Paragraphs & Conclusions (20 min) • Point, Evidence, Explain, Language Analysis (PEEL) • Incorporate quotations smoothly (Beginning, Middle, End; Break-up longer quotations) • Example Body Paragraph, Transition Words, Active Verbs • Conclusion – explore the author’s message about your chosen theme • Essay composition time (40 min) • Rough Draft Due Sunday Night at 10PM [MINOR] – Google Drive • Left-hand corner (name, block, teacher name, date) • Centered (Creative Title!) • The Future… • Friday, 8/30 – HJ Essay – Body Paragraphs & Conclusion Overview & Work Time (Draft Due Sunday at 10PM) • Tuesday, 9/3 – Hero’s Journey Essay – Conferences & Work time • Thursday, 9/5 – Hard Copy Rough Draft of Essay DUE – Peer Workshop • Friday, 9/6 – Final Essay DUE to Turnitin.com by 3:00(9G – 6868388, 9H – 6868389, Password: cook) – Visit Elementary Library • Tuesday, 9/10 – Meet our little heroes and conduct interviews • Thurs 9/12, Fri 9/13, Tues 9/17– Compose Story (Draft Due Thurs, 9/19 – GRADED!) • Friday, 9/20 – Begin Lord of The Flies / Revise Little Hero’s Story • Tues, 9/24 – Present Hero’s Stories to our little heroes!

4. 9th English 8/29 (G & H) • Hero’s Journey Analysis DUE by 3:00PM • Hero’s Essay Assignment Overview (30 min) • Turnitin.com (9G – 6868388, 9H – 6868389, Password: cook) – FINAL DRAFT • Sentence Imitation • Writing Introductions • Hook, Background, Transition, Thesis • Introduction composition time (40 min) • Due Sunday Night at 10PM [MINOR] – Google Drive • Left-hand corner (name, block, teacher name, date) • Centered (Creative Title!) • The Future… • Friday, 8/30 – HJ Essay – Body Paragraphs & Conclusion Overview & Work Time (Draft Due Sunday at 10PM) • Tuesday, 9/3 – Hero’s Journey Essay – Conferences & Work time • Thursday, 9/5 – Hard Copy Rough Draft of Essay DUE – Peer Workshop • Friday, 9/6 – Final Essay DUE to Turnitin.com by 3:00 – Visit Elementary Library • Tuesday, 9/10 – Meet our little heroes and conduct interviews • Thurs 9/12, Fri 9/13, Tues 9/17– Compose Story (Draft Due Thurs, 9/19 – GRADED!) • Friday, 9/20 – Begin Lord of The Flies / Revise Little Hero’s Story • Tues, 9/24 – Present Hero’s Stories to our little heroes!

5. 9th English 8/27 (G & H) • Hero’s Journey Posters DUE!! • Hero’s Journey Analysis WORK DAY (70 min) • Work hard today :0) This is due Thursday, 8/29 by 3:00 [Medium Assessment] • The Future… • Thursday, 8/29 – Analysis Work Time (Due by 3:00) / Hero’s Journey Essay Overview • Friday, 8/30 – HJ Essay – Introduction / Body Paragraphs Overview & Work Time • Tuesday, 9/3 – Hero’s Journey Essay – Conclusion Overview & Work Time • Thursday, 9/5 – Hard Copy Rough Draft of Essay DUE – Peer Workshop • Friday, 9/6 – Final Essay DUE to Turnitin.com by 3:00 – Visit Elementary Library • Tuesday, 9/10 – Meet our little heroes and conduct interviews • Thurs 9/12, Fri 9/13– Compose Story (Draft Due Friday – GRADED!) • Tuesday 9/17, Thursday 9/19 – Begin Lord of The Flies / Revise Little Hero’s Story • Friday, 9/20 – Present Hero’s Stories to our little heroes!

6. 9th English 8/23 (G & H) • “Legend” by Judith Wright (30 min) • Read the poem as a class / Mark Text (10 steps of hero’s journey) • Think / Pair / Share (10 min) • Discuss the novel you read over the summer, identifying the 10 stages of the hero’s journey. • Assignment Overview: Hero’s Journey Analysis (20 min) • Begin working on this for homework. You will get all block on Tuesday 8/27 to work on this. It is due to Google Drive on Thursday by 3:00. We will begin the essay on Thursday. • HOMEWORK: • Finish your hero’s journey Posters (Due Tuesday, 8/27) • Work on your Hero’s Journey Analysis (Due Thursday, 8/29)

7. 9th English 8/22 (G & H) • WORK TIME: Personal “Hero’s Journey” Poster (70 min) • Fill out the organizer (Google Drive) • Begin work on your FINAL DRAFT – DUE TUESDAY, 8/27 • HOMEWORK: • Work on your Personal “Hero’s Journey” Poster • Continue to find and sticky-note key passages in your novel for each of the steps in the hero’s journey – DUE TUESDAY 8/27

8. 9th English 8/16 (G & H) • Guided Visualization (30 min) – The Unconscious… • JOURNAL: Brief notes (Bullet points, pictures, etc.) • Reading: Excerpt from “The Hero’s Adventure” (30 min) • NOTES: Jesus and Buddha – Archetypal Heroes • AsntOverview: Personal “Hero’s Journey” Poster (10 min) • This assignment is Due NEXT FRIDAY, 8/23 • You will have all class on Tuesday, 8/20 to work on this, so BRING SUPPLIES! • HOMEWORK: • Find and sticky-note key passages in your novel for each of the steps in the hero’s journey – DUE Thursday 8/22

9. 9th English 8/15 (G & H) • Think-Pair-Share / Journal (20 min) – SEATING CHART • Discuss your findings from the VARK Survey. How accurate were the results? • JOURNAL: Answer the questions from the VARK Assignment Sheet • Supplies check - MINOR • The Hero’s Journey: Monomyth and Joseph Campbell (30 min) • Review key steps of hero’s journey (handout - Campbell vs 10 steps) • VIDEO: The steps of the hero’s journey in film • Table Groups: Chose a recent movie and explain each of the 10 steps of the hero’s journey [Homework – begin finding examples in your novel] • NOTES: Freud / Jung – The Unconscious (20 min) • Why is the idea of the monomyth so powerful? • Where do these stories come from?

10. 9th English 8/13 (G & H) • Introduction: Instructor – Mr. Cook (cookj@ismanila.org) • Background / Philosophy (10 min) • Course Outline / Rules / Procedures (30 min) • Supplies (DUE Next Class - MINOR ASSESSMENT) • 1”32 ring binder / 5 dividers [Assignment Sheets, Handouts, Texts, Graded Work, Writing] / 50 pages loose-leaf binder paper / journal [179mm X 252mm] • Mr. Cook’s Blog & Google: A Quick look… (10 min) • Hero’s Journey: Your DEAR novel for S1 • Must be finished with the novel by Tuesday, 8/27 • Name Game (20 min) • HOMEWORK • VARK (In Google Drive!): Visual, Aural, Read/write, Kinesthetic