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EWL Week One: Monday. Handshakes and seating chart Introductions Expectations: review with parents You are seniors College level class Parent Form Scribe schedule, donut schedule Course Overview: Oedipus, College Essays, Beowulf, Canterbury Tales, Hamlet
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EWL Week One: Monday • Handshakes and seating chart • Introductions • Expectations: review with parents • You are seniors • College level class • Parent Form • Scribe schedule, donut schedule • Course Overview: Oedipus, College Essays, Beowulf, Canterbury Tales, Hamlet • Independent novel- Man Booker Prize- annotations and presentation • College Essay: research information about the BEST college essays- bring in 2 tips to share on Wednesday • Writing your first college essay: write about a crossroads in your life-typed double space, 1.5 pages, name and title at top • Blogger- create own account • Blogger address: • annes2012.blogspot.com • Display name: • Annes • Answer blog question on our class blog: Scribe for the Day and I’m listening • http://smithewl1112.blogspot.com/ • Posting privilges • Semester Project: A Hero Comes to Life: What is a Hero? • Answer this question at the end of the semester • Question game, what about you? • HW: expectations, supplies, create blogger account, respond to blogger question, college essay: write about a crossroads in your life-typed double space, 1.5 pages, name and title at top, Man Booker Prize selection- Monday, Donut Day Wednesday, college essay tips (2), scribe
EWL Week One: Wednesday • Scribe • Donuts? • Check out laptops- laptop expectations • Discuss blog posting: posting privileges • Collect college essay • Share college essay tips • Scribe schedule • What are our scribing expectations? • Watch Did you Know • What matters from this presentation? How does it connect to education? What are the effects of this? • What is a Hero? Inquiry question • Tragic Hero • Oedipus background: read this material and know it! • HW: scribe, Oedipus material, parent form, Man Booker selection for Monday
EWL Week One: Friday • Scribe • Oedipus Notes • Hero’s Journey • Dramatic Irony- define • Check out Oedipus books • Begin reading Oedipus- identify three examples of dramatic irony • HW: Man Booker Prize selection, College Essay: how have you been impacted by your parents/ others? Next Week: • Monday: Scribe, collect college essay, collect three examples of dramatic irony, share Man Booker selections, read Oedipus: 3 examples of dramatic irony, 3 adjectives with examples to describe Oedipus’ character • Wednesday- College Essay- Who am I? Share adjectives • Friday: Scribe, collect college essay, read Oedipus