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Journal: Dec. 2 nd : Hero

Journal: Dec. 2 nd : Hero . In a half page journal entry, please address the following prompt: What is a hero? Please give me your definition of a hero. Who is your hero? Please explain why this particular individual is your hero. . Warm-up: Dec. 3rd.

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Journal: Dec. 2 nd : Hero

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  1. Journal: Dec. 2nd: Hero In a half page journal entry, please address the following prompt: • What is a hero? Please give me your definition of a hero. • Who is your hero? Please explain why this particular individual is your hero.

  2. Warm-up: Dec. 3rd • Please take out the Clash of the Gods questions that were assigned for homework yesterday. I will be coming around to check those. • Please complete The Odyssey Anticipation guide. You will read each statement and mark if you agree or disagree with the statement using the scale provided. • Choose 1 statement from the Anticipation Guide that you strongly agree with, and on the back of your paper, please explain in 4 to 5 sentences why you feel this way.

  3. Journal: Dec. 4th: Honor In a half page journal entry, please respond to the following prompt: • What is honor? When an individual is described as honorable, what does that look like? Is honor something you value in your relationships? Why or why not? Be specific with your explanation.

  4. Journal: 6 word memoir 12-05-13 • A memoir is “an account of one's personal life and experiences; autobiography.” • Create a 6 wordmemoirfor yourself! Try to capture the essence of your life! • Example: • 1. Exhausted mama of 5 praying for a snow day. • 2. Passionate literary enthusiast igniting the flame. • 3. Loving wife desiring a date with doting husband. • 4. Bama hater loving Saban’s public demise.

  5. 12/11: Journal: Appropriate? During Nelson Mandela’s Memorial Service, our President along with Prime Ministers from two other countries took a selfie. Do you think this behavior is appropriate for the leader of our country? Why or why not? Has our use of technology crossed the line? Be specific with your explanation.

  6. 12/12/13: Journal : Odyssey Odyssey is defined as “a long wandering or voyage…an intellectual or spiritual wandering or quest.” If you were given an opportunity to take an odyssey where money nor time were an issue, where would you journey to? Why? Please be specific with your explanation.

  7. 12/13/13: Journal: Free Write Free Write Questions to help generate ideas: • How is your day? • What are you doing this weekend? • What plans do you have for Christmas? • What is your New Year’s resolution?

  8. 12/16/13: Journal: Christmas In a half page journal entry, please address the following prompt: Picture Christmas morning at your house. Now focus on one of your five senses: see, smell, hear, taste, and touch. Describe what that sense experiences throughout that morning.

  9. 12/17/13: Warm-up On the sticky note provided, please write down any questions you have regarding the reading you were assigned to read in class yesterday. Please remember: • every question is important • most likely someone in the class has the same question as you do, but for whatever reason, he/she will not ask • the material is important for you to know and understand

  10. 12/18/13: Journal: Character Traits In a half page journal entry, please address the following prompt: What character traits does Odysseus have that make him an effective leader? What are some of his flaws? Do his positive traits outweigh the negative? Explain.

  11. 12/19/13: Warm-up • Please take out your notes for the Odyssey and a pen/pencil. • Clear everything off your desk. • We will begin your open-note quiz shortly!!

  12. 12/20/13: Journal: Christmas Gift In a half page journal entry, please respond to the following prompt: Christmas is about giving and showing love to those that are the most important in our lives. If money was no object, who would you buy a gift for, and what would it be? Remember, this gift should express how much this person means to you. Be specific with your response.

  13. Journal: 1/6/14: Home

  14. Journal: 1/7/14: Prediction of Revenge In a half page journal entry, please address the following prompt: Odysseus is finally home. Yet, he has a huge obstacle in front of him in the form of the suitors. What is your prediction on how he will handle this obstacle? Do you think the suitors deserve revenge? Do you think Odysseus will finally enjoy some good luck? Please be specific with your answers.

  15. Warm-Up: 1/8/14 • Take out completed timeline • Take out Odyssey Notes • Take out Literature Book and open up to pg. 1250 • We will begin once the bell rings!!!!

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