Back from War, but Not Really Home

Oct. 3 – Nov. 4 2nd Six Weeks- Mr. Ueckert - English I 2016-2017

SUN. / MONDAY / TUESDAY / WEDNESDAY / THURSDAY / FRIDAY / SAT.
Oct.
2 / 3
Vocabulary
Calendar Overview
Introduce Archetypes
Archetype Terms (Interactive Notebook) / 4
Jacket Feast
Journal Prompt
Finish Archetype Flash Cards / 5
No School – Fair Day / 6
Roots
Hero’s Cycle Clip
Introduction to the Hero’s Cycle
Create Your Own Hero’s Cycle / 7
Finish Original Hero’s Cycle (D)
TedTalks (Hero’s Journey)
Reflection over TedTalk / 8
D-1
9 / 10
School Picture Day
Vocabulary
APEX Module #5 (Due 10/16)
(Q)
Odyssey Introduction (John Green’s Crash Course)
Epic Notes / 11
Journal Prompt
Handout The Odyssey Bookmark (Due 10/18)
Read “A Goddess Intervenes” & “Calypso”
Close read for Imagery, Epic Simile, Epithet
Academic Vocabulary:
In Medias Res, Nonlinear Plot / 12
Early Release Day
Homecoming Parade / 13
Roots
Read “The Cyclops”
Close read for Allusion, Dramatic Irony,
Academic Vocabulary: Hubris / 14
Homecoming Pep Rally
Finish “Cyclops”
Show film clip of Cyclops scene / 15
HC Dance
Q-1
16 / 17
Vocabulary
Assign APEX Module #6 (Due 10/23) (Q)
Read “Sirens, Scylla, and Charybdis”
(Close read for Diction, Imagery, *Paradox)
*Academic Vocabulary / 18
Journal Prompt
Odyssey Bookmark Due (Q)
Teach 4-Square Short Answer
Parenthetical Documentation
Review EOC SAR Rubrics / 19
PSAT / 20
Roots
Plan 4-Square Short Answer Response using a provided passage from the text / 21
Cut off for Progress Report
Compose an SAR using 4-Square Method (T) / 22
Q-2
T-1
23 / 24
Vocabulary
Assign APEX Module #16 (Due 10/30) (Q)
Read Part 2 of The Odyssey / 25
Journal Prompt
Finish Part 2 of The Odyssey
Show Battle Scene / 26
Grammar
Diction Activity with “Death in the Great Hall / 27
Varsity Football Game
Roots
Justification Paragraph for Diction Activity using 4-Square Model (Due EOP) (Q) / 28
NY Times Article

“Back From War, but Not Really Home”

(Discuss Author’s Purpose, Organization, Connections to The Odyssey)
Possible Reflection Prompt and Paragraph (D) / 29
D-1
Q-2
30 / 31
Odyssey Passage and Skills Assessment (T) / November 1
Journal Prompt
TedTalks “Poetry”
Poetry Terms / 2
Grammar
Poetry Centers
(Analyze Different Poetic Terms in Various Poems) / 3
Roots
Poetry Centers (Q) / 4
End of Term 2
TP-CASTT with a Poem (D) / 7
D-1
Q-1
T-1

Mr. Ueckert’s Website: http://ss.rhs.rockwallisd.org/staff_directory/travis_ueckert/