Friday, February 9, 2018

Friday, February 9th, 2018


Objective:
Students will analyze themes, patterns of events, and character types from myths, traditional stories, or religious works.

Students will write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
Warm-Up:
Students will independently answer questions 3 and 4 from the “How he Tamed the Giant” section of their reading/comprehension questions.

Go over answers - Random Name Generator
RL. 8.9.
Classwork:
Students will use a compare/contrast text structure to write to the following prompt: After reading scene 5 of The Odyssey and the chapter titled How He Tamed the Giant in Big Fish, compare and contrast how the two stories are similar in character types, patterns of events, and themes, and explain how Daniel Wallace rendered the traditional story new (how he made it different) in Big Fish. Use evidence from both texts to support your answer.
W.8.2.
Homework:
None

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