Week 1 - October

Announcement – Change due to quizzes this week!

Thursday- Notebook Turn-In Journals 1-10 For your work to be graded, double check the following for each entry: J# ___ Each is labeled and numbered the date for each is included the journal is fully completed MUGS 1-10 For your work to be graded, double check the following for each entry: MUGS#___ Each is labeled and numbered the date for each is included grammar work is completed

Please do the following: Put your First Last name on the front of your notebook Put your HOUR after your name Go into both sections, the JOURNALS and the MUGS. Circle AND highlight the label for each. Ex.:

Tomorrow - Tuesday: Open -note quiz on a personal narrative reading You will do the following:  Read it  Answer various comprehension and analysis questions about it  Analyze the story for elements of a personal narrative it has  Due by the end of the hour Review elements of a personal narrative in your notes: :

Wednesday: Open-note quiz analyzing a Native American story [ on your own ] You will do the following:  Read it  Answer comprehension/analysis questions  Analyze the story for the 4 ORAL TRADITION ELEMENTS and… - locate a supporting quote - cite the quote - explain why/how the quote demonstrates an ELEMENT is present

TODAY:  Prepare your notebook for Thursday’s turn-in  Due at the start of the class period on Thursday  Read your novel and answer these questions for a class discussion last 10 minutes of class: 1.Who is your favorite character and why? 2.Who is your least favorite character and why? 3.What is one question you would ask the author? 4.Would you recommend this novel to others? Explain: 1.Who is your favorite character and why? 2.Who is your least favorite character and why? 3.What is one question you would ask the author? 4.Would you recommend this novel to others? Explain:

Tuesday, Sept. 30

Journal #11 9/30 5 minutes

Today -- Tuesday:

Wednesday, Oct. 1

Journal #12 10/01 5 minutes

Finish yesterday’s quiz – 10 minutes

Wednesday: Quiz on analyzing a Native American story [ on your own ] You will do the following:  Read it  Answer “Check Your Comprehension” question #2, p. 27  Answer “Critical Thinking” questions #3 & #4, p. 27  Analyze the story for the 4 ORAL TRADITION ELEMENTS and… - locate a supporting quote - cite the quote - explain why/how the quote demonstrates an ELEMENT is present

Thursday, Oct. 2

FINISH YESTERDAY’S ORAL TRADITION QUIZ MINUTES FINISH YESTERDAY’S ORAL TRADITION QUIZ MINUTES

Thursday- Notebook Turn-In Journals 1-10MUGS 1-10

Notebook Turn-In First/Last Name Hour Put it on my desk! First/Last Name Hour Put it on my desk! English Notebook Only Stack on the back table, please

American Folklore: Westward Expansion Tales

MYTH: fictional story explaining gods, heroes, and origins of earthly life (origin myth)

John Henry “Man vs. machine” – age of modernization A working-class common man hero A Black American hero of superior strength and grit Often seen as a former slave, possibly from Tennessee “Man vs. machine” – age of modernization A working-class common man hero A Black American hero of superior strength and grit Often seen as a former slave, possibly from Tennessee

e.com/watch?v=xxR eOxRwS-g Johnny Cash’s John Henry Ballad… watch a bit!

The John Henry Debate- Who he may have been: John William Henry [Prisoner #497-VA penitentiary] Released by warden to work on the C & O RR in the 1870s [ Chesapeake and Ohio] “Lewis Tunnel” in VA John William Henry [Prisoner #497-VA penitentiary] Released by warden to work on the C & O RR in the 1870s [ Chesapeake and Ohio] “Lewis Tunnel” in VA “Henry” Born a slave to head RR engineer 1887 at either the Coosa Mnt or Oak Mnt Tunnel “Henry” Born a slave to head RR engineer 1887 at either the Coosa Mnt or Oak Mnt Tunnel

Ballad of John Henry As you watch the video, listen to B. B. King singing a different ballad, which they have used as the key song. As you watch the video, listen to B. B. King singing a different ballad, which they have used as the key song.

Post-Video Work Here’s your “Ticket out the Door” – Please turn in to the basket on the podium as you leave today.

Don’t forget your name, hour, date  List 3 amazing things John Henry could do:  Identify 2 reasons early Americans would retell this tale, especially the Black Americans of the time period:  In your opinion [back it up!] which of the 4 elements of oral tradition does this focus upon? Don’t forget your name, hour, date  List 3 amazing things John Henry could do:  Identify 2 reasons early Americans would retell this tale, especially the Black Americans of the time period:  In your opinion [back it up!] which of the 4 elements of oral tradition does this focus upon?

Friday, Oct. 3

Journal #14 10/03 5 minutes

“Homecoming,” by Garrison Keillor [19 min.] Personal Narrative- like Storytelling