1. Welcome! January 4th, 2018 Thursday
Do Now
Get out your weekly Bell Ringer sheet and begin working on Thursday’s assignment. Once the bell rings, you will have five minutes to find the errors in the post.
Remember: Do Now's are INDEPENDENT and QUIET exercises. Thank you 

2. Correct the spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors in the following social media post.
@SocialMediaSlipUps
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3. every time: Every time should be written as two separate words.
white, I: A comma is used to set off introductory elements.
ridiculous: Ridiculous was misspelled.
myself. Today, it: A period is added as these are two distinct sentences. A comma is added after the word today as it is an introductory element.
meatball: Meatball was misspelled
wearing: This is an error in verb tense. The correct usage is wearing (present tense).
every day: Everyday is an adjective that means commonplace or normal. Every day means each day.
Murphy’s Law which states that: Murphy’s Law is a proper noun and should be capitalized. The sentence also requires another verb added for clarity (states).
wrong, will: A comma is added here to set off introductory elements.
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4. Intro to World Literature
Focus is on British Literature, but we will delve into other countries and cultures as well
Central questions focus on story-telling and its purposes. As we read stories from 700AD to the 2000s, we aren’t going to focus quite as much on historical context as the author’s purpose. Why is (s)he telling this story? What methods does (s)he apply, and why? Can anything in a story written over a decade, a hundred, thousand years ago still be applied to our own lives?

5. Intro to World Literature
First unit will be on epics – we’re going to read some of the first known stories humanity has documented. Our first longer piece will be Beowulf – one of the world’s first heroes.

6. Journal Heading
Name
1/4/18
CP 10
“Storytelling”

7. Essential Questions: Storytelling
On your paper, write for five minutes in response to the prompts below. I’m looking for at least 5 sentences total.
Pre-write: What kind of stories do you like to read or listen to?
Why do you think we tell stories?

8. Essential Questions: Storytelling
Listen carefully as I read through “The Zebra Storyteller.” Once we finish, take 15 minutes to respond to the questions below.
How do the Zebras react to the dangerous Siamese Cat? What does their reaction tell us about their society?
Why did the Storyteller Zebra first tell the story about a Siamese Cat who spoke Zebraic? What was his motivation?
What impact does the Storyteller’s story have?
According to the story, what is the “function” of a storyteller?

9. Essential Questions: Storytelling
5. An allegory is a story that is symbolic. If a story is allegorical, it can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, usually a universal moral lesson. If we take “The Zebra Storyteller” as an allegorical story, what do you think the hidden meaning might be? What could the zebras, the zebra storyteller, the cat represent? Explain.

10. Storytelling and allegories
6. Listen as we read “Rumpelstiltskin.” After we read, respond to the prompt below: What do you think the moral of the story is? How might the message of Rumpelstiltskin be applied to our own lives? Aim for at least 4-5 sentences and back up your response with at least one piece of textual evidence.