Monday: Journal – “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt. What do you think of this; Turn in/share poems; Powerpoint on American Indian Life; Venn Diagram for Jackson and Samuel pieces; Reading of origin myths in small groups with “roles”
HW: Brainstorm possibilities for your own creation myth; begin looking for IR book – must show me it by next Tuesday!
Tuesday: Sorry you have a sub! Finish myths in groups; compile list of characteristics found in myths/trickster tails; overview of your own creation myth project; time to work on writing myth
HW: Work on myth
Wednesday: Journal – “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” – Leo Tolstoy What would you change in this world? What would you change in yourself to help make this happen? Overview of Puritanism and looking at how our Puritan roots affect society today; intro. to Jonathan Edwards; “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” read aloud; activity to look at Puritan theology and images in Edwards’ speech.
HW: choose an image from Edwards’ speech to illustrate, with quotation; continue to work on myth
Thursday: Journal from Writing Toward Home – where does writing hide?; check “Sinners” response and share and collect images; read Edwards’ “Young Puritan Code” and discuss; read Bradstreet’s “To My Loving Husband” and “Upon the Burning of Our House” and analyze; overview of IR; overview of Latin roots vocabulary
HW: Continue to work on myth – due TUESDAY!
Friday: Journal – MLK Day is intended to be a day of service. If you could spend it in this way, what would you choose to do, and why?; Salem Witchcraft video with video guide to give an overview in preparation for The Crucible; “Sinners” Imitation writing assignment
HW: Complete myth this weekend; work on imitation piece
