Instructor:SophiaRenda

Class:English1,9thgrade
Journeys:WeeklyOverview

Week ClassTopic PerformanceTasks Texts/Resources Homework
One

One EpicJourneys:relevanceofancient -Journalprompt,class -anticipationguide

storiestoday,anticipationguide discussion,kinesthetic

Two Heroes:PersonalHeroes,QualitiesofA -Heroes:Drawpersonal -HeroHandout -vocab

Hero,EpicHero hero,share definitions

Three Background:TheOdyssey/Homer -Readaloud, -Homer,The

backgroundinfo,mapofjourney,Book1 note-taking,prior Odyssey
ReadAloud knowledge -TheOdyssey
Packet

Four PointofView:ReadtogetherTheOdyssey -Readaloud,discuss -Homer,The -Creative

Book9:inmediasres/flashback, pointofview Odyssey Dialogue
CalypsospointofviewinH.D.spoem -answerpacket -H.D.,Callypso
questions,timeline Speaks

Five Allusion:ReadtogetherBook9:The -Readaloud -Homer,The -packet

LotusEaters, -classdiscussion Odyssey questions
-CompareOBrotherWhereArtThouand -OBrotherWhere
background,PercyJacksonclip ArtThou
-PercyJackson
WeekOneAssessments:Herohandout,pairedshare/classdiscussionparticipation,packetreadingquestions,
creativedialogue

Week ClassTopic PerformanceTasks Texts/Resources Homework
Two

One -Creativedialogueperformances/ -creativedialogues -TheOdyssey -vocab

discussion,Book9:TheCyclops -ReadAloud Packet sentences
read-aloud,Odysseuscharacterization -characterizationchart -characterization
ofanepichero chart

Two -ReadaloudBook9:TheCyclops -Readaloud -TheOdyssey -Studyforquiz

-differentdepictionsofcyclops(art) -packetquestions Packet
-Odysseuscharacterizationofanepic -visualanalysis -characterization
hero -characterizationchart chart

Three VocabQuiz,ReadaloudBook10:Circe, -vocabquiz -Homer,The

theGraceoftheWitch -packetquestions Odyssey
-TheOdyssey
Packet

Four -Hospitality/Guest-Hostrelationshipsin -journalprompt -Xeniahandout -ReadBook11

differentcultures -discussionaround -Homer,The TheLandof
-Xenia(Greekhospitality)inTheOdyssey culturalrituals,customs, Odyssey theDead
andconsequencesforviolations taboos -TheOdyssey -packet
 -etymologyofprefixxeno- -characterizationchart Packet questions
-characterization
chart

Five -Focusondepictionsofwomen -packetquestions -Homer,The -Margaret

-ReadtogetherBook12:TheSirens; -smallgroupdiscussion Odyssey Atwood,The
ScyllaandCharybdis aroundwomen -TheOdyssey SirenSong
Packet andfree-write
-MargaretAtwood, (prompt)
TheSirenSong
WeekTwoAssessments:VocabularyQuiz,pairedshare/classdiscussionparticipation,packetreadingquestions,
characterizationcharts

Week ClassTopic PerformanceTasks Texts/Resources Homework
Three

One -Discuss/sharewritingprompts -findingstrongquotesto -characterization -finish

-Smallgroupsusecharacterization formanargument charts organizer
chartstorefineandfindquotesrevealing -graphicorganizer
traitsofepichero

Two Constructed-responseonepic -usingevidencetoform -graphicorganizer

hero/valuesusinggraphicorganizer anargument,writing

Three Discussionofpersonaljourneys -discussion,view -RomareBearden -brainstorm

(physical/mental),viewRomareBearden documentarywith documentary ideas
documentary note-catcher -project
description

Four Collageofasceneofapersonalobstacle -visual -Samplesfrom -finishcollege

BlackOdyssey &reflection

Five Homecoming:discussionabout -Discussion -Homer,The

tensions/bittersweet -packetquestions Odyssey
-ReadaloudBook17:TheBeggaratthe -lyricsconnection -TheOdyssey
Manor,focusondramaticirony Packet
WeekThreeAssessments:Constructed-response,collages&reflection,smallgroup/classdiscussion,packet
readingquestions

Week ClassTopic PerformanceTasks Texts/Resources Homework
Four

One -ReadtogetherTelemachusand -Readaloud -OceanVuong, -ReadBook21

discussfigurativelanguage,father/son -classdiscussion Telemachus -packet
relationships,thetropeoftheabsent -Homer,The questions
father Odyssey
-BeginreadingBook21:TheTestofthe -TheOdyssey
Bow Packet

Two -Book21:Readaloudandvisualization -drawscene -Homer,The -FinishBook22

-Book22:Readaloud -Readaloud Odyssey -packet
-packetquestions -TheOdyssey questions
Packet
Three -Readendingtogether:Book23 -Readaloud -Homer,The -Reflection
-discussionofPenelope(connectionto -classdiscussion Odyssey prompt:
depictionofwomen) -packetquestions -TheOdyssey universal
-discussionofending:valuesofsociety Packet themes

Four Modern-DayJourneys:Immigrationand -writingprompt -WarsanShire,

Refugees -classdiscussion Home
-Listento/readalongtopoem

Five CurrentEventResearch:Immigrants/ -researchingand -laptops -finishcurrent

RefugeesinPhiladelphia analyzingacurrentevent eventresponse


WeekFourAssessments:completedpacket,classdiscussion

Week ClassTopic PerformanceTasks Texts/Resources Homework
Five

One CurrentEventShare-out -presentcurrenteventto -studentresponses

smallgroup/wholeclass

Two Oral&visualstorytelling -PersonalJourneys -storyquilts

-viewHmongstoryquilts Activity:PathtoPalumbo -MuralArts:
-viewHistoryofImmigration Historyof
-Explore47Storiesandlistentoaudio Immigration
clips -47Stories
brochure&audio
clips

Three FieldTrip:SoutheastBySoutheast

Four FinalMural&Recording-introduction -brainstorming, -laptops,mural -outlining

planning supplies

Five FinalMural&Recording-draftstage -outlining,drafting -laptops,mural -outlining

supplies
WeekFiveAssessment:currenteventresponse,classdiscussion,PathtoPalumboworksheet

Week ClassTopic PerformanceTasks Texts/Resources Homework
Six

One FinalMural&Recording-mural -mural -muralsupplies

Two FinalMural&Recording-mural -mural -muralsupplies -draftwriting

Three FinalMural&Recording-recording -drafting,recording -audioequipment -recording

Four FinalMural&Recording-recording -recording,editing -audioequipment -presentation

prep

Five FinalMural&Recording-Presentations -presentingtoclass,to -finished

largerschoolcommunity recordings
Week6:Unitsummativeassessment:groupmural,oralstorytellingproject