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QUARTER 1 RESOURCES
Unit 1: Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Unit Title: Bold Actions
Week 1 9/6-9/7
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9.6.18 The First Day of School, Syllabus, Class Rules
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9.7.18 Vision and Mission Statements: Setting Goals
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Week 2 9/12-9/14
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9.12.18 Vision, Mission, & Creed Drafting and Formatting
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9.13.18 Introduction to Close Reading: “Lectio Prope”
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9.14.18 Introduction to Mythology/ Introduction to Complex Theme Statements
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Week 3 9/17-9/21
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9.17.18 Quick Lit Discussion, Types of Heroes, and Heroic Traits
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9.18.18 Introduction to The Hero’s Journey and The Lightning Thief Ch. 1
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9.20.18 The Gallery of the Gods Quest and Conferencing
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9.21.18 Indirect Characterization, STEAL, and Impact on Theme
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Week 4 9/24-9/28
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9.24.18 Indirect Characterization, STEAL, and Impact on Theme Attempt to Master
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9.25.18 STAR and Introduction to Types of Summaries and Theme/Author’s Purpose Statements
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9.26.18 Introduction to the Objective Summary & Theme Statements
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9.27.18 Introduction to Close Reading Signposts: Chunking The 5W’s & the H, & Note-taking Strategies
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9.28.18 Introduction to Close Reading Signposts: Analyzing Characterization through Guided Chunking
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Week 5 10/1-10/5
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10.1.18 Character Symbolism & Symbol Mapping
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10.2.18 Schoolnet Writing Baseline
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10.3.18 Introduction to See/Think/Wonder in The Myth of Medusa
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10.4.18 The Hero’s Journey: Trials and the Types of Conflict
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10.5.18 The Types of Conflict & Family Relationships in The Lightning Thief: Attempt to Master
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Week 6 10/8-10/12
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10.8.18 Introduction to Literature Circles: Set-up & Identifying Major Plot Events
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10.9.18 Introduction to Literature Circles Day 2: Identifying Major Events and Forming Claims
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10.10.18 Introduction to Literature Circles Day 3:Selecting Textual Evidence & Aligning Claims with Evidence
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10.11.18 Introduction to Literature Circles Day 4: The 4 W’s and the H Questioning & Forming Complex Theme Statements
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10.12.18 Introduction to Literature Circles Day 5: Intro to The 4 W’s and the H & Diagramming Complex Theme Statements
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Week 7 10/15-10/19
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10.15.18 Introduction to Literature Circles Day 6: Intro to Theme-based Higher-order Questions & the Different Types of Questions
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10.16.18-10.17.18 Literature Circle Discussion: The Lightning Thief (chs 14-17) and Choice Myth
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10.18.18 The Lightning Thief Chs. 18-19 Journey to the Underworld: Setting, Imagery, and Impact Mood
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10.19.18 The Lightning Thief Wrap-up & Bold Actions: Introduction to Complex Claims & Theme Statements
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Week 8 10/22-10/26
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10.22.18 Introduction to Point of View and RAFT Writing Project
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10.23.18 Introduction to Informative/Expository Writing “Kids Changing the World” Day #1: Annotating & Chunking
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10.24.18 Introduction to Informative/Expository Writing “Kids Changing the World” Workshop Day #2: Chunking, the 5W’s and the H, & Outlining
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10.25.18 Introduction to Informative/Expository Writing “Kids Changing the World” Workshop Day #3: Introduction and Thesis Writing
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10.26.18 Introduction to Informative/Expository Writing “Kids Changing the World” Workshop Day #4: Putting it all Together!
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Week 9 10/30-11/2
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10.30.18 Socratic Seminar Prep: Integrating Textual Evidence from The Lightning Thief and Mythology
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10.31.18 Socratic Seminar Prep Integrating Textual Evidence from Multiple Sources: Informational and Literary Sources
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11.1.18 Socratic Seminar Prep Questioning Techniques: Designing Opening, Core, and Closing Questions
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Week 10 11/5-11/6
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11.5.18 Unit #1 Socratic Seminar: Bold Actions Day 1
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11.6.18 Unit #1 Socratic Seminar: Bold Actions Day 2
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Week 11 11/12-11/16
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11.12.18 Introduction to Argumentative Writing: Introduction and Thesis Writing
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11.15.18 Introduction to Argumentative Writing: Grounds and Topic Sentence Claims
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