In-Class:

• Reviewed Formal Purpose, Audience, & Conventions
• Went over informal paragraph as a class
• Went over MLA powerpoint

Homework:

• Quiz over Writing Handbook & MLA on Tuesday
  

In-Class:

• Quick Write:  §  Why do we need to explain the world around us?  Why can’t we just live in ignorance?
• Students will go over  Myth Chart from previous day
• Students will read a Grimm's Fairy Tale
• Students will compare and contrast the fairy tale from the 1800s to how we grew up knowing the story using a Fairy Tale Venn Diagram

Homework:  
Finish Venn Diagram

Note:  For more information  on the Brothers Grimm and their stories check out the National Geographic Brothers Grimm website!

Also,  if your parents let you, check out Grimm on NBC to see a modern crime drama based on the stories of the Brothers Grimm!  It is on Fridays at 9 pm.

In-Class:

• Students will review the definition of myth.
• Students will each read one creation story (Cherokee, European, West African, Japanese). 
• Students will work in groups to complete the Creation Myths Activity Chart.
  

Homework:  
None :) 

IN-CLASS:

• Mrs. Hirzel checked that books were covered (2 points) & checked homework
• Went over Carmen Agra Deedy questions
• Started Oral Tradition PowerPoint

HOMEWORK:

• Have a great weekend!

WHAT WE DID IN CLASS:
·         Finish Goal Setting (if needed)
·         Discuss MLA Formatting Heading.  In upper left-hand corner, double spaced:
                         Your Name

                          Your Teacher's Name

                          Class Name

                          Date (day month year)

                Example:  
                          Jane Doe

                          Mrs. Hirzel

                         English II

                          29 August 2012

·         Completed and Discussed Initiating Guide for Quarter 1 Theme & Oral Tradition Initiating Activity


HOMEWORK:
NONE :)