Final Review Help

Final Review- 3rd Hour (Thursday)
                        2nd  (Monday)

Final- 3rd Hour (Friday)
           2nd Hour (Tuesday)

6 Cs of Success
Connotation
Inference
Cornell notes
Annotating a text!!
Art of Questioning
Writing questions using levels of critical thinking
Summarizing
Steps of Writing- Writing Boot Camp (all involved within)
Thesis writing- Formula, checklist
Research (effective practices)
Source material BIG 4 checklist
Introducing, contextualizing, citing sources
Accurate works cited process (Just review general look of book, journal, electronic)
Annotated Bibliography Steps
Argument structure: Claim, data/evidence, warrants
Introduction and conclusion structures
Basic sentence diagramming (Subject, predicate, objects (direct, indirect), modifiers, compounds, prepositional phrases
Purpose of nonfiction texts
Non fiction/informational texts components
How to Read Like a Professor chapters
Historical context
Gilgamesh
Epics- and conventions
Archetypes- types and examples
Myth- characteristics
Oral Tradition- characteristics
Mahabharata
Ramayana 

Class today: Monday, December 12th

1. Login to USATESTPREP. You will take a medium EOC practice test. When you are done, use the time to work on your Children's Epic Anthology.

December 9th

1. Epic Anthology work day. I will be checking your outlines on Monday, December 9th. Make sure you have them in class with you.

BEST VIDEO EVER!

Class: December 7th/8th

1. In small groups, you will first write four discussion questions on the Mahabharata and four discussion questions on the Ramayana, and then two comparison questions addressing both texts. These questions need to be higher level questions that examine literary devices and their usage in the text. You will have 10 minutes to write these questions.

2. When your group is done writing the questions, you will switch questions with another group. You will then have a small group discussion addressing these questions. You will each need to take notes on the questions as you discuss. You will need to draw your answers back to the specific text.

3. Children's Epic Anthology Assignment  Assignment Sheet

Anthology Due Dates and final 2 weeks' schedule:
Friday, December 9th: Work day
Monday, December 12th: Outline due
Tuesday, December 13th: Work day
Wednesday/Thursday 14th/15th: Work day (3rd Hour Final Review)
Friday, December 16th: 3rd hour FINAL
Monday, December 19th: 2nd hour Final Review
Tuesday, December 20th: 2nd hour FINAL

Children's Anthology is due: 2:35 on Tuesday, DECEMBER 20TH. 

For: December 7th and 8th

1. Read the Bhagavad Gita and Ramayana on pages 128-140. Take thorough notes on elements of the myth, epic, oral tradition.

• The Bhagavad Gita is a 700 verse Hindu scripture, which is a part of the Mahabharata. 
• The Gita takes a dialogue format between Pandava brother, Arjuna, and Krishna 
• Krishna, the Charioteer, counsels Arjuna in the manner of achieving Dharma. 
• Presents the ethical struggles of everyday human life

Ramayana Quick Guide: Ramayana Guide- British Library

Class today: Monday, December 5th

1. Watch documentary on the Indian epic, Mahabharata.... take very good notes.
2. For Tuesday... Read pages 122-125 in textbook. Annotate your text for conventions of the epic... how it functions as a myth...  oral tradition techniques.

Also look for examples of...
Epithet: brief descriptive phrases "king of men" ... "swift runner"