Life+of+Pi

media type="youtube" key="fbOQHnPWDdI" height="344" width="425" [] Ineluctably (63) Zoomorphism (84) Methuselah (85) incredulous (92) Fistula (128) Simian (132) Sublimity (131) Insouciant (135) Lithesome (151) Furtively (156) Attrition (161) Oestrous (163) Brackish (165) Mien (175) Tremulously (172) Galleon (174) Carrion (179) Sanguinary (185) Sentient (183) Sextant (193) Surreptitiously (289) Licit (319)
 * Vocabulary List for //Life of Pi// **
 * __ Part one: __** Absconding (42) Simpatico (45) Weft (48) Avatar (54)
 * __ Part two: __** Dyspeptic (101) Cataleptic (113) Catholicity (117) Remonstrations (120)

1. Introductions and [|Classroom Expectations] 2. Model Annotations 3. [|Vocabulary] and overview of the unit (Word of the day: Simpatico) 4. Life is a Story- In an interview, Yann Martel said that the theme of the book could be summed up with a few lines. He said, "Life is a story. You can choose your story. And the story with an imaginative overlay is the better story." What does he mean by this quote? 5. [|Neighborhood Story] || 1. Bring Supplies to class (journal, binder with section dividers, black or blue pens, paper) 2. Write your [|neighborhood story] using an imaginative overlay ||
 * Date || Agenda || Homework ||
 * Week One, Day One || **Theme of the day: Life is a story**

1. Collect [|metaphor summer writing assignment]/share with partners and class 2. Vocabulary word: incredulous (p.92) 3. Article on faith in modern society (conceptions of faith) 4. Journal entry: What is faith? (read pg. 297) How do you see its importance in your life and the life of others? Introduce cluster writing 5. Visual aspect of faith with activity
 * Week One, Meeting Two || **Theme of the day: What is faith?**
 * Week One, Meeting Two || **Theme of the day: What is faith?**

6. [|Background on the three religions in the book.] 7. [|Group analysis of faith in the novel.] || 1. Write your neighborhood story using an imaginative overlay ||
 * Week One, Meeting Three || 1. Vocabulary word: dyspeptic (101)

2. Share neighborhood story in small groups and in front of the class. Collect assignment. ||  || 1. Vocabulary word: remonstrations (120) 2. [|"Life in the Zoo"]mini documentaries with [|notetaking]. 3. Introduce flow writing 4. Practice flow writing with journal entry: Does Pi's family resemble yours in any way? Who is your source for guidance and enlightenment in life? What is your equivalent to Pi's zoo, where he discovers so much about the ways of the world? ||  || 1. Vocabulary word: sublimity (131) 2. Compare/Contrast [|William Blake’s "The Tyger"] along with Martel’s description of Richard Parker on page 151. The paragraph that begins, “I wish …” presents an incredibly fearful scene. Pi, afraid for his life, describes the elegance of the tiger. Discuss the author’s ability to create this unusual scene. How does he do it and yet keep the tension? 3Teach levels of questions with the poem. Groups choose their favorites to discuss (posters).
 * Week Two, Meeting One || **Theme of the day: the family zoo**
 * Week Two, Meeting Two || **Theme of the day: Fear and the necessity of evil**

4. Journal entry: How might you have coped with Pi's situation? What are your personal strategies for facing fear? Cluster on the word fear. || <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">Copy/change activity with chapter 56 || 1. Vocabulary word: lithesome (151) 2.Journal entry: Show clip from “Survivor” Discuss the many uses of the word "survivor" in contemporary society with a cluster or flow writing. How is Pi's survivorship different from that of participants in televised reality shows, or those who are interviewed by news reporters following perilous events? 3. [|Sigmund Freud's Pychee and Application to Pi]
 * <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">Week Two, Meeting Three || <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">**Theme of the day: What does it take to survive?**

4. [|Introduce essay topic for "Life of Pi" Essay] and [|rubric] || <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">1. Prepare socratic questions (2 level two questions and one level three) || 1. Vocabulary word: sentient (183)
 * <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">Week Three, Meeting One || <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">**Theme of the day: Which story do you believe?**

2. Journal entry: Which story do you believe (reading pgs. 316-317)? Have students write which version they prefer and why. Use this as starting point for the Socratic.

3.Socratic from selected teacher questions and student questions derived from annotations || <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">1. Vocabulary Cards DUE 2. Rough Draft of Essay Eue || 2. Review Essay Topics 3. Closure on Socratic Seminar Final Exam! || <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">Final Draft of Essay DUE || [] of Pi []
 * <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">Week Three, Meeting Two || <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">1. Vocabulary Quiz