Week of May 7
Monday, May 7 - Vocab Quiz #24, Finish reading R & J Act II, scene ii.
Tuesday, May 8 - Read Act II, scene iii; Work on R & J packets (you should have the following pages complete: 11, 12, 23, 30, 31, 32, 33, 43, and some of 45)
Wednesday, May 9 - Continue reading R & J - Finish Act II, Complete Act II comprehension check questions and review in class
Thursday, May 10 - Work on R & J packets - pages 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53
Friday, May 11 - Continue packet work on Act II pages. Be prepared for a comprehensive Act II quiz on Tuesday! Vocab Quiz on Monday!
Tuesday, May 8 - Read Act II, scene iii; Work on R & J packets (you should have the following pages complete: 11, 12, 23, 30, 31, 32, 33, 43, and some of 45)
Wednesday, May 9 - Continue reading R & J - Finish Act II, Complete Act II comprehension check questions and review in class
Thursday, May 10 - Work on R & J packets - pages 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53
Friday, May 11 - Continue packet work on Act II pages. Be prepared for a comprehensive Act II quiz on Tuesday! Vocab Quiz on Monday!
Week of April 30
Monday, April 30 - Vocab Unit 23 Quiz, Begin Reading Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet Act 1, scenes i,ii,iii
Tuesday, May 1 - Shakespeare Packet - Biography pg. 11 and 12; Read Shakespeare Packet pg. 21, 22, complete pg. 23
Wednesday, May 2 - Finish Reading Act 1 (scenes iv, v) Complete Scene Guide and comprehension check questions in packet
Thursday, May 3 - Begin Reading Act 2, Create Character map to study for Act 1 quiz
Friday, May 4 - Act 1 Quiz, Continue reading Act 2
Tuesday, May 1 - Shakespeare Packet - Biography pg. 11 and 12; Read Shakespeare Packet pg. 21, 22, complete pg. 23
Wednesday, May 2 - Finish Reading Act 1 (scenes iv, v) Complete Scene Guide and comprehension check questions in packet
Thursday, May 3 - Begin Reading Act 2, Create Character map to study for Act 1 quiz
Friday, May 4 - Act 1 Quiz, Continue reading Act 2
Week of April 23
Monday, April 23 - Unit #22 Vocab Quiz, Watch Acts 1, 2, 3 of Romeo & Juliet
Tuesday, April 24 - Complete and turn in final Copy of Night/Pajama Essay
Wednesday, April 25 - Shakespeare Introduction - "William Shakespeare & The Globe"
Thursday, April 26 - Review Shakespeare language and literary elements
Friday, April 27 - Review Elements of Drama and Shakespeare's Language (from packet), Read Prologue from Romeo & Juliet and complete scene guide
Tuesday, April 24 - Complete and turn in final Copy of Night/Pajama Essay
Wednesday, April 25 - Shakespeare Introduction - "William Shakespeare & The Globe"
Thursday, April 26 - Review Shakespeare language and literary elements
Friday, April 27 - Review Elements of Drama and Shakespeare's Language (from packet), Read Prologue from Romeo & Juliet and complete scene guide
Week of April 16
Monday, April 16 - Vocab Quiz #21, new vocab words, go to lab to print out rough draft of Night/Pajama Essay
Tuesday, April 17 - Review Topic Sentences, Thesis statements, work on body paragraph #3 for Night/Pajama Essay
Wednesday, April 18 - Complete introduction and conclusion for Night/Pajama essay. Review proper MLA format for essays
Thursday, April 19 - Review of Unit #22 vocab words
Friday, April 20 - Write a topic paragraph using your weekly vocab words
Tuesday, April 17 - Review Topic Sentences, Thesis statements, work on body paragraph #3 for Night/Pajama Essay
Wednesday, April 18 - Complete introduction and conclusion for Night/Pajama essay. Review proper MLA format for essays
Thursday, April 19 - Review of Unit #22 vocab words
Friday, April 20 - Write a topic paragraph using your weekly vocab words
Week of April 9
Monday, April 9 - No School
Tuesday, April 10 - Vocab Words, Watch A Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Wednesday, April 11 - Watch 30 minutes of A Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Discuss Night Chapter Questions
Thursday, April 12 - Finish A Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Compare Night and A Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Friday, April 13 - All Striped Pajama Study Guides due (extra credit), Type the first two comparison paragraphs (1st paragraph is on the author's use of characterization, the 2nd paragraph is on the author's use of foreshadowing).
Tuesday, April 10 - Vocab Words, Watch A Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Wednesday, April 11 - Watch 30 minutes of A Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Discuss Night Chapter Questions
Thursday, April 12 - Finish A Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Compare Night and A Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Friday, April 13 - All Striped Pajama Study Guides due (extra credit), Type the first two comparison paragraphs (1st paragraph is on the author's use of characterization, the 2nd paragraph is on the author's use of foreshadowing).
Week of March 26
Monday, March 26 - Review Night Study guide questions from Ch. 5, Read Night Ch. 6 and complete study guide questions
Tuesday, March 27 - Review Night Study Guide questions from Ch. 6, Read Ch. 7
Wednesday, March 28 - Read Night Ch 8 & 9 in class and review for final test
Thursday, March 29 - Night Final M/C test, Spring Break Reading Book distributed: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Friday, March 30 - Vocabulary Quiz #20, Night in class essay question
Tuesday, March 27 - Review Night Study Guide questions from Ch. 6, Read Ch. 7
Wednesday, March 28 - Read Night Ch 8 & 9 in class and review for final test
Thursday, March 29 - Night Final M/C test, Spring Break Reading Book distributed: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Friday, March 30 - Vocabulary Quiz #20, Night in class essay question
Week of March 19
Monday, March 19 - Vocabulary Quiz #18, Comma Quiz, Read Night Ch. 2
Tuesday, March 20 - Close and Critical Reading Packet - "Christopher Breedlove"
Wednesday, March 21 - Read Night Ch 3, Review study guide questions
Thursday, March 22 - Night Ch 1 & 2 Quiz, Correct in class, correct and review Vocab Quiz #18, Review results from comma quiz, Watch Elie Wiesel interview with Oprah episode 3
Friday, March 23 - Vocabulary Quiz #19 and correct in class, Read Night Ch 4, Turn in Night Ch. 3 study guide questions, Watch Elie Wiesel interview episode 4 & 5 Homework: Read Night Ch 5
Tuesday, March 20 - Close and Critical Reading Packet - "Christopher Breedlove"
Wednesday, March 21 - Read Night Ch 3, Review study guide questions
Thursday, March 22 - Night Ch 1 & 2 Quiz, Correct in class, correct and review Vocab Quiz #18, Review results from comma quiz, Watch Elie Wiesel interview with Oprah episode 3
Friday, March 23 - Vocabulary Quiz #19 and correct in class, Read Night Ch 4, Turn in Night Ch. 3 study guide questions, Watch Elie Wiesel interview episode 4 & 5 Homework: Read Night Ch 5
Week of March 12
Monday, March 12 - Final Vocabulary Test review, Introduction to the memoir Night. Watch videos from Oprah and Elie Wiesel interviews
Tuesday, March 13 - Vocabulary Test - Units 13, 14, 15,
Wednesday, March 14 - Read Chapter 1 from Night - answer study guide questions on lined paper
Thursday, March 15 - Guided Highlight Reading Assignment - "Meet Elie Wiesel" - answer comprehension questions, Review Chapter 1 study guide questions
Friday, March 16 - Review comma usage skills - practice sentence corrections. Quiz on Monday: Vocab Unit 18 and Comma Usage
Tuesday, March 13 - Vocabulary Test - Units 13, 14, 15,
Wednesday, March 14 - Read Chapter 1 from Night - answer study guide questions on lined paper
Thursday, March 15 - Guided Highlight Reading Assignment - "Meet Elie Wiesel" - answer comprehension questions, Review Chapter 1 study guide questions
Friday, March 16 - Review comma usage skills - practice sentence corrections. Quiz on Monday: Vocab Unit 18 and Comma Usage
Week of March 5
Monday, March 5 - Vocab Quiz (matching, sentence completion, and build your own sentences) After quiz activity: build sentences on whiteboard using five units of vocabulary. Add comma usage skills to sentences.
Tuesday, March 6 - Sleep in! No AM classes
Wednesday, March 7 - Critical Reading Assessment - Maniacs on Bikes
Thursday, March 8 - Critical Reading Assessment - Charles Stuart
Friday, March 9 - Correct Critical Reading, check out Night novels
Tuesday, March 6 - Sleep in! No AM classes
Wednesday, March 7 - Critical Reading Assessment - Maniacs on Bikes
Thursday, March 8 - Critical Reading Assessment - Charles Stuart
Friday, March 9 - Correct Critical Reading, check out Night novels
Week of February 27
Monday, February 27 - Review vocab quizzes, review Odyssey Test, review Odyssey writing assignment, organize portfolio, critical reading packet
Tuesday, February 28 - Review critical reading packet results, chart progress. Odyssey final test corrections - due Wednesday.
Wednesday, February 29 -Comma Usage Handouts and Editor--in-Chief practice paragraphs - if not finished in class, they are homework.
Thursday, March 1 - Correct Editor-in-Chief Handouts - collected for a grade. Review comma usage packets - take home and make sure they are finished!
Friday, March 2 - Correct Comma Packets. Classroom activity - using the light pen, students will take turns correcting the sentences on the whiteboard. Skills: commas in compound sentences, commas in a series, commas between adjectives, introductory commas, nonessential (vs. essential) comma usage, semi colon use, and colon use.
Tuesday, February 28 - Review critical reading packet results, chart progress. Odyssey final test corrections - due Wednesday.
Wednesday, February 29 -Comma Usage Handouts and Editor--in-Chief practice paragraphs - if not finished in class, they are homework.
Thursday, March 1 - Correct Editor-in-Chief Handouts - collected for a grade. Review comma usage packets - take home and make sure they are finished!
Friday, March 2 - Correct Comma Packets. Classroom activity - using the light pen, students will take turns correcting the sentences on the whiteboard. Skills: commas in compound sentences, commas in a series, commas between adjectives, introductory commas, nonessential (vs. essential) comma usage, semi colon use, and colon use.
Week of February 13
Monday, February 13 - Vocabulary Quiz, Using the ELMO, review paragraphs that were submitted via email
Tuesday, February 14 - Complete The Odyssey Part 2 - listen to it on audio
Wednesday, February 15 - Review Odyssey Part 2 and begin Open Book Odyssey Test
Thursday, February 16 - Finish Open Book Odyssey Test - continue watching Odyssey movie
Friday, February 17 - Vocab Quiz, Finish watching Odyssey movie
Tuesday, February 14 - Complete The Odyssey Part 2 - listen to it on audio
Wednesday, February 15 - Review Odyssey Part 2 and begin Open Book Odyssey Test
Thursday, February 16 - Finish Open Book Odyssey Test - continue watching Odyssey movie
Friday, February 17 - Vocab Quiz, Finish watching Odyssey movie
Week of February 6
Monday, February 6 - Vocabulary Quiz/Correct in class, Create Portfolios, Continue watching The Odyssey movie (we should be able to get through The Cyclops)
Tuesday, February 7 - Open Book Odyssey Quiz - Pages 981-999
Wednesday, February 9 - Students will be assigned a number - 1,2,or 3. Students who are assigned as "1" will focus on "The Land of the Dead" (pages 999-1004), 2 students will focus on "The Sirens/Scylla/Charybdis" pages 1005-1010, and 3 students will focus on "The Cattle of the Sun God" pages 1010-1017. Each student will read their pages silently and will take notes/find examples of the following: Qualities of an epic hero depicted in the passage, types of conflict depicted in the passage, and any usage of the following literary elements: simile, metaphor, foreshadowing, personification, indirect and direct characterization.
Thursday, February 10 - Guided Highlight Reading "Moving Day"
Friday - February 11 - Use computers to type notes from Wednesday into paragraphs. Submit assignment electronically at [email protected]
Tuesday, February 7 - Open Book Odyssey Quiz - Pages 981-999
Wednesday, February 9 - Students will be assigned a number - 1,2,or 3. Students who are assigned as "1" will focus on "The Land of the Dead" (pages 999-1004), 2 students will focus on "The Sirens/Scylla/Charybdis" pages 1005-1010, and 3 students will focus on "The Cattle of the Sun God" pages 1010-1017. Each student will read their pages silently and will take notes/find examples of the following: Qualities of an epic hero depicted in the passage, types of conflict depicted in the passage, and any usage of the following literary elements: simile, metaphor, foreshadowing, personification, indirect and direct characterization.
Thursday, February 10 - Guided Highlight Reading "Moving Day"
Friday - February 11 - Use computers to type notes from Wednesday into paragraphs. Submit assignment electronically at [email protected]
Week of January 30
Monday - Vocabulary Quiz, Powerpoint Presentations
Tuesday - Correct Critical Reading Packet and Grammar Packet
Wednesday - Finish powerpoint presentations and begin Odyssey - We will read the first two stories (up to Cyclops) in class together. Working in groups, you will be assigned 50 lines of The Cyclops. Your job is to retell your portion of the story in your own words. You will type your responses up together on Thursday in class. Study your section!
Thursday - Working in your group, retell your portion of the story in your own words. You will use the notebook computers and type up one paper for the group. Double space your retelling and make sure all group members' names are on the paper. While your response might not be 50 lines long, it should be long enough to describe the events with enough detail to demonstrate your understanding. Email the paper to [email protected].
Friday - Your group responses will be displayed on the ELMO and one member of your group will read it aloud to the class. Once the presentations are finished, we will begin watching The Odyssey movie.
Tuesday - Correct Critical Reading Packet and Grammar Packet
Wednesday - Finish powerpoint presentations and begin Odyssey - We will read the first two stories (up to Cyclops) in class together. Working in groups, you will be assigned 50 lines of The Cyclops. Your job is to retell your portion of the story in your own words. You will type your responses up together on Thursday in class. Study your section!
Thursday - Working in your group, retell your portion of the story in your own words. You will use the notebook computers and type up one paper for the group. Double space your retelling and make sure all group members' names are on the paper. While your response might not be 50 lines long, it should be long enough to describe the events with enough detail to demonstrate your understanding. Email the paper to [email protected].
Friday - Your group responses will be displayed on the ELMO and one member of your group will read it aloud to the class. Once the presentations are finished, we will begin watching The Odyssey movie.
Week of January 23
Monday - Course Syllabus Explained, Vocabulary words 1,2, Baseline Grammar Quiz, Trojan War Critical Reading Packet (homework)
Tuesday - Vocab words 3,4, Reading Packet Collected, Parent Signature Sheet collected, Grammar Quizzes returned, 30 minute District Common Assessment Writing
Wednesday - Begin the Odyssey research project. Students will be assigned a partner and number that corresponds with a research topic below. Assignment due Friday: research your topic and present your finding on 1-3 powerpoint slides. Save your slides to a flash drive (hopefully someone in the group brought one) or save it to a file on the computer. Then log into your email account and email the slides with your name, hour, and topic as the subject to: [email protected]. Keep notes on your research topic as you will be allowed to use them to write a paragraph (in your own words!) regarding your topic.
Another resource: http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/odyssey/context.html
Thursday, January 26 - Grammar Worksheeets
Friday,January 27 - Finish Greek mythology powerpoints - email them to [email protected]. Also create a paragraph using your vocab words (with your partner). Save the paragraph as a Word file and attach it to another email. Use your names as the subject of the email.
Tuesday - Vocab words 3,4, Reading Packet Collected, Parent Signature Sheet collected, Grammar Quizzes returned, 30 minute District Common Assessment Writing
Wednesday - Begin the Odyssey research project. Students will be assigned a partner and number that corresponds with a research topic below. Assignment due Friday: research your topic and present your finding on 1-3 powerpoint slides. Save your slides to a flash drive (hopefully someone in the group brought one) or save it to a file on the computer. Then log into your email account and email the slides with your name, hour, and topic as the subject to: [email protected]. Keep notes on your research topic as you will be allowed to use them to write a paragraph (in your own words!) regarding your topic.
- Homer
- The Odyssey – setting
- The Odyssey – epic poem style
- The Odyssey – role of the muse
- The Odyssey – themes
- The Iliad
- Sparta
- Troy
- Mount Olympus
- Ithaca
- Odysseus
- Telemachus
- Penelope
- Laertes
- Antinous
- Eurycleia
- Eumaeus
- The Trojan War
- Zeus
- Athena
- Poseidon
- Circe
- Helios
- Calypso
- Cyclops/Polyphemus
- Lotus Eaters
- Ismaros/Cicones
- Hermes
- Geography – Greece
Another resource: http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/odyssey/context.html
Thursday, January 26 - Grammar Worksheeets
Friday,January 27 - Finish Greek mythology powerpoints - email them to [email protected]. Also create a paragraph using your vocab words (with your partner). Save the paragraph as a Word file and attach it to another email. Use your names as the subject of the email.
