If you need help or have a question, please come talk to me; I am available during most A lunches (let me know you are coming), or my conference period: A & B days-9:30-10:30. I am also willing to come in early and stay a little late if you will let me know ahead of time that you are coming.
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Assignment Notes
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Class AgendaWeek 1-Aug. 23
Complete pages 128-132 in Read and Write workbook. Quiz over Chapters1-2 in Edith Hamilton's Mythology (EHM) Mythology Notes Week 2-August 30 EHM 3-4 EHM 9-11 Creation Stories Theme- analysis of Picasso's and Degas' "Woman Ironing" Costa's Week 3- September 7 Creation stories Deluge stories begin myth project Continue working on Theme Vocabulary
Week 4- September 13 Begin myth project Continue working on Theme Vocabulary Prep for The Odyssey Week 5- September 21 Sept 21-22 Pi quiz; Odyssey WEbquest Sept 23-24: Image analysis; Journal (remember) Vocab retest; Essay test over EHM 13-14 Groups for Myth Week 6 (Can you believe it?)- September 27 Sept 27-28: Journal- Stream of consciousness; Pi Quiz; group work Sept 29-30: Journal- Image analysis; Odyssey Quiz; group work |
HomeworkDue Week 2
August 30-31: BookTalk (1-1 1/2 pages. must have: brief summary, theme, literary devices used by author, why someone should or should not read it, and 1-2 paragraphs from the book to read aloud to the class) Letter (1/2 page) Read chapters 3-4 (EHM) complete notes-counts as a quiz grade Current Event Sep 1-2 EHM Part 3/ 9-11 Sep 3-7 Creation Stories- 10 Level 2 questions 10 Level 3 questions Week 3 Sep 7-8 Letter; Current Event; Life of Pi 1-6 B Day- Creation Stories w/ questions Sep 8-9: Group Deluge project/ 2 stories from assigned continent; analyze myths and conclude at least two things the clutures value; write one question of each level for each story. Sept 13-14- Letter #3; Current Event; Pi 7-20 with 10 questions from level 1,2, and 3 (10 each) Sept 14-15: vocabulary foldable (vacillate, demeanor, paraphernalia, plaintive, facetious, askance, squalid, pungent, carnage, impetuous); begin work on your culture and myths Sept 16-17: Study for vocab quiz (quiz on Fri-Mon); read EHM 17-19; Work on Myths; final grade on foldable Weekend : Pi 21-36; question 10 each of level 1,2,3; letter; current event; Sept 17-21: Read 13-14 EHM; prepare for vocab retest. Week 5- Sept 22-23: Prepare for Vocab retest; Bring in rough draft of map/symbol Sept 24-25: Pi chapters 37-42 (bring book to class); study questions; rough draft of myth Sept 27-28: Read Books 1-2 of Homer's Odyssey; Answer study guide questions;; Bring in individual rough drafts of Remember poem for project. Sept 29-30: Read Books 3-4 of Homer's Odyssey; Answer study guide questions;; Bring in rough drafts of project. Oct 1-4: Read Book 5 of Odyssey; do questions; bring in all items for project-rough or final; Pi 43-47 with questions; Final projects due on Oct 5-6 |