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T/ 5-15 grade Latin/Greek worksheets/ work with writing folders/ Homework:
quiz mythology and Latin/ Greek root words, prefixes, and suffixes
TH/ 5-17 quiz mythology and Latin/ Greek root words, prefixes,
and suffixes // mythology movie
M/ 5-21 discussion orally and in writing of literature read
this year (including summer reading) with themes of appearances vs reality/
mythology movie
W/ 5-23 finish mythology/ review for
exam EXAM: Friday, May
25 8:15-9:45 Enjoy summer!!! Don't forget to
read :-
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M/ 5-7 grade vocab unit 15/ finish oral presentations--take notes to prepare
for test/ Latin/ Greek worksheets/ diagram sentences at the board/
original mythology book due Wed./ vocab. quiz Wed.
W/ 5-9 vocab. quiz unit 15 / present original myths
F/ 5-11 finish presenting original myths/vote on best story-best art/
mythology worksheets in groups/ Homework: Latin/ Greek worksheets-----bring
writing folders for end of year review of individual progress in writing skills
per my syllabus----WRITING FOLDERS DUE TUESDAY have folders
organized by date/ list errors by name and count for each assignment which
should be dated (example: comma splice 4-18 X2) then make a list of repeat
errors--you should already have a list up to 4th quarter/ Can you prove
learning?
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T/ 5-1 oral presentations--take notes to prepare for test--pass out creative
mythology assignment--due Wed., May 9/ Homework for TH: using a dictionary or
the internet, find and define as many words as possible using the Latin
prefixes bene/beni
TH/ 5-3 turn in homework: oral presentations--take notes to prepare for
test/ Homework: vocab. unit 15 to be graded Monday
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M/ 4-23 go over new vocab./ collect homework/ computer lab: mythology
research/ Homework: organize research/ do vocab. unit 14
W/ 4-25 grade vocab. unit 14/ computer lab: mythology research--vocab quiz unit
14 Friday
F/ 4-27 vocab. quiz unit 14/ computer lab: mythology research/ Homework: oral
reports begin Tuesday--practice your presentation--must not be read
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T/ 4-17 grade vocab. unit 13/ grammar/Homework: vocab. quiz and read
" Beware of the Dog" by Roald Dahl in Understanding
Literature
TH/ 4-19 vocab. unit 13 quiz/ quiz and discussion of story read for
today/ exercises using Latin and Greek root words/ assignments given for
mythology research/ Homework: finish Latin/Greek worksheets
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W/ 4-11 begin vocab. unit 13/ quiz and discussion of A Connecticut Yankee in
King Arthur's Court ch. 16-24/ finish novel--be able to answer
Literary Focus questions # 1,2,5,8, and 9---know what is being satirized--know
irony--/ Test on Friday--be certain to bring grammar book
F/ 4-13 TEST--will need grammar book/ finish vocab. unit 13/ Homework:
grammar sheets, review parts of speech in grammar book--vocab. 13 to be graded
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T/ 4-3 vocab. quiz unit 12/ quiz and discussion of A Connecticut Yankee in
King Arthur's Court ch. 1-12 / read aloud ch. 13-15/ Homework: read
through ch. 20 p. 716 / questions p. 705 answer # 1,3,4,6,8,10, 11,
read and know term found in Literary Focus
Th/ 4-5 grammar/ quiz and discussion of A Connecticut Yankee in King
Arthur's Court ch. 9-20/ read aloud ch. 21-24/-----next class
Wed. Enjoy Resurrection Day!
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M/ 3-26 begin vocab. unit 12/ continue working on memorization of
"Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" by William Shakespeare
p. 195 Appreciating Lit / read and discuss "My Heart Leaps Up"
William Wordsworth p. 231 and "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's
Day" by William Shakespeare p. 238/ read and discuss "My Heart is in
the Highlands" by Robert Burns p. 193/ work in groups of three to write a
poem of farewell/ homework: answer question # 7 p. 194, read the Literary
Focus and answer questions/ read and take notes on life of Mark Twain p.
663-665/ "Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow"
memorization due Wed.
W/ 3-28 oral and written quiz "Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and
Tomorrow" memorization due/ finish vocab. unit
12/ go over questions due today/ listen to a reading of "The Lady of
Shalott" and a recording of from "The Passing of
Arthur" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson--look at artwork representing knights and
the Lady of Shalott / discussion of a frame story, time travel stories,
anachronisms/ begin reading A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's
Court -we read and discussed ch. 1--unit 12 vocab. to be graded
F/ 3-30 grade
vocab. unit 12/ read aloud A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's
Court ch. 2/ homework: finish reading through ch. 12/ answer
all study questions p. 682--expect a quiz on reading--vocab. quiz unit 12
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T/ 3-13 grade vocab. unit 11--vocab. unit 11 quiz--last grade for the
quarter/ discuss "Eldorado" p. 224/ video: select scenes from Camelot--another
version of the legend of King Arthur/ "Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and
Tomorrow" memorization due Wed., March 28
TH/ 3-15 Julius Caesar
puzzle in honor of the Ides of March/ select scenes from video Camelot/
discussion of differences between Camelot and Malory's version of
the legend of King Arthur Enjoy
Spring Break!!! next class: Monday, March 26
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M/ 3-5 vocab. quiz unit 10/ turn in grammar p. 393-397/ discussion of legends
and superheroes/ begin reading aloud Le Morte d'Arthur p. 583/
homework: finish reading and answer study questions p. 585 #1-10 and p. 597
#1-11 --by Friday: invent your own knight--give him a name, write a physical
description of him, write a description of his personality, come up with the
names of two relatives of your knight--Be creative!
W/ 3-7 begin vocab unit 11/ discussion of study questions p. 585, p. 597/
continue reading aloud Le Morte d'Arthur p. 599/ notes on chivalry and
courtly love/ work with a partner to answer final Literary Focus questions
F/ 3-9 work in groups of three to do a writing assignment/
present to class--/ go over "Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and
Tomorrow" by William Shakespeare p. 195/ homework: finish vocab.
unit 11, begin memorizing "Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" by
William Shakespeare p. 195, read "Eldorado" by Edgar Allan Poe p.
224, answer study question # 9 and both Literary Focus questions--should be
able to answer all study questions in oral discussion
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T/ 2-27 ESSAY TEST// homework: do vocab. unit 10/ grammar review/ read
and take notes Appreciating Literature p.575-581 by
Monday---grammar due Monday: study p. 393-397, do ex. 13, ex. 14, and review
ex. D
TH/ 3-1 grade vocab. unit 10/ finish video of Great Expectations/ homework:
vocab. quiz unit 10/ read and take notes Appreciating Literature
p.575-581 by Monday--know bold-faced terms/ bring in a picture of a
knight, a castle, a lady from the middle ages, and a suit of armor/
grammar due Monday: study p. 393-397, do ex. 13, ex. 14, and review ex. D
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W/ 2-21 vocab. review quiz/ quiz and discussion of Great Expectations ch.
23-31// read aloud/ --be certain to bring grammar book and Bible on
Tuesday Field Trip Tomorrow: leave right after first block
class--no backpacks
F/ 2-23 final discussion--must finish Great Expectations/
begin video: Great Expectations/ homework: in class essays--must
have grammar book and Bible
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T/ 2-13 paper due/ finish review unit/ quiz and discussion of Great
Expectations through ch. 15/ read aloud -read to middle of p. 597/
Homework: read through ch 23 p. 612--be able to answer questions orally and
take a quiz--review unit will be graded
TH/ 2-15 grade vocab. review unit/quiz and discussion of ch.
15-23/ read aloud Great Expectations/--Homework: vocab. review
quiz, read through ch. 31 p. 638 Great Expectations, answer questions
1-10 p. 639 or answer the reading guide--student choice--- take notes on
all Lit. Focus, answer Thinking About Characterization p. 613 and Thinking About
Foreshadowing p. 639-------next class: Wed., Feb. 21
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M/ 2-5 TEST Julius Caesar/ vocab. quiz/ review
vocab unit p. 105-116/ / Homework: Understanding Lit. read
and take notes on bio of Charles Dickens p. 541-542/ read p. 670-671/
Homework due Friday: read Great Expectations -- through ch. 8 p.
565--fill out reading guide and answer study questions # 6, 7, 10. and 11 p.
565/ Caesar paper due Tuesday, Feb. 13
W/ 2-7 review unit vocab.p. 105-116/ listen to a recording of
"The Cask of Amontillado"/ discussion of Dickens--things to look for
in Great Expectations / Grammar: read p. 386-387, do ex. 9 odd
#'s-------assignment given Monday due Friday
F/ 2-9 vocab. review p. 105-116/ quiz over ch. 1-8 of Great
Expectations / discussion/ read aloud/ Homework: finish reading through ch.
15 p. 591, answer study questions #1-6 p. 592, fill out reading guide---paper
due Julius Caesar--assigned Jan. 24
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T/ 1-30 grade vocab. unit 9/ finish reading --begin p. 549/ after play is
finished, work with a partner to answer Thinking About Tragedy p. 568 and
Thinking about Irony p. 569--read about puns p. 569/ Homework: reading guide
Act IV-V, vocab. quiz unit 9
TH/ 2-1 vocab. quiz unit 9/ watch excerpts from movie of Julius
Caesar/ Homework: TEST----read "The Cask of Amontillado" p.
69 Apprec. Lit, read and answer Lit. Focus--pt. of view and
imagery- NO CLASS THURSDAY
--vocab. quiz will be Monday
know for test: definitions from all
literary focuses and notes especially. monologue, soliloquy, aside,
anachronism/ purpose of Act I, sc. 1= exposition/ Shakespearean sonnet/ characters--personalities,
motives, famous quotes/ plot/ description of Globe Theater/ facts about
Shakespeare/ study quizzes, reading guides, and class notes
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M/ 1-22 vocab. quiz unit 8/check grammar/ discuss play as read thus far/
read aloud--begin reading p. 486/ standing assignment: answer worksheets for as
far as read --we finished Act II--take notes on Lit. Focus at end of Act
I--answer #2 Thinking About Conflict-/ Grammar: p. 383 review ex. A, read p.
384-385, do ex. 8 even #'s
W/ 1-24 begin vocab. unit 9/ turn in grammar/pass out next essay
assignment: due Tuesday, Feb. 13/ continue reading aloud and discussing Julius
Caesar --begin Act III---today we read to p. 530 Act III, sc. 2, line
145---- previously assigned essay due next class Friday, Jan. 26
F/1-26 essay due/ vocab. unit 9/ continue reading aloud and discussing Julius
Caesar--p. 53o line 145 / Homework: reading guides, Literary
Focus for Act II and III--finish Act III / finish vocab. unit 9/ read and take
notes Lit. Focus after Act II--know definitions--read and take notes Lit. Focus
for Act III--know definitions-vocab. unit 9 to be graded
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T/ 1-16 review work on essay questions: how to incorporate
the question into a topic sentence/begin vocab. unit 8/ silently read and take
notes on p. 461-468/assign parts for Julius Caesar --Apprec. Lit./ info
on Shakespeare, the Globe theatre, the sonnet, looking at the play through a
Christian worldview/ essay assignment given: due Friday, Jan. 26/
Homework: work on essay/ finish unit 8 vocab.
TH/ 1-18 grade unit 8 vocab./ begin reading aloud Julius Caesar/Homework:
answer worksheets for as far as read each day--we read to the end of p.
485--we finished Act I sc. 1 and 2 / read and take notes on Literary Focus for
Act I/ Grammar: read p. 379, do ex. 2 even #'s (should have in your notebook) ,
read p. 380-382, do ex. 5 odd #'s/ vocab. quiz unit 8
M/ 12-4 review of writing folders/ pronoun quiz / finish vocab. unit 7 /check
homework/ go over answers to worksheets and orally answer study question
p. 458/ writing a good essay/final discussion of The Old Man and the
Sea/ student led panel discussion of Pilgrim's Progress// homework:
make a list of writing mistakes by paper due date and paper/ test name-count
errors per paper (ex. Aug. 20 comma splice X 4/ Sept. 4 run on X
2----list repeat errors---Have you learned? Are you still making
the same mistakes in Dec. that you made in Aug.? / vocab unit 7 to
be graded
W/ 12-6 grade vocab. unit 7/ turn in writing folders /
read aloud until the bell rings The Odyssey beginning p. 468/ we
read aloud to p. 477/ students silently read The Test of the Bow and finish
reading guide for that section/ vocab. quiz unit 7 Friday
F/ 12-8 vocab. unit 7 quiz/discussion of The Odyssey/ finish reading
aloud/ Homework: read and take notes p. 328-332 Romeo and Juliet/ pay
close attention to Elizabethan Language/ look over list of characters p. 333,
read Prologue p. 334--figure out rhyme scheme and count number of lines/ do
grammar worksheet
T/ 12-12 go over p. 332 and key passages in Romeo and
Juliet/ begin video of Romeo and Juliet/ grammar
TH/ 12-14 finish video of Romeo and Juliet/ review
for final exam EXAM: Friday, Dec, 15
8:45-10:15 bring two pens
Merry Christmas!
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T/ 11-28 in class essay: The Old Man and the Sea and Pilgrim's
Progress/ begin vocab. unit 7/ / Homework: read and
take notes p. 430-437 Understanding Lit./ -look over p.
438-441--also read p. 488-489---read Invocation to the Muse p. 442, Odysseus
Tells His Story p. 443-444, and The Lotus Eaters p. 445 -answer reading guides
for as far as read and Discovering Patterns worksheet
TH/ 11-30 vocab. unit 7/ read The Odyssey The Cyclops p.
446-458 and / / homework: fill out reading guide, read,
take notes, and answer Lit. Focus p. 458 -take notes on Literary Focus p.
480/ read The Odyssey through p. 467 and answer
worksheet--you should be able to answer the study questions orally p. 458-/
pronoun quiz/ -Bring writing folder for review.
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-Pilgrim's Progress evaluation
Tuesday, Nov. 28/ The Pearl paper: Nov. 13/ The Old Man
and the Sea: Tuesday, Nov. 28
T/ 11-21 Test/ -------long standing assignment: The
Old Man and the Sea and Pilgrim's Progress--
in class essay Tuesday, Nov.
28
Happy Thanksgiving!
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M/ 11-13 The Pearl
paper due/ vocab. review unit p. 72-83 / discuss novel as read thus
far/ read aloud and discuss "The Seven Ages of Man" by William
Shakespeare p. 206, listen to a recording of "I Wandered Lonely as a
Cloud" by William Wordsworth p. 211--discuss/ read aloud and discuss
"My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose"by Robert Burns p.
210--worksheets / homework: read The Old Man and the Sea through p. 98
W/ 11-15 finish vocab. review unit p. 72-83 / finish
discussion of "My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose" "I Wandered
Lonely as a Cloud"/--go over worksheets /read and discuss
"Haiku" p. 198 and "Hokku Poems" by Richard Wright/ read
and discuss "I Hear America Singing" by Walt Whitman/ quiz and
discussion of The Old Man and the Sea through p. 98/ vocab
review grading and vocab. review quiz to be Friday/ section I Pilgrim's
Progress evaluation will be Tuesday, Nov. 28
F/ 11-17 grade vocab review worksheets and vocab. review
quiz--50 pts./ read silently "The Courage That My Mother Had"
-be able to discuss using the study questions/ read aloud and
discuss "space" p. 217, "Lost"by Carl Sandburg p.
226, and "maggie and milly and molly and may" by e.e. cummings p.
223/ TEST over second poetry unit Tuesday
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M/ 11-6 vocab. review unit p. 72-83/ final discussion of
The Pearl/ work with a partner to answer study questions
for The Pearl/ listen to a recording of "The Raven"
by Edgar Allan Poe/ / Homework: grammar: direct reference and
transitional phrases p. 57-59/ pass out The Old Man and the Sea and the
reading schedule----by Nov. 13: read about Ernest Hemingway -last page and back
cover of The Old Man and the Sea-take notes- may need to use internet to
complete questions given about Hemingway-- have p. 9-68 read by next
Monday-answer reading guides for as far as read-/ The Pearl paper
due Monday---printed copy only--e-mail only if you are absent/ --Pilgrim's
Progress evaluation Tuesday, Nov. 28
W/ 11-8 vocab. review unit p. 72-83/ read and
discuss "A Narrow Fellow in the Grass" by Emily Dickinson p.
200/ listen to a reading of "There is no Frigate like a Book"/
discuss life of Emily Dickinson/ read and discuss "Dreams" by Langston
Hughes p. 203/ "A Dream Deferred" also by Langston
Hughes-discuss in reference to "I Have a Dream"--- read about Ernest
Hemingway -last page and back cover of The Old Man and the Sea-take
notes/ have p. 9-68 read by Monday---The Pearl paper is also due
-no class Friday--next class: Monday, Nov. 13-_
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T/ 10-31 grade vocab
unit 6--unit 6 vocab quiz / paper assignment given: paper on The Pearl
due Monday, Nov. 13/ quiz and discussion section 1 (ch. 1-2) of
the novella The Pearl p. 615-635,/ read aloud and discuss
"The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe p. 191--answer worksheet /
Test: Thursday/ read The Pearl through p. 643, -answer questions p. 644
#1, 3, 5, 7/ read and take notes on Literary Focus p. 644 and answer # 1-3
TH/ 11-2 TEST: poetry/quiz and discussion over The
Pearl up to p. 643/ homework: finish The Pearl/ oral and/or written
quiz on Monday--look over study questions and Literary Focus p. 661-662 (be
able to answer orally or in writing)--paper due Monday., Nov. 13--Pilgim's
Progress evaluation Tuesday, Nov. 28
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M/ 10-23 vocab quiz unit 5 / quiz and discussion of ch. 3 and section 2 The
Call of the Wild p. 510-522/ // read aloud "Child on Top of a
Greenhouse" p. 178--fill out worksheet / read aloud and
discuss "She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways" by William
Wordsworth p. 186--focus on rhyme scheme p. 187 / read and discuss
"The Base Stealer" look for alliteration, repetition, and similes/
homework: fill out worksheet for "Child on Top of a Greenhouse" --if
not completed in class/ finish The Call of the Wild p. 523-539--essay
test Wed.--time to read in class
W/ 10-25 essay test: The Call of the Wild/ collect worksheets/
vocab unit 6/ bring both lit. books Friday--
F/ 10- 27 vocab. unit 6 // / read aloud and discuss
"Sea Fever" p.184--refrain, "Onomatopoeia" p. 188,/ listen
to a recording of "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll p. 189--focus
on onomatopoeia p. 188/ Homework: vocab. quiz unit 6- grade and
quiz----in Appreciating Literature read and take notes p. 613-614,
read section 1 (ch. 1-2) of the novella The Pearl p.
615-624, answer questions #6-10, also read ch. 3 p. 626-635 through
III---will have time to read today in class /
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T/ 10-17 vocab. unit 5-/ pass out guides for reading poetry/
listen to a recording with music and the reading of "Casey at the
Bat" p. 165, read another poem about Casey:
"Casey's Revenge" --handout/ worksheets on "Casey at the
Bat"==both sides/ background info on Jack London and the Yukon gold
rush/Grammar: p. 376-379, do ex. 1 even #'s, ex. 2 do all-/ Homework: Preview:
The Novel p. 491-492, and the first section of The Call of the Wild p.
493-508 ch. 1-3--expect a quiz--read carefully, take notes on the story and on
Literary Focus p. 509--keep a list of characters by chapters (include titles)
with personality and physical descriptions--unit 5 vocab to be graded--keep
reading Pilgrim's Progress
Th/ 10-19 grade unit 5 vocab/ quiz and discussion
of section 1 The Call of the Wild p. 493-508/ / list of poetry terms and
types of poetry/ read "The Runaway" p. 172 --look for metaphors-make
a list/ discuss the poem using the study questions as a guide// listen to
recording of "The Charge of the Light Brigade" p. 168--info on
Alfred, Lord Tennyson/ listen to a recording of "Lord Randal"
p. 170-discuss / read aloud and discuss "Knoxville, Tn" p. 177--
focus on the speaker p. 177-Lit. Focus/ homework: write a poem about
favorite things in a favorite season, following the pattern of
"Knoxville, TN"/ read section 2 of The Call of the
Wild p. 510-522-take notes on all of the Literary Focus p. 522---unit 5
vocab. quiz----keep reading Pilgrim's Progress--section I due Nov. 15
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M/ 10-2 grade unit 4 vocab./--- discuss "Shakespeare of
London" p. 281 /read aloud "The Spreading You Know" p. 278
by James Thurber--persuasive essay-have notes on Thurber/ discuss
essays/ Homework: TEST non-fiction will
be Friday/ vocab. quiz unit 4 will be last grade this quarter
W/ 10-4 vocab. unit 4 quiz/ pass out Pilgrim's Progress
--part I due Friday., Nov. 16/ listen to a reading of "I Have a
Dream" by Martin Luther King, Jr. p. 327-331 Appreciating Lit. persuasive
essay/ discuss/ begin vocab. unit 5/go over pronunciation and part of
speech/ Test Friday----definitions from pp. 234, 245, 263, 273, 277, 280,
and 285 and exposition
F/ 10-4 TEST nonfiction/ 2nd quarter grade/ silently read and take
notes on: Preview: Poetry p. 161-163, Literary Focus p. 171 and p. 175/
then unit 5 vocab.
Enjoy Fall Break!!!!
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ongoing grammar assignment: green grammar book ch. 11-12 (read, study, then
only do as many of each exercise as you need to do to insure that you know the
rule)--turn in when completed--no later than Sept. 26
T/ 9-26 begin vocab. unit 4/ discuss "Of Dry Goods and
Black Bow Ties" p. 235-240 and "A Lincoln Preface" p.
241-244--biographies--, discuss Literary Focus for both pieces/
continue reading aloud The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby/ fill
out worksheets on The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby with a
partner/ homework: read "I Know Why the Caged Bird
Sings" p. 246-250, take note on bio. of Maya Angelou and Literary Focus,
answer Viewpoint and Literary Focus plus study question #9/ read
"Sayonara" p. 274-276, take notes on bio. of Anne Morrow
Lindberg and Literary Focus , answer Viewpoint and Literary Focus plus
study question # 7--autobiographies--pay close attention to descriptive
language in each piece/ know what the word sayonara means to the author
TH/ 9-28 finish vocab. unit 4--to be graded Monday/ discuss
"I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" autobiography) and
"Sayonara" (descriptive essay)- listen to and discuss
"Our Cow Named Tiger Lily"--descriptive essay/ Homework: read
"Shakespeare of London" p. 281-284--expository essay and
silently read "A Son of the Middle Border" p. 287 paying close
attention to the blue side notes--copy definitions from pp. 234, 245, 251, 263,
273, 277, 280, and 285/--vocab 4 to be graded Monday
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M/ 9-18 finish vocab. unit 3/ finish discussion of stories/ listen
to a recording of "The Tell-Tale Heart"--discuss/grammar lesson:
comma usage p. 599 and following/ homework: finish Animal Farm--work
on paper/ TEST Wed. over 2nd group of short stories- "The
Tell-Tale Heart", "The Gift of the Magi", "Split
Cherry Tree", "The Necklace" , "About Two Nice
People", "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty", "The Lady, or
the Tiger", "A Slander"--know literary focus definitions, plot
development definitions (p. 10 plus what I gave), plot development given, plot
events, themes, characters, setting, conflicts, point of view, direct vs
indirect characterization
-paper due Friday--5 bonus pts= printed copy
turned in early ---use checklist p. 702-703 of Understanding Lit.
text
W/ 9-20 TEST/ grade vocab. unit 3/ final discussion of Animal Farm/ paper
due Friday--assigned Sept. 1/ vocab. quiz unit 3
F/ 9-22 paper due: e-mail to me Gwen.Seuell@wca-hsv.org
by 8 a.m. (subject: your name-honors-Farm) / bring printed copy to
class/ vocab. quiz unit 3/read aloud The Life and Adventures of
Nicholas Nickleby p. 360 Appreciating Literature/ Homework:
read and take notes of Preview Nonfiction p. 233-234, read and be ready
to discuss orally and in writing "Of Dry Goods and Black Bow
Ties" p. 235-240, and "A Lincoln Preface" p. 241-244--also
read, take notes, and answer Literary Focus for both pieces, take notes
on Carl Sandburg/ fill out both sides of worksheet -do not write essay
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T/ 9-12 quiz vocab. unit 2/ quiz
and discuss "The Necklace" p. 139-145 , read "About
Two Nice People" p. 128-138 paying close attention to the blue notes//
Homework: finish reading not completed in class and /read "A
Slander" p. 115-117, do Viewpoint and Literary Focus p. 118 ----paper due
Friday, Sept. 22--5 bonus points=turned in early---use checklist p. 702-703 of Understanding
Lit. text
TH/ 9-14 begin vocab. unit 3/ quiz and discussion of Animal Farm through
chapter 7--finish book by Wed., Sept. 20/ / read "The Lady, of
the Tiger" p. 146-150 aloud in class/ discuss/ definition of
cur=dog/ Homework: read "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" p.
152-156-know author---pay close attention to what is fantasy vs reality, know
why Mitty daydreams, do Viewpoint and Literary Focus/ test Wed. over second set
of short stories
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W/ 9-6 vocab. unit 2/ // quiz and discussion of ch.
1-4 of Animal Farm / copy sentence patterns and essay no-no's/
read "The Gift of the Magi" p. 110-113, should be able to answer
orally or in writing study questions #1,3, 6, 7 and Viewpoint, read, take
notes, and answer Literary Focus p. 114 / Animal Farm through
chapter 7 due Tuesday, Sept. 12--
F/ 9-8 / finish and grade vocab. unit 2/ finish discussion
of ch. 1-4 Animal Farm/ discussion of "The Gift of the
Magi"/ grammar and writing expectations/ direct
characterization p. 40 / discussion: dynamic character and Christian
music/ Homework: unit 2 vocab. quiz/ read The Necklace" p.
139-145 , do worksheet both sides--do not read essay/ do Literary Focus
and View Point--do grammar---read Animal Farm
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M/ 8--28 grade vocab. unit 1 /discuss
"Sixteen" and internal conflict// discuss "Split Cherry
Tree", dynamic vs static characters, conflicts, and similes- metaphors/
discuss Rebecca / read "A Mother in Manville" p. 48-52
answer #8 p. 53 and Thinking About Characterization- Homework:
/ finish "A Mother in Mannville" if not finished in
class -----vocab. quiz Wed./ TEST: Friday
W/ 8-30 vocab. quiz unit 1/ quiz and discussion of " "A Mother
in Mannville"/ discuss famous feuds and definition of interloper/ begin
reading "The Interlopers" p. p. 76-80, answer questions # 6-8 p. 80,
answer: What is ironic about the fact that Georg and Ulrich settle the feud
after all these years? / pass out Animal Farm and reading
schedule/ give background notes and vocabulary needed for the novel/ quiz over
ch. 1-4 of Animal Farm will be Wed., Sept. 6---read about the author,
Preface, and Introduction/ Animal Farm paper due Sept.
22/ TEST this Friday short stories
Test know definitions and be
able to do a plot development diagram--exposition, narrative hook, rising
action, climax, falling action, resolution (dénouement), conflicts: internal
and external (man vs man, man vs nature, man vs society, man vs fate),
round/flat character, dynamic/static character, foreshadowing p. 26, irony (p.
728), metaphor, simile. "A Monkey's Paw",
"Sixteen", "The Most Dangerous Game", "A Mother in
Mannville", "Split Cherry Tree", "The Interlopers"
F/ 9-1 discussion of "The Interlopers"/ TEST/ after
test, begin vocab. unit 2/ read novel
next class: Wed, Sept.
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T/ 8-22 vocab. unit 1 for 20 min./ discuss "The Monkey's
Paw", a typical 3-wish story, and analysis of a short story
plot/ discuss "The Most Dangerous Game", external conflict and
foreshadowing/ class discussion of Rebecca, Fahrenheit 451 and Perelandra-
Th/ 8-24 finish vocab. unit 1./ discuss "The
Red-Headed League"/ finish discussion of summer reading/ Grammar:
do parts of speech diagnostic test p. 341-342- do it first without
any help, do it a second time using the book p. 374-375/ do p. 343 ex. 1 and
2,/ go over grammar p. 341-2, ex. 1 and 2 p. 343/ read
"Sixteen" p. 27-32, take notes on Literary Focus, answer Viewpoint,
Thinking About Conflict, and Thinking About Dialogue--- Homework: -vocab unit 1
to be graded, finish "Sixteen" if not completed in class, read read
"Split Cherry Tree" p. 54-62--answer Viewpoint p. 63, Thinking About
Characterization, and Thinking About Figurative Language/
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Tuesday, Aug. 15 expectations and requirements, go over class
verse--test tomorrow on summer reading
W/ 8-16 test on Fahrenheit 451 or Perelandra /
discussion of essay format/ Rebecca test will be Friday--have paper and
pen--Have the syllabus to this class printed and in your notebook by
Friday. after test: read Preview: The Short Story p.1,
"The Monkey's Paw" p. 2-9, and Literary Focus p. 10--take notes on
Literary Focus/write the answer to extending #8 p. 9, read
and answer Viewpoint p. 9, and Thinking About Plot p. 10, Homework: finish
"The Monkey's Paw" if not finished in class----read "The Most
Dangerous Game" p. 11-25, take notes on Literary Focus, answer #7 and all
of Literary Focus - to be discussed Tuesday
For the test over Rebecca be prepared
to answer questions about the plot line, chronology, major characters and their
importance in the novel, settings, and important dates--if any.
Be prepared to write an essay giving a
character sketch of a designated character including physical
description. Tell about three or four traits of the character and be able
to use examples from the novel to show how the character exhibited these
traits. (ex. cowardly--tell about a situation in which the character
exhibited cowardice---this is merely and example)
Be prepared to write an essay about the
setting of the novel and how it was important to the plot line and to the
characters.
Be prepared to write about the author's
purpose in writing the novel. What is her worldview? Can you
tell? How do you know? Does the author teach any
lessons? ----Have the syllabus to this class printed and in your
notebook by Friday.
F/ 8-18 notebook check/ Rebecca test / after
test: begin vocab. unit 1/ take note of text
needed****Homework: Appreciating Literature "The Red-Headed
League" p. 2-18--expect to be able to relate this story to other stories
read in oral discussion and in an essay--you will not need to bring this book
to class on Tuesday, but have notes on the story and answer all of Literary
Focus p. 20 to the best of your ability/--to be discussed Thursday
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T/ 5-9 oral presentations/ explanation of writing folder summary due
Monday, May 15
TH/ 5-11 vocab. 15/ mythology worksheets- paired work/ Homework: vocab. unit 15
to be graded/ writing folder summary due Monday
M/ 5-15 grade vocab/ writing folder evaluation// mythology sheets/ time
permitting begin mastery vocab. test p. 185-190
W/ 5-17 unit 15 vocab quiz/ writing folder review/ mastery vocab. test p.
185-190
F/ 5-19 review for final exam EXAM: Thursday, May
25 8:45-10:15
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M/ 5-1 turn in all grammar books and grammar exercises/
vocab. quiz unit 14/ video: mythology The Trojan War, The Nature Myths
W/ 5-3 report to room 13 then go to library to work on original myths/
Homework: work on book of an original myth with artwork
F/ 5-5 report to room 13 first/ final day of library class time to work on
myths/ Homework: oral presentation of book
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M/ 4/ 24 oral reports: Mythology take notes/
turn in grammar/ Homework: unit 14 vocab.
W/ 4-26 finish reports/ grade vocab unit 14/ Homework: grammar: review p.
393-397, do ex. 14 p. 397 and review ex. C and D p. 399 / vocab.
quiz Next class: Monday, May 1
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T/ 4-18 vocab. unit 13 quiz/ pass out paper assignment/
library research/ / Homework: work on reports and paper--oral reports begin
Thursday--papers due Tuesday, May 9
TH/ 4/20 oral reports:
Mythology---a speech--only power point can be pictures take notes/
Homework: grammar book p.360 adverbs-p. 369 prepositions doing ex.
14-20---study p. 374-375
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M/ 4-10 finish vocab. unit 13/ TEST: A Connecticut
Yankee in King Arthur's Court -- in class essay/ "Tomorrow, and
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" due / pass out mythology report
assignments/ Homework: begin researching mythology assignment/ vocab. unit 13
to be graded/ have 2 internet sites for research and some notes made on your
topics
W/ 4-12 grade vocab. unit 13/ / library research/
Homework: work on reports--due Thursday, April 20/ vocab quiz unit 13 next
class: Tuesday, April 18
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T/ 4-4 vocab. quiz unit 12/ discussion of p. 706-721/ begin
reading aloud p. 723/ / oral and written quiz on "Tomorrow,
and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" by William Shakespeare p. 195 will be
April 10
TH/ 4-6 begin vocab. unit 13/ / / oral and written quiz on
"Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" by William Shakespeare
p. 195 will be April 10/ finish A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's
Court/ paired work to answer study question, read and answer Literary Focus
p. 734-735, read and answer Vocab. p. 735/ Homework: / TEST
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M/ 3-27 begin vocab. unit 12//silently read and take notes on life of
Mark Twain p. 663-665 / begin reading A Connecticut Yankee in King
Arthur's Court/ homework: finish reading through p. 682/ answer all
study questions/ expect a quiz
W/ 3-29 vocab. unit 12/ quiz A Connecticut Yankee in King
Arthur's Court/ discussion of first section of A Connecticut
Yankee in King Arthur's Court/ begin reading aloud p. 683/ homework: vocab.
unit 12 will be graded/ finish reading through p. 705, answer all study
questions, read Literary Focus p. 705--expect a quiz
F/ 3-31 grade vocab. unit 12/ discussion of second section of A
Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court/ begin reading aloud p. 706/
homework: finish reading through p. 721--read and answer Literary Focus
p. 722, / be able to answer study questions orally or on a quiz /
vocab. quiz unit 12
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M/ 3-6 quiz vocab unit 10/ discussion of study questions p. 585, p. 597/
continue reading aloud Le Morte d'Arthur p. 599/ begin vocab. unit 11
time permitting/ homework: invent your own knight--give him a name, write
a physical description of him, write a description of his personality, come up
with the names of two relatives of your knight/ look up and bring pictures of
knights, armor, castles, and medieval ladies--at least one each
W/ 3-8 work in groups of three to do a writing assignment/
present to class--/ vocab. unit 11/ homework: finish vocab. unit 11
F/ 3-10 grade vocab. unit 11/ begin memorization of "Tomorrow, and
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" by William Shakespeare copy from p. 195 Appreciating
Lit--oral and written quiz Wed., April 12 or anytime that you may wish
before / read aloud and discuss "Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and
Tomorrow" / read and discuss "Eldorado" by Edgar
Allan Poe" p. 224/ begin peer editing of Caesar paper revision/
homework: // vocab quiz unit 11
T/3-14 quiz vocab. unit 11/ silently read and take notes on
life of Mark Twain p. 663-665 / listen to a reading of "The Lady of
Shalott" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson--look at artwork representing knights
and the Lady of Shalott / read and discuss "My Heart is in the
Highlands" by Robert Burns p. 193 / work in pairs to write a poem of
farewell--assignment p. 194 Have a great spring break!
next class: Monday, March 27
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T/ 2-28 paper due// e-mail paper to me by
8 am and bring a printed copy--Gwen.Seuell@wca-hsv.org/
/ finish video of Great Expectations/ finish vocab. unit 10/
read and take notes Appreciating Literature p.575-581 by
Thursday--know bold-faced terms--assigned last Friday
TH/ 3-2 grade vocab. unit 10/ discussion of legends and superheroes/ begin
reading aloud Le Morte d'Arthur p. 583/ homework: finish reading
and answer study questions p. 585 #1-10 and p. 597 #1-11 quiz vocab. unit 10
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W/ 2-22 TEST/ paper rewrite due Friday/ watch some of video---bring
Appreciating Lit. book Friday
F/ 2-24 vocab. unit 10/
paper revision due/ video: Great Expectations/ homework:/ read and
take notes Appreciating Literature p.575-581 by Thursday--know
bold- faced terms---paper due Tuesday
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T/ 3-15 grade vocab. unit 11/ video: select scenes from Camelot--another
version of the legend of King Arthur/ homework: vocab. quiz unit 11
TH/ 3-17 vocab. quiz unit 11/select scenes from video Camelot/
discussion of differences between Camelot and Malory's version of
the legend of King Arthur
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M/ 2- 13 review vocab. to prepare for 50 pt. quiz/ quiz
over novel up to ch. 31/ answer worksheets and Lit. Focus . 613/ discuss
through ch. 31/ read aloud--today we read to ch. 33 / Homework: vocab.
quiz
W/ 2-15 /review vocab. quiz--50 pts/ continue reading
beginning where we left off on Monday / Homework:
finish Great Expectations
F/ 2-17 finish discussing Great Expectations--/ group work to
answer selected questions--present to class/ test on Wed.--next class is
Wed.
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T/2- 8 vocab. review unit p. 105-116/ quiz ch. 1-15 Great
Expectations/discussion of ch. 8-15/ read aloud/ // vocab
review to be graded
TH/ 2-10 grade vocab. review p. 105-116/ read aloud Great
Expectations/--today we read to ch. 18/ Homework: answer reading guide for
ch. 16-23 and read through ch. 31 p. 638, answer reading guide for
ch. 24-31, read and answer Lit. Focus p. 639. vocab. review quiz--50 pts.--will
be Wed.
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M/ 1-30 TEST Julius Caesar/ review vocab unitp. 105-116/ video
today or Wed./ Homework: paper due
W/ 2-1 paper due/ / review unit vocab.p. 105-116/read "The
Cask of Amontillado" p. 69 Apprec. Lit, read and answer Lit.
Focus--pt. of view and imagery--fill out worksheet/ Homework:
-Understanding Lit. read and take notes on bio of Charles Dickens p. 541-542/
read p. 670-671/ read Great Expectations -- through ch. 8 p.
565--fill out reading guide and answer study questions # 6, 7, 10. and 11 p.
565
F/ 2-4 listen to a recording of "The Cask of Amontillado"/
vocab. review p. 105-116/ quiz over ch. 1-8 of Great Expectations /
discussion/ read aloud/ Homework: finish reading through ch. 15 p. 591, answer
study questions #1-6 p. 592, fill out reading guide
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T/ 1-24 grade vocab. unit 9/ discuss writing a comparison/contrast p.
772-772---pass out paper assignment--paper will be due Wed., Feb. 1/
continue reading aloud and discussing Julius Caesar-- begin at Act IV/
vocab. quiz for unit 9 will be Thursday--reading guide and study questions due
for Act IV--today we stoppend Act V sc. 3
Th/ 1-26 vocab. quiz unit 9/ continue to read aloud and discuss Julius
Caesar/ review for test / Homework: test Monday/paper due Wed., Feb.
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W/ 1-18 essay due/begin vocab. unit 9/ continue reading aloud and
discussing Julius Caesar/Homework: answer all study questions for
Act 2, take notes on Literary Focus for as far as read, 3 grammar
sheets--both side
F/1-20 vocab. unit 9/continue reading aloud and discussing Julius Caesar--
begin at Act 3/ Homework: reading guides, study questions, Literary Focus
for Act III--finish the act/ finish vocab. unit 9
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M/ 1-9 begin vocab. unit 8/ silently read and take notes on
p. 461-468/assign parts for Julius Caesar --Apprecc. Lit./ info on
Shakespeare, the Globe theatre, the sonnet, looking at the play through a
Christian worldview/ essay assignment given: due Wed., Jan. 18/ Homework:
work on essay/ finish unit 8 vocab.
W/ 1-11 grade unit 8 vocab./ begin reading aloud Julius Caesar/Homework:
answer study questions and worksheets for as far as read each day--we read to
the end of p. 486--we finished Act I sc. 1 and 2 / read and take notes on
Literary Focus for Act I/ vocab. quiz unit 8
F/ 1-13 vocab. quiz unit 8/ discuss play as read thus far/ read aloud--begin
reading p. 487/ standing assignment: answer study questions and worksheets for
as far as read (do not need to repeat if study question is same as reading
guide question) --we stopped at the bottom of p. 500--take notes on Lit.
Focus at end of Act I---essay due next class Wed., Jan. 18
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F/ 12-2 final discussion of The Old Man and the Sea/discuss
The Odyssey background and parts read/ read aloud until the
bell rings The Odyssey p. 444/ homework: take notes on
Literary Focus p. 458, p. 467, and p. 480/work on vocab. review p. 73-83 as
time permits each day/ Homework: read The Odyssey through p.
479 and answer worksheets--you should be able to answer the study questions
orally p. 480--Bring writing folder for review.
T/ 12-6 review of writing folders/ check homework/ share examples of good essays/
discussion of The Odyssey/ finish reading aloud/ read passages from Romeo
and Juliet/ make a list of writing mistakes by paper due date or test
name--note repeat errors
TH/ 12-8 video:
Romeo and Juliet / check worksheets assigned for The
Odyssey/ those exempting with a 92 average for the semester will be told
today /Monday: collect writing folders and list of mistakes--list errors
marked, count how many for each assignment by date or name of assignment
M/ 12-12 writing folders with list
of errors due/ finish video/ compare
to play/ grammar again/ share good essay answers
W/ 12-14 review for exam/ do vocab. review and grammar review/
listen to a recording of The Christmas Carol
EXAM: Thursday, Dec. 15 8:45-10:15
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M/ 11-28 /study for vocab. quiz/ take vocab. quiz unit 7/
finish poetry presentations/grammar and essay lesson again--look at examples of
a good essay/ finish reading The Old Man and the Sea / essay test Wed.
W/ 11-30 in class essay The Old Man and the Sea/ read
p. 433-437 Understanding Lit./ take notes/ look over p. 438-441, read p.
488-489, begin reading The Odyssey -read p. 443 Invocation to the
Muse
T/ 11-15 paper due/ vocab. unit 7/ discuss novel as read thus far/ read
aloud and discuss "The Seven Ages of Man" p. 206, listen to a
recording of "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" p. 211--discuss/ read
aloud and discuss "My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose" p. 210--fill out
worksheets--finish for homework if necessary/ homework: read The Old Man and
the Sea through p. 98
TH/ 11-17 finish/ vocab. unit 7/ read silently "The Courage
That My Mother Had" -be able to discuss using the study questions/
finish discussion of "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"/ read aloud
and discuss "space" p. 217, "Lost" p. 226, and "maggie
and milly and molly and may" p. 223/ homework: TEST over second poetry
unit Monday---poetry project due
M/ 11-21 poetry project due/ TEST/ grade unit 7
vocab./finish The Old Man and the Sea will have time after
test---in class essay Wed., Nov. 30/ /unit 7 vocab. quiz Monday after
time to study in class.
Happy Thanksgiving!
T/ 4-26 begin mythology reports/ Homework: finish vocab. unit
14
TH/ 4-28 grade unit 14 vocab.--quiz Monday./ continue mythology
reports/ Homework: paper due Monday, May 2---- e-mail to me by 8 am, bring a
printed copy to class/ be prepared to present Wed.--with artwork/ vocab. quiz
unit 14
M/ 5-2/ paper due/ vocab. quiz unit 14/ mythology reports/ Homework:
mythology worksheet, prepare to present paper as soon as reports are finished
W/ 5-4 begin unit 15 vocab./ mythology reports/ paper presentations on
mythology with artwork/ Homework: grammar punctuation worksheets
F/ 5-6 finish vocab. unit 15/collect grammar sheets/ present papers and
artwork: mythology/ Homework: grade vocab. unit 15/ Bring Bibles to class
Tuesday.
T/ 5-10 grade vocab./ finish paper presentations/ go over punctuation
sheets/ look at false gods in the Bible/ Homework: vocab. quiz unit 15
TH/ 5-12 vocab. quiz unit 15/ review for exam
EXAM: Thursday, May 19
8:45-10:15 all make-up work must be turned in before the exam
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M/ 4-18 grade vocab. unit 13/ research: mythology using laptops and classroom
books /paper assignment given for mythology unit--due Monday, May 2/
Homework: grade vocab. unit 13/ vocab. quiz/ by Wed. have material printed from
internet resources on mythology to use in the classroom
W/ 4-20 vocab. quiz/ research: mythology using
classroom books and material printed from internet resources / oral reports
begin Tuesday: Mythology/
F/ 4-22 Lit. Focus p. 734-735/ go over vocab. p.
735/ background info. given on mythology/ (4 students will be on
band trip)/ vocab. unit 14/ Homework: reports/ paper
For the test over Rebecca be prepared
to answer questions about the plot line, chronology, major characters and their
importance in the novel, settings, and important dates--if any.
Be prepared to write an essay giving a
character sketch of a designated character including physical
description. Tell about three or four traits of the character and be able
to use examples from the novel to show how the character exhibited these
traits. (ex. cowardly--tell about a situation in which the character
exhibited cowardice---this is merely and example)
Be prepared to write an essay about the
setting of the novel and how it was important to the plot line and to the
characters.
Be prepared to write about the author's
purpose in writing the novel. What is her worldview? Can you tell?
How do you know? Does the author teach any
lessons?