Thursday 8/18

Friday 8/19 

Seating Charts, classroom rules policies and website. One paragraph journal--goals for the year.

Monday 8/22 

ICC standards and benchmarks: Information A,B,D,E,F

Unit: Epic and Myth 

Learning Activity: 

How to be successful in high school. Instructor discussion/presentation.

Odyssey introduction pp. 639-648. Read aloud/think aloud. Define myth and epic.

People and Places in the Odyssey--650-654

Greek Pantheon--Instructor Presentation

Assessment: Instructor monitoring and class discussion

Tuesday 8/23

ICC standards and benchmarks: Literature A, B, D, F

Unit: Epic and Myth

Learning Activity:

Language mini-lesson--agreement and spelling 

Pair share vocabulary sentences--adversity, formidable, ravage, profusion, adversary, rancor

Assessment: Pair share aloud 

Wednesday 8/24 

ICC standards and benchmarks: Literature A, B,C, D, F

Unit: Epic and Myth

Learning Activity:

"I am Laertes' son..." 656-658 and "The Lotus Eaters" P. 658 write a two-three sentence summary of each book.

Assessment: sentence summaries of books

Thursday 8/25 

ICC standards and benchmarks: Literature A, B,C, D, F; Writing A,B,D,I  

The Cyclops 660-670 and Welcome: A Religious Duty on 671

Students will compose a two-three paragraph essay answering the following questions: What lessons do we learn from the story of the cyclops? Are there mistakes that Odysseus makes? Polyphemus?

Essays will be graded for evidence of reading and contemplating material, organization, and grammar.

Friday 8/26

ICC standards and benchmarks: Literature I; Writing A,B,D,I

Unit: Epic and Myth

ICC standards and benchmarks: Literature A, B,C, D, F; Writing A,B,D,I

The Cyclops 660-670 and Welcome: A Religious Duty on 671

Students will compose a two-three paragraph essay answering the following questions: What lessons do we learn from the story of the cyclops? Are there mistakes that Odysseus makes? Polyphemus?

Essays will be graded for evidence of reading and contemplating material, organization, and grammar. Learning Activity: Essays due at end of period. Independent reading.

Assessment: Graded Essay

Monday 8/29

ICC standards and benchmarks: Literature A, B, D, F

Unit: Epic and Myth

Learning Activity:Learning Activity: Essays due at end of period. Independent reading.

Assessment: Graded Essay  Vocabulary Review; Class reading 673-677

Assessment: Discussion

Tuesday 8/30

ICC standards and benchmarks: Literature A, B, D, F

Unit: Epic and Myth

Learning Activity: Vocabulary Review; Class reading 673-677 Class reading 678-686

Assessment: Discussion

Wednesday 8/31

ICC standards and benchmarks: Literature A, B, D, F

Unit: Epic and Myth

Learning Activity:  Class reading 678-686  READING QUIZ TOMORROW!

Assessment: Graded chart to show comprehension

Thursday 9/1

ICC standards and benchmarks: Literature A, B, D, F  

Unit: Epic and Myth

Learning Activity:  

READING QUIZ OVER SIRENS, SCYLLA and CHARYBDIS 

Pair share vocabulary questions: candor, disdainful, adorn, revelry, glowered, avails, lavished, aloof, pliant, tremulous

Assessment: Pair share aloud

Friday 9/2

ICC standards and benchmarks: Literature A, B, D, F

Unit: Epic and Myth

Learning Activity: Book Talks; Creating a graphic organizer--1 on page 687. Summarize the conflict and resolution of each of Odysseus' adventures up to this point.

Assessment: Discussion

Tuesday 9/6

Class reading 678-686