Fall '13--Weeks 9-15
Note: As always, assignment may change so don't get too far ahead!
Mon 10/21--Read and take notes on The Odyssey, Book IX.
Tues 10/22--Preparation for the in-class essay.
Please post the practice essay on the homework section of your personal website. Here's the link to the assignment: In-class essay prep
Weds 10/23--Read and take notes on The Odyssey, Book X. In-class essay.
Thurs 10/24--Read and take notes on The Odyssey, Book XI.
Friday 10/25--NO SCHOOL!
Monday 10/28--NO SCHOOL
Tuesday 10/29--Read and take notes on The Odyssey, Book XII.
Wednesday 10/30--Read and take notes on The Odyssey, Book XIII.
Thurs, 10/31—Read summary of Books 14-17 (see linked summary of Books 14-17). Also, read and take notes on The Odyssey,Book 18:
Fri, 11/1—Quiz on Chap. 7 of Vocabulary Energizers; also, read about subjects and verbs in HGW, pp. 12-14, 16-18. Bring pink workbook. (We will do pp. 33-34 in class.)
Mon 11/4--Read and takes notes on The Odyssey, Bk 19.
Tues 11/5--Read and takes notes on The Odyssey, Bk 20.
Weds 11/6--No class (history field trip).
Thurs 11/7--Read and takes notes on The Odyssey, Bk 21.
Be prepared for an optional re-test on myth quiz. May or may not happen on this day!
Fri 11/8--Quiz on Chapt.8 of Vocab Energizers; also read about direct objects and indirect objects in HGW (28-30 and 121). Bring pink workbook to class.
Mon 11/11--School Holiday!
Tues 11/12--Read and takes notes on The Odyssey, Bk 22.
Weds 11/13--Read and take notes on The Odyssey, Bk. 23.
Thur 11/14--Read and takes notes on The Odyssey, Bk 24 (the end!).
Fri 11/15--On your homework website, post a freewrite on the topic (passages) of your choice.
Essay instructions and passages are posted as a PDF below.
Word count for freewrite: 600 words.
Please write quickly and do the freewrite within a 40 minute time limit.
Mon 11/18--On your homework website, post the following:
An complete introduction (that, of course, concludes with a thesis sentence)
Two analytical topic sentences that follow from your thesis
Tues 11/19--On your homework website, please post the following:
Six quotations from the text of The Odyssey
Analysis of each quotation (50-75 words each)
Word count: 300 words minimum (not including quotations)
Weds 11/20--Draft of the entire essay due. Please post on your homework site.
Thurs 11/21--Final draft of Odyssey essay due. Don't forget to bring your laptop to class; you'll post the essay on turnitin.com during class time.
Fri 11/22--Quiz on Chap. 9 of Vocabulary Energizers. Also, read about subjective complements (predicate nouns and predicate adjectives) in HGW (28-30 and 121); bring pink workbook (we will do pp. 35-38 in class).
Week 14
For Mon, 11/25—No homework. Intro to Poetry in class.
For Tues, 11/26—Read and mark up “Richard Cory” (3)
For Wed, 11/27—Read and mark up “”Base Details” (4)
THANKSGIVING VACATION 11/28 -12/1 NO HOMEWORK!
NOTE: Please come to class with your poetry packet and each night’s assigned poem(s) marked up.
Week 15
Monday 12/2—No class. English Department Workday.
For Tues, 12/3—Read and mark up “First Death in Nova Scotia” (7).
For Wed, 12/4—Read and mark up “Mrs. Small” ((8-9).
Also, do the attached homework on "Mrs. Small"--poetry exercise on "Mrs. Small"
NOTE: Please post your homework on the homework page of your personal website. Also, please PASTE your homework onto the site rather than attach it as a word document. (Put the date and description of homework on the title line.)
For Thurs, 12/5—Read and mark up “My Papa’s Waltz” (12).
For Fri, 12/6—Quiz on Ch. 10 of Vocabulary Energizers. Also do grammar review exercises in pink workbook (43-45)