Weeks 16 - 17
Monday12/6 Read to page 126 in The Odyssey. Read carefully and annotate so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and class discussion tomorrow. Tuesday12/7 Read to page 141 in The Odyssey. Read carefully and annotate so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and class discussion tomorrow. Wednesday12/8 Complete the Romance Genre assignment. See more details on the Google Classroom assignment. Thursday12/9 Work on the study questions to help prepare for the final exam. Due next week, but I will check your progress in class tomorrow. Friday12/10 Work on the study questions. Finish all the ones you can do on your own. Start studying the romance genre terms and stylistic devices. Complete your outline for the essay portion of the final exam. Monday12/13 Complete the Cornell Book notes on The Odyssey. Study for the English Final: make sure your outline is ready, practice terms (make flash cards), go over the study questions, review your old quizzes and the Cornell Notes. Tuesday12/14 Study for finals.Weeks 15
Monday11/29 Finish reading your IR book and sign up for an IR test on Thursday or Friday. Tuesday11/30 Read to the bottom of page 383 in The Odyssey. Read carefully and annotate with post-its so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and class discussion tomorrow. Wednesday12/1 Read to page 391 in The Odyssey. Read carefully and annotate with post-its so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and class discussion tomorrow. Thursday12/2 Read to page 402 in The Odyssey. Read carefully and annotate with post-its so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and class discussion tomorrow. Friday12/3 No Homework!Old Assignments
Monday11/30 Based on the writing notes, my comments, the grading criteria, and your own ideas, write a final draft of your essay on Of Mice and Men. Tuesday12/1 If you didn’t hand in your final draft in class today, make the final revisions and then read your essay aloud. Make sure you listen for awkward sections, repeated words, and errors. Fix anything necessary. Fill out the grading criteria/rubric and reflect on your writing process, strengths, and goals. See the directions on Google Classroom. Wednesday12/2 Read to page 373 in The Odyssey in our new literature anthology. Read carefully and annotate with post-its so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and class discussion tomorrow in class. Thursday12/3 Read to page 385 in The Odyssey in our new literature anthology. Read carefully and annotate with post-its so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and class discussion tomorrow in class. Friday12/4 Finish reading your IR book as all 2nd Quarter IR tests are due by the end of next week, December 10.Final draft: Of Mice and Men essay Tuesday 11/29
Independent Reading Tests Q2: Friday 12/3
Introduction to The Odyssey
Odyssey Quizzes on Google Classroom
Study Questions and Essay Topics
Final Exam: