Syllabus

Week 8

Monday 10/20 (B Day) 

Agenda:

• Quiz on Books 1-7 of 'The Odyssey'

Announcements & Reminders:

• Comma / Semicolon Quiz on Friday

• Student-Teacher Conferences continue this week. *Details available here. 

Tuesday 10/21 (C Day) -Off- 

Wednesday 10/22 (D Day)

Agenda:

• Vocab Quiz Give-Back 

• More Lit Terms 

• The Odyssey Continued: Book 8 Intro / Reading

Announcements & Reminders:

• Comma / Semicolon Quiz on Friday

• Student-Teacher Conferences continue this week. *Details available here. 

Thursday 10/23 (A Day)

Agenda:

• Speaking & Listening Self Evaluation

• The Odyssey: Books 8 & 9  

• Vocab: Lit Terms 

Announcements & Reminders:

• Comma / Semicolon Quiz Tomorrow

• Student-Teacher Conferences continue this week. *Details available here. 

Friday 10/24 (B Day)

Agenda:

• Comma / Semicolon Quiz

• The Odyssey continued: Book 9 Intro / Reading

• Vocab: Lit Terms 

Announcements & Reminders:

• Quiz on Books 8 & 9 of "The Odyssey" on Tuesday.

• Student-Teacher Conferences continue this week. *Details available here. 

Week 7

Monday 10/13 -Holiday- 

Tuesday 10/14 (B Day) 

Agenda:

• "The Odyssey" Continued:

  • Book 6 Review Continued

  • Book 7 Intro / Reading

• New Words: Literary Terms

Announcements & Reminders:

• Vocab Quiz on the first column of the Literary Terms list on Thursday.

• Quiz on Books 1-7 on Friday

Wednesday 10/15 (C Day) 

Agenda:

• Grammar: Semicolon Rule & Practice Quiz #1

• "The Odyssey" Continued: Book 7

• New Words: Literary Terms

Announcements & Reminders:

• Vocab Quiz on the first column of the Literary Terms list on Friday.

• Quiz on Books 1-7 on Monday

Thursday 10/16 (D Day) 

Agenda:

• Composition Lesson #3 (Transitions)

• "The Odyssey" Continued: Book 7

• New Words: Literary Terms

Announcements & Reminders:

• Vocab Quiz on the first column of the Literary Terms list tomorrow.

• Quiz on Books 1-7 on Monday

Friday 10/17 (A Day) 

Agenda:

• Vocab Quiz (on the first column of the Lit Terms list) 

• "The Odyssey" Continued: Book 7

Announcements & Reminders:

• Quiz on Books 1-7 on Monday

Week 6

Monday 10/6 (A Day) 

Agenda:

• Grammar: Comma Rules & Practice Quiz #1

• "The Odyssey" Continued:

  • Book 5 wrap-up

• New Words: Literary Terms

Announcements & Reminders:

• Quiz on Books 1-7 TBD

Tuesday 10/7 (B Day) 

Agenda:

• Grammar: Comma Rules & Practice Quiz #2

• "The Odyssey" Continued:

  • Book 6 Intro / Reading / Notes

• New Words: Literary Terms

Announcements & Reminders:

• Quiz on Books 1-7 TBD

• Vocab Quiz on the first column of the Literary Terms list next Thursday.

Wednesday 10/8 (C Day) -Off-

Thursday 10/9 (D Day)

Agenda:

• Grammar: Comma Rules & Practice Quiz #3

• "The Odyssey" Continued:

  • Book 6 Review

  • Book 7 Intro / Reading

• New Words: Literary Terms

Announcements & Reminders:

• Quiz on Books 1-7 TBD

• Vocab Quiz on the first column of the Literary Terms list next Thursday.

Thursday 10/10 (A Day)

Agenda:

• Grammar: Comma Rules & Practice Quiz #3

• New Words: Literary Terms

Announcements & Reminders:

• Quiz on Books 1-7 TBD

• Vocab Quiz on the first column of the Literary Terms list next Thursday.

Friday 10/9 (B Day)

Agenda:

• Grammar: Comma Rules & Practice Quiz #3

• "The Odyssey" Continued:

  • Book 6 Review

• New Words: Literary Terms

Announcements & Reminders:

• Quiz on Books 1-7 TBD

• Vocab Quiz on the first column of the Literary Terms list next Thursday.

Week 5

Monday 9/29 (D Day)

Agenda:

• "The Storytelling Animal" Continued:

  • Chapt 5-7 Quiz Give-Back & Review

  • Quiz on Chapt 8 (Life Stories)

• New Words: Literary Terms

Announcements & Reminders:

• Vocab Quiz 1 next week *This will cover the first column of words on The Master List.

Tuesday 9/30 (A Day)

Agenda:

• Composition Lesson # 2: Order of Ideas

• Intro to "The Odyssey"

• New Words: Literary Terms

Announcements & Reminders:

• Possessives Quiz on Friday *This one counts.

• Vocab Quiz 1 next Tuesday *This will cover the first column of words on The Master List.

Wednesday 10/1 (B Day)

Agenda:

• "The Odyssey" Continued

  • Reading, Book 5

• New Words: Literary Terms

Announcements & Reminders:

• Possessives Quiz on Friday *This one counts.

• Vocab Quiz 1 next Tuesday *This will cover the first column of words on The Master List.

Thursday 10/2 (C Day) -Off-

Friday 10/3 (D Day)

Agenda:

• Possessives Quiz *This one counts.

• "The Odyssey": Book 5 Continued

• New Words: Literary Terms

Announcements & Reminders:

• Vocab Quiz 1 on Tuesday *This will cover the first column of words on The Master List.

Week 4

Monday 9/22 (C Day) -Off-

Tuesday 9/23 (D Day)

Agenda:

• Quiz on Chapts. 5 & 7 of "The Storytelling Animal"

• Grammar: Possessives Rules & Practice Quiz #1

• New Words: Literary Terms

Announcements & Reminders:

• Vocab Quiz 1 on 10/3 *This will cover the first column of words on The Master List.

Wednesday 9/24 (A Day)

Agenda:

• Grammar: Possessives Continued

  •  Quiz 1 Review

  • Practice Quiz #2 ...Here's the Answer Key

• "The Storytelling Animal" Continued:  Chapter 8, 'Life Stories'

• New Words: Literary Terms

Announcements & Reminders:

• Quiz on Chapter 8 of 'The Storytelling Animal' on Monday

• Vocab Quiz 1 on 10/3 *This will cover the first column of words on The Master List.

Thursday 9/25 (B Day)

Agenda:

• "The Storytelling Animal" Continued:  Chapter 8, 'Life Stories' Continued

• New Words: Literary Terms

Announcements & Reminders:

• Quiz on Chapter 8 of 'The Storytelling Animal' on Monday

• Vocab Quiz 1 on 10/3 *This will cover the first column of words on The Master List.

Friday 9/26 (C Day) -Off-

Week 3

Monday 9/15 (B Day)

Agenda:

• Grammar: Syntax Guide & Practice Quiz #3

• "The Storytelling Animal" continued: Chapt. 5 ("The Mind is a Storyteller") *Read to the top of pg. 95 for Wednesday.

• New Words: Literary Terms

Announcements & Reminders:

• Read / Take notes on "The Storytelling Animal" Chapt. 5 to the top of pg. 95 for Wednesday.

• Syntax Quiz on Thursday *This One Counts

• Vocab Quiz 1 on 9/25 *This will cover the first column of words on The Master List.

Tuesday 9/16 (C Day) -Off-

Wednesday 9/17 (D Day)

Agenda:

• "The Storytelling Animal" continued: 

  • Review: Chapt 5 so far.

  • "Library Time": Reading Continued.

  • "Office Time": Extra Practice for tomorrow's syntax quiz. *Optional

• New Words: Literary Terms

Announcements & Reminders:

• Syntax Quiz Tomorrow *This One Counts

• Quiz on Chapters 5 & 7 of "The Storytelling Animal on Monday.

• Vocab Quiz 1 on 9/25 *This will cover the first column of words on The Master List.

Thursday 9/18 (A Day)

Agenda:

• Syntax Quiz (This one counts)

• 'The Storytelling Animal" Continued: Chapt 5 continued.

• New Words: Literary Terms

Announcements & Reminders:

• Vocab Quiz 1 on 9/25 *This will cover the first column of words on The Master List.

• Quiz on Chapters 5 & 7 of "The Storytelling Animal" on Tuesday.

Friday 9/19 (B Day)

Agenda:

• Intro to Composition: 

  • Mini Lecture: Why Writing Is So Hard ...And What To Do About It.

  • Exercise: Writing The First Sentence

• 'The Storytelling Animal" Continued: Chapts. 5 & 7.

  • "Library Time"

  • "Office Time"

• New Words: Literary Terms

Announcements & Reminders:

• Vocab Quiz 1 on 9/25 *This will cover the first column of words on The Master List.

• Quiz on Chapters 5 & 7 of "The Storytelling Animal" on Tuesday.

Week 2

Monday 9/8 (A Day)

Agenda:

• Grammar: Syntax Guide & Practice Quiz #1

• Reading/Notes continued (Chapt 1 of "The Storytelling Animal") *Notes due tomorrow.

• New Words: Literary Terms

Announcements & Reminders:

• Note-Taking Exercise due Tomorrow.

• Quiz on Chapts 1-3 of "The Storytelling Animal" on Friday

Tuesday 9/9 (B Day) 

Agenda:

• Grammar: Syntax Guide & Practice Quiz #2

• Note Check 'Storytelling Animal' (Chapter 1)

• Reading Continued (Chapts 2 & 3)

Announcements & Reminders:

• Note-Taking Exercise due today.

• Quiz on Chapts 1-3 of "The Storytelling Animal" on Friday

Wednesday 9/10 (C Day) -Off-

Thursday 9/11 (D Day) 

Agenda:

• New Words (Lit Terms)

• 'Storytelling Animal' Continued

Announcements & Reminders:

• Quiz on Chapts 1-3 of "The Storytelling Animal" Tomorrow

• Vocab Quiz # 1 on 9/25

Friday 9/12 (A Day) 

Agenda:

• Quiz on Chapts 1-3 of 'The Storytelling Animal'

• Review / Discussion

Announcements & Reminders:

• Vocab Quiz # 1 on 9/25

Week 1

Monday 9/1 -Holiday-

Tuesday 9/2

Agenda:

• Summer-Reading Turn-In

• Course Intro & Syllabus

Wednesday 9/3

Agenda:

• Student Survey

• Syllabus Review

Thursday 9/4

Agenda:

• Book Sign-Out

• Intro To Unit 1: How Stories Make us Human

• Note-Taking Exercise

Announcements & Reminders:

• Note-Taking Exercise due on Tuesday.

• Quiz on Chapts 1-3 of "The Storytelling Animal" on Thursday

Friday 9/5

Agenda:

• TBD

Announcements & Reminders:

• Note-Taking Exercise due on Tuesday.

• Quiz on Chapts 1-3 of "The Storytelling Animal" on Thursday