Agenda:
Capstone Presentations:
Announcements & Reminders:
Capstone Presentations continue through the week. *Complete presentation schedule available here.
Agenda:
Capstone Presentations:
Announcements & Reminders:
Capstone Presentations continue through the week. *Complete presentation schedule available here.
Agenda:
Capstone Presentations:
Announcements & Reminders:
Capstone Presentations continue through the week. *Complete presentation schedule available here.
Agenda:
Senior Trip
Agenda:
Capstone Presentations: Antonia, Amber, Ireland
Announcements & Reminders:
Capstone Presentations continue through the week. *Complete presentation schedule available here.
Agenda:
Capstone Presentations: Bella, Mike, Jayna, Jonalee
Announcements & Reminders:
Capstone Presentations continue through the week. *Complete presentation schedule available here.
Agenda:
Capstone Presentations: Nick, Jon, Dan
Announcements & Reminders:
Capstone Presentations continue next week. *Complete presentation schedule available here.
Agenda:
Speaking / Presenting Continued: Using Media: Steve Jobs's iPhone Unveil
Announcements & Reminders:
Capstone Presentations Begin on Thursday. *Complete presentation schedule available here.
Final Vocab Test (French Terms plus a few words from the previous lists) Tomorrow.
Agenda:
Vocab Test (French terms, etc.)
Reviewing the Presentation Rubric (Expectations for audience & presenters)
Announcements & Reminders:
Capstone Presentations Begin Thursday. *Complete presentation schedule available here.
Agenda:
Presentations (Julian, Lauren, Kerri)
Announcements & Reminders:
Capstone Presentations continue next week. *Complete presentation schedule available here.
Agenda:
Nonfiction Continued: Letters of Note
Review: Anderson's 'To My Old Master'
Hunter Thompson's 'Letter to a Friend' *Reaction Essay Due by the end of class.
Public Speaking Continued: Body Language, Mark Bowden on 'The Importance of Being Inauthentic' *Follow-Up Quiz Tomorrow
Announcements & Reminders:
Quiz on Mark Bowden's 'The Importance of Being Inauthentic' Tomorrow
Capstone Paper Due 5/16 (You'll make this available through your 'Capstone Workflow' Document)
Capstone Presentations Begin on 5/22. *Complete presentation schedule available here.
Final Vocab Test (on all words) on 5/20
Agenda:
Announcements & Reminders:
Capstone Paper Due Friday (You'll make this available through your 'Capstone Workflow' Document)
Capstone Presentations Begin on 5/22. *Complete presentation schedule available here.
Final Vocab Test (on all words) on 5/20
Agenda:
"Office Time"
Announcements & Reminders:
Capstone Paper Due Friday (You'll make this available through your 'Capstone Workflow' Document)
Capstone Presentations Begin on 5/22. *Complete presentation schedule available here.
Final Vocab Test (on all words) on 5/20
Agenda:
Exhale
"The Master Procrastinator"
Letters of Note Continued
Reading/Review: Hunter Thompson's 'Letter to a Friend'
Announcements & Reminders:
Capstone Paper Due Today *Late-Submission Deadline is 5/21. No credit after that.
Final Vocab Test (on all words) on Tuesday
Capstone Presentations Begin on 5/22. *Complete presentation schedule available here.
Agenda:
Public Speaking Exercise: Avoiding Fillers
Announcements & Reminders:
Capstone Paper Due 5/16 (You'll make this available through your 'Capstone Workflow' Document)
Capstone Presentations Begin on 5/22. *Complete presentation schedule available here.
Agenda:
Public Speaking Exercise: Avoiding Fillers Continued
Nonfiction Continued: Letters of Note
Announcements & Reminders:
Capstone Paper Due 5/16 (You'll make this available through your 'Capstone Workflow' Document)
Capstone Presentations Begin on 5/22. *Complete presentation schedule available here.
Agenda:
Nonfiction Continued: Letters of Note
Jourdan Anderson's 'To My Old Master' *Reaction Essay Due by the end of class.
Announcements & Reminders:
Capstone Paper Due 5/16 (You'll make this available through your 'Capstone Workflow' Document)
Capstone Presentations Begin on 5/22. *Complete presentation schedule available here.
Final Vocab Test (on all words) on 5/20
Agenda:
Writers on Writing Continued:
From 4/17: Complete "Writing Topic Part 1" for Steven King's "Revising The Work" *Due in Turnitin by the end of class.
New (Today) Read Bradstreet's "The Author to Her Book" *Discussion Questions due in Turnitin by the beginning of class on Wednesday.
Announcements & Reminders:
Discussion Questions for Bradstreet's "The Author to Her Book" due in Turnitin on Wednesday
Capstone Progress Report Due Thurs (You'll update this within your 'Capstone Workflow' Document)
Agenda:
"Office Day"
Announcements & Reminders:
Discussion Questions for Bradstreet's "The Author to Her Book" due in Turnitin by the beginning of class Today
Capstone Progress Report Due Tomorrow (You'll update this within your 'Capstone Workflow' Document)
Agenda:
Capstone Presentation Lottery
Mini Lecture: Name Dropping & Citing Sources
Review Bradstreet's "Author To Her Book"
Announcements & Reminders:
Capstone Progress Report Due Today (You'll make this available through your 'Capstone Workflow' Document)
Capstone Paper Due 5/16 (You'll make this available through your 'Capstone Workflow' Document)
Capstone Presentations Begin on 5/22. *Complete presentation schedule available here.
Agenda:
Review Bradstreet's "Author To Her Book"
Intro to Public Speaking & Presenting
Announcements & Reminders:
Capstone Paper Due 5/16 (You'll make this available through your 'Capstone Workflow' Document)
Capstone Presentations Begin on 5/22. *Complete presentation schedule available here.
Agenda:
Writers on Writing Continued:
Intro / Reading: King's 'Revising The Work'
Discussion Questions Due Wednesday *Skip the Writing Topic For Now
Announcements & Reminders:
Discussion Questions for King's 'Revising The Work' Due in Turnitin by the beginning of class on Wednesday *Skip the Writing Topic For Now
Capstone Progress Report Due May 1 (You'll update this within your 'Capstone Workflow' Document)
Agenda:
Writers on Writing Continued:
Review Discussion Questions on King's 'Revising the Work'
"Office Time" for Capstone Work
Announcements & Reminders:
Discussion Questions for King's 'Revising The Work' Due in Turnitin by the beginning of class Today.
Capstone Progress Report Due May 1 (You'll update this within your 'Capstone Workflow' Document)
Agenda:
Writers on Writing Continued:
Complete "Writing Topic Part 1" for Steven King's "Revising The Work" *Due in Turnitin by the end of class.
Announcements & Reminders:
Capstone Progress Report Due May 1 (You'll update this within your 'Capstone Workflow' Document)
Agenda:
Capstone Project Updates
Proposal Due Date
Writers on Writing Continued
Poe's 'Philosophy of Composition' Reading / Discussion Questions
Announcements & Reminders:
Discussion Questions for Poe's 'Philosophy of Composition' Due in Turnitin on Thursday
Capstone Project Proposal Due Friday
Agenda:
'Office Day'
Announcements & Reminders:
Discussion Questions for Poe's 'Philosophy of Composition' Due in Turnitin on Thursday
Capstone Project Proposal Due Friday (You'll update this within your 'Capstone Workflow' Document)
Agenda:
Writers on Writing Continued:
Review / Discussion: Poe's 'Philosophy'
Intro / Reading: Lamott's 'Shitty First Drafts' *Discussion Questions due tomorrow. *Skip the 'Writing Topic' for now.
Announcements & Reminders:
Discussion Questions for Poe's 'Philosophy of Composition' Due in Turnitin Today
Discussion Questions for Lamott's 'Shitty First Drafts' Due in Turnitin tomorrow. *Skip the 'Writing Topic' for now.
Capstone Project Proposal Due Tomorrow (You'll update this within your 'Capstone Workflow' Document)
Agenda:
Mini Lecture: Capstone Project, Next Steps ...Academic Research, Annotated Bib, etc.
Writers on Writing Continued:
Review / Discussion: Lamott's 'Shitty First Drafts'
Writing Topic (In class)
Announcements & Reminders:
Discussion Questions for Lamott's 'Shitty First Drafts' Due in Turnitin today.
Capstone Progress Report Due May 1 (You'll update this within your 'Capstone Workflow' Document)
Agenda:
Final Quiz on 'The Stranger'
Announcements & Reminders:
Essay Test on 'The Stranger' or your Choice Novel on Friday
Agenda:
"Office Time"
Hamlet Essay Review (See teacher feedback in Turnitin)
Intro to the Capstone Project *Discussion on updates to consider AI and authenticity.
Announcements & Reminders:
Essay Test on 'The Stranger' or your Choice Novel on Friday
Agenda:
Intro to Nonfiction
Ryan Holiday, 'Reading Like a Pro'
Poe's 'Philosophy of Composition'
Announcements & Reminders:
Essay Test on 'The Stranger' or your Choice Novel on Friday
Agenda:
Essay Test on "The Stranger" OR Your Choice Novel
Agenda:
'The Stranger' Continued:
Back to the Beach: "Killing An Arab"
Reading Continued: Part 2, Chapters 1-3
Announcements & Reminders:
Quiz on 'The Stranger,' Part 2, Chapters 1-3 Tomorrow
Agenda:
*15 Minutes of "Library Time"
Quiz on 'The Stranger' Part 2, Chapters 1-3
Announcements & Reminders:
Read 'The Stranger,' Part 2, Chapter 4 for Tomorrow
Agenda:
'The Stranger' Continued:
Part2, Chapt. 4 Review
Reading: The Final Chapter
Announcements & Reminders:
Final Quiz on 'The Stranger,' Camus's 'Sisyphus,' and Philosophy Terms on Monday
Agenda:
Vocab Test: Common Latin, etc.
Reading: Together / Alone
Review / Discussion / Notes: The Beginning
Announcements & Reminders:
Quiz on 'The Stranger,' Part 1, Chapters 1-3 on Wednesday
Agenda:
Quiz on 'The Stranger,' Part 1, Chapters 1-3
Highlights/Discussion/Notes
Reading Continued: Part 1, Chapts. 4-6
Announcements & Reminders:
Quiz on 'The Stranger,' Part 1, Chapters 4-6 on Friday
Agenda:
'The Stranger' Continued:
Review: Chapters 1-3 (Raymond's Letter / Meursault's Reasoning)
'Library Time' Chapters 4-6
Announcements & Reminders:
Quiz on 'The Stranger,' Part 1, Chapters 4-6 Tomorrow
Agenda:
Quiz on 'The Stranger,' Part 1, Chapters 4-6
Highlights/Discussion/Notes
Announcements & Reminders:
Quiz on 'The Stranger,' Part 2, Chapters 1-3 TBD
Agenda:
Group Notes on supplemental reading (Mike, Leila, Dean, Julian)
"Library Time"
Announcements & Reminders:
Notes on Supplemental Readings continue through the week. *Here's the schedule.
Novel Chapter Notes Due in Turnitin by the beginning of class Tomorrow
Novel Quiz # 3 (on the end) on Friday *Content & guidelines available here.
Vocab Test (Latin Terms, etc.) on 3/17
Agenda:
Group Notes on supplemental reading (Anthony, Ireland)
"Library Time"
Announcements & Reminders:
Notes on Supplemental Readings continue through the week. *Here's the schedule.
Novel Chapter Notes Due in Turnitin by the beginning of class Tomorrow
Novel Quiz # 3 (on the end) on Friday *Content & guidelines available here.
Vocab Test (Latin Terms, etc.) on 3/17
Agenda:
Novel Quiz 2 Review
"Library Time"
Reading Continued
Announcements & Reminders:
Novel Quiz # 3 (on the end) Tomorrow *Content & guidelines available here.
Vocab Test (Latin Terms, etc.) on Monday
Agenda:
Novel Quiz # 3 (on the end) *Content & guidelines available here.
Announcements & Reminders:
Vocab Test (Latin Terms, etc.) on Monday
Agenda:
Group Notes on supplemental reading (Jonalee, Lauren, Antonia)
"Library Time"
Announcements & Reminders:
Notes on Supplemental Readings continue through the week. *Here's the schedule.
Novel Quiz # 2 on Friday *Content & guidelines available here.
Vocab Test (Latin Terms, etc.) on 3/17
Agenda:
About Chapter Notes (Writing INSIDE and outside of the book!)
Here's the Crash-Course video on taking notes from the beginning of the year.
"Library Time"
Novels & Supplemental Readings
Quiz 1 Give-Back & Review
Announcements & Reminders:
Novel Quiz # 2 on Friday *Content & guidelines available here.
Chapter Notes Due on 3/11
Vocab Test (Latin Terms, etc.) on 3/17
Agenda:
Group Notes on supplemental reading (Amber, Madison, Dan)
"Library Time" (The middle continued)
Announcements & Reminders:
Notes on Supplemental Readings continue through the week. *Here's the schedule.
Novel Quiz # 2 on Friday *Content & guidelines available here.
Novel Chapter Notes Due in Turnitin by the beginning of class on 3/11
Vocab Test (Latin Terms, etc.) on 3/17
Agenda:
Novel Quiz # 2 (On The Middle & Supplemental Readings)
"Library Time"
Announcements & Reminders:
Notes on Supplemental Readings continue next week. *Here's the schedule.
Novel Chapter Notes Due in Turnitin by the beginning of class on 3/11
Vocab Test (Latin Terms, etc.) on 3/17
Agenda:
Group Notes on supplemental reading (Jon. N. & Nick)
"Library Time"
Announcements & Reminders:
Notes on Supplemental Readings continue through the week. *Here's the schedule.
Novel Quiz # 1 Tomorrow *Content & guidelines available here.
Agenda:
Novel Quiz 1 (On The Beginning & Supplemental Readings)
Announcements & Reminders:
Notes on Supplemental Readings continue through the week. *Here's the schedule.
Novel Quiz # 2 on 3/7 *Content & guidelines available here.
Agenda:
Quiz Review: How Novels Work: The Beginning
"Library Time"
Announcements & Reminders:
Notes on Supplemental Readings continue through the week. *Here's the schedule.
Novel Quiz # 2 on 3/7 *Content & guidelines available here.
Agenda:
"Library Time"
Announcements & Reminders:
Novel Quiz # 1 Next Wednesday *Content & guidelines available here.
Agenda:
Announcements & Reminders:
Notes on Supplemental Readings continue through the week. *Here's the schedule.
Novel Quiz # 1 Next Wednesday *Content & guidelines available here.
Agenda:
Announcements & Reminders:
Notes on Supplemental Readings continue through the week. *Here's the schedule.
Novel Quiz # 1 Next Wednesday *Content & guidelines available here.
Agenda:
Reading: 'Mr. Covey'
Announcements & Reminders:
Quiz on 'Mr. Covey' on Wednesday
Hard Copy of your novel due Friday *Guidelines available here.
Vocab Test: Confusables (plus a few Lit Terms) on Thursday
Agenda:
Quiz on 'Mr. Covey'
The Personal Narrative continued: Selection / Reading from the Electric Typewriter archive. *Reaction essay due in Turnitin by the beginning of class on Friday.
Announcements & Reminders:
Hard Copy of your novel due Friday *Guidelines available here.
Agenda:
Vocab Test (Confusables, etc)
Announcements & Reminders:
Hard Copy of your novel due tomorrow *Guidelines available here.
Agenda:
Novel Check-in *Hard copy
Announcements & Reminders:
Hard Copy of your novel due Today *Guidelines available here.
Agenda:
Hamlet Documentary
Test Review: Major Themes & Devices
Announcements & Reminders:
Hamlet Essay Test on Thursday
Agenda:
Hamlet Documentary Continued
Intro to next unit: The Novel
Announcements & Reminders:
Hamlet Essay Test on Thursday
Hard Copy of your novel due next Friday *Guidelines available here.
Agenda:
Essay Test on Hamlet *Submit in Turnitin by the end of the period.
Announcements & Reminders:
Hard Copy of your novel due next Friday *Guidelines available here.
Agenda:
'Hamlet' Book Sign-in
Reading / Reaction Essay for Neil Postman's 'Graduation Speech'
Announcements & Reminders:
Hard Copy of your novel due next Friday *Guidelines available here.
Agenda:
Hamlet: Acts 4 & 5
Where Is Polonius
Hamlet Sent To England
Ophelia's Grief
Laertes Returns
Announcements & Reminders:
Quiz on Acts 4 & 5 on Friday
Agenda:
Hamlet Act 5 Continued
A Gentlemanly Duel
Delelted Scenes
Important Moments Revisited:
Where Is Polonius
The Gravedigger
(If time Permits) Vocab: Confusables
Announcements & Reminders:
Quiz on Acts 4 & 5 on Friday
Agenda:
Hamlet Documentary
Announcements & Reminders:
Quiz on Acts 4 & 5 of Hamlet on Friday
Agenda:
Quiz on Acts 4 & 5 of Hamlet
Announcements & Reminders:
Agenda:
Hamlet Act 3 Continued
The Breakup
The Play Within The Play
The Bedchamber Scene
(If time Permits) Vocab: Confusables
Announcements & Reminders:
Quiz on Act 3 on Thursday
Agenda:
The Bedchamber Scene Continued (The Ghost Reappears)
Act 3 Review / Discussion / Notes
Act 4 Intro / Screening
Announcements & Reminders:
Quiz on Act 3 of Hamlet Tomorrow
Agenda:
Quiz on Act 3 of Hamlet
Announcements & Reminders:
Vocab Quiz on Lit Terms & Confusables week of Feb 10
Agenda:
Hamlet Act 2 Wrap-Up:
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Arrive
“The Play’s The Thing…”
(If time Permits) Vocab: Confusables
Announcements & Reminders:
Quiz on Act 2 Tomorrow
Agenda:
Quiz on Act 2 of Hamlet
Announcements & Reminders:
Agenda:
Act 3: To Be Or Not To Be .
Agenda:
Hamlet Act 1 Continued:
Laertes Leaves for France
The Ghost Speaks
Act 1 wrap-up: Review / Discussion / Notes
(If time Permits) Vocab: Confusables
Announcements & Reminders:
Quiz on Act 1 on Friday
Agenda:
Hamlet continued:
Act II Intro, Screening
Hamlet Scares Ophelia
Polonius’s Theory
“Words, Words, Words”
Announcements & Reminders:
Quiz on Act 1 Tomorrow
Agenda:
Quiz on Act I of Hamlet
Act II Continued
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Arrive
“The Play’s The Thing…”
Announcements & Reminders:
Quiz on Act 2 TBD
Agenda:
Agenda:
Hamlet: Act 1 Continued
Agenda:
Grammar: The Hyphen Practice Quiz #2
Poetry Lesson 7 (Form & Structure) Continued:
Case Studies: The Sonnet
(IF Time Permits) Vocab: Confusables
Announcements & Reminders:
Hyphen Quiz Tomorrow (This One Counts)
Agenda:
Hyphen Quiz *This One Counts
Poetry Wrap-Up: Sonnet 29 Review
Announcements & Reminders:
Final Poetry Quiz Tomorrow
Agenda:
Final Poetry Quiz
Agenda:
Poetry Quiz on Words, Syntax, & Rhyme
Grammar: The Hyphen (Rules & Practice Quiz #1)
Agenda:
Poetry Lesson 5 (Point of View)
Reading (Foster)
Case Studies
Grammar: The Hyphen (Rules & Practice Quiz #2)
Agenda:
Poetry Lesson 6 (Images & Symbols)
Reading (Foster)
Case Studies
Announcements & Reminders:
Hyphen Quiz on Tuesday (This One Counts)
Agenda:
Poetry Lesson 7 (Form & Structure)
Reading (Foster)
Case Studies
Grammar: The Hyphen Practice Quiz #2
Announcements & Reminders:
Hyphen Quiz on Tuesday (This One Counts)
Agenda:
Poetry Lesson 3: (Words & Syntax)
Reading (Foster)
Case Studies:
Announcements & Reminders:
Quiz on Personal Pronouns on Thursday
Agenda:
Read 'anyone lived in a pretty how town' (hard copies available on the back table).
Complete THIS PRACTICE QUIZ and submit via Turnitin by the end of class.
Announcements & Reminders:
Quiz on Personal Pronouns on Thursday
Agenda:
Grammar Quiz on Personal Pronouns
Review: 'anyone lived in a pretty how town'
Poetry Lesson 4: (Rhyme)
Reading (Foster)
Case Studies:
Announcements & Reminders:
Poetry Quiz on Words, Syntax, & Rhyme on Monday
Agenda:
Poetry Lesson 4: (Rhyme) Continued
Announcements & Reminders:
Poetry Quiz on Words, Syntax, & Rhyme on Monday
Agenda:
Grammar: Personal Pronouns (The Cookie-Monster Problem) Details & Practice Quiz #1
Poetry Lesson 3: (Words & Syntax)
Reading (Foster)
Case Studies
Announcements & Reminders:
Poetry Quiz on Sound & Meter on Wednesday
Agenda:
Poetry Quiz #1 (Sound & Meter)
Agenda:
Odyssey Essay Test #2
Announcements & Reminders:
Quiz on Subject-Verb Agreement & Dangling Modifiers Tomorrow
Agenda:
Quiz on Subject-Verb Agreement & Dangling Modifiers
Announcements & Reminders:
Agenda:
Announcements & Reminders:
Quiz on Sound & Meter TBD
Agenda:
Poetry Lesson 2 Continued: (Meter)
Reading (Foster)
Case Studies
Announcements & Reminders:
Quiz on Sound & Meter on Wednesday
Agenda:
Library Time: 'The Odyssey,' Books 22 & 23
Announcements & Reminders:
Complete Book 23 for tomorrow
Quiz on Books 20-24 on Wednesday
Agenda:
'The Odyssey' Continued:
Book 23 Review
Book 24 Intro / Reading
Announcements & Reminders:
Quiz on Books 20-24 Tomorrow
Odyssey Essay Test # 2 on Friday
Agenda:
Quiz on Books 20-24
Odyssey Wrap-up: Major Themes & Devices
Announcements & Reminders:
Odyssey Essay Test # 2 on Friday
Quiz on Subject-Verb Agreement & Dangling Modifiers on Tues
Agenda:
Odyssey Essay Test # 2 *Postponed*
Announcements & Reminders:
Odyssey Essay Test 2 on Monday
Quiz on Subject-Verb Agreement & Dangling Modifiers on Tues
Agenda:
'The Odyssey' Continued:
Book 21 Intro / Reading
Announcements & Reminders:
Complete Book 21 for tomorrow
Agenda:
Academic Responsibility Self Eval
'The Odyssey' Continued:
Book 21 Review
Book 22 Intro / Reading
Grammar: Dangling Modifier Practice Quiz #1 *Complete Next time.
Announcements & Reminders:
Complete Book 22
Agenda:
Reaction Essay for Book 18 of 'The Odyssey' *Due in Turnitin by the end of class.
Announcements & Reminders:
Read Book 19 to page 400 for tomorrow.
Agenda:
'The Odyssey' Continued:
Review: Book 18 and 19 (so far)
Reading: Book 19, Book 20 Summary
(If Time Permits) Vocab: Lit Terms
Announcements & Reminders:
Complete Book 19 (from the text) and Book 20 (Summary) for tomorrow.
Quiz on Books 14-19 on Friday
Agenda:
Grammar: Subject-Verb Agreement Practice Quiz 1
Odyssey Essay give-back & review
'The Odyssey' Continued: Books 19 & 20 Review
Announcements & Reminders:
Quiz on Books 14-19 on Friday
Agenda:
Odyssey Essay Review Continued
Quiz on Books 14-19
Announcements & Reminders:
Agenda:
'The Odyssey' Continued:
Book 16 Review
Book 17 Intro / Reading
Vocab: Lit Terms -Final Prep For Quiz
Announcements & Reminders:
Vocab Quiz on Lit Terms A through J Tomorrow
Complete Book 17. Prepare questions & comments for tomorrow.
Agenda:
Vocab Quiz on Lit Terms A through J *POSTPONED UNTIL TOMORROW*
'The Odyssey' Continued:
Book 17 Review
Book 18 Intro/Reading
Announcements & Reminders:
Comma / Semicolon Quiz on Monday
Agenda:
Vocab Quiz on Lit Terms A through J
'The Odyssey' Continued: Book 18
Announcements & Reminders:
Comma Semicolon Quiz on Monday
Written Response to Book 18 on Monday (for credit, will be done in class).
Agenda:
'The Odyssey' Continued:
Book 14 Continued
(If Time Permits) Vocab: Lit Terms
Announcements & Reminders:
Complete Book 14 (from the text) and 15 (summary only) for tomorrow.
Vocab Quiz (First half of lit terms list) next Wed.
Agenda:
'The Odyssey' Continued:
Books 14 & 15 Review
Intro / Reading: Book 16
(If Time Permits) Vocab: Lit Terms
Announcements & Reminders:
Complete Book 16 to pg. 348 for tomorrow. *Prepare Comments & Questions for Discussion
Vocab Quiz on Lit Terms A through J on Wed.
Agenda:
'The Odyssey' Continued:
Book 16 Review So Far
...reading the rest.
(If Time Permits) Vocab: Lit Terms
Announcements & Reminders:
Vocab Quiz on Lit Terms A through J on Wed.
Comma Quiz on Tuesday (This One Counts)
Agenda:
Quiz on Books 8-13 of 'The Odyssey'
(If Time Permits) Vocab: Lit Terms
Announcements & Reminders:
Odyssey Essay Test on Books 1-13 on Thursday
Agenda:
About the essay rubrics (Composition ...and Content)
Group Review (Major Themes & Devices)
Announcements & Reminders:
Odyssey Essay Test on Books 1-13 Tomorrow. *Essays will be graded holistically, using this rubric (on composition) and this one (on content) as rough guidelines.
Agenda:
Essay Test on Books 1-13 of 'The Odyssey'
Agenda:
'The Odyssey' Continued: Book 14 Intro / Reading
Grammar: Comma Rules & Practice Quiz 1
Announcements & Reminders:
Complete Comma Practice Quiz #1 for Wed.
Agenda:
Reaction Essay for Book 11 of 'The Odyssey' *Submit in Turnitin by the end of class.
Announcements & Reminders:
Possessives Quiz Tomorrow (This One Counts)
Agenda:
Possessives Quiz (This One Counts)
'The Odyssey' Continued:
Book 11 Review
Book 12 Intro / Reading
Announcements & Reminders:
Agenda:
Mini Lecture: Why Writing Is So Hard
'The Odyssey' Continued:
Book 11 Review (Ajax wrap-up)
Book 12 Intro / Reading
Announcements & Reminders:
Agenda:
'The Odyssey' Continued:
Book 12 Intro/Reading
Announcements & Reminders:
Odyssey Quiz (Books 8-13) on Monday
Odyssey Essay Test on Books 1-13 on Thursday
Agenda:
'The Odyssey' Continued: Book 9 Intro/Reading
Film Clip From Troy
Announcements & Reminders:
Quiz on Books 1-7 Tomorrow. *Here's a sample question & answer.
Complete Book 9 for Tomorrow (Prepare Questions & Comments)
Agenda:
Quiz on Books 1-7 of 'The Odyssey'
Film Clip From Troy
Announcements & Reminders:
Complete Book 9 for Tomorrow (Prepare Questions & Comments)
Agenda:
'The Odyssey' Continued:
Book 9 (Highlights / Review / Discussion)
Announcements & Reminders:
Possessives Quiz on Tuesday (This One Counts)
Agenda:
'The Odyssey' Continued: Book 11: Intro / reading ... Know the background info on a these characters before reading:
*Agamemnon (whose death is relevant to this scene -details here)
*Achilles (whom Odysseus recruited to fight in the Trojan War -details here)
*…and Ajax (who had a legendary dispute with Odysseus over Achilles’ armor -details here).
*While reading Book 11, you can skip lines 257-377.
Announcements & Reminders:
Possessives Quiz on Tuesday (This One Counts)
Written Response to Book 11 on Monday
Agenda:
Grammar: Syntax; Practice Quiz #3 *Schedule Official Quiz
'The Odyssey' Continued:
Book 6 Review
Announcements & Reminders:
Note-Taking exercise on Book 6 Due Today (In Turnitin) by the beginning of class.
Syntax Quiz on Thursday (This One Counts)
Agenda:
Summer-Reading Test Give-Back
'The Odyssey' Continued: Intro/Reading Book 7
Announcements & Reminders:
Syntax Quiz on Tomorrow (This One Counts)
Agenda:
Syntax Quiz (This One Counts)
'The Odyssey' Continued: Books 7 Review; Book 8 Summary
Announcements & Reminders:
Quiz on Books 1-7 on Tuesday. *Here's a sample question & answer.
Agenda:
"The Odyssey"
Book Sign-out
Intro Lecture
Independent Reading:
Announcements & Reminders:
Sign Up For Turnitin...
Go to turnitin.com
Use Class ID: 45506453 ...and Enrollment Key: cartystudent
Agenda:
"The Odyssey" Continued (Reading, Book 5)
About 'Academic Responsibility'
Announcements & Reminders:
Complete Book 5; Prepare comments & questions for discussion for tomorrow.
Note-Taking exercise on Book 6 Due Tuesday (In Turnitin) by the beginning of class.
Agenda:
"The Odyssey" Continued:
Book 5 Review
Book 6 Intro/Reading
Film Clip from "Troy"
Announcements & Reminders:
Note-Taking exercise on Book 6 Due Tuesday (In Turnitin) by the beginning of class.
Agenda:
'The Odyssey' Continued: Book 6 Reading / Notes
Announcements & Reminders:
Note-Taking exercise on Book 6 Due Tuesday (In Turnitin) by the beginning of class.
Agenda:
Course Intro
Announcements & Reminders:
Summer-Reading Test on Thurs
Agenda:
First-Day Survey
Summer-Reading Cram
Announcements & Reminders:
Summer-Reading Test Tomorrow
Agenda:
Summer-Reading Test
Announcements & Reminders:
Summer-Reading Test on Thurs
Agenda:
Summer Reading Test Review
Announcements & Reminders: