Syllabus

Week 4

Monday 9/22 (C Day) 

Agenda:

• Quiz on Books 1-7 of "The Odyssey"

Announcements & Reminders:

• Vocab Quiz # 1 (On the first column of terms on the master list) On Oct. 3 

Tuesday 9/23 (D Day) 

Agenda:

• Grammar: Possessives Rules & Practice Quiz #1

• About Vocab 

• New Words (Lit Terms)

Announcements & Reminders:

• Vocab Quiz # 1 (On the first column of terms on the master list) On Oct. 3 

Wednesday 9/24 (A Day) 

Agenda:

• Grammar: Possessives Practice Quiz #2

• "The Odyssey" Continued: Book 8 Intro / Reading

• New Words (Lit Terms)

Announcements & Reminders:

• Complete Book 8; prepare questions & comments tomorrow.

• Vocab Quiz # 1 (On the first column of terms on the master list) On Oct. 3 

Thursday 9/25 (B Day) -Off-

Friday 9/26 (C Day) 

Agenda:

• "The Odyssey" Continued:

  • Book 8 Review / Discussion / Notes

  • Book 9 Intro / Reading

• New Words (Lit Terms)

Announcements & Reminders:

• Vocab Quiz # 1 (On the first column of terms on the master list) On Oct. 3 

Week 3

Monday 9/15 (B Day) -Off-

Tuesday 9/16 (C Day)

Agenda:

• Grammar: Syntax Practice Quiz #3

• "The Odyssey Continued" (Book 6 review)

• Vocab: Lit Terms

Announcements & Reminders:

• Syntax Quiz on Thursday *This one counts

• Quiz on Books 1-7 of "The Odyssey" on Friday

Wednesday 9/17 (D Day)

Agenda:

• Intro to Composition:

  • Mini Lecture: Why Writing Is Important, Why It's Is So Hard, & What To Do about It

  • Exercise: Writing the First Sentence

• "The Odyssey Continued": Book  7 Intro / Reading

• Vocab: Lit Terms

Announcements & Reminders:

• Syntax Quiz on Tomorrow *This one counts

• Read / Take notes on Book 7 for Monday.

• Quiz on Books 1-7 of "The Odyssey" on Monday

Thursday 9/18 (A Day)

Agenda:

• Syntax Quiz *This one counts

• "The Odyssey Continued": 

  • Sample Passage & Response for Odyssey Quiz.

  • Book 7 Continued: Reading / Notes 

Announcements & Reminders:

• Finish Reading Book 7.

• Quiz on Books 1-7 of "The Odyssey" on Monday

• Friday 9/19 (B Day) -Off-

Week 2

Monday 9/8 (A Day) 

Agenda:

• Summer-Reading Test Review

• Grammar: Syntax Guide & Practice Quiz #1

• Vocab: Lit Terms

Announcements & Reminders:

• Complete Background Reading for "The Odyssey": The Context ...and the summaries for Books 1-4.  *Prepare Questions & Comments for Wednesday.

Tuesday 9/9 (B Day) -Off-

Wednesday 9/10 (C Day) 

Agenda:

• Questions / Comments from Background Reading

• Mini Lecture: Intro to "The Odyssey" 

• Reading (Book 5) 

Announcements & Reminders:

• Read / Take Notes on Book 5 to page 160.

Thursday 9/11 (D Day) 

Agenda:

• "The Odyssey" Continued:

  • Book 5 Review so far. (Questions & Comments)

  • Reading Continued

Announcements & Reminders:

• Read / Take notes on the rest of Book 5.  *Prepare questions & comments for tomorrow.

Friday 9/12 (A Day) 

Agenda:

• "The Odyssey" Continued:

  • Book 5 Wrap-Up

  • Book 6 Intro / Reading

• Grammar: Syntax Guide & Practice Quiz #2

• About Vocab, Lit Terms, &  Scheduling the first Quiz

Announcements & Reminders:

• Read / Take Notes on Book 6.  Prepare questions & comments for Monday.

• Vocab Quiz In two weeks (Date TBD)

Week 1

Monday 9/1 -Holiday-

Tuesday 9/2

Agenda:

• Course Intro & Syllabus

Announcements & Reminders:

• Summer-Reading Test on Thurs

Wednesday 9/3 

Agenda:

• Student Questionnaire 

• Syllabus Review

• (If Time Permits) Summer-Reading Cram

Announcements & Reminders:

• Summer-Reading Test Tomorrow

Thursday 9/4

Agenda:

• Summer-Reading Test

Announcements & Reminders:

Friday 9/5 

Agenda:

• TBD

Announcements & Reminders: