Syllabus

Week 9

Monday 10/27 (C Day)

Agenda:

• Comma / Semicolon Quiz *This one counts

• Composition lesson # 5 : Writing The First Paragraph

• "The Odyssey" Continued: 

  • Books 12 & 13 Review / Highlights / Notes 

  • Book 14  

• New Words (Lit Terms) 

Announcements & Reminders:

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

• Essay Test on Books 1-13 on Wednesday??? ...Here's the rubric.

• Vocab Quiz #2 (on all general Lit terms) next week.

Week 8

Monday 10/20 (B Day) -Off-

Tuesday 10/21 (C Day)

Agenda:

• Quiz on Books 8-12 of  "The Odyssey"

Announcements & Reminders:

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

Wednesday 10/22 (D Day)

Agenda:

• The Semicolon Rule & Practice Quiz ...Schedule for-credit Quiz (Tomorrow or Monday)

•  "The Odyssey" Continued:

  • Book 12 Review / Discussion / Notes (Lexi & Grace will guide us through 'the cattle incident').

  • Schedule Essay Test on Books 1-13

Announcements & Reminders:

• Read Book 13 Summary for tomorrow.

• Comma / Semicolon Quiz on Mon.

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

Thursday 10/23 (A Day)

Agenda:

• Composition lesson # 3: Transitions

• Composition lesson # 4: Topic Sentences (On Your Own)

• "The Odyssey" Continued: 

  • Books 12 & 13 Review / Highlights / Notes 

  • Book 14  ....*Schedule Essay Test on Books 1-13 

• About speaking & listening scores. 

  • ...Self-eval questions.

Announcements & Reminders:

• Comma / Semicolon Quiz on Mon.

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

Friday 10/24 (B Day) -Off-

Week 7

Monday 10/13 -Holiday-

Tuesday 10/14 (B Day) -Off-

Wednesday 10/15 (C Day)

Agenda:

• Book 11 Student-Led Review:

  • Achilles (Samiyah & Olivia)

  • Agamemnon (Connor, Tim)

  • Ajax (Skylar W. & Alivia)

    • *Grace W. & Lexi: See me to discuss helping review book 12.

• Grammar: Comma Rules & Practice Quiz #2

Announcements & Reminders:

• Student-Led Review of Book 11 continues Tomorrow

• Quiz on Books 8-12 TBD

Thursday 10/16 (D Day)

Agenda:

• Grammar: Final Comma Practice Quiz

• "The Odyssey" Continued:

  • Book 11 Wrap-Up

  • Book 12 Intro / Reading

    • • *Grace W. & Lexi: See me to discuss helping review book 12.

• New Words (Lit Terms)

Announcements & Reminders:

• Quiz on Books 8-12 on Tuesday

Friday 10/17 (A Day)

Agenda:

• Composition Lesson #2 (Order of Ideas)

• "Office Time" Prep for Tuesday's Quiz

• New Words (Lit Terms)

Announcements & Reminders:

• Quiz on Books 8-12 on Tuesday

Week 6

Monday 10/6 (A Day) 

Agenda:

• Grammar: Comma Rules & Practice Quiz #1

• "The Odyssey" Continued:

  • Book 10 Review / Discussion / Notes

  • Book 11 Intro

  • About Student-Led Review

• Lit Terms Quiz #1 Give-Back & Review

Announcements & Reminders:

• Student-Led Review of Book 11 on Thursday.

• Quiz on Books 8-12 TBD

Tuesday 10/7 (B Day) -Off-

Wednesday 10/8 (C Day)

Agenda:

• Establish groups for Book 11 Student-Led Review

Announcements & Reminders:

• Student-Led Review of Book 11 on Tomorrow

• Quiz on Books 8-12 TBD

Thursday 10/9 (D Day)

Agenda:

• Book 11 Student-Led Review:

  • Elpenor (Cianna & Avah)

  • Tiresias (Jessiah and Taylor)

  • Anticleia (Skylar A. & Abby)

  • Achilles (Samiyah & Olivia)

  • Agamemnon (Connor, Tim)

  • Ajax (Skylar W. & Alivia)

    • *Grace W. & Lexi: See me to discuss helping review book 12.

Announcements & Reminders:

• Student-Led Review of Book 11 continues Tomorrow

• Quiz on Books 8-12 TBD

Friday 10/10 (A Day)

Agenda:

• Book 11 Student-Led Review:

  • Anticleia (Skylar A. & Abby)

  • Achilles (Samiyah & Olivia)

  • Agamemnon (Connor, Tim)

  • Ajax (Skylar W. & Alivia)

    • *Grace W. & Lexi: See me to discuss helping review book 12.

Announcements & Reminders:

• Student-Led Review of Book 11 continues Tomorrow

• Quiz on Books 8-12 TBD

Week 5

Monday 9/29 (D Day) 

Agenda:

• "The Odyssey" Continued:

  • Quiz 1-7 give-back & review.

  • Questions for Comprehension: Books 8 & 9.

  • Questions / Comments *To be submitted

Announcements & Reminders:

• Possessives Quiz on Thursday *This one counts.

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

Tuesday 9/30 (A Day) 

Agenda:

• "The Odyssey" Continued:

  • Book 9 Review / Discussion / Notes.

• New Words (Lit Terms)

Announcements & Reminders:

• Student-Teacher Conferences begin next week.  Here are the expectations.

• Possessives Quiz on Thursday *This one counts.

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

Wednesday 10/1 (B Day) -Off-

Thursday 10/2 (C Day)

Agenda:

• Grammar: Possessives Quiz *This one counts

• About student-teacher conferences / Sign-Up

• "Office Time:"

  • "The Odyssey" Continued: Book 10 Summary 

  • Quiz Prep (Lit Terms)

Announcements & Reminders:

• Student-Teacher Conferences begin next week.  Here are the expectations.

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

Friday 10/3 (B Day)

Agenda:

• Vocab Quiz #1

• 'The Odyssey" Continued: Book 10 review

Announcements & Reminders:

• Student-Teacher Conferences begin next week.  Here are the expectations.

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:

• Read / Take notes on Books 8 & 9 for Monday.  Prepare comments & questions for discussion. 

• Possessives Quiz On Tuesday *This one counts.

• 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: