Food Drive Aud Today during Block 4.Odyssey biographical poems should be turned in now. Also 10 facts learned or 10 differences between the text and movie also should be turned in.
After a brief introduction, we will begin reading "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell.
List 10 things you learned during the game.
List 10 differences between the text and the video.
Or any combination of the two equaling 10.
After our regular Monday activities, we will travel to the LMC to complete the biographical poem and to complete The Odyssey Challenge Game.
We will travel to the LMC at the beginning of the block to work on a biographical poem. You will choose one of the major characters from The Odyssey and use the template I have provided for the poem. Give each phrase some thought to describe your character.
Once you have completed the poem, you may click on the Friday, September 24th to link to The Odyssey Choice game to test your Odyssey knowledge.
Friday's diction practice was a piece of cake, so you should do well today on the post test.
We will finish reading The Odyssey by covering the homecoming and revenge of Odysseus. Tomorrow you will create a biographical poem using one of the major characters from the story and play The Odyssey Challenge Game.
Conferences tonight!
Advisory today
I will be checking Week 5 Vocabulary today. We will then watch The Odyssey until Odysseus returns to Ithaca. (Didn't quite make it there yesterday.) Tomorrow we will begin The Homecoming: Book 21.
We will go over the diction practice from Friday and then watch The Odyssey up to Odysseus's return to Ithaca.
Conferences tomorrow! Hope to see you there.
In theory, you should be at least half way through your novel. You will be completing a novel sheet today so that I can see what book you are reading and how much progress you have made reading this term. Remember: You will be completing a critical analysis over this book as a major writing assignment at the end of the term. The novel sheet and double entry journals are meant to be used as a resource for this paper.
I have to submit grades by the end of the day. Many of you have not turned in your Memoir or your double entry journals. As long as students are working, I will give you time to get assignments caught up today. If not, we will move ahead with Book 21 of The Odyssey. If your assignments are all up to date, you may use the time to continue reading your self-selected novel.
PS. The guest teacher said all went well on Friday. Thank you!
ER
Book 12
Diction
I will not me in class today, so please be on your best behavior! We will continue with The Odyssey. Book 12 deals with Odysseus's journey to the Underworld and several perils he and his men have to face. Again, you will need to complete the reader's guide and then take a short quiz, just to keep you honest!
I have created a diction activity for the extra practice many of you need.
Double entry journals are due today. Mid-term grades have to be turned in by the end of the day on Monday. Is your Memoir in yet?
Book 10 deals with Circe's island, Aeaea. After reading we will complete the reader's guide sheet and take a quick quiz to make sure you are all keeping up with us!
Next, we will go over the diction pre-test from yesterday and cover some basic diction rules.
Three pages of double entry journals are due tomorrow.
Diction is the correct use of words. This is part of the ACT PLAN preparation. You will take a quick quiz over Book 9 of The Odyssey and then we will begin Book 10.
We will read Book 9 today and complete the reading guide as we go. You may use reading guides on quizzes and tests. I recommend you also make notes on your reading guides. Book 9 is rather long. However, this chapter is filled with action so don't be discouraged!
Week 4 Vocabulary is due tomorrow: epic, euphemism, theme, and suspense.
We will complete the second practice for the ACT PLAN apostrophe section and go over it in class. Then you will take the post-test.
We begin reading Book 9 of The Odyssey.
To set the stage, we will watch the beginning of The Odyssey to give you some background information and to give you a reference for the time period.
Go Falcons!
We will cover the introduction to Homer's The Odyssey including the Trojan War, Greek mythology, and ancient Greek customs.
Today was the last day to work on Memoirs in class. You need to turn in your rubric, final copy and revised rough draft by Friday. Also, I will be taking a look at Wk. 3 vocabulary: setting, point of view, and comedy.
Bring your lit books to class on Thursday; we will begin The Odyssey by Homer.
We are finally getting to the ACT PLAN apostrophe activity: review pre-test, explicit instruction, and then first try practice.
Looking ahead: Wednesday will be the last day to work on Memoirs in class. They will be due on Friday.
Yesterday, most students completed rough drafts. We will talked about the difference between writing in black and white versus writing in color. Rough drafts are black and white. To write in color students need to add descriptors and strong verbs.
We did not get to the apostrophe lesson. We will save that for Tuesday. Have a good weekend and go Falcons! Beat those Muskies!
Presentation Assembly during first block. Voting for homecoming queen after 2nd assembly.
We will discuss revising rough drafts: format and expanding sentences in the LMC. First block will attend the 2nd presentation aud at 8:35 AM.
We will be in the main lab the first half of the block. Use this time to type your rough draft. You may hand write the draft if you so desire. Use your computer time wisely. You should be word processing only!
After ER I will take a look at your Week 2 Vocabulary for credit: connotation, denotation, voice.
Tomorrow, we will be in the main lab the first half of the block. We will work on revisions.
ACT PLAN:The DCSD has a 5-year plan to raise ACT scores above the national norms. Tenth graders at WHS will be taking the ACT PLAN in October. You will be participating in mini lessons to refresh your memory and improve your skills in several areas. The first area will be the proper use of apostrophes. Today, you will take a pre-test to determine your proficiency.
Finish completing the graphic organizer and organize information by deciding where each item will be placed (paragraph 1,2, or 3).
Tomorrow: LMC to begin rough drafts.
Tally Sheets: You will be keeping track of your grades. I will hand back the assignments from the previous week and you will record your grades. If you do not have a grade for an assignment, it is a missing assignment and you will need to make it up. Therefore, you should know exactly what your grade is and if you have missing work at the beginning of each week. No excuses! You will receive extra credit at mid-term and term for keeping track of your tally sheet.
Memoir: A memoir is a story of a memory. It is the story about something specific that occurred in your life. A graphic organizer has been provided to help you get started. Please complete this prewriting activity for Tuesday.
Students were asked to demonstrate four stages of the writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, and publishing. We used a graphic organizer called a paragraph blueprint to help with this assignment. Monday will will start our first major writing assignment.
