Monday: 1/10 - Delayed Start Schedule
IC: You'll begin class by handing your "Pronouns and Their Antecedents" worksheet from Friday. You'll take some notes as we discuss some key ideas about the purpose of myth. Finally, we'll end class with a review of Lesson Eleven Vocabulary.
HW: Complete Lesson Eleven Vocabulary, and study for test on 1/12.
Handout: I will distribute the "What is Myth" handout in class. You will be responsible for filling in the information about the purposes of myth on the back of the handout.
Tuesday: 1/11 - Delayed Start Schedule
IC: You will take a reading quiz over books I-IV of Homer's Odyssey. We'll discuss the reading selection, making note of examples of epic conventions, and some key ideas involving the study of Greek mythology. We will end class by going over your graded "Pronouns and Their Antecedents" worksheets. **Ask me about the opportunity to earn points back if you bombed this worksheet. :)
HW: Complete Lesson Eleven Vocabulary, and study for test on 1/12.
Wednesday: 1/12 - Happy birthday, Ellen!
IC: You will hand in your vocabulary homework and complete the Lesson Eleven Vocabulary test. We'll explore allusions to the myth of Agamemnon and Orestes in Homer's Odyssey, and discuss in what way these references are appropriate in relation to Telemachus's current problems. We will read and discuss the myth together in class.
HW: Complete Writer's Notebook Entry #2.
Thursday: 1/13
IC: You will begin by completing a reading quiz over books V-VI of The Odyssey. We'll discuss the reading selection, making connection to your notes about epic conventions and the purpose of myth. Finally, we'll go over an introduction to Lesson Twelve Vocabulary, completing Exercise C in class as time allows.
HW: Study for Lesson Twelve vocabulary test on 1/19.
Friday: 1/14
IC: I will introduce your Freshman Paper assignment. We'll discuss the prompt, and the process and elements of literary analysis. We will focus on the structure of this type of paper. Finally, we'll also talk about the steps of the writing process.
HW: Study for Lesson Twelve vocabulary test on 1/19.
