Last Quarter week 17's lessons 5/27 - 5/30 - 2008

Please make sure you check you grade and it is right, everything you have done should be recorded including extra credit; if there is a problem see me. Start reviewing this year's idioms, vocabulary, literary terms for your final. As always if you have questions or problems please see me. For extra credit you may print your grade from Aeries Tuesday night after all the poems are recorded (third period everything is recorded) and have your parents write me a note that they understand your grade - also signature and print their name (both or no credit). This is due Wednesday before the warning bell.

Tuesday 5/27
1. Create a God/Goddess project due
2. Write District Essay
3. Do Unit 16 Vocabulary

Wednesday 5/28
1. Finish District Essay
2. Finish Book 12 worksheet
3. Finish Unit 16 Vocabulary

Thursday 5/29
1. Read and share Poems
2. Vocabulary due
3. Worksheet due
4. Read and discuss Book 12

Friday 5/30
1. Book 12 Test
2. Review Vocabulary
3. See The Odyssey
4. Unit 16 Vocabulary Test Monday

"Talent may be given, but success you must earn."
John C. Maxwell

Closing! Week 16's Lessons 5/19 - 5/23 - 2008

We are done talking; we are closing the school year, and if you do not like your grade it is time for you to see me and do something about it.

Monday 5/19
1. Review Vocabulary Test
2. Read and discuss Book Ten
3. Do Unit 15 Vocabulary

Tuesday 5/20
1. Book Ten Quiz
2. Begin “Create Your Own God/Goddess Project”
3. Read and discuss Book Twelve

Wednesday 5/21
1. Review Unit 15 Vocab
2. Work on God/Goddess Project

Thursday 5/22
1. Vocabulary bingo
2. Read and discuss Book Twelve
3. Work on Project

Friday 5/23
1. Unit 15 Vocabulary Test
2. Group Review of Project
3. See The Odyssey

"Persistence is stubbornness with a purpose."
-Rich De Voss

Fourth 1/4 - week 15's Lessons 5/12 - 5/16 - 2008

I hope you are enjoying The Odyssey, we will continue working on the adventures of Odysseus. As we finish the school year if you are struggling you need to see us - now! For your next extra credit you also need to see us. Finish strong!

Monday 5/12
1. Review Tests
2. See and discuss The Odyssey
3. Work on “Polyphemus Poem”

Tuesday 5/13
1. Idiom Test
2. Edit and revise “Polyphemus Poem”
3. Read “Book Ten” pages 916 - 927

Wednesday 5/14
1. Peer Response to poem
2. Read and discuss “Book Ten”
3. Type final copy of poem

Thursday 5/15
1. Final copy of poem due
2. Vocabulary pretest Unit 13 and 14
3. Read and discuss “Book Ten”
4. Study Vocabulary Unit 13 and 14

Friday 5/16
1. Unit 13 and 14 Vocabulary Test
2. See The Odyssey
3. Read “Book 12” pages 928 - 940

"Success is a little like wrestling a gorilla.
You don't quit when you're tired -
you quit when the gorilla is tired."
-Robert Strauss-

4th Quarter's lesson 5/5 - 5/9 - 2008 - Week 14

Greetings! I, Miss Takeda, am writing my first blog to you. Over the course of the Romeo and Juliet unit there was adequate participation. However, for the final six weeks of the school year I expect much more participation. I'm not letting you go yet!! This week we will be starting The Odyssey. It's a great story that I anticipate you will enjoy. Your first big project in The Odyssey will be the "Ployphemus Poem". For Extra Credit: Answer questions 1-8 on pg. 914. This assignment will only be accepted if you have completed and turned in your Polyphemus Poem. The extra credit is due on Monday 5/12 after class.

Monday 5/5
1. Review Romeo and Juliet Final
2. Collect Essays
3. The Odyssey Anticipation Guide
4. Read "Homer’s World" (Pages 887-889) and "The Epic" (Pages 890-891)

Tuesday 5/6
1. Discuss "Homer’s World" and "The Epic"
2. Mythology IQ Test
3. Discuss Gods/Goddesses
4. Vocabulary Unit 14 (homework)

Wednesday 5/7
1. Review Vocabulary Unit 14
2. Read Book 1 of The Odyssey
3. Begin Study Guide for Books 1 and 9
4. Read Book 9 (pages 896-913) for homework

Thursday 5/8
1. Vocabulary Bingo and Pretest
2. Discuss and complete Study Guide
3. Polyphemus Poem Brainstorm due Friday (homework)

Friday 5/9
1. Vocabulary Unit 14 test
2. Discuss Polyphemus Poem. Rough draft due Monday 5/12.
3. See The Odyssey

"Life is a ten-speed bike.

Most of us have gears we never use."

Charles Schulz