4th 1/4 - week 18's lessons - 6/1 - 6/5 - 2009

Mark Twain said, "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." This is the last week before finals please make sure you are reviewing all your vocabulary, idioms, literary terms and The Odyssey. Do you know where you stand in this class? I am still here everyday at 7 am, break, and the beginning of lunch to help you or answer any questions you may have.

Monday 6/1
1. Review Vocabulary (50 points)
2. Read and Discuss The Odyssey
3. Read S.S.R. Book (homework)
4."Book 12" Worksheet

Tuesday 6/2
1. Work on "Book 10 and 12" Worksheets (neat and complete)
2. Review Vocabulary
3. Read S.S.R. Book (homework)

Wednesday 6/3
1. Vocabulary 23 - 24 Test
2. Review "Book 10" Worksheet
3. Read S.S.R. Book (homework)
4. Review for Final

Thursday 6/4
1. Review Vocabulary Test
2. Review "Book 12" Worksheets
3. Read pages 941 - 960 (homework)

Friday 6/6
1. See The Odyssey
2. Study for finals (homework)

"Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome."
- Booker T. Washington -

4th 1/4 - week 17's lessons - 5/26 - 5/29 - 2009

Michael Johnson says, "Life is often compared to a marathon, but I think it is more like being a sprinter; long stretches of hard work punctuated by brief moments in which we are given the opportunity to perform at our best." We are in the final lap and you should now be sprinting to the finish line. If you would like you may do one final extra credit project. The project is "Create Your Own God/Goddess.

Tuesday 5/26
1. Collect Polyphemus Poem
2. Review Tests
3. Review Greek gods (homework)

Wednesday 5/27
1. Review Study Guide
2. Read “Book Ten”
3. Do Vocabulary Lesson 23 – 24, exercise 2 and 3 (homework)

Thursday 5/28
1. Review Vocabulary
2. Read and discuss The Odyssey
3. Do Analogy 12, page 137 and Exercise 1-2, pages 209- 214 (homework)

Friday 5/29
1. See The Odyssey
2. Vocabulary due Monday

"The secret is this: Strength lies solely in tenacity."
Louis Pasteur

4th 1/4 - week 16's lessons - 5/18 - 5/22 - 2009

Larry Grant says, "there are three types of people: Those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who say, 'What happened?'" Which one are you? If you want to make something happen then you may answer the questions 1 - 8 on page 914. (MLA format, complete sentences) You must do your Polyphemus poem first. You may also make up reading points - please check Aeries. You have been fun, now let's finish strong so you can have fun in the sun.

Monday 5/18
1. District Essay
2. Polyphemus Poem due
3. Review Idioms (homework)
4. Notebook

Tuesday 5/19
1. Finish District Essay
2. Worksheets Book 1 and 9 due
3. Review Idioms (homework)
4. Read S.S.R. Book (homework)

Wednesday 5/20
1. Idiom Weeks 1 – 11 Test
2. Edit Polyphemus Poem
3. Revise Polyphemus Poem (homework)
4. Notebook due tomorrow

Thursday 5/21
1. Grade Notebook
2. Peer Response to Poems
3. Read “Book Ten” pages 916 - 927 (homework)

Friday 5/22
1. Polyphemus Due
2. Book 1 and 9 Test
3. Review Idiom Test
4. Review Worksheets

"Why not go out on a limb?
Isn't that where the fruit is?"
Frank Scully

4th 1/4 - week 15's lessons - 5/11 - 5/15 - 2009

I am a little upset with last week's response to extra credit. Many of you should have taken advantage of the opportunities. Time is running out and last week most of you said that you were not satisfied with your grade, so you should have done something about it. Remember, Yoda said, "There is no try in do." This week you have only one thing you can do for extra credit. You need to copy and paste last week's message from the blog and the bottom table from Aeries of your grade, both on the same page, and have your parents write a short note of what they think of your grade this semester. They need to both print their names and sign it as well. This is due before the warning bell in class Tuesday 5/12.
There are no exceptions to the directions.

Monday 5/11
1. Review Romeo and Juliet Final
2. Anticipation Guide
3. Do Vocabulary Lesson 21-22, Exercise 2 and 3 pages 83 - 90 (homework)

Tuesday 5/12
1. Discuss “Homer’s World” and “The Epic”
2. Mythology IQ Test
3. Discuss Gods/Goddesses
4. Do Analogies 11 page 136 (homework)

Wednesday 5/13
1. Review Vocabulary
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 5/14
1. Vocabulary Bingo and Pretest
2. Discuss and complete Study Guide
3. Polyphemus Poem Brainstorm due Friday (homework)

Friday 5/15
1. Vocabulary 21-22 Test
2. Discuss Polyphemus Poem. Rough draft due Monday 5/12.
3. See The Odyssey

You control your grade - control it!

4th 1/4 - 14th week's lessons - 5/4 - 5/8 - 2009

Benjamin Disraeli said, "Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think." As we finish this quarter, this semester, this year - finish strong; think of all you still can do this semester. "Excellence is the gradual result of always wanting to do better." stated Pat Riley. And if you want to do better - first, you may make up any reading points from the last entry on Aeries. Second, I have a project for you and your parents to do together. Third, you may answer questions on page 1103 (it must be typed, MLA format, question incorporated in the answer with developed complete sentences, due by Friday). Fourth, if you still have your Anticipation Guide review your answers and explain any change of mind that you now have (due Wednesday). Fifth, you may see me for a writing prompt for a Romeo and Juliet essay.

Monday 5/4
1. Review Act V Packet
2. See Romeo and Juliet
3. Write Two Journals for Act V (homework)
4. Review all Vocabulary

Tuesday 5/5
1. Act V Test
2. Review Romeo and Juliet overall Packet
3. Review for Test (homework)
4. Review all Vocabulary

Wednesday 5/6
1. Finish Review of Packet
2. See Romeo and Juliet
3. Review for Tests (homework)

Thursday 5/7
1. Romeo and Juliet Final (300 points)
2. Review all Vocabulary
3. Read S. S. R. Book

Friday 5/8
1. Vocabulary Review Test
2. Read “Homer’s World” (pages 887-889) and “The Epic” (page 890-889)
3. Enjoy the weekend

Don't Complain How The Ball Bounces
If You Dropped It !