Activities for week seventeen 6/2 - 6/6 - 2014

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. Remember I am still here to help you anyway I can. You may also still make up S.S. Reading points - it could improve your grade.

Monday 6/2
1. Idiom 17-21 Test
2. Polyphemus Poem Due
3. Review Vocabulary Test
4. Finish Vocabulary 29 - 30 (homework)

Tuesday 6/3
1. Review Idiom Test
2. Read and Discuss The Odyssey
3. Review All Vocabulary (homework)
4. Read The Odyssey (homework)

Wednesday 6/4
1. Review and Grade Vocabulary
2. See The Odyssey
3. Study and Review (homework)

Thursday 6/5
1. Vocabulary 29 - 30 Test
2. See The Odyssey
3. Read The Odyssey (homework)

Friday 6/6
1. The Odyssey Book 9 - 12 Test
2. Post Writing Assessment and 
End of the Year Reflection
3. All Writing Handouts in Portfolio
4. Review All Vocabulary (homework)


*** Make sure you check Aeries ***
                  Extra Credit
         Quizlet cards due Tuesday
Do you have all your S.S.Reading points?

Activities for week sixteen 5/27 - 5/30 - 2014

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 on pages 914, 926, and 939 if you completed your "Book 10 and 12 worksheets, and your Polyphemus poem (Typed MLA format, and complete sentences due next Thursd). You may also make up reading points from the last reading period - please check Aeries. You have been fun, now let's finish strong so you can have fun in the sun.

Tuesday 5/27
1. Research Project Due
2. See The Odyssey
3. Finish Vocabulary (homework)
4. Read "Book Ten" (homework)

Wednesday 5/28
1. Grade Vocabulary
2. Start Polyphemus Poem (homework)

Thursday 5/29
1. Vocabulary Bingo and Pretest
2. Work on Polyphemus Poem
3. Read and Discuss "Book Ten"
4. Finish Poem (homework)
5. Read "Book 12"

Friday 5/30
1. Vocabulary 27 - 28 Test
2. Edit and Revise Polyphemus Poem
3. Read and Discuss The Odyssey 
4. Final Copy and all Parts of Polyphemus Poem Due Monday (homework)

**** Extra Credit ****
Quizlet cards due Wednesday

Activities for week fifteen 5/19 - 5/23 - 2014

As we finish the year I still have a few messages and opportunities for you. If you want to be successful and to maximize your efforts and talents as a good student you need to stop blaming others, take a good look in the mirror, and take responsibility for your own life and grades. Oprah Winfrey says, "My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment." I hope that you will be in the place you want to be next year and this summer. You may also see me at lunch Monday for another extra credit assignment.


Monday 5/19
1. Meet in Library and work on Research Project

    Homework Research Project

Tuesday 5/20
1. Meet in Library and work on Research Project
    Homework Research Project

Wednesday 5/21
1. Meet in Library and work on Research Project
    Homework Research Project

Thursday 5/22
1. Meet in Library and work on Research Project
    Homework Research Project

Friday 5/23
1. Meet in Library and work on Research Project
2. Research Project Due Tuesday - Absolute Deadline 
    No Late Projects!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

           
 Finish Strong!

Activities for week fourteen 5/12 - 5/16 - 2014

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 you may make up any reading points from the last two entries on Aeries; also you can come and talk to me before school.

Monday 5/12
1. Review Vocabulary Test
3. Read The Odyssey pages 894 - 914 (homework)
4. Study Vocabulary 21 - 26 (homework)

Tuesday 5/13
1. See “Greek Dramatic Festivals”
2. Discuss Character and Odysseus Journey Maps
3. Read and Discuss Reading
4. Do Study Guide"Book 1 and 9" (homework)

Wednesday 5/14
1. Vocabulary Bee
2. Read and Discuss The Odyssey
3. Handout: Origin of the Gods
4. Finish Study Guide (homework)

Thursday 5/15
1. Review and Grade Study Guide
2. "Book One and Nine" Test
3. See The Odyssey
4. Study Vocabulary (homework)

Friday 5/16
1. Vocabulary 21 - 26 Test
2. Partner and Person for Research Project
3. See The Odyssey

Activities for week thirteen 5/5 - 5/9 - 2014

Magic Johnson paraphrased John F. Kennedy when he stated, "Ask not what your teammates can do for you. Ask what you can do for your teammates." Are you making our class more interesting? Are you sharing your ideas about our reading, and really getting involved in our discussions? President Woodrow Wilson asserted, "You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand." Are you adding value to our class?

Monday 5/5
1. Review Vocabulary Test and Idioms
2. See "Redefining Success"
2. Edit and Revise Essay
3. Do Vocabulary 25 – 26 (homework)

Tuesday 5/6
1. Final Copy and All Steps of Essay Due 
2. Mythology IQ Test and Anticipation Guide
3. Read “Homer’s World” and “The Epic” pages 886-893 (homework)
4. Finish Vocabulary 25 - 26

Wednesday 5/7  
1. Idiom Quiz 15 - 19
2. Review and Grade Vocabulary 25 – 26
3. Read and Discuss “Homer’s World” and “The Epic” pages 886-893 
4. Review Read for Quiz (homework)

Thursday 5/8
1. Reading Quiz
2. Vocabulary Bingo and Pretest
3. Read The Odyssey pages 894 - 914

Friday 5/9
1. Vocabulary 25 – 26 Test
2. See The Gods of Olympus
3. Read and Discuss Homework

   *** Extra Credit ***
Quizlet Cards due Wednesday