Monday, 01/12/2015: Students worked on Poetry Presentations. Period 7 took the Vocabulary semester final exam.
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Tuesday, 01/06/2015:
1) Independent Reading. 2) Continue poetry/music packet: "Wish for You" by Faith Hill, "Constellations" by Jack Johnson, and "Heart of Rock and Roll" by Huey Lewis and the News We are back from Winter Break!
1. Independent Reading - Library Day 2. Review Vocabulary - Semester Finals are next week. 3. Review poetry terms: Rhyme scheme, true rhyme and slant rhyme, alliteration, simile, metaphor, personification, imagery, and mood. 4. Application of poetry terms to music: "This Ole House" performed by Bette Midler and "Smile" by Uncle Kracker. 12/16/2014:
English 1: 1) Independent Reading. 2) Read sections from The Odyssey: The account of the Sirens, Scylla and Charybdis, the Island of Thrinacia, and Penelope's test of the Olive Tree. 3) Test TOMORROW on The Odyssey. English 2: 1) Independent Reading. 2) Circle Discussions: Arabian Nights. 3) Test TOMORROW on Arabian Nights. Monday, 12/15/2014:
1. Independent Reading Report 16 2. Independent Reading. English 1: Finish The Odyssey. English 2: Read sections from The Arabian Nights: "The Little Beggar" and "The Night Empty of all Stories" Monday, 12/08/2014:
English 1: 1) Independent Reading Report 15. 2) Independent Reading. 3) Review The Odyssey and continue watching. English 2: 1) Independent Reading Report 15. 2) Independent Reading. 3) Review The Arabian Nights and continue watching. English 1:
1. Independent Reading 2. Review The Odyssey 3. Read the account of the Cyclops from The Odyssey. 4. Continue watching The Odyssey. English 2: 1. Independent Reading 2. Review Arabian Nights. 3. Read "Sinbad the Sailor's Second Voyage." 4. Continue watching Arabian Nights. Tuesday, 12/02/2014:
English 1: 1. Independent Reading 2. Review Hero Journey Cycle 3. Brainpop: Homer 4. Odysseus the Reluctant Hero, The Trojan War, and the Trojan Horse 5. Begin The Odyssey English 2: 1. Independent Reading 2. Continue Arabian Nights Monday, 12/01/2014:
English 1: 1) Independent Reading Report 14. 2) Independent Reading/Library Day. 3) Return CR for Greek mythology. 4) Introduction of the Hero Journey. English 2: 1) Independent Reading Report 14. 2) Independent Reading/Library Day. 3) Return CR for Greek mythology. 4) Review Hero Journey. 5) Introduction of Arabian Nights. Wednesday, 11/26/2014: Early Bell Schedule
1. Independent Reading 2. Vocabulary Review 3. Articulate |
/Mrs. Shirley
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