Welcome to Opening Day!
I hope you are as excited as I am for the new school year to begin.
Core Policy Sheet to be signed and returned on 8-22/8-23
8-22 and 8-23:
First Two Days of School Paragraph
Peer Edit
Class Syllabus- Parent sheet due 8-26/8-27
Read Short Story- Work on ready skills
Independent Book- Students need to choose book for independent reading and have
in class by 8-28/8-29.
8-26 and 8-27:
Signed Parent/Student Contract Due TodayAnnotated Notes Power Point- see link
Annotated Notes Handout
The Greek Gods- In Class Novel- The Pantheon
Greek Gods Homework- Notes on Greek Gods
www.desy.de/gna/interpedia/greek_myth/olympian.html
Add to notes on Zeus, Hera and Athena
Independent Book Due in Class 8-28/8-29
8-28 and 8-29:
Zeus, Hera, Athena notes due
Independent Reading Book due in class
Greek Gods- Athena read in class
Writing Prompt: Parent Work
Greek Mythology Packet- Reading groups- questions
HW-Notes on Posiedon
8-30 and 9-3:
Poseidon notes dueThe Greek Gods- reading Poseidon and Hades
Short History Channel Video on Hades- take notes- add to your Pantheon notesIndependent Book Reading- Log 45 Minutes of Reading, one paragraph summary,
and 5 vocabulary words with definitions. Due 9-4/9-5
9-4 and 9-5:
WP: Book Reading Summary w/ definitions due-
Independent Book Reading- HW- Finish WP: Worksheet
Greek Gods- Poseidon/Hades Illustration due
Greek Gods- Reading- Demeter HW notes on Demeter, Artemis, Apollo
HW Due- 9-6/9-9
9-6 and 9-9:
Reading Prompt Due-
Greek God Notes- Demeter, Artemis, Apollo DueLiterary Terms Notes- Power Point on my Link pageVideo on Daedalus and Icarus- Greek Myth
Greek Gods- Reading Artemis and Apollo
9-10 and 9-11:
Continue and Finish Literary Terms Notes- Handout Study Guide given to each student. Literary Terms Test on 9-12/913 HW is to STUDY!
Greek Gods- Sons of Apollo, in class reading and noteshard to get all the great info we cover in class if you don't come.
9-12 and 9-13:
Literary Terms Test
Greek God Reading- Hermes-Hephaestus-Aphrodite
HW: Complete Greek God Pantheon Notes
HW: Which Greek God are you most like, or relate to the best- Why?
Rough Draft your notes.
Continue reading in Independent Reading Book
**Greek God Pantheon Test 9-18 and 9-19**
9-16 and 9-17:
Hermes- Hephaestus- Aphrodite Notes Due
Rough Draft of Favorite Greek God Due
Finish Reading Greek Gods
Review for Test- Test 9-18 and 9-19
9-18 and 9-19:
Greek God Pantheon Test-
This is open book and open note. Those students who have faithfully taken good
notes will benefit. Those who have taken skimpy notes will realize the importance
of taking good notes. The more detail you include in your responses the more
points you will get.
Greek Mythology video- Theseus and the Minotaur.
9-20 and 9-23:
Daily Agendas collected- New Agenda given
Finish Theseus video and discuss themes in Greek Myth stories
Assignment- Writing a Greek Mythology Short Story
student partners are writing and illustrating their own Greek Myth
9-24 and 9-25:
Working on Greek Mythology Short Stories
9-26 and 9-27:
Last Greek God Reading "Phaethon"
Presenting Greek Myth Short Stories and Storyboards
End of 1st 6 week Grading Period-
9-9 and 9-10:
See Note Below about buying your own copy of Princess Bride.