Monday, January 5:
- Pass back and go over The Odyssey Books 9-12 quiz
- Pass back and go over Pronoun Quiz
- Sentence Structure Pre-Test
- Notes: Sentence Structure
- Non-Fiction this week!
Tuesday, January 6:
- Finish Sentence Structure Notes
- Sentence Structure Practice
- Watch O'Brother, Where Art Thou? Look for similarities and differences between the movie and The Odyssey. Complete out the t-chart as you watch.
Wednesday, January 7:
- Continue watching O'Brother, Where Art Thou? and completing the t-chart
Thursday, January 8:
- No school - cold day. We will have Non-Fiction Friday tomorrow and finish the movie on Monday.
Friday, January 9:
- Non-Fiction Friday #6:
- Write responses to the questions (listed on the handout) for your article (15 mins)
- Whole-class discussion on a chosen student's article. You must speak at least once in order to receive full credit for the discussion portion of your grade.
Monday, December 15:
- The Odyssey Literary Essay Rough Draft Due
- Self-editing
- Peer-editing
- Bring Rough Draft to class tomorrow as well
- Final Draft due Friday, December 19
- Pronoun quiz on Thursday
- Fiction Thursday this week
Tuesday, December 16:
- Warm-Up
- Formal Essay No-Nos
- Explanation
- Practice: Bad Habits Exercises 1 and 2
- Edit your own essay for No-Nos
Wednesday, December 17:
- Finish editing essays for No-Nos
- Pronoun review
Thursday, December 18:
- Quiz: Pronouns
- Fiction Friday (Thursday) #6:
- Read your choice book. Continue to do so even after you finish your reading log.
- Complete your reading log: write one summary paragraph, one analytic paragraph, and one personal reaction paragraph. Follow the directions on the handout given to you. This is due at the end of the hour.
Friday, December 19:
- The Odyssey Literary Essay due. Turn in the following items stapled and in order:
- Rubric
- Final draft
- Writing Center sheet (if applicable)
- Stamped rough draft
- Peer-edit sheet
- Holiday extra credit game
- Have a safe and happy break! :-)
Monday, December 8:
- Warm-Up
- Essay work day - by the end of the hour, you should either have all 4 quotes and some commentary written, OR one whole completed paragraph (2 quotes and all of the commentary written for that paragraph. This will be checked at the end of the hour.
- Non-Fiction Friday this week!
Tuesday, December 9:
- Warm-Up
- Notes: Indefinite Pronouns
- Essay Introduction and Conclusion tips
Wednesday, December 10:
- Indefinite Pronoun Practice
- Computer lab time to type essays
Thursday, December 11:
- Works Cited page tutorial
- Computer lab time to type essays
Friday, December 12:
- Non-Fiction Friday #5:
- Write responses to the questions (listed on the handout) for your article (15 mins)
- Whole-class discussion on a chosen student's article. You must speak at least once in order to receive full credit for the discussion portion of your grade.
