Please review the homework policy in your student handbook.  Students have the same number of days to complete make-up work as they were absent.  Make-up work will be posted daily on this classroom Wiki and on the white classroom computer.  Make-up work is YOUR responsibility.   I will NOT ask you for your make-up work.  Be responsible to complete and submit your make-up work to me on time.  Remember that late work is not accepted and will receive no grade.

 

When you are on school business or you have an excused absence, a zero is recorded for your homework grade.  The grade will be changed only when homework has been completed and submitted on time.

 

October 19, 2009

Pre-AP 

Go to library to listen to writing skills presentation by district coordinator of literacy.  Take notes!

Homework:  Study gerunds, participles, and infinitives.  Test Thursday 

Regular Agenda 

 3rd and 4th periods:  Go to library to listen to writing skills presentation by district coordinator of literacy.  Take notes! 

6th and 7th periods:  Finish website and begin revising short story.

 

October 20, 2009

Pre-AP

Go to library to listen to writing skills presentation by district coordinator of literacy.  Take notes!

Homework:  Study gerunds, participles, and infinitives.  Test Thursday 

Regular Agenda

All periods go to library to listen to writing skills presentation by district coordinator of literacy.  Take notes! 

 

October 21, 2009

Pre-AP

Review Verbals.  Test Thursday.

Begin Mythology.  Discuss Mythology groups and presentations.

12 Greek gods/goddesses filmstrip.  Take notes. 

HW:  Study for test and rest assigned myth. 

Regular Agenda

3rd and 4th periods:  Create Edublog.  Create "My Short Story" page.  Edit and revise short story.

6th and 7th periods:  Go to library to listen to writing skills presentation by district coordinator of literacy.  Take notes!

 

October 22, 2009

Pre-AP

Verbals Test.  Groups meet to discuss assigned myth. 

No school Friday 

Regular

Finish Edublog.  Create page to publish short story.

Introduction to Gaggle.  Begin Drama PowerNotes.

HW:  Have short story finished, revised, and publised on Edublog by October 30. 

 

October 26, 2009

Pre-AP 

Take notes from "Poseidon and Athena"  filmstrip.  Groups meet to discuss final planning for team presentations of assigned myths.

HW:  Write summary of myth and complete worksheet. 

Regular Agenda 

Finish PowerNotes.

Discuss Oedipus Rex.

HW:  Finish publishing short story to Edublog.  Due Friday.

 

October 27, 2009

Pre-AP 

Test over 12 Greek gods/godesses

Groups present "Demeter."  Class takes notes from presentation.  Discuss "Oedipus Rex."  

HW:  Read Drama in Adventures of Appreciation, Pages 481 - 490 and answer questions.

Regular Agenda

Finish Oedipus Rex and Show United Streaming Section B:  Oedipus Rex:  The Height of Greek Tragedy.

Read History of the Drama from Adventures in Appreciation pgs. 481 - 490 & complete study guide questions.

 

October 28, 2009

Pre-AP 

Required TLI District assessment - Reading.

Groups present "Dionysus."  Class takes notes from presentation.  Continue "Oedipus Rex."   Reading log and study guide for Antigone assigned. 

HW:  Read Antigone Prologue, Scene I and Ode I

Regular Agenda 

Required TLI District assessment - Reading.

Finish reading History of the Drama from Adventures in Appreciation pgs. 481 - 490 & complete study guide questions.

 

October 29, 2009

Pre-AP  

Notes over drama.  Groups present "Prometheus and IO."   Class takes notes from presentations.  Finish "Oedipus Rex."    HW:  Read Antigone Scene 2, Ode 2.

Regular Agenda

15 minutes will be allotted to work on short story and Edublog.

Begin Antigone.  Character chart, study guide questions, and quote sheet assigned. 

HW:  Short story should be finished and published to Edublog by Friday.

 

October 30, 2009

Pre-AP

 

Introduction to Gaggle.  Gaggle user names and passwords assigned.  Discuss Antigone Ode I.   No HW. 

Regular Agenda

10 minutes will be allotted to publish short story to Edublog. Short story is due.  Read and discuss Antigone Scene 1.

 

November 2, 2009

Mini lesson:

How to write an e-mail business letter. 

Assignment:  RAFT

Role:  Citizen of Thebes

Audience:  King Creon

Format:  E-mail business letter

Topic:  Approve or oppose Creon's decree

Use your Gaggle e-mail account to send the letter to me.

 

November 3, 2009

Substitute Lesson Plans:

Read Antigone, Scene 2, Ode 2.  Complete study guide questions.

 

November 4, 2009

Substitute Lesson Plans:

Read Antigone, Scene 3, Ode 3 and Scene 4, Ode 4. Complete study guide questions and annotated Reading log.

 

November 5, 2009

Read the Exodus.  Analyze and discuss tragic hero and tragic flaw in Antigone.

 

November  6, 2009

Discuss characterization in Antigone.  Finish character chart, study guide questions, and annotated Reading log.

Review for test.  Test over Antigone is Monday.

 

November 9, 2009

Test over Antigone.

 

November 10, 2009

All sophomores take the Arkansas Needs Prevention Assessment.

 

November 11, 2009

All sophomores take the mandated TLI assessment:  Writing.

 

November 12, 2009

Pre-AP

Finish presenting myths.  Antigone essay is due Friday. 

Regular

Read background material for The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.  Complete study guide questions.  Due Friday at the beginning of the class.

 

November 13, 2009

Pre-AP

Antigone essay is due.  Overview of Jason and the Golden Fleece.   HW:  Background information for The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.  Background worksheet is due Wednesday.

Regular

Begin The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.  Act 1, scene 1.

 

November 14, 2009

Pre-AP

Return Module 4 TLI Writing assessment.  Begin The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.   HW:  Respond to the Blog prompt.

Regular

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act I, Scene 2.   

 

November 15, 2009

Pre-AP

Discuss The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act I, Scene 1 and 2.  Identify Anaphora, foreshadowing, and soliloquy.

Finish Act I.  Complete study guide questions and annotated Reading log for Act I. 

HW:  Mythology summaries and Caesar background information is due Wednesday.

Regular

Discuss Act I, Scene II The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.  Finish Act I.  Complete study guide questions and annotated Reading log for Act I.