English 9A

English 9A
Syllabus
Trimester II
Week Twelve
February 12-16, 2007



Monday, February 12, 2007

· You should have four sections from the The Odyssey An Introduction on pp. 878-884 completed using the Cornell Note-Taking Format Sheets.
· These will be collected and grades. We will discuss these on Tuesday.
· Continue with taking notes. All sections need to be completed by Tuesday.
· You will be given some information about Homeric Similes and other material over The Odyssey.


Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Check the rest of the Cornell-Note-Taking Format Sheets.
Discuss this reading strategy.
We will watch an introduction to The Odyssey.
Capitalization homework is in the English Workshop Book:
pp. 249-250. Ex. 5, 1-15.
pp. 251-252. Ex. 6, 1-10.

Wednesday, February 14, 2007]

Continue with The Odyssey.
Hand out vocabulary words and discuss test.
Discuss capitalization.
Homework is pp. 255-256, ex. 10, 1-15.
Quiz over capitalization on Thursday.
All red dot book quizzes are completed by Thursday.

Thursday, February 15, 2007

Continue with The Odyssey.
Capitalization quiz.

Friday, February 16, 2007

In Service today, Period 2 does not meet.
Have a nice and safe weekend.
Exams are next week.

Power Standards/Objectives:
Reading
9.3.4 Compare works that express a universal theme and provide evidence to support the ideas expressed in each work. Read and interpret the EPIC
Apply a variety of reading strategies to epic poetry with emphasis on monitoring
the comprehension of the epic.

Writing:

9.5.8 Write for different purposes and audiences, adjusting tone, style, and voice as appropriate.