WEEK 3 & 4 English 9 A

1. WEEK 3 & 4 English 9 A Monday September 16

2. Monday September 16 New vocabulary #3 check study Tool Quizlet??? Norsemom Vocabulary Due Tuesday start of hour Journal #4 Kid President: Respond to the video clip… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwlhUcSGqgs GRAMMAR~ define … complete for tomorrow Spider Legs:  List and define parts of speech on hand out/ in class assignment…

3. Monday Definition to be used as a answer on test. Grammar is the whole system and structure of rules for a language.

4. Tuesday September 17 Correct Vocabulary #3 Go over 8 parts of speech Give tip to remember 8 parts of speech Intro to diagramming A couple practice diagrams Intro to The Odyssey: Themes challenges & character Read in class pages 887, 888 and 895

5. Eight parts of speech 3rd hour class notes Interjection: shows emotion( a word or phrase) Verb: expresses an action or state of being Adverb: modifies a verb or adjective or another adverb (often ends in ly) Noun: a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea ( or quality or action) Conjunction: connects words, phrases, and simple sentences Adjective: describes a noun or pronoun or limits the meaning Pronoun: a word that takes the place of a noun Preposition: it relates one word to another; shows the relationship between a noun and a pronoun

6. Eight parts of speech 5th hour Notes Interjection: a word or phrase used to express emotion Verb: words that express action, condition, or state of being Adverb: modifies a verb, adjectives, or other adverb (often ends in ly) Noun: a word that names a person place or idea Conjunction: connects words or groups of words, clauses, phrases, and simple sentences Adjective: modifies or limits the meaning of a noun or pronoun Pronoun: is a word used in place of noun or another pronoun Preposition: shows the relationship of noun or pronoun and another word in a sentence

7. Eight parts of speech 6th hour Notes Interjection: word or phrase used to express emotion Verb: an action, a condition, or state of being Adverb: modifies a verb, adjective or adverb: (often ends in ly) Noun: person, place thing or idea Conjunction: joins words, phrases, clauses & simple sentences Adjective: modifies or limits the meaning of a noun or pronoun Pronoun: a word used in place of a noun or another pronoun Preposition: a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun

8. Wednesday September 18 Intro to diagramming The dog ran home. A couple practice diagrams HOW WOULD BEGIN TIO DIAGRAM THIS SENTENCE? WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU ASK? ( 5th hour did not start Cornell notes)

9. The Basics! How to gain points diagramming!!! Baseline : required (written words do not hang in the air!!!) Divide: Subject: always on the left Predicate: always on the right ______________[_____________ NOTE: divide is just a straight line no little hook on top

10. Wednesday September 18,2013 Journal #5 Although they may not be an epic hero, _______ is a hero to me. WHY? WHY? WHY? Give Examples Full Page

11. Wednesday September 18 The Odyssey by Homer translated by Robert Fitzgerald Cornell Notes Read The Odyssey 886-893 in class Plan… read to page 915

12. Norse Notes

13. Thursday September 19,2013 Vision testing ½ of 3rd hour. Hand out Pink Diagramming packets Page One HW if not done in class: Ask students to underline simple subject once underline simple predicate twice circle any prepositional phrases Then create a baseline with only the simple subject and simple predicate  shift |key next The boyswam. ____boy|__swam__ The Norseare strong. ____Norse|___are strong__

14. Cornell Note Norse Notes(Ex. How to take notes)

15. Thursday September 19 The Odyssey Cornell Note taking: keep it simple, clean & specific HW: 1. Study 8 parts of speech for quiz Friday 2. Lesson 3 Quiz Friday~ use Quizlet tool to study 3. Review pages 886-891 4. Bring Biography/Autobiography for free reading

16. Friday September 20 Quiz Check for diagramming of baseline page one Free reading Conferencing with teacher individually: may only get through a few people….

17. Monday September 23 New Vocabulary due Tuesday ~ Quiz Friday Diagramming New packet page 1, skip page 6, complete page 8 The Odyssey: Book 9

18. Book 9 The Odyssey/New Coasts & Poseidon’s Son

19. Notes

20. Tuesday September 24 Correct Vocabulary 4 Diagramming The Odyssey Continued Begin packet HW for 3rd hour (page 6 Skill Builder Epic Hero)

21. Notes Tuesday September 24

22. Wednesday September 25 Partner work Book 9 pages Conference for possible retakes on Thursday Discuss answers to packet on Quiz page Pre reading for Book 10: read questions to focus for listening Listen to Book 10 and begin note taking Bring a free reading book for Thursday retake quizzes

23. Wednesday September 25 Book 10

24. Thursday September 25 Retake Quiz opportunity: conferenced with all students on Wednesday ( or free read ) Packet pages for Book 10 Review diagramming for Friday Quiz Intro for Odysseus Essay Due Oct 4 Log on to Eli-review (getting ready for peer writing ) HW: study for Vocabulary Quiz 4 & Diagram Quiz Bring Free Reading Book( 0/5 if you ask to go to locker)

25. Friday September 27 Take Quizzes: Vocabulary & Diagram Silent read: Recording personal goal ______ for pages to read in time remaining start page end page Introduce Essay Assignment

26. Previous Student: Writing Sample Does this fit our assignment? What changes need to be made? The epic poem “The Wanderings of Odysseus the Odyssey” by Homer and translated by Robert Fitzgerald. A hero ,in the Homeric period, was a warrior-chieftain of special strength, courage, or ability (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hero). Odysseus is a great hero to many people because he is loyal, intelligent, and brave when he spreads from his armada, however Odysseus is also only human and has weaknesses one major weakness, his curiosity. Odysseus is loyal. “Eurylochus tells Odysseus what has happened and begs his captain to sail away from Circe’s island. Against Eurylochus’ advice, however, Odysseus rushes to save his men from the enchantress.” (920).

27. Friday September 27 example opening paragraph What is working and where is there room for improvement? The epic poem The Wanderings of Odysseus from The Odyssey is by Homer, and translated by Robert Fitzgerald. According to McDougallLittell, “An epic hero is a larger-than-life figure, usually male, who embodies the ideals of a nation or race. Epic heroes take part in long, dangerous adventures and accomplish great deeds that require courage and superhuman strength” (890). Odysseus is a hero because he is brave, intelligent, and loyal, however Odysseus is also human and therefore, has one major weakness, arrogance.

28. ELI REVIEW SIGN IN TO Eli Review Put in a User name & password of your choice ( copy it; remember it!!) hhttp:elireview.com: course code 3rd hour bluffs728tonal course code5th hour (rosins812ells) course code 6thhour (monks518futons) Students can enroll in your class using a course code they enter on their dashboards. Here's how: Have students go to http://elireview.com and sign in (or sign up for an account if they don't already have one). Give students the course code displayed at right (you could send it to them via email or write it on the board).. Have students enter the code in the "Join a Course" box on the Eli for Students tab on their dashboards. Once they've entered the code, they are automatically enrolled in your course and ready to start their writing, reviewing, and revising.

29. Happy Weekend Students: I am so sorry I made a couple typos with Eli Review and hit submit before I caught them!! I am not able to go back and edit after a student has used the assignment which happened within the hour.  Corrections are Odysseus ~ misspelled Hero ~ should have been “epic hero”