Language Arts 1 - Honors (Period 2/3/5)

Course Description

QUARTER 2 - MYTHOLOGY, EPIC POETRY, & GREEK TRAGEDY
The Odyssey UNIT
Nov. 26, Monday: Collect Writing Assignment #3—Night, AP ONE (Night), Chapman Holocaust Cover Sheet, Begin new unit: Mythology (The Odyssey and Mythology), pass out intro notes, pass out V-8 WS HW: Intro notes (I,II, IV), V-8front, Chapman Holocaust Project, AP ONE (Night) (due 11/28)
Nov. 27, Tuesday: V-8front, Collect Chapman Holocaust Project, stamp/discuss intro notes, read Mythology “Trojan War” (p.185-210) HW: AP ONE (Night), V-8back 
Nov. 28, Wednesday: 6 Way Paragraph, Collect AP ONE (Night), V-8back, pass out The Odyssey study guide questions, begin The Odyssey HW: finish The Odyssey Part 1 study guide questions (page 1 #1-13)
 Nov. 29, Thursday: stamp/discuss The Odyssey Part 1 study guide questions 1-13, finish The Odyssey Part 1 HW: finish The Odyssey Part 1 study guide questions 14-23
Nov. 30, Friday: read about Polphemus in Mythology, stamp/discuss The Odyssey Part 1 study guide questions 14-23, choose mythology character for upcoming writing assignment HW: V-8T
Dec. 3, Monday: V-8T, pass out/discuss writing assignment & begin research HW: V-9front&back (12/6)
Dec. 4, Tuesday: Library Research HW: V-9front
Dec. 5, Wednesday: Library Research HW: writing assignment #6 note cards/bib cards (due 12/10)
Dec. 6, Thursday: V-9front&back, begin The Odyssey Part 2 HW: The Odyssey Part 2 study guide questions #1-6 (read up to line 191), writing assignment #6 note cards/bib cards (due 12/10)
Dec. 7, Friday: Stamp The Odyssey Part 2 study guide questions 1-6, finish The OdysseyPart 2 HW: V-9T, finish The Odyssey Part 2 study guide questions (due 12/13), writing assignment #6 note cards/bib cards (12/10)
Dec. 10, Monday: V-9T, check writing assignment #6 note cards/bib cards, writing time (outlines/intros) HW: V-10front, writing assignment #6 outlines/intros (due 12/14)
Dec. 11, Tuesday: V-10front, stamp/discuss The Odyssey Part 2 study guide questions, work on writing assignment #6 HW: V-10back, writing assignment #6 outlines/intros (due 12/14)
Dec. 12, Wednesday: V-10back, begin The Odyssey Part 3 HW: writing assignment #6 outlines/intros (due 12/14), The Odyssey Part 3 study guide questions #1-9
Dec. 13, Thursday: Stamp The Odyssey Part 3 study guide questions 1-9, continue readingThe Odyssey Part 3 HW: writing assignment #6 outlines/intros, finish The Odyssey Part 3 study guide questions
Dec. 14, Friday: Stamp The Odyssey Part 3 study guide questions, Stamp writing assignment #6 outlines/intros, writing time (rough draft/works cited)  HW: V-10T, writing assignment #6 rough draft/works cited (due 12/21)
Dec. 17, Monday: V-10T, writing time HW: V-11front, writing assignment #6 rough draft/works cited (due 12/21)
Dec. 18, Tuesday: Begin The Odyssey Part 4 HW: V-11back, finish The Odyssey Part 4 and study guide questions, writing assignment #6 rough draft/works cited (due 12/21)
Dec. 19, Wednesday: stamp/discuss Odyssey Part 4 study guide questions, Pass out the Mythology Hunt (6 boxes in class) HW: writing assignment #6 rough draft/works cited (due 12/21), Mythology Hunt (fill in 6 boxes; total 12)
Dec. 20, Thursday: Mythology Hunt (fill in 12 boxes; total 24) HW: V-11T (NOTE this is a different day than we normally have vocab tests), writing assignment #6 rough draft/works cited
Dec. 21, Friday: V-11T, editing writing assignment #6 rough draft/works cited HW: writing assignment #6 final draft (due 1/7/13)
Dec. 24-28, Monday - Friday: NO SCHOOL (Winter Recess)
Dec. 31-Jan. 4, Monday - Friday: NO SCHOOL (Winter Recess)
Jan. 7, Monday: Collect writing assignment #6, pass out VR2 Packet, watch The Odysseymovie HW: VR2-test1
Jan. 8, Tuesday: watch The Odyssey movie HW: VR2-test2
Jan. 9, Wednesday: VR2-test2, watch The Odyssey movie HW: VR2-test3
Jan. 10, Thursday: VR2-test3, watch The Odyssey movie HW: Mythology Hunt (fill in 12 more boxes; total 36)
Jan. 11, Friday: Mythology Hunt, watch The Odyssey movie, TOGALA signups HW: VR2-Test (1/9), Mythology Hunt (fill in 12 more boxes; total 48)
Jan. 14, Monday: VR2-Test, pass out 1st Semester Final Study Guide, check Mythology Hunt, AP ONE The Odyssey, finish The Odyssey movie HW: study for 1st Semester Final, AP ONE The Odyssey (due 1/22, 1/23, or 1/24; finals day for your period)
Jan. 15, Tuesday: Mythology Hunt Review HW: study for 1st Semester Final, AP ONE The Odyssey (due 1/22, 1/23, or 1/24; finals day for your period)
Jan. 16, Wednesday: Mythology Hunt Review HW: study for 1st Semester Final, AP ONE The Odyssey (due 1/22, 1/23, or 1/24; finals day for your period)
Jan. 17, Thursday: Greek (Mental) Olympics = Final Review Jeopardy HW: bring your item(s) for the TOGALA, study for 1st Semester Final, AP ONE The Odyssey (due 1/22, 1/23, or 1/24; finals day for your period)
Jan. 18, Friday: TOGALA (watch Hercules & Toga Contest!) HW: study for 1st Semester Final, AP ONE The Odyssey (due 1/22, 1/23, or 1/24; finals day for your period)
Jan. 21, Monday (MLK Jr. Birthday): NO SCHOOL 
Jan. 22, Tuesday (FINALS - FULL DAY): Finals in Periods 1 & 2 only (AP ONE The Odyssey due), and then after lunch students go to periods 3-6 HW: study for 1st Semester Final
Jan. 23, Wednesday (FINALS - MINIMUM DAY): Finals in Periods 3 & 4 (AP ONE The Odyssey due). Students get out at 12:27pm HW: V-14back, study for 1st Semester Final
Jan. 24, Thursday (FINALS - MINIMUM DAY): Finals in Periods 5 & 6 (AP ONE The Odyssey due). Students get out at 12:27pm HW: V-14T (1/23), study for 1st Semester Final

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