Day 26 (11.4.11) A Day

Objective:

Students will

demonstrate reading skills,

practice reading analysis, and read and discuss The Iliad.

Class Activities:

• Computers: YES
• SUMMATIVE:
• "The Evaluation of Fiction" and "A & P"
• SUMMATIVE Remediation: 
• The Iliad Book IV
• Students will complete this after meeting with T. Holmes (if necessary)
• SUMMATIVE:
• "Araby"
• Analyze: Review -
• Review The Iliad Books 3 - 4 (3rd and 4th)
• Students will annotate PDF
• Comprehend: LECTURE -
• Mini-Lecture on Achilles (3rd and 4th)[T. Holmes]
• Students will take notes.
• Synthesize: Journal -
• Write in Section 4 of your spiral for 20 minutes on the provided prompt.
• Go to AP Course
• Go to "Writing"
• Go to "Journals"
• Go to "The Iliad"
• Go to "Journal # 1"
• Comprehend: LECTURE -
• Mini-Lecture on Helen (T. Holmes)
• Students will take notes.

• Learn: READ -
• Students will read books 5 - 8 from The Iliad by Homer (3rd and 4th)
• Students will read books 9 - 12 from The Iliad by Homer (1st)
• Students will annotate PDF

Homework:

• DUE on Today (11.4.11) A Day: Formative- Vocabulary Lesson 4 Parts 6 - 10 (Due by 11:59 PM! Submit to Blackboard>Assignments>Vocabulary>Lesson>Lesson 4 Parts 6-10)
• DUE on Tuesday (11.8.11) A Day: SUMMATIVE- Outline of plot in The Iliad Books 9-10 (1st Period only) (Bring to class to turn in.)
• DUE on Tuesday (11.8.11) A Day: SUMMATIVE- Outline of plot in The Iliad Books 5 - 8 (3rd and 4th Periods only) (Bring to class to turn in.)

Work collected in class:

• Allusions
• Summative Remediation: The Iliad Book IV Pop Quiz (if necessary)
• Summative: "The Evaluation of Fiction" and "A & P"
• Summative: "Araby"

Day 25 (11.3.11) B Day

Objective:

Students will

demonstrate research skills, reading skills,

practice reading analysis, and read, discuss and write about The Iliad.

Class Activities: 

GET SEATED IMMEDIATELY--YOU SHOULD BE READY TO BEGIN CLASS WITH ALL MATERIALS OUT AND READY.

• Computers: Yes
• CHECK YOUR GRADES
• Learn and Comprehend:
• Test Writing Tips (7th Only) [T. Holmes]
• Synthesis: SUMMATIVE --
• Book IV The Iliad
• SUMMATIVE: 
• "The Evaluation of Fiction" and "A & P"
• Analyze and Discuss:
• Review The Iliad Books 1 & 2 (7th)
• Review The Iliad Book 4 (8th)
• Students will annotate PDF
• Comprehend: LECTURE -
• Mini-Lecture on Achilles (8th) [T. Holmes]
• Students will take notes.
• Analyze and Discuss:
• Review The Iliad Books 5 - 8 (8th)
• Students will annotate PDF
• Synthesize: Journal -
• Write in Section 4 of your spiral for 20 minutes on the provided prompt.
• Go to AP Course
• Go to "Writing"
• Go to "Journals"
• Go to "The Iliad"
• Go to "Journal # 1"
• Comprehend: LECTURE -
• Mini-Lecture on  Helen (8th)  [T. Holmes]
• Students will take notes.
• Analyze and Discuss:
• Review The Iliad Books 9-10 (8th)
• Review The Iliad Books 5 - 8 (7th)
• Students will annotate PDF
• Learn: READ -
• Students will read books 5 - 8 (7th) or 9 - 10 (8th)  from The Iliad by Homer
• Students will annotate PDF

Homework:

• DUE on Friday (11.4.11) A Day: Formative- Vocabulary Lesson 4 Parts 6 - 10 (Due by 11:59 PM! Submit to Blackboard>Assignments>Vocabulary>Lesson>Lesson 4 Parts 6 - 10)

Work collected in class:

• Summative: The Iliad Book IV Pop Quiz
• Summative: "The Evaluation of Fiction" and "A & P"

Day 25 (11.2.11) A Day

Class Activities:

• Read and Write: "Araby"
• In the brown Glencoe Literature books.
• Students should read the short story and answer all questions on the handout.
• Students should turn in the work BEFORE leaving class.
• Read:
• Students should finish reading for Mid-term exams next week.

Day 24 (11.1.11) B Day

1.      Step One:

a.      Step One: Students will read the handout “Angles of Literacy” and complete all of the work within, including:

                                                              i.      Annotating “Blackberry-Picking”

                                                            ii.      Summarizing the poem.

                                                          iii.      Answering questions posed about the poem in the summary (page 12).

2.      Step Two:

a.      Step Two: Students with DiYanni textbooks should get the books out and begin reading pages 31 – 37.

                                                              i.      After reading the pages, students should complete questions 1 – 11 on page 37.

1.      Students should do this work on a piece of notebook paper to turn in.

2.      Students should use complete sentences in their answer.

b.      Step Two (Alternate): Students who do not have a Diyanni textbook will pick up from Mr. Thompson the excerpt from the DiYanni textbook: “The Evaluation of Fiction” which contains “A & P” by John Updike.

                                                              i.      Students will read through the entire handout.

                                                            ii.      Students will answer the 11 questions after the story.

1.      Students should use complete sentences in their answers.

3.      Step Three: The Iliad

a.      Step Three: If students finish and TURN IN the work on A & P by Updike, they may use their computers to read the next books of The Iliad.

                                                             i.      Computers may only be turned on once both steps one and two are turned in to Mr. Thompson.