Class: Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014

All Classes:

• DOL/diagrams:  We learned direct objects of infinitives
• Whole class vocabulary review on the Smart Board

First Period:  Worked on projects
Third Period:  Character haiku & worked on projects

Fourth:  Finished reading and discussing the Odyssey

Class: Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014

All Classes:

• DOL AND DIAGRAMMING
•  Vocabulary: 10 FIB sentences using this week's stems.    I've listed this below so you can go ahead and complete it if you were absent.

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cephalo chiro caust terr

1. The extra___estrial admired the high ___ain of the Rocky Mountains.

2. He is not an ___phile. He doesn't think everything British is fabulous.

3. The survivor of the Holo___ made a __ic comment about social Darwinism.

4. The ptero___ and pterodactyl were both flying creatures.

5. The anthropolog___ studies human cultures.

6. The micro___ic boy held the _____pod in his hands.

7. The ____al winds raised dust storms over the _____alian outback.

8. Her ___graphy is quite ornate. I wish I could write like that.

9. I had to go to a ____practor for my bad back.

10. Lucy is the common name of the Australo____us skeleton discovered in Ethiopia in 1974.

First and Third:  Turned in work from Monday.  Took time to complete "The Most Dangerous Game" assignment.

Fourth: Finished reading "The Most Dangerous Game"

Class Friday, Sept. 26, 2014

Half day!!!!

All Classes:
1. DOL and diagrams
2. Quick review
3. Weekly review test
4. Odyssey

First and third period students should be working on their group projects.

All students should be responding to the Edmodo question.  Three of you have shared your recent reads, and they do sound interesting.

Class Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014 and Review for Diagramming Sentences with Compound Subjects

All Classes:
1. DOL/Diagramming
2. FLEX- What's Behind the Box? Review of grammar, punctuation, word stems, literary vocabulary, and the Odyssey.

First and Third:

Odyssey reading: "The Test of the Bow" and "Death at the Palace"

-Consider irony and imagery in these two sections.
-Consider the suitors' attitude toward the gods and the hospitality customs of Greece.


Fourth:
Odyssey reading: Odysseus returned to Ithaca, visited with Eumaeus, and reunited with Telemachus.  Consider why both Odysseus and Telemachus go to Eumaeus first.  How does Athena help Odysseus?  Why did Odysseus say Telemachus was not acting "princely"?  What is Telemachus' character like?

Diagramming sentences with compound subjects:

Class Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014

All Classes:

1. DOL/Diagramming
2. Vocabulary Hangman: Play to study for your test.
3.  Youtube playlist for Odyssey videos

First And Third Periods:

1. Odyssey - Odysseus met Telemachus, went to the palace, and was reunited with Argos.  Things to remember/consider:

•  What was Telemachus' reaction to Odysseus' revelation, and why did Odysseus say that it was not "princely"?
• Based on today's reading, how would you describe Telemachus' personality?  What evidence supports your claim?
• Be able to explain how the episode with Argos is a good example of the theme of faithfulness.

Fourth Period:

1. We finished reading about Helios' cattle.

-Whom does Odysseus blame for his misfortunes? When things go well, to whom does he give the credit?  What does that tell us about his personality?

-Why did Eurylochus encourage the men to eat the cattle? 

Class Website with important links