9TH GRADE
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
FOR
DECEMBER 4, 2006

Monday, December 4th:

Journal: Using five of your new vocabulary words, write five sentences with adjective clauses.

Read Parts 3 and 4 of “The Trojan War”. We will run around with swords and reenact the Trojan War ;-) You will be given an open book test over “The Trojan War”, which will be due on Wednesday, December 6th.


Tuesday, December 5th:

The “Unscrambling Adjective Clauses” will be given to you; we will briefly go over this grammar homework. You will be assigned Part One, #1-8. This will be due on Thursday.

We will read “A Son Searches for His Father”, Part One of
THE ODYSSEY. We will also quickly go over the vocabulary and literary packet for this section of the story. You will be expected to keep a detailed reading log for THE ODYSSEY.


Wednesday, December 6th:

Your open book test over “The Trojan War” will be due today.

Today we will read “Odysseus at the Court of Alcinous”. We will begin a timeline over our reading. The TIMELINE, along with your READING LOG, will be VERY IMPORTANT GRADES, SO DON’T BLOW EITHER OF THEM OFF!


Thursday, December 7th:

Your “Unscrambling Adjective Clauses” is due today!

Today, we will climb back into the SS Odyssey and sail back to Troy where it all started ten years ago - we will read about Odysseus and his men’s encounter with the tribe of the Ciccones; their encounters with the Lotus Eaters, and Polyphemus, the Cyclops.


Friday, December 8th:

Journal: Using ten of your words from VOCABULARY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT (pages 40-45), write five sentence with adverbial clauses and write five sentences with adjective clauses.

We will once again scramble aboard the SS Odyssey, and set sail for the Island of the Sirens. If we escape the Sirens’ call, we will then head for the island of the beautiful witch Circe who gives men poison which reveals their inner animal.