Tuesday, December 15, 2009










Tuesday, December 15th,

For tonight, reread the passage we read today in class: Book 5; "The Lovely Calypso"; lines 33 to the end of the book. Then draw a picture of Calypso's cave based on the description in the story. This will be due on Thursday, December 17th.

Sunday, December 13, 2009










DECEMBER 14th - 18th
9th GRADE HONORS ENGLISH
SCHEDULE

Monday, December 14th:

Read “A Son Seeks a Father”; “Calypso”;“The Princess Nausicaa and the Beggar”;
“The Court of Antinous”.
Begin a timeline and reading log for THE ODYSSEY

Tuesday, December 15th:

Shortened day!
Book 4 Vocabulary and Literary Handouts for THE ODYSSEY will be handed out today.
Read “I am Laertes’ Son”; “The Battle of the Ciccones”;“The Land of the Lotus Eaters”; “The Wind God”; and “Polyphemus, the Cyclops”.

Work on the Odyssey Timeline and reading log.

Your grammar homework is due today: HOLT; “Adjective Clauses”, pages 101, 102, 103; exercises 2 and 3.

Wednesday, December 16th:

Please bring your VOCABULARY WORKSHOP; Level D; Unit 3 will be assigned today. It will be due in January when we return.

Continue reading “Polyphemus, the Cyclops”;“Circes the Witch”;“The Land of the Dead”;
“The Sirens”; “Scylla and Charybdis”.

Work on the Odyssey Timeline and reading log.

Book 5 Vocabulary and Literary Handouts for THE ODYSSEY will be handed out today.

Thursday, December 17th:

Continue reading THE ODYSSEY and working on THE ODYSSEY timeline and reading log.

Friday, December 18th:

Continue reading THE ODYSSEY and work on THE ODYSSEY timeline and reading log.