Monday, November 30, 2015

November 30, 2015 - December 4, 2015 Weekly Agenda for 9th Grade English

Monday, November 30th: 


1ST PERIOD: 

BIC:
8:00 – 8:15
Silent Sustained Reading
Your second book’s reading log and AR test are due today.
The third and final book, reading log, and AR test will be due on Friday, December 11th, a week from this Friday.
8:30 – 9:11:

The Trojan War; Part 2

Who was Agamemnon?
The brother of Menelaus! And the commanding general of all the Greek forces.
What are the two countries involved in the dispute?
Greece and Troy

Dalicia explained what started the Trojan War.
Who was the most beautiful woman in the world?
Helen of Sparta or Helen of Troy!

What sparked the entire war?
Jayla
Regina – Athena, Aphrodite, and Hera were fighting over an apple thrown to them at a party by the goddess of Discord.  Zeus sent the arguing goddesses to Paris, a Trojan prince noted for his appreciation of feminine beauty, to judge which goddess is awarded the prize.  Aphrodite promises Paris the most beautiful mortal woman in the world if he awards the golden apple to her. Paris, being a superficial lad, gives her the prize.

Meanwhile, Tyndareus is involved in marrying off his stepdaughter, Helen of Sparta, who is – you guessed it! – the most beautiful woman in the world.  Because of her great beauty – and her stepdad being a king – she has many, many suitors.  Worried that his decision may anger some of the many suitors, Tyndareus makes all the suitors sign a pledge that they will all abide by his decision; and that if any one challenges his choice for Helen’s husband, the other rejected suitors will join in a battle to defeat the challenger.  All the suitors sign the agreement. Tyndareus choose Menelaus, a nice enough guy but kind of boring. His older brother is Agamemnon, the chief military commander of all the Greek armies.

Meanwhile, a deal is a deal and Aphrodite has to honor the deal she made with Paris. She conspires to bring the two lovers together. Paris is welcomed into the home of the happy newlyweds, Menelaus and Helen, who greet him warmly. However, it just so happens that Menelaus is called away on a business trip, and he entrusts the care of his wife and household to Paris – sort of like having the fox guard the chicken coop. Menelaus no sooner leaves, then Aphrodite works her charms and causes Paris and Helen to fall in love and run off together back to his home in Troy. When Menelaus returns and discovers his wife and Paris gone, he goes to Tyndareus and to Agamemnon to complain.  And the contract, which all the suitors signed vowing to honor Tyndareus’s decision regarding his choice of  Helen’s  husband, is now in effect. All the suitors are now called upon to form an army and set sail for Troy to bring back Helen.



Vocabulary:
Valiant:  heroic, full hearted warriors, brave
Achilles: the greatest Greek warrior and hero. His mother dipped him in the River Styx when he was a baby so that the magical waters would coat his body with protection. However, that part of his body held by his mother – his ankles – were not bathed by the magical waters and therefore were the sole vulnerable part of his body.
Achilles Tendon: the ligament, which runs back of the leg.
Achilles’ Heel: Someone’s weakness or the weakness that might bring someone down. This term is from Greek mythology and regards Achilles and his vulnerable ankle, which was not bathed by the magical waters of Styx, which gave protection.
Hector: the greatest Trojan warrior and hero. He was fated to fight Achilles. The outcome of the war depended on these two warriors fighting each other.

Vocabulary:
Neutral: not taking sides; impartial
Swaying: to go back and forth; to vacillate
Stalemate: an impasse; something which has no winner, no exit, or no solution.

How long did the war go on?
Anselmo: nine years!!!!!!

Vocabulary:
Slain: to be killed  Past participle of slay and refers to the person who was killed. Example: He was slain by his brother in a fit of rage.
Lament: a cry of grief

Hephaestus: the Greek god of blacksmiths.

Patroclus, the lover of Achilles, was killed in battle by the Trojan Hector, who then stole Patroclus’ armor.

Achilles was devastated by the news that his lover was slain in battle by Hector.  He vows to avenge Patroclus’ death and to win back the armor that was stolen from his body.

Period 3:

Your second book is due today!
Silent Sustained Reading
AR Test
Reading Log is due today!
Your third and final book is due Friday, December 11th!!!!!

Read “The Trojan War: Part Two”
Discussion
Vocabulary



Tuesday, December 1st: 


Periods 1:
BIC: 8:00 - 8:15 
Silent Sustained Reading plus reading logs 

Periods 1 and 3: 
Read The Trojan War; Part 3


Wednesday, December 2nd: 


Periods 1:
BIC: 8:00 - 8:15
Silent Sustained Reading 

Periods 1 and 3: 
Read The Trojan War: Part 3 and 4

Vocabulary:
Jeered: to boo, to make fun of, to mock
When the opposing team’s star player walked out onto the field, he was met with jeers from the home team.
Fracas: a fight, a dust-up, a brawl,
To box someone’s ear: to hit
Gallantly: with graciousness, with great good and generous manners
Appalled: to be taken aback, to be offended and surprised at the same time
Ransom: to pay money to release someone who has been taken prisoner by a kidnapper.
Overwrought: to be overcome with an emotion, to be overwhelmed with grief.
Suppliant: someone who comes to an higher official asking for a  favor.
Truce: an agreement to temporarily or permanently halt fighting.
Pyre: a huge mound of kindling upon which the corpse and is set on fire.
Anoint: to cover with oil
Urn: a vase in which the ashes of the dead are placed.
Shroud: a large piece of cloth used to cover a dead body.

Artemis: Greek name of the goddess of the moon. Her totem animal is the stag. She doesn’t like men and prefers to hunt in the woods with her bow and arrow. She is an expert with the bow and arrow.
What is Artemis’s Roman name?
Diana is Artemis’ Roman name
Hermes: the Greek god messenger

Part Four!
Strategic: (adjective) logically planned, using available knowledge and skills to accomplish a desired aim.
Deceit: lies and trickery
Treachery: trickery; actions that are meant to hurt and destroy another through trickery and lies.
Poised: posed and ready to take action
Poised on her toes, the ballerina waited for the music to begin.

Thursday, December 3rd: 

In auditorium today. Bring your book for Silent Sustained Reading and work on reading log.


Friday, December 4th:

1st Period:
BIC:
8:00 – 8:15
Silent Sustained Reading and Reading Log:
8:15 – 9:11
Next book is due on Friday, December 11th!

3rd Period:

Silent Sustained Reading
Reading Log
Finish “The Trojan War: Part Four”

Josselyn:
The Trojan Horse was a giant horse.

Cooper:
The Trojan Horse was a giant wooden horse filled with Greek soldiers and left in front of the gates of Troy. The Trojans brought the horse in and that night, the Greek soldiers inside the horse crept out and  killed the people in the city.

Ashley: Odysseus was the one who came up with the idea.
Reyna: Athena helped Odysseus  because she loved how intelligent he was.
Reading:
Ashley
Timerica

What did the Trojans wake up to one morning?
Ashley and Timerica: A giant wooden horse.

What did the Greeks do to make the Trojans think they had given up and left for home?
Reyna:
Jonathan: The Greeks liked to sail and fish.
Ashley: the Greeks hid their boats so the Trojans couldn’t see them

Where were the Greeks really?
Emily: A squad of the soldiers were in the Trojan Horse. 
Jonathan and Ashley: The rest of the Greeks  were hiding in their boats by some islands.

Who was Sinon?
He was the Greek who was used by Odysseus to tell the Trojans that the Greeks had left.
Tyler and Timerica: Sinon told the Trojans that he was left behind by the Greeks as a blood sacrifice to appease (to please or to make  happy) Athena.  Athena was angry at the Greeks for breaking an important statue of hers.


What did Sinon tell the Trojans when they discovered him that morning wandering around?
Timerica: Sinon told the Trojans that he was left behind by the Greeks as a blood sacrifice to appease (to please or to make her happy) Athena. The Greeks broke her statue.  The Greeks also built this giant horse to appease Athena.


What did the Trojans do with the horse?
Ashley and Cateryn: The Trojans knocked down the wall and dragged the horse inside the gates of their city!!!!

What nasty surprise awaited the Trojans in the middle of the night?
The Trojan horse was filled with Greek soldiers who crawled out of the horse in the middle of the night and attacked the drunk and sleeping Trojans.







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