Monday, April 11, 2016

April 11, 2016 - April 15, 2016 Weekly Agenda for 9th Grade English; The Odyssey: The Reunion of Odysseus and Penelope

Monday, April 11th: 
BIC
Silent Sustained Reading
1st Period:
Break into groups of four and create a either a rap, or a song and dance, or a skit using five words from Unit 2 to present to the class.

Please write the names of the people in your group, and the words your group has been assigned. Then please write the sketch ideas you and your group have created. The sketch should have a situation, a setting, characters, relationships between the characters, a conflict, and the resolution to the conflict.

Group One: Arath, Salome, Ki, Stephanie, Dalica
Antics, Avowed, Banter, Bountiful, Congested

Group Two:  Taylor, Christian, Jennifer, Jayla, Jonathan, Angie
Detriment, Durable, Enterprising, Frugal, Wanton

Group Three: Regina, Anselmo, Natalie, Jelani, Jasmine, Michael
Gingerly, Glut, Incognito, Invalidate, Legendary

Kahoot.it.com
"The Reunion of Odysseus and Penelope" 

Test tomorrow over "The Return of the Hero"

3rd Period: 

Please write the names of the people in your group, and the words your group has been assigned. Then please write the sketch ideas you and your group have created. The sketch should have a situation, a setting, characters, relationships between the characters, a conflict, and the resolution to the conflict.

Group 1: Turned in the outline for scene
Antics, Avowed, Banter, Bountiful, Congested,
Nicole, Cooper, Tyron, Emily, Amanda, Sharon

Group 2: Detriment, Durable, Enterprising, Frugal, Wanton
Jonathan, Arisbeth, Yulma, Kristina, Paola, Josselyn

Group 3: Gingerly, Glut, Incognito, Invalidate, Legendary,
Mutasim, Johan, Timerica, Jaynise, Yubendi, Cateryn

Group 4: Turned in the outline for scene
Maim, Minimize, Oblique, Veer, Venerate
Reyna, Arturo, Isabel, Kimberly, Ashley, Lynn

Kahoot.it.com
“The Reunion of Odysseus and Penelope” 

Test tomorrow over "The Hero Returns" 


Tuesday, April 12th: 
BIC
 1st Period:
Test over "The Hero Returns" 
Silent Sustained Reading  



3rd Period: 

Test over "The Hero Returns"  
Silent Sustained Reading  







Wednesday, April 13th: 
BIC
1st Period: 
8:00 - 8:25
Silent Sustained Reading 
8:25 - 8:30 
Write in your reading log 

8:30 - 9:11
Break into your groups and continue working on your vocabulary presentation. You will present these tomorrow.

3rd Period: 
Silent Sustained Reading
Break into your groups and continue working on your vocabulary presentation which will be presented today.

All groups performed today: 


Group 1: Turned in the outline for scene
Antics, Avowed, Banter, Bountiful, Congested,
Nicole, Cooper, Tyron, Emily, Amanda, Sharon

Group 2: Detriment, Durable, Enterprising, Frugal, Wanton
Jonathan, Arisbeth, Yulma, Kristina, Paola, Josselyn

Group 3: Gingerly, Glut, Incognito, Invalidate, Legendary,
Mutasim, Johan, Timerica, Jaynise, Yubendi, Cateryn

Group 4: Turned in the outline for scene
Maim, Minimize, Oblique, Veer, Venerate
Reyna, Arturo, Isabel, Kimberly, Ashley, Lynn

 Tomorrow: go to library to begin work on research paper.


Thursday, April 14, 2016
BIC
8:00 - 8:20
Silent Sustained Reading

1st Period:
8:20 - 8:30
Write in your reading log
8:30 - 8:45
Work with your group on your vocabulary presentations
8:45 - 9:11
Present your vocabulary presentations

3rd Period: 
Go to library today regarding research paper






Friday, April 15th: 


BIC

1st Period:

8:00 – 8:25
Silent Sustained Reading
8:25 – 8:30
Write in reading log
8:30 – 8:45
Kahoot.it.com – Vocabulary Unit 2

Grammar: Run-on Sentences
Handout: pages 67 and 68
Exercise 4; sentences 1 – 15
On a separate sheet of paper, rewrite the run-on sentences by either separating them with a period, a semi-colon (;), a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so), or a conjunctive adverb (___;therefore,____). Other conjunctive adverbs are: instead, meanwhile, still, also, nevertheless, and however. 
You only have to revise each sentence once by using one of the suggested ways in the parenthesis at the end of each sentence. 
This will be due on Monday, April 19th. 
Next week we will be in the library working on our research paper on Greek mythology

Period 3: 
In the library today doing research on Greek mythology.  
A lot of students absent today due to field trip.