Sunday, January 01, 2017

January 23, 2017 - January 27, 2017 Weekly Agenda for 9th Grade English; The Odyssey

January 23, 2017 - January 27, 2017

Monday, January 23rd: 
Silent Sustained Reading
Looking Ahead:
Your first AR reading log and AR test will be due on Friday, February 3rd.
Don’t forget: A minimum of five entries with summary, comment, and prediction for each entry
Your Vocabulary Workshop, Level C: Unit 3 will be due tomorrow!
Thursday, January 25th: you will have a test over Vocabulary Unit 3
Read “The Cyclops” today
When we finish reading “The Cyclops”, we will have a test over “Calypso”, “The Isle of the Cicones”, “The Lotus Eaters”, and “The Cyclops”



We are now reading The Odyssey, which is about Odysseus trying to get home after the Trojan War!!!
The word Odyssey means an epic journey – Kate
Any difficult or prolonged journey – Carolina
So the word odyssey comes from the story The Odysseus which is about Odysseus’ journey!
In December, we read about the Trojan War, and that is called the Iliad.
The Cyclops is the son of Poseidon
Page 660 Italics – Kate
Odysseus is telling the story about what happened on the Isle of Cyclops to the Court of Alcinous.  This is called a flashback.
Vocabulary:
Bough: a tree branch
Ewes: (pronounced like yous) female sheep
Heaving: heavy breathing as if in a difficult physical task
Bleating: a sound that a lamb or sheep makes – “baahhhhhh”
How big is the Cyclops?
What is being described in lines 235 – 240?
What is the word rogue mean?
Someone who doesn’t follow the rules or someone who doesn’t follow the law and is unethical and dishonest.
Ravaged: to destroy violently
Achaean: a Greek
Beholden for your help: we will be obligated to your help
What does Odysseus remind the Cyclops?
The bond between the guests and hosts are sacred – Hellen
What is the Cyclops’ reaction to what Odysseus has said?
He gets angry!
Maricarmen read page 663
Why does Odysseus lie to the Cyclops about what happened to his ship? 

Tuesday, January 24th: 

Continue reading “The Cyclops”

Discussion

Reading logs

Vocabulary:
Ewes: female lambs
Figurative Language:
When the young Dawn with fingertips of rose lit up the world…..”
Personification – comparing dawn or sunrise with a young woman with beautiful finger tips of rose.
“Cap a quiver” – comparing putting a cap back on the quiver carried on the back of an archer to the Cyclops putting the huge stone back in place at the mouth of the cave.
Ambrosia – food of the gods!
Cordial – (kordjial) friendly, warm and welcoming
Fuddle – state of confusion
The great gift the Cyclops gives to Odysseus for giving him wine is to be eaten last.
Mammoth: huge
Sage: wise
Adze: axe-like tool
Read from pages 663 – 666
Readers:
Maria, Pamela, and Maricarmen

Wednesday, January 25th: 
I was absent today.
Student continue reading "The Cyclops" in The Odyssey
Reading logs
Silent Sustained Reading in AR books 

Thursday, January 26th: 
Go over the Unit Three Vocabulary homework 
kahoot.it.com - Vocabulary Unit 3

Friday, January 27th: 
Unit Three Vocabulary Test 
Go over in class






For Next Week: 
Holt Handbook; “Sentences Classified According to Structure”; pages 109 - 111; Exercise 6; this will be due on Thursday, January 26th. 
Continue reading The Odyssey 
"The Witch Circe" 
Continue time-line 
Reading logs 

Wednesday, January 25th: 

Continue reading The Odyssey 
"The Island of Circe"
Kahoot.it.com - Review of "The Witch Circe" 
Continue time-line 
Reading logs 



Thursday, January 26th: 

Holt Handbook; “Sentences Classified According to Structure”; pages 109 - 111; Exercise 6
Continue reading The Odyssey
"The Land of the Dead" 
Reading logs 
kahoot.it.com - Review of The Odyssey 


Friday, January 27th: 

The Odyssey Vocabulary and Grammar Packet is due today
Continue reading The Odyssey
"The Land of the Dead" 
Continue time-line
Reading logs 
Act out scenes from The Odyssey 



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