March 27, 2017 - March 31, 2017 9th Grade English Agenda

Monday, March 27th:
 

We are going to start a new episode on Greek Mythology!!!!!

Tomorrow and Thursday we are going to the library to learn how to do research!

Youtube.com – mythology: “King Midas”, “The Family Tree of the Gods”, “The Riddle of the Three Kings”

Kahoot.com – Gods of Greek Mythology

Presentations: Ashanti – “The Lotus Eaters”

Tuesday, March 28th: 
Go to library to begin research on your Greek mythology paper. 
Student Topics: 

Gina Aboh – Nike

Hellen Amaya – Poseidon

Sandy Barrios – Hades

Ashanti Bowers –

Ashley Campos – Achilles

Malia Caudillo – Hercules

Samantha Chevez – Nyx

Eli Dow – Narcissus

Kimberly Escobar – Hypros

Rachel Fadersaer –

Safia Fisher – Hecate

Mercedes Fuentes –

Onyx Garduno – Demeter

Carolina Gonzalez – Bellerophontes

Sandra Gonzalez – Aurora

Kateryn Gramajo –

Jennifer Hernandez – Zeus

Pauline Kanda – Eros/Thanatos

Jasmin Kim – Eos

Maricarmen Lucio –

Maiya Martinez – Circe

John McGhee –

Danny Mejia – Cerebus

Kate Ortiz – Ares

Pamela Paxtor –

Itzel Perez – Aphrodite

Briana Poggio – Iris

Maria Ramirez – Kronos

Karla Rivera – Hestia

Shianne Rodgers – Athene

Odalys Ruiz – Hera

Julio Solorzano – Nemesis

Jennifer Sweetin – Psyche and Eros

Wednesday, March 29th: 

Get out a sheet of paper and a pen!

You are going to do research on the topic of Greek Mythology

This can cover the topic of gods and goddesses, Greek heroes,  Greek legends, Greek myths, etc.

You are going to need five sources.  One of the sources cannot be Wikipedia.

The sources can be: books, websites, internet books, encyclopedias, documentaries

At least two books as sources.

The research paper must be a minimum of five full pages of text!!

You can include pictures BUT they do not count towards the pages.

You must cite each source.

You must also have at the end of your paper a bibliography pages.

This will be due on Monday, April 10^th at midnight on TURNITIN.COM

Due on Monday, April 3^rd: What you will need is bibliography cards which contain the title of the sources, the authors, the publishing company, the date it was published and where it was published.

If it is on a website, you must write the url.  (The bibliography “cards” can be written on one sheet of paper for convenience but the information must be there.)

Due on Wednesday, April 5^th: You will need to turn in fifteen “notecards”.  You need to write down the information that you read from your sources on the “notecard” and then you are going to paraphrase it (put it in your own words).

The final five page (minimum) 1, 000 word research paper with bibliography page will be due on Monday, April 10 at midnight on TURNITIN.COM.