January 8, 2018 - January 12, 2018 Weekly Schedule

Monday, January 8th:

Went over the class syllabus

Read the first part of the Trojan War

Discussion

Tuesday, January 9th:  

Read The Trojan War; Part 1

Vocabulary: 
Suitor: a potential husband or boyfriend for a woman.
Quarrel: to argue loudly
Discord: unharmonious; clashing; harsh as in music or in personal interactions
Revelers: partyers

Comprehension 

Students acted out scene of  Eris and the wedding of Thetis and Peleus: the golden apple; the fight between the goddesses; Zeus refusing to judge; Paris the play boy choosing the winner of "Who's the Fairest of Them All?"

The wedding of Helen and Menelaus

The oath that all suitors must sign:

I,____________, if I am not chosen to be Helen’s husband, I promise to abide by King Tyndareus’ decision in his choice of Helen’s mate. I will support his decision and will go to war against any man who tries to take Helen away from her lawful husband.

Menelaus is chosen by King Tyndareus to be Helen's husband.  Menelaus’s older brother is Agammemnon, who is the general of all the Greek soldiers.

Discord: Disagreement between people.

A lack of harmony between people and notes in music.

Quarreling: to argue

Revelers: partyers

Wednesday, January 10th: 

Please bring your Vocabulary Workshop: Level C to class tomorrow.
Unit 4, #1 - 10 will be assigned. This will be due on Tuesday, January 16th. 

Read The Trojan War; Part 1

Vocabulary: 
Suitor: a potential husband or boyfriend for a woman.
Quarrel: to argue loudly
Discord: unharmonious; clashing; harsh as in music or in personal interactions
Revelers: partyers

Comprehension 

Students acted out scene of  Eris and the wedding of Thetis and Peleus: the golden apple; the fight between the goddesses; Zeus refusing to judge; Paris the play boy choosing the winner of "Who's the Fairest of Them All?"

The wedding of Helen and Menelaus

The oath that all suitors must sign:

I,____________, if I am not chosen to be Helen’s husband, I promise to abide by King Tyndareus’ decision in his choice of Helen’s mate. I will support his decision and will go to war against any man who tries to take Helen away from her lawful husband.

Menelaus is chosen by King Tyndareus to be Helen's husband.  Menelaus’s older brother is Agammemnon, who is the general of all the Greek soldiers.

Discord: Disagreement between people.

A lack of harmony between people and notes in music.

Quarreling: to argue

Revelers: partyers

How to Do the AR Reading Log: 

A minimum of five entries:

The date that you read

The page numbers:

Pages 28 - 64

Each entry should have a brief summary of what you have read. It should be approximately five lines.

A comment from you

A prediction on what you think is going to happen next.

Thursday, January 11th: 

Friday, January 12th:  

The Trojan War - Part 3

Alejandra – reader

Hephaestus

The Trojan War; Part 3

Reader – Adolfo

Box: to hit over the head

To jeer: to make a noise showing contempt or anger or dislike; to say things in a mean, disrespectful way.

Gallant: to be noble, to be gracious, and heroic

Valiant: brave and courage

Who helped Achilles fight Hector?

Hilaryd: Athena helped Achilles by giving him a fresh spear.

What other advantage did Achilles have over Hector?

Hector is wearing Achilles’ armor and Achilles knows that there is a hole in the throat of the armor.  Achilles drives his spear into Hector’s throat.

What was Hector’s request as he was dying?

Takai – Hector’s dying  request was that his body be returned to his parents.

What is Hades?

Cierra – Hades is the god of the dead; it is also the name of the land of the dead.

Achilles was still angry over the death of Patroclus and refused to give Hector’s body to his parents.

Alejandra – reader

The gods were offended over Achilles’ refusal to return their son’s body to his parents.

Vocabulary:

Appalled: to be disgusted

Nadiya

Suppliant: someone who is asking a king for a favor.

Trenton – reader