April 17, 2017 - April 21, 2017 Weekly Agenda for 9th Grade English

Monday, April 17th:
Go over the research paper.

Tuesday, April 18th:
Meet in #429 and work on research paper

Wednesday, April 19th: 
Students work on the research paper

Thursday, April 20th: 
Students work on their research paper in #429

Friday, April 21st: 
Students work on their research paper in #429

April 3, 2017 - April 7, 2017 Weekly Agenda

 Monday, April 3rd:

In library to do research for paper on Greek mythology. Four pieces of evidence minimum to receive an “A” today in class.

Tuesday, April 4: 

In library to do research mythology for paper.
Each person must write four pieces of evidence to get an "A" for today

Wednesday, April 5th: 
In library to do research mythology for paper.
Each person must write four pieces of evidence to get an "A" for today. 

Thursday, April 6th:  
In library to work on the introductory paragraph for the research paper. 

Friday, April 7th

Class ID: 13628756

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Your research paper will be due on Monday, April 10^th at midnight on turnitin.com.

The first page of your paper should have your name, my name, class period, and the date (day, three letter abbreviation of the month, and the year) in the upper left side of the paper. Example: 10 Apr 2017

The title should be capitalized and in the middle of the first page.

The first paragraph should contain the topic sentence, which tells the reader what the research paper is about. The first paragraph should also contain a very brief, one sentence statement about each area of the subject the research paper will cover. The final sentence in your research paper should provide a transition to the next paragraph.

(DO NOT WRITE “MY RESEARCH PAPER IS ABOUT…..” )

The second paragraph should discuss the origins of the god, the hero, the legend, or the myth. The second paragraph should include either a quotation (which must be cited) or your paraphrase of the quotation (which must be cited) to demonstrate where you got this information.  Every piece of information you write about your subject should be cited.

How to cite:

According to Edith Hamilton in her book, Greek Mythology, Psyche was a Greek mortal whom people found more attractive than Aphrodite.

Psyche was a Greek mortal whom people found more attractive than Aphrodite. (Hamilton 126)

(Please make sure you do use more than one source for your citations. You should have at least five bibliographic sources, so please use all five of your bibliographic sources.)

The next section of your research paper should be about the family, friends, allies, or enemies of the god, the hero, or the major players in the myth or legends. Again, make sure you cite your sources. There must be at least three pieces of information per paragraph, and there must be citations for each piece of information per paragraph.

The next section of your research paper should be about the area of power of the god, or a story demonstrating some aspect of the hero, or legend, or myth. Again, make sure you cite your sources. There must be at least three pieces of information per paragraph, and there must be citations for each piece of information per paragraph.

The next section of your research paper should be about a story or myth surrounding  the god or hero or legend.  If you are writing about Hercules, you might want to include the Twelve Labours of Hercules. If you are writing about Artemis, you may want to include the myth about her birth. There must be at least three pieces of information per paragraph, and citations for each piece of information per paragraph.

The next section of your research paper should be on another story or myth surrounding the god or hero or legend, which shows her/his power or area of influence or explains why she holds power in that area. For example, Diana was the goddess of midwives because in some legends she was born before Apollo, her twin brother, and assisted her mother Leto in his birth.

The next section of your research paper should be about the importance or significance of your god, hero, legend, or myth. For example, if you are writing about Narcissus, you might want to explore the fact that his name has been given to a personality disorder, the “narcissistic personality disorder”, which describes someone who is self obsessed with power, prestige, and beauty.  This perfectly describes the beautiful youth Narcissus, who was punished for his selfish obsessions by the gods.

The final concluding paragraph should include one brief sentence about each area you discussed in your research paper. There should be no new or additional information introduced in the paper. The final sentence should be a brief overview of the importance of the god, hero, legend, or myth to the ancient Greeks and to people of today.

 Structure of the paragraphs

Introductory Paragraph:

Topic sentence (what your research paper is about)

A sentence devoted to each of the following areas of your research paper:

1.   the origins of the god, the hero, the myth, or the legend

2.     the family of the god, the hero, or the people involved in the myth

3.     the area of power of the god, the hero, or the people involved in the myth

4.     the stories which demonstrate the power or influence of the god or hero

5.     the importance of the god, the hero, the myth, the legend

A concluding sentence which leads to the next paragraph

Body paragraphs:

A mini-topic sentence, which alerts the reader to the topic of the paragraph

Development of the topic

Information about the topic

Your paraphrase of a quotation from a reliable source to support your information

Citation, which shows where you got the information and will prevent you from being accused of plagiarism!!!

More information about the topic

Your paraphrase of a quotation from a reliable source to support your information

Citation, which shows where you got the information and will prevent you from being accused of plagiarism!

More information about the topic

You can use a quotation but you must cite the source or otherwise, you will be accused of plagiarism and will receive an “F” on the paper, “F” in the class, a rescinding of college scholarships and even a rescinding of acceptance of the school of your dreams, expulsion from college, or firing from your dream job.

Concluding sentence which supplies a transition to the next section of your paper.

Concluding paragraph:

One sentence each to briefly describe each area of your research paper:

One brief sentence to describe the origins

One brief sentence to describe the family, allies, etc.

One brief sentence to describe the power or influence of the god, hero, etc.

One brief sentence regarding the one or two stories of the god, hero, etc.

One brief sentence regarding the enduring importance of the god, hero, myth, or legend.

In-text citations: Author-page style

MLA format follows the author-page method of in-text citation. This means that the author's last name and the page number(s) from which the quotation or paraphrase is taken must appear in the text, and a complete reference should appear on your Works Cited page. The author's name may appear either in the sentence itself or in parentheses following the quotation or paraphrase, but the page number(s) should always appear in the parentheses, not in the text of your sentence.

For example:

Wordsworth stated that Romantic poetry was marked by a "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (263).

Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (Wordsworth 263).

Wordsworth extensively explored the role of emotion in the creative process (263).

 

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.

 

 

March 20, 2017 - March 24, 2017 Agenda

Monday, March 20th: 

Friday, March 24^th is the last day to turn in your AR test and reading log.

To get a “C” you must have at least five entries

To get a “B” you must have at least six entries

To get an “A” you must have at least seven entries 

PSA Presentations: 

Malia and Sandy - a cute video "Don't Do Drugs" (Must turn in a script for the video)

Hellen and Sandy - a slide on "Teamwork", using the Cyclops to illustrate how Odysseus used teamwork to escape the Cyclops

Briana and Pamela - small poster with lots of text; both were reading from the poster. 

Julio and Danny - presented a small half finished poster on .......

Go to page 708, reread the secret Odysseus and Penelope shared that made her know Odysseus had truly returned. 

Draw a picture of the bedroom Odysseus built with his own hands. 

Vocabulary: 

 Abyss: a very dark, very, very deep hole from which there is no bottom and light cannot escape.

Read  page 709; lines 1412 to 1416 and then figure out who is being compared to what. 

Reread the extended metaphor on page 709. Who is the swimmer? Who is the long for beach?

Tuesday, March 21st: 

Kahoots - "The Return of the King"

Wednesday, March 22nd: 
Kahoots - "Odysseus and Penelope"
Review for The Odyssey test tomorrow

Kahoots – Penelope and Odysseus

Review of “The Return of the King”

After Odysseus’ men are killed by Zeus’ lightning bolt for eating Helio’s cattle, what happens to Odysseus?

He winds up on Calypso’s island, where he stays for five years.

“In media res” means the middle!

Shroud – a cloth covering for the dead. Penelope during the day was weaving a shroud for her father’s-in-law dead body – but he wasn’t dead yet.

At night Penelope was undoing the shroud.  This went for three years.

Thursday, March 23rd:
 Test over The Odyssey
Don't forget to go over Vocabulary Workshop Unit 5
Prepare them for the Unit 5 Vocabulary test

Friday, March 24th: 
Students submitted their AR tests and reading logs today.
 Corrected the test The Odyssey: The Return of the King together in class.
Did kahoot.com review on Independent/Subordinate Clause on Mozart

March 13, 2017 - March 17, 2017 Weekly Agenda for 9th Grade English

Monday, March 13th:
Report to 429 for Interim Assessment
Be sure to bring your AR book to work on if you finish early

Tuesday, March 14th:
Report to 429 for Interim Assessment
Be sure to bring your AR book to work on if you finish early

Wednesday, March 15th:
Back in #503
Present your PSA project - no one was ready!

The Odyssey

Read:

“The Test of the Great Bow”; pages 698 – 702

“Death in the Palace”; pages 703 – 705

Discussion

Tomorrow: present your PSA’s

Thursday, March 16th:
Finish presenting your PSA project

 Present the PSA projects:

Onyx and Sandra presented today – “The Land of the Lotus Eaters” (Don’t Do Drugs)

A large poster sized six-page book on the ill-effects of drugs

Good graphics

Shianne and Pauline – “The Land of the Lotus Eaters” (Don’t Do Drugs and Be Loyal)

Read from a paper

Friday, March 17th:

 

Next Friday, March 24^th is the last day you can turn in your AR reading log and your AR test.

Passed out Subordinate Clause Fragments

Please do Exercise 2 and exercise 3 on a separate sheet of paper. Please do not write your answers on the handout.

How to do Exercise 2:

Join the independent clause with the dependent clause and underline the dependent clause.

The first one has been done for you:

1.     Roman Inthisith was a six year old boy who lives in a busy neighborhood in South Philadelphia.

Exercise 3:

Using each dependent clause, write a main clause so that it now expresses a complete thought.

The first one has been done for you:

1.     who called

The name of the boy who called for you last night is David. 

Presentations of their PSA assignments:

Kimberly – “Land of the Dead” (Don’t Give Up on Your Dreams)

Helpers – Ashley and Odalys

                  Had a little scene

Eli and Kate – “The Lotus Eaters” (Don’t Do Drugs)

                  Poster

                  Related it to The Odyssey

                  Made Modern Day Applications – drug addicts

                        Lessons: Drugs make people disloyal and affects time management

Jennifer S. – Odysseus’ Numerous Infidelities (Be Loyal!)

                            Five posters with nice drawings

                        Stories written on the back relating to The Odyssey

                        Good feminist points!

Jazmin – “The Lotus Eaters” (Don’t Lose Sight of Your Goals!)

                        Poster

                        Related it to The Odyssey

March 6, 2017 - March 10, 2017 Weekly Agenda for 9th Grade

Monday, March 6th:

The class code for turnitin.com is: 13628756

The enrollment password is English9

Quiet time: read your AR book; the last day to turn in your AR book and test is Friday, March 24^th.

Please bring your Vocabulary Workshop to class tomorrow. We will go over Unit 5 which is due on Thursday, March 9^th.

Please open your books to page 690; The Odyssey, Part 2: “Coming Home”

1.     What does Athena tell Odysseus to do when he lands on Ithaca?

Shianne: To disguise himself as on old beggar because the suitors will gang up on him and try to kill him.

2.     Eumaeus is a very loyal servant to Odysseus. Faithfulness is a highly valued trait in servants in Greek society. Odysseus is dressed as a homeless old man.  Odysseus first goes to see Eumaeus because he is trustworthy, he will help him,  and Eumaeus will tell what is occurring in his kingdom.

3.     What does Athena tell Odysseus’ son Telemachus to do?

Answer: To go to Pylos and Sparta to talk to his father’s old war comrades to see if they have any news of his father.

4.     Where did Telemachus go for a year and why? Answer: To find information about his father.

5.     What are the suitors demanding Penelope to do?  Answer: They want her to choose one of them as her husband – and they are all gross, fat, smelly, drunk, evil, old, and broke…..

6.     What does Athena warn Telemachus about regarding the suitors?  She warns Telemachus that the suitors want to kill him.

7.     What does the word “ambush” mean? To lie in wait and then kill or launch a surprise attack.

8.     Where does Telemachus go as soon as his boat lands at Ithaca?  To see Eumaeus, the sheepherder.

9.     Who is also heading for Eumaeus’ hut for the first time in twenty years? Odysseus!!!!!!

10. Will Telemachus recognize his father?  No! Because his father looks like a homeless old man and not the noble king of lore!!!!

Read page 691

Tuesday, March 7th:  

Silent Sustained Reading

Vocabulary Unit 5

This will be due on Thursday, March 9^th!

Pages 58 – 64

Definitions:

Pages 58 – 60; #1 - 20

Write the word, the part of speech, the definition, the short phrase

Completing the Sentence:

Pages 61 – 62

Write the correct vocabulary word only

Synonyms:

Page 62;  #1 - 15

Write the short phrase, and then write the correct vocabulary word, which means the same as the bold-faced word.

Antonyms:

Page 62; #16 – 20

Write the short phrase, and then write the correct vocabulary word, which means the opposite as the bold-faced word.

Choosing the Right Word:

Page 63

#1 - #20

Simply choose the correct word and write it.

Page 64

Vocabulary in Context

Write the short phrase then the correct letter and the vocabulary word.

Write a sentence using the word “aghast”.

1.     Malia was aghast when she saw the zombie rise up from under her bed.

2.     The zombie was aghast when it saw how disdainful Malia looked at it.

PSA!!!!!

Public Service Announcement!!!!!

You can pair up with a partner!!

Create a PSA using one of the morals from The Odyssey!

The ties between hosts and guests

Time Flies When You’re Having Fun

Show Some Trust!

Do Not Be Disrespectful

Do Not Do Drugs

Do Not Lose Sight of Your Goals

Be Loyal

Don’t Take What’s Not Yours

Give Credit Where Credit is Due

Team Work

Do Not Be Arrogant

You Could  Create a Commercial!

It must be a minute in length!

It must have a script!

It must convey the message correctly and in an interesting or clever way.

You may have props, including a poster.

You have to have a jingle, which must be choreographed

You need to have a narrator and characters to act it out.

You can record the commercial but the video must have the same components as above.

You Could Create a Poster.

 

It must be 18 x 30

It must be colorful

It must be neat!

It must convey the message clearly and correctly

It must have words and pictures on it.

If you do a poster, then you must have a one minute presentation!

You can do a prezzi, a powerpoint, or a slide show

You must have five slides with brief text and graphics

You must correctly and accurately convey the message.

1. Samantha and Gina   2. Hellen and Sandy   3. Malia and Rachel  4. Jennifer and Carolina  5. Kimberly  and  Ashanti 6. Onyx and Sandra   7. Mercedes and Maria   8. Jasmin

9. Paula and Shianne   10. Maiya    11. Danny and Julio  12. Pamela and Briana

13. Kate and Eli   14. Karla and Jennifer Sweetin  15. Ashley and Odalys   16. Maricarmen and Itzel  17. John and Kateryn

Onyx and Sandra – a book!

Sandy and Hellen – a slide show!

Mercedes and Maria – power point!

Kimberly and Ashanti – power point and a poster!!!!

Wednesday, March 8th:

Gina and Samantha – Aghast

Hellen and Sandy – Ample

Carolina and Jennifer – Apparition

Malia and Kimberly – Assert

The rest of the class write one sentence for each  vocabulary  words:

Aghast:  (adjective) a look which shows disgust, fear, or disapproval.

Ample: (adjective) More than enough; large and spacious

Apparition: (noun) A ghost or a ghostly figure; an unexpected appearance of something a little frightening or unsettling

Assert: (verb) to declare or state as true.

Onyx:

I am so glad my new room is so ample.

I was filled with fear when I saw an apparition.

 Maricarmen:

Elizabeth was aghast when she found out she had failed three classes.

Briana:

Itzel:

I firmly asserted my best friend’s innocence.

PSA!!!!!

Public Service Announcement!!!!!

You can pair up with a partner!!

Create a PSA using one of the morals or life lesson from The Odyssey!

Some life lessons we have learned from The Odyssey

The ties between hosts and guests are sacred. (The Cyclops, the Battle of the Cicones)

Time Flies When You’re Having Too Much Fun (Circe)

Show Some Trust! (The Bag of Winds)

Do Not Be Disrespectful (The Cyclops, the Suitors, Odysseus and Poseidon)

Do Not Do Drugs (The Lotus Eaters)

Do Not Lose Sight of Your Goals (Circes and the Lotus Eaters)

Be Loyal (Calypso)

Don’t Take What’s Not Yours (The Suitors, The Cyclops)

Give Credit Where Credit is Due (Odysseus and Poseidon)

Team Work (The Trojan War, The Cyclops)

Do Not Be Arrogant (Odysseus and Poseidon, Odysseus and the Cyclops)

You Could Create a Commercial!

It must be a minute in length!

It must have a script!

It must convey the message correctly and in an interesting or clever way.

You may have props, including a poster.

You have to have a jingle, which must be choreographed

You need to have a narrator and characters to act it out.

You can record the commercial but the video must have the same components as above.

You Could Create a Poster.

It must be 18 x 30

It must be colorful

It must be neat!

It must convey the message clearly and correctly

It must have words and pictures on it.

If you do a poster, then you must have a one minute presentation!

You can do a prezzi, a powerpoint, or a slide show

You must have five slides with brief text and graphics

You must correctly and accurately convey the message.

What you need to do right now is: Write your and your partner’s name, along with the moral you have selected, and the format (poster, video, commercial, slide show) and turn in to me ASAP!

Order of Submission:

Jasmin  - Poster (“Don’t Lose Sight of Your Goals”)

Malia and Rachel – Commercial (“Don’t Do Drugs”/”Be Loyal”)

Hellen and Sandy – Slide show (“Team Work” – The Cyclops)

Carolina and Jennifer – Poster (The Lotus Eaters, Calypso, Cyclops – Moral?)

Briana and Pamela – Poster (The Lotus Eaters – Moral?)

Gina and Samantha – Poster (“Time Flies When You Are Having Too Much Fun!” – Circe)

Kimberly and Ashanti – Poster/Commercial (The Lotus Eaters, The Land of the Dead, Scylla – Moral?)

Kateryn and John – Poster (Bag of Winds – Moral?)

Onyx and Sandra – Poster book and jingle (“Don’t Do Drugs” – Which story from The Odyssey)

Eli and Kate – Video (The Lotus Eaters – Moral?)

Jennifer and Karla helping Eli and Kate

Jennifer and Karla – Video (Calypso – “Be Loyal”)

Pauline and Shianne – What format – poster, video, or commercial? (What story from The Odyssey? – “Be Loyal”)

Danny and Julio – Poster (“Don’t Steal” – the Cyclops)

Thursday, March 9th: 

Unit Five Vocabulary Warm-up:  

Write a sentence for each of the following vocabulary words from the Unit Five Vocabulary Homework:

Cower: (verb) to crouch or shrink away in fear or shame.

The abused puppy cowered from the raised hand of the angry boy.

Hellen: Malia cowers when she sees a spider.

Coward: someone who is afraid and runs away from fear instead of standing his or her ground; someone who does not defend himself or herself or does not do the right thing out of fear.

 Disdain: (verb) to look upon with scorn or contempt.

The prince looked upon the beggar with disdain.

Michelle looks upon Helena with disdain.

Epitaph: (noun) a brief statement written on a tombstone or grave.

The epitaph read “Here Lies the Evil Body!”

On his epitaph were written the words “Gone but not forgotten!”

Ethical: (adjective) having to do with morals, values, right or wrong.

Jennifer - Her kids did not grow up with ethical guidance.

Presentations:

Onyx, Mercedes, Sandra, Maria, Maiya, Pauline

Information Regarding the PSA Assignment: 

Grading for the PSA:

Poster – 100

50 points for the poster

50 points for presentation

Poster Book - ?

Commercial – 200

100 points for the script

100 points for the presentation

Slide Show - ?

Video – 300

100 points for the script

100 points for the presentation

100 points for the technical expertise for filming

Class reading of The Odyssey:

Read The Odyssey -  “The Reunion of Father and Son”; pages 692 - 694

Danny -

Talons: claws on a raptor, predatory bird

Taloned: adjective; used to describe the clawed feet of a bird

Mercurial: changeable in moods or emotions, bi-polar in moods

Incredulity: disbelief

What does Athena do to help out Odysseus and Telemachus?

Briana  - Athena changes Odysseus from an old beggar man to a handsome dazzling hero.  

After Athena “helps out” Odysseus, what is Telemachus’ reaction?

Hellen – Telemachus thought that Odysseus was a god because he changed from an old beggar to a gorgeous handsome hero! He was afraid because gods are mercurial and can be very cruel to humans without any reason.

Why do you think Telemachus reacts in the way that he does?

 Friday, March 10th: 

Special Bell Schedule - shortened periods

“The Odyssey”, page 694 - 696

Read “The Beggar and the Faithful Dog”

Discussion

Kahoots – “The Beggar and the Faithful Dog”  and Vocabulary Level C, Unit 5

February 27, 2017 - March 3, 2017 Agenda

 

Monday, February 27th:

Unit Four Vocabulary test

The following questions were not properly displayed on the test paper:

7. Responsible computer users ________the tactics of hackers who break into government and corporate computers.

a. muster             b. deplore             c. peruse             d. sustain

30. Deplore  violence:

a. disapprove                        b. foment            c. resist            d. ignore

Do remember: the last day to turn in your AR test results and your AR reading log is March 25^th!

Please bring your Vocabulary book tomorrow. Unit Five will be assigned and will be due next Tuesday, March 7^th!

Your essay will be due on Friday, March 3^rd!!!! The essay must be typed and turned into turnitin.com

 You will choose two stories from The Odyssey  and find a moral or life lesson in each story.

You are going to take notes on writing your essay for the last few stories we read in The Odyssey: “The Battle of the Cicones”; “The Lotus Eaters”; “The Cyclops”; “Circe”; “The Land of the Dead”; “Scylla”; “Charybdis”; and “Helios."

This is going to be due Friday, March 3rd.  It should be typed and you must submit it to turnitin.com.

It should have a minimum of five paragraphs or 500 words.

The topic is the moral or life lesson to be learned from at least two of the stories we read in The Odyssey.

The first paragraph should have the title of the book, the title of the two stories you will be discussing, and the author’s name. The introductory paragraph should briefly list what you are going to be discussing and it should have a grabber that makes the reader want to continue with your essay!

Each body paragraph should have a topic sentence – or what your paragraph is about! You are going to briefly describe the story you have chosen. Then you need to use a brief quotation from the story to support your claims about the story. Every time you use a quotation, then you need to explain, elaborate, or clarify the quotation.Then you need to show how this story provides a life lesson.

There should be a minimum of three body paragraphs.

Conclusion:

Briefly, recap the main points of the two stories and the life lessons drawn from the story.

Jassmyn will submit her ten note cards on Tuesday, February 28^th. Ten more will be due this Friday, March 3rd. The research paper will be due on Wednesday, March 9^th.

Tuesday, February 28th: 

Corrected the test together: 

1.     B. Obsessed

2.     C. Recourse

3.     D. Residue

4.     A. Peruse

5.     C. Prone

6.     D. Bolster

7.     B. Deplore

8.     C. Ousted

9.     A. Ornate

10. C. Frivolous

11. A. Porous

12. D. Muster

13. C. Sustain

14. D. Qualms

15. D. Staid

16. D. Blasé

17. D. Annul

18. D. Solicitous

Definitions:

19. B. Promontory

20. D. Prone

21. A. Nonentity

Part of Speech

22. C. Adjective

23. B. Noun

24. A. Verb

Synonyms:

25. B. to think constantly about something or someone

26. C. Strengthen

27. A. Indifferent

28. C. Suffer

29. A. Concerned

30. A. Disapprove

Please put the number the student got wrong!

To correct your vocabulary test, please write the question, the right answer, and then write an original sentence using the word.

Grammar: please work on the grammar handout on run-ons. If you do not finish during class, please finish it for homework tonight. 

To correct the fifteen run-ons, you can:

put a period between the two sentences

put a semi-colon (;) between the two sentences

put a fanboy or a conjunction between the two sentences (fanboy = for, and, nor, but, or, yet)

put a conjunctive adverb

;however,_______________. ;nevertheless,_________________.

Wednesday, March 1st:

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Quiet reading time!

Review last night’s homework on run-on sentences!

Onyx:

1.     Maria Tallchief….Indian.  She became….

Sandy:

            Maria Tallchief….Indian; she became…

 Ashanti:

2.     Reiko Amato designed….yearbook; the design….

Kimberly:

3.     Delaware….smallest states; however, Rhode Island….smaller.

Itzel:

4.     The Adnes Mountains….South America, and the Alps are in Europe.

Samantha:

5.     We wanted to…..dress rehearsal; however, we had to go to…soccer practice.

Sandra:

6.     The sound of the motorcycle…me up, but  I still didn’t get…of bed.

Karla:

7.     Fifth Chinese Daughter…for the book group, and I am so glad….it.

Mercedes:

8.     The storm….; therefore, we had already….shelter.

Malia:

9.     Did you attend the concert? My mom….school night.

Sandy:

10.   I have always love….animals, and someday….a vet.

Gina:

11.   Chen will march….parade, but his sister will not.

Helen:

12.   Do you enjoy hiking? We are…next weekend.

Maria:

13.   We will take….bottle of water; they won’t…much space.

Pamela:

14.   His older brother….Thanksgiving, and his younger brother….is, too.

Kimberly:

15.   Their house has …..with boxes. Treasures from the past….inside each box.

Ellipses are dots which show that something has been omitted or a continuation of a thought in a sentences or pauses in a script.

Writing The Odyssey Essay:

Open your books to The Odyssey, skim the stories, and decide which two stories you are going to write about. Remember the prompt is: analyzing the stories in terms of the life lesson learned.

You can write about two of the following stories:

Calypso, the Bag of Winds, the Battle of the Cicones, the Lotus Eaters, the Cyclops, Circe, Land of the Dead, Circe, the Sirens, Scylla, Charybdis, Helios, etc. 

This should be the outline for your essay: 

Outline of Your Essay:

Introduction

Title of the two stories and name of author

One sentence each describing the life story learned in each story

Interesting grabber sentence

Transitional sentence

First body paragraph:

Thesis statement for the first body paragraph

Very brief summary of the story – in your own words

Quotation which conveys the moral of this story

In your own words explain the moral to be learned.

In your own words do you think that Odysseus and his men learned the lesson. 

Second body paragraph:

Thesis statement for the second body paragraph

Very brief summary of the story – in your own words

Quotation which conveys the moral of this story

In your own words explain the moral to be learned.

In your own words do you think  Odysseus and his men learned the lesson. 

Third body paragraph:

Thesis statement for the third body paragraph

Show how both stories give important life lessons by comparing and contrasting them.

Use summary and quotations to prove point.

Concluding paragraph:

Briefly list the life lessons learned

Write a final summing up of the lessons learned.

Thursday, March 2nd: 

Went over how to create an account on turnitin.com:

Website: turnitin.com

Class id# 132628756

Your Odyssey paper is due tomorrow by midnight Friday, March 3^rd.

Starter paragraph for The Odyssey essay:

One of the purposes of The Odyssey was to teach young Greeks important life lessons - important things such as not to waste time, or to be polite to guests. During Odysseus’ long voyage home he encountered many strange and difficult situations which challenged him and his men.  During his wanderings Odysseus and his crew many times found themselves as guests in other people's homes.  In Book Nine of The Odyssey,  Odysseus lands on two different islands - the island of the Cicones and the island of the Cyclops.  Due to the very rude behavior of his crew as guests on these islands horrible things happened and some of the men lost their lives at the hands of the angry hosts. Had they behaved intelligently tragedy could have been avoided.  Odysseus's men never learned the lesson that in Greek society, the ties between guests and hosts were sacred.  Both host and guest must be respected, and because the crew never learned that lesson, they died. When Odysseus,  alone,  returned home, he had one final lesson to learn - ironically, he was now the host and a large number of rude, violent, and dangerous "guests" were there at his house, robbing him of his home.

Friday, March 3rd: 

Work on essay, which is due at midnight tonight, Friday, March 3^rd. 

You must turn it in to turnitin.com

The class id is: 

The class code is: English9

The essay is the life lessons taught in The Odyssey

Today is quiet work today. You may do one of the following:

Work on your essay

Read and work on your reading log for you AR book

Work on Unit Five Vocabulary

Work on the grammar handout on run-ons.