January 11, 2016 - January 15, 2016 Weekly Agenda for 9th Grade English

Monday, January 11^th:

1st Period: 

BIC: passed out class schedules

Tomorrow, the reading logs, and the AR tests are due for the Winter Break class assignment.

The Hero’s Journey:

Star Wars Video
Up to "The Magic Talisman"

3^rd Period:

Signed students in

Reminded people that the first AR assignment is due tomorrow. For new students, the AR assignment is due February 12th. 

The Hero's Journey

Up to "The Heralds'

Tuesday, January 12th: 

BIC: 

Silent Sustained Reading

First AR reading log and AR test are due today

1st Period: 

Passed out "The Hero's Journey" Outline
Showed "Star Wars Power Point up to "The Bad Motivator"
Reviewed: The Ordinary World, The Call of Adventure, The Refusal, Meeting with the Mentor, Crossing the Threshold

3rd Period: 

Passed out "The Hero's Journey" Outline
Showed "Star Wars Power Point up to "The Bad Motivator"
Reviewed: The Ordinary World, The Call of Adventure, The Refusal, Meeting with the Mentor, Crossing the Threshold

Wednesday, January 13th: 

BIC: 

Silent Sustained Reading 

Reading Log 

1st Period: 

Passed out and went over the 9^th Grade English Syllabus

Showed the power point for “Star Wars: The Hero’s Journey”

Note Taking

3rd Period;

Passed out and went over the 9th Grade English Syllabus

Showed the power point for Star Wars: The Hero's Journey"

Note taking

Thursday, January 14^th:

BIC
Silent Sustained Reading

Remember: For the Accelerated Reading Assignments, you must read an AR book (the book's binding has a sticker designating that it is an AR book) keep a reading log, and then take and pass the AR test.

You must read three (3) AR books.

The due dates for each one is:

Tuesday, January 12^th

Friday, March 25^th

Friday, May 6^th

You may turn in the reading logs, and the tests at any time before the due dates.

If you select a non AR book, you can only do the reading log. There is not a test for a non AR book.

YOU WILL NOT GET AR CREDIT FOR A NON AR BOOK.

The non AR book can only be for extra credit.

First Period and Third Period:

Notes on "Star Wars: The Hero's Journey"

After the hero has experienced frightening ordeals, he or she then undergoes a death experience which causes her to transcend her former weaknesses. The death or near death of the hero, either a physical death or a metaphorical death,  causes him or her to enter a new life, stronger and wiser than before. 

The hero must leave the Special World with his treasure (the golden goblet from the dragon Smaugs’ lair in The Hobbit, for example) and return to the ordinary world. The journey back is fraught with danger and usually includes a chase to elude evil and to return to safety.

The hero returns home, back to the Ordinary World; however, due to the amazing experiences, trials, ordeals that he or she has undergone, the hero or heroine is a changed person – deeper, wiser, more mature, more aware.

The website that this information was taken from is www.starwarsintheclassroom.com

Assignment:

Break into a group of four, and using the format of the Hero’s Journey, create a story, complete with prose, dialogue, a hero/heroine, allies, enemies, and a goal – what is the hero or heroine fighting for or fighting against?  The main character must follow the path of the hero or heroine.  Examples you may follow are Star Wars, The Hobbit, Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, etc.

Divide up the story in to the following:

The Ordinary World

1.     The ordinary world

2.     The Call to Adventure

3.     The Refusal of the Call to Adventure

4.     The Meeting of the Mentor

5.     Crossing the Threshold

 The Special World

1.      Tests, Allies, and Enemies

2.      The Approach

3.      The Ordeal – does not have to include all of these

a.     Trials

                                                        i.     The Belly of the Beast

                                                       ii.     The Enchanted Forest

                                                     iii.     The Descent into the Cave

b.     Victory

Return of the Hero

1.     The Chase

2.     The Death

3.     Resurrection

Friday, January 15th: 

BIC

Silent Sustained Reading

You should be reading your second AR book now.

Please remember to do your reading log after reading.

The reading log should be a brief summary of what you have read, plus your comment (what do you think about what you have just read), and a prediction.

Please be sure to identify the characters by their names. Do not over use pronouns (he, she, they, ect. Identify who he, she, and they are.)

The last date you can turn in the second AR book is Friday, March 25^th. Please do not wait until March 25^th to turn it in.

1^st Period:

“The Hero’s Journey”

The Special World:

In the Belly of the Whale

The Sacred Grove

(Skimmed over: The Mystical Marriage, Sacrifice, Betrayal, Confrontation and Denial.  The above elements of the Hero’s Journey in the Special World can be found on the website: www.starwarsintheclassroom, or one can google “The Hero’s Journey” and the first entry will be that website.

Got up to the third act of the Hero’s Journey, “The Return of the Hero”.

3rd: 

Silent Sustained Reading

Reading Log

The Hero’s Journey:

Went  over The Sacred Grove in detail

(Skimmed over: The Mystical Marriage, Sacrifice, Betrayal, Confrontation and Denial.  The above elements of the Hero’s Journey in the Special World can be found on the website: www.starwarsintheclassroom, or one can google “The Hero’s Journey” and the first entry will be that website.

The Hero’s Return:

The Chase

Victory

Death

Transformation

Writing Groups:

Cooper

Nicole

Johan

Isabel

Timerica

Jonathan Alvarez

Arturo

Emily

Kristina

Mutasim

Tyron

Sharon

Amanda

Reyna

Jaynice

Josselyn

Tyler

Arisbeth

Yulma

Kimberly Lemus

Caterin

Lynn

Ashley

Paola

Procedure:

Everyone pitches ideas

Everyone writes down ideas

Initially, everyone must decide on the following:

Theme

Setting

Characters

Enemies

Conflict

Resolution

First Act or The “Ordinary World”

Setting

The Call to Action

The Refusal

The Acceptance

The Arrival of the Mentor

The Threshold Guardians

     

December 14, 2015 - December 18, 2015 Weekly Agenda

Monday, December 14th: 

BIC:
8:00 - 8:15
8:15 - 9:11

1st Period: 

In the library to set up LAUSD student mail

3rd Period: 

In the library to set up LAUSD student mail

Tuesday, December 15th: 

BIC: 8:00 - 8:15

8:15 - 10:13

1st Period: 

Finals

Test over the first two books of THE ODYSSEY

"A Son Searches for His Father" 

Due: 

the reading log for THE ODYSSEY

3rd Period: 

23 Minutes in length

Review for test 

Work on AR test and AR reading log 

Work on the reading log for THE ODYSSEY

Wednesday, December 16th: 

BIC:

8:00 - 8:15

3rd Period:

Finals

Test over the first four books of THE ODYSSEY

"A Son Searches for His Father"

Due: 

The reading log for THE ODYSSEY

December 7, 2015 - December 11, 2015 Weekly Agenda for 9th Grade English

Monday, December 7^th:

1st Period: 

BIC:

8:00 – 8:15

SILENT SUSTAINED READING

READING LOG

Your third and final reading log and AR test is due on Friday, December 11^th.

Vocabulary:

Atlas handout

Vocabulary worksheet

Odysseus: the name of the hero or protagonist of the epic poem, The Odyssey, which means a great journey filled with many dangers and adventures.

Melancholy:  a great and profound sadness.

THE ODYSSEY

THE ODYSSEY starts not with Odysseus’ story but with his son’s story – and his wife’s story.

Read page 880

“Odysseus: A Hero in Trouble”

“The Ancient World and Ours”

“A Search for Their Places in the World" 

3rd Period: 

Silent Sustained Reading

Reading Log

Your third and final reading log and AR test is due on Friday, December 11th. 

Vocabulary: 

Atlas handout

Vocabulary worksheet

Tuesday, December 8th:

BIC:

8:00 – 8:15

Silent Sustained Reading

Your reading log and AR test for your third book is due on Friday, December 11^th.

Vocabulary:

Calypso

Vocabulary story and worksheet

Discussion of the Mediterranean, where Calypso’s island is, and the Caribbean, where calypso music is from.

Passed out THE ODYSSEY, “Part One: A Son Seeks a Father”

Read up to page 723]

What is the definition of theme?

Dalicia – the purpose of the story

Arath – the message

Jasmine – the subject

The theme is the message or world view that the author wishes to convey through the story. It is a universal message that can apply to us all, regardless of age, race, country, or gender.

Theme is always a sentence. People confuse theme with subject. People will say the theme of Romeo and Juliet is about love. That is the subject, not the theme. The theme is a statement which expresses a universal truth. For example, a possible theme for R+J is the foolishness of adults can destroy the young, or careless reckless love will destroy itself.

One can find the theme by giving the protagonist or the antagonist an adjective describing the central characteristic:

Lord Capulet – old, father, foolish, rash, stubborn, violent

Next, look for a strong action verb that captures an action that the protagonist does: holds onto grudges, doesn’t listen to their children, does not have their child’s best interest at heart, violent, impulsive, rash,

Foolish violent parents who make rash decisions –

Finally, what happens at the end of the story as the result of the parents’ actions? Juliet is forced into making a series of risky and ultimately lethal decisions, which leads to her suicide.

Their child is destroyed.

One of the possible themes of ROMEO and JULIET is violent, rash parents who do not listen to the needs of their children will ultimately destroy them.

Bear in mind that there may be many possible themes for a story, a novel, a play, or a movie. 

Book One: “Athena advises Telemachus”

One of the many things gods and goddesses can do is disguise themselves. Athena disguises herself as an old man named Mentor and goes to Telemachus to offer advice. We use this term, mentor, for someone who offers guidance and advice.

Domains: kingdoms, areas over which one has power or dominion.

Suitors: a man who seeks marriage with another person

Din: loud noise

Notice how Telemachus immediately goes over to a distinguished visitor (Athena disguised as a man, Mentor) and offers “him” food and drink before asking him his name. In Greek society, the ties between host and guest were sacred, and for a host to abuse a guest or a guest to be rude to a host was thought to be offensive to the Greek gods.

Period 3:

Silent Sustained Reading – 10 minutes

Work on your reading log and/or AR Test

Your third and final book is due this Friday, December 11^th.

Vocabulary:

Calypso

Vocabulary Handout

The theme is the message or world view that the author wishes to convey through the story. It is a universal message that can apply to us all, regardless of age, race, country, or gender.

Theme is always a sentence. People confuse theme with subject. People will say the theme of Romeo and Juliet is about love. That is the subject, not the theme. The theme is a statement which expresses a universal truth. For example, a possible theme for R+J is the foolishness of adults can destroy the young, or careless reckless love will destroy itself.

One can find the theme by giving the protagonist or the antagonist an adjective describing the central characteristic:

Lord Capulet – old, father, foolish, rash, stubborn, violent

Next, look for a strong action verb that captures an action that the protagonist does: holds onto grudges, doesn’t listen to their children, does not have their child’s best interest at heart, violent, impulsive, rash,

Foolish violent parents who make rash decisions –

Finally, what happens at the end of the story as the result of the parents’ actions? Juliet is forced into making a series of risky and ultimately lethal decisions, which leads to her suicide.

Their child is destroyed.

One of the possible themes of ROMEO and JULIET is violent, rash parents who do not listen to the needs of their children will ultimately destroy them.

Bear in mind that there may be many possible themes for a story, a novel, a play, or a movie. 

Book One: “Athena advises Telemachus”

One of the many things gods and goddesses can do is disguise themselves. Athena disguises herself as an old man named Mentor and goes to Telemachus to offer advice. We use this term, mentor, for someone who offers guidance and advice.

Domains: kingdoms, areas over which one has power or dominion.

Suitors: a man who seeks marriage with another person

Irked: to be annoyed

Din: loud noise

Simile:

“and drove these men like dead leaves….”

Notice how Telemachus immediately goes over to a distinguished visitor (Athena disguised as a man, Mentor) and offers “him” food and drink before asking him his errand. In Greek society, the ties between host and guest were sacred, and for a host to abuse a guest or a guest to be rude to a host was thought to be offensive to the Greek gods.

1.     Who was in the dining room with Telemachus?

2.     What were they doing?

3.     What guest suddenly arrived?

4.     What was the true identity of the guest?

5.     What was Telemachus daydreaming about while he was sitting in the banquet room?

6.     What was he wishing for?

Review of what we read today. Read up to page 723.

Wednesday, December 9th: 

8:00 – 8:15

BIC

Silent Sustained Reading

Remember: the third and final reading log and AR test will be due on Friday, December 11^th.

Vocabulary Worksheet: Mentor
Review of Yesterday’s Reading:

One of the many things gods and goddesses can do is disguise themselves. Athena disguises herself as an old man named Mentor and goes to Telemachus to offer advice. We use this term, mentor, for someone who offers guidance and advice.

Domains: kingdoms, areas over which one has power or dominion.

Suitors: a man who seeks marriage with another person, one who courts another for the purpose of dating.

Irked: to be annoyed

Irksome: something which is annoying.

Taylor finds homework irksome.

Din: loud noise

Simile: a comparison of two unlike things using like or as.

“and drove these men like dead leaves….”

Notice how Telemachus immediately goes over to a distinguished visitor (Athena disguised as a man, Mentor) and offers “him” food and drink before asking him his errand. In Greek society, the ties between host and guest were sacred, and for a host to abuse a guest or a guest to be rude to a host was thought to be offensive to the Greek gods.

Reread page 723, from line 18 to 44, and then answer the following questions:

1.     Who was in the dining room with Telemachus? Suitors

2.     What were they doing?

3.     What guest suddenly arrived?

4.     What was the true identity of the guest?

5.     What was Telemachus daydreaming about while he was sitting in the banquet room?

6.     What was he wishing for?

Read from page 723; THE ODYSSEY

Vocabulary:

Upstarts: rude, impudent people who disrespect people of higher authority.

Engage: to confront an aggressive person in a fight or in combat.

Disperse: to scatter or to go in separate ways.

Sound craft: a boat that is water tight and will not sink.

Sage: a wise person

Contenders: people who are involved in a contest to win a prize.

Guile: (pronounced gile – long I – yul) trickery, ruse, deception

What did Athena tell Telemachus to do?

1.    Call an assembly to tell the suitors they must leave his home.

2.    Gather a boat and crew of twenty together to find out news about Odysseus.

3.    He should go to Nestor and Menelaus to find out news about his father.

What should Telemachus do if he finds out his father, Odysseus, is alive?

1.    Telemachus can return home

2.    Telemachus can hold out and wait another year for his father’s return.

What should Telemachus do if he finds out his father, Odysseus, is dead?

1.    Telemachus should return to Ithaca and raise a mound for his father and burn his gear (armor, spears, shield, boots, etc.) to honor his memory.

2.    Then marry his mother, Penelope, to another man.

3.    Then figure out the best way to punish the suitors, either through guile (trickery) or outright combat.

Students shared what they learned: 

Taylor - what Athena told Telemachus the course of action he must take

Dalicia - in patriarchal societies the closest male relatives, even young sons, can tell a woman what to do.

Jelani - Athena disguises herself as a mentor to advise humans. 

Thursday, December 10^th:

1^st Period:

SILENT SUSTAINED READING

YOUR THIRD AND FINAL BOOK WILL BE DUE THIS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11^TH.

VOCABULARY GAME:

Pair up; find definitions for the words written on the board and write them down. The first team that gets the most  correct wins!

Winners:

Jennifer, Stephanie

Ki, Jelani, Arath

Angie, Natali

Read page 724; Book Two: “Telemachus Confronts the Suitors”

Sword – pronounced without the “w” sound; pronounced like sord.

Vocabulary:

Achaeans: another name for Greeks

Rawhide: leather with hair of the cow still on it

Metaphor/Personification:  (Dalicia)

Giving human qualities to inanimate objects.

“When primal Dawn spread on the eastern sky

Her fingers of pink light.” (Does the dawn have fingers?)

Aurora: the Greek name of the goddess for Dawn

Criers: messengers who were sent by the king to call out important information to the people.

Reread the passages numbered 78 – 115

Write a brief summary of what you have read.

Use the following questions to help you understand what you have read.

1.     Why did Telemachus call the suitors together?

2.     How did Athena help him?

3.     Who was Antinous?

4.     What trickery or deceit did Antinous accuse Penelope of doing?

5.     How did the suitors find out about the trickery or deceit?

6.     What did Antinous demand that Telemachus tell his mother to do?

Period 3:

Vocabulary:

Vulcan and Volcanoes

Answer the questions on your vocabulary handout

VOCABULARY GAME:

Pair up; find definitions for the words written on the board and write them down. The first team that gets the most  correct wins!

Vocabulary:

 Achaeans: another name for Greeks

Rawhide: leather with hair of the cow still on it

Metaphor/Personification:  (Dalicia)

Giving human qualities to inanimate objects.

“When primal Dawn spread on the eastern sky

Her fingers of pink light.” (Does the dawn have fingers?)

Aurora: the Greek name of the goddess for Dawn

Criers: messengers who were sent by the king to call out important information to the people.

Reread the passages numbered 78 – 115

Write a brief summary of what you have read.

Use the following questions to help you understand what you have read.

1.     Why did Telemachus call the suitors together?

2.     How did Athena help him?

3.     Who was Antinous?

4.     What trickery or deceit did Antinous accuse Penelope of doing?

5.     How did the suitors find out about the trickery or deceit?

6.     What did Antinous demand that Telemachus tell his mother to do?

 Read pages 726 – 727

What are the four things Telemachus does after the suitors disperse?

Friday, December 11th:

Friday, December 11^th:

For first period, Tuesday, December 15^th is the final.

For third period, Wednesday, December 16^th is the final.

On the final, you must turn in your reading log for THE ODYESSY. The reading log consists of a summary of what we’ve read, plus vocabulary, and questions and answers.

The final will be a short quiz over what we have read, which is Book 1 and Book 2. The final will include vocabulary, passages from the books, which you will paraphrase, and questions over the passages, which you will have to answer. The final will also include questions about the characters and the story.  The final will include the following:

Passages to summarize or paraphrase

Questions over the passages

Questions over the story

Questions over the characters

Questions over vocabulary

Your final AR test and reading logs will be accepted up to 3:06 on Wednesday, December 16^th.  After Wednesday, December 16^th, no late work will be accepted.

Period 1:

Silent Sustained Reading

Period 3:

Review Book 2:

What did Telemachus do after he dispersed the assembly of suitors?

How did Athena help Telemachus?

What did Telemachus beg Eurycleia not to do until some days have passed?

Friday, December 11^th:

3^rd Period: (Continued)

Read Book 3 and Book 4:

Book 3: The Visit to Nestor

Vocabulary:

Charioteer: a driver of a chariot.

Disembark: to get off the boat

Doom: the end, absolute destruction

Broach: to raise a sensitive topic for discussion

Gray-eyed Athena: gray eyes were thought to be a symbol of wisdom.

Interrogate: to question closely

Prudently: wisely, showing caution and good judgment.

Host: can also mean a huge multitude of people.

Dissemble: to conceal

Metaphor:

“…the storehouse of his mind”

Personification:

“Where the great Earth hides your father…”

 How is Nestor’s home different from Odysseus’s home?

Give three examples.

What does this say about Odysseus’ home?

What does Nestor notice about Telemachus?

Who is the next old soldier Telemachus goes to ask about his father?

Who is the old soldier’s wife?

What does she immediately notice about the young man that her husband does not see?

What does the old soldier remember about Odysseus on the battle fields of Troy?

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ABOVE QUESTIONS MAY BE ON THE FINAL!

November 30, 2015 - December 4, 2015 Weekly Agenda for 9th Grade English

Monday, November 30th: 

1ST PERIOD: 

BIC:

8:00 – 8:15

Silent Sustained Reading

Your second book’s reading log and AR test are due today.

The third and final book, reading log, and AR test will be due on Friday, December 11^th, a week from this Friday.

8:30 – 9:11:

The Trojan War; Part 2

Who was Agamemnon?

The brother of Menelaus! And the commanding general of all the Greek forces.

What are the two countries involved in the dispute?

Greece and Troy

Dalicia explained what started the Trojan War.

Who was the most beautiful woman in the world?

Helen of Sparta or Helen of Troy!

What sparked the entire war?

Jayla

Regina – Athena, Aphrodite, and Hera were fighting over an apple thrown to them at a party by the goddess of Discord.  Zeus sent the arguing goddesses to Paris, a Trojan prince noted for his appreciation of feminine beauty, to judge which goddess is awarded the prize.  Aphrodite promises Paris the most beautiful mortal woman in the world if he awards the golden apple to her. Paris, being a superficial lad, gives her the prize.

Meanwhile, Tyndareus is involved in marrying off his stepdaughter, Helen of Sparta, who is – you guessed it! – the most beautiful woman in the world.  Because of her great beauty – and her stepdad being a king – she has many, many suitors.  Worried that his decision may anger some of the many suitors, Tyndareus makes all the suitors sign a pledge that they will all abide by his decision; and that if any one challenges his choice for Helen’s husband, the other rejected suitors will join in a battle to defeat the challenger.  All the suitors sign the agreement. Tyndareus choose Menelaus, a nice enough guy but kind of boring. His older brother is Agamemnon, the chief military commander of all the Greek armies.

Meanwhile, a deal is a deal and Aphrodite has to honor the deal she made with Paris. She conspires to bring the two lovers together. Paris is welcomed into the home of the happy newlyweds, Menelaus and Helen, who greet him warmly. However, it just so happens that Menelaus is called away on a business trip, and he entrusts the care of his wife and household to Paris – sort of like having the fox guard the chicken coop. Menelaus no sooner leaves, then Aphrodite works her charms and causes Paris and Helen to fall in love and run off together back to his home in Troy. When Menelaus returns and discovers his wife and Paris gone, he goes to Tyndareus and to Agamemnon to complain.  And the contract, which all the suitors signed vowing to honor Tyndareus’s decision regarding his choice of  Helen’s  husband, is now in effect. All the suitors are now called upon to form an army and set sail for Troy to bring back Helen.

Vocabulary:

Valiant:  heroic, full hearted warriors, brave

Achilles: the greatest Greek warrior and hero. His mother dipped him in the River Styx when he was a baby so that the magical waters would coat his body with protection. However, that part of his body held by his mother – his ankles – were not bathed by the magical waters and therefore were the sole vulnerable part of his body.

Achilles Tendon: the ligament, which runs back of the leg.

Achilles’ Heel: Someone’s weakness or the weakness that might bring someone down. This term is from Greek mythology and regards Achilles and his vulnerable ankle, which was not bathed by the magical waters of Styx, which gave protection.

Hector: the greatest Trojan warrior and hero. He was fated to fight Achilles. The outcome of the war depended on these two warriors fighting each other.

Vocabulary:

Neutral: not taking sides; impartial

Swaying: to go back and forth; to vacillate

Stalemate: an impasse; something which has no winner, no exit, or no solution.

How long did the war go on?

Anselmo: nine years!!!!!!

Vocabulary:

Slain: to be killed  Past participle of slay and refers to the person who was killed. Example: He was slain by his brother in a fit of rage.

Lament: a cry of grief

Hephaestus: the Greek god of blacksmiths.

Patroclus, the lover of Achilles, was killed in battle by the Trojan Hector, who then stole Patroclus’ armor.

Achilles was devastated by the news that his lover was slain in battle by Hector.  He vows to avenge Patroclus’ death and to win back the armor that was stolen from his body.

Period 3:

Your second book is due today!

Silent Sustained Reading

AR Test

Reading Log is due today!

Your third and final book is due Friday, December 11^th!!!!!

Read “The Trojan War: Part Two”

Discussion

Vocabulary

Tuesday, December 1st: 

Periods 1:
BIC: 8:00 - 8:15 
Silent Sustained Reading plus reading logs 

Periods 1 and 3: 
Read The Trojan War; Part 3

Wednesday, December 2nd: 

Periods 1:
BIC: 8:00 - 8:15
Silent Sustained Reading 

Periods 1 and 3: 
Read The Trojan War: Part 3 and 4

Vocabulary:

Jeered: to boo, to make fun of, to mock

When the opposing team’s star player walked out onto the field, he was met with jeers from the home team.

Fracas: a fight, a dust-up, a brawl,

To box someone’s ear: to hit

Gallantly: with graciousness, with great good and generous manners

Appalled: to be taken aback, to be offended and surprised at the same time

Ransom: to pay money to release someone who has been taken prisoner by a kidnapper.

Overwrought: to be overcome with an emotion, to be overwhelmed with grief.

Suppliant: someone who comes to an higher official asking for a  favor.

Truce: an agreement to temporarily or permanently halt fighting.

Pyre: a huge mound of kindling upon which the corpse and is set on fire.

Anoint: to cover with oil

Urn: a vase in which the ashes of the dead are placed.

Shroud: a large piece of cloth used to cover a dead body.

Artemis: Greek name of the goddess of the moon. Her totem animal is the stag. She doesn’t like men and prefers to hunt in the woods with her bow and arrow. She is an expert with the bow and arrow.

What is Artemis’s Roman name?

Diana is Artemis’ Roman name

Hermes: the Greek god messenger

Part Four!

Strategic: (adjective) logically planned, using available knowledge and skills to accomplish a desired aim.

Deceit: lies and trickery

Treachery: trickery; actions that are meant to hurt and destroy another through trickery and lies.

Poised: posed and ready to take action

Poised on her toes, the ballerina waited for the music to begin.

Thursday, December 3rd: 

In auditorium today. Bring your book for Silent Sustained Reading and work on reading log.

Friday, December 4^th:

1^st Period:

BIC:

8:00 – 8:15

Silent Sustained Reading and Reading Log:

8:15 – 9:11

Next book is due on Friday, December 11^th!

3^rd Period:

Silent Sustained Reading

Reading Log

Finish “The Trojan War: Part Four”

Josselyn:

The Trojan Horse was a giant horse.

Cooper:

The Trojan Horse was a giant wooden horse filled with Greek soldiers and left in front of the gates of Troy. The Trojans brought the horse in and that night, the Greek soldiers inside the horse crept out and  killed the people in the city.

Ashley: Odysseus was the one who came up with the idea.

Reyna: Athena helped Odysseus  because she loved how intelligent he was.

Reading:

Ashley

Timerica

What did the Trojans wake up to one morning?

Ashley and Timerica: A giant wooden horse.

What did the Greeks do to make the Trojans think they had given up and left for home?

Reyna:

Jonathan: The Greeks liked to sail and fish.

Ashley: the Greeks hid their boats so the Trojans couldn’t see them

Where were the Greeks really?

Emily: A squad of the soldiers were in the Trojan Horse. 

Jonathan and Ashley: The rest of the Greeks  were hiding in their boats by some islands.

Who was Sinon?

He was the Greek who was used by Odysseus to tell the Trojans that the Greeks had left.

Tyler and Timerica: Sinon told the Trojans that he was left behind by the Greeks as a blood sacrifice to appease (to please or to make  happy) Athena.  Athena was angry at the Greeks for breaking an important statue of hers.

What did Sinon tell the Trojans when they discovered him that morning wandering around?

Timerica: Sinon told the Trojans that he was left behind by the Greeks as a blood sacrifice to appease (to please or to make her happy) Athena. The Greeks broke her statue.  The Greeks also built this giant horse to appease Athena.

What did the Trojans do with the horse?

Ashley and Cateryn: The Trojans knocked down the wall and dragged the horse inside the gates of their city!!!!

What nasty surprise awaited the Trojans in the middle of the night?

The Trojan horse was filled with Greek soldiers who crawled out of the horse in the middle of the night and attacked the drunk and sleeping Trojans.