September 2009

 

Monday

Tuesday

9-1

Wednesday

9-2

First Day of School (Half Day)

Thursday

9-3

Friday

9-4

 
  • Answer questions and introduce the website
  • Introduce Native American Writings
  • Read "Coyote and the Buffalo" (40-42)
  • Read "Fox and Coyote and Whale" (43-45)
   
  • Answer questions and introduce the website
  • PowerPoint presentation
  • Use the Olympian Household Chart to begin learning the Greek and Roman Olympian Gods' Names
  • Create flash cards
  • Practice Greek and Roman names
  • PowerPoint presentation
  • Use the Olympian Household Chart to begin learning the Realms of the Olympian Gods
  • Check out Mythology by Edith Hamilton
   
  • Answer questions and introduce the website
  • In-class essay based on the summer homework
  • Begin taking notes on the French Revolution from the PowerPoint presentation

 

 

Monday

9-7

Tuesday

9-8

Wednesday

9-9

Thursday

9-10

Friday

9-11

Labor Day!

(No School)

  • Review the Native American readings so far
  • Create a Thesis Statement covering the first four readings
  • Read the excerpt from Blue Highways (101-106)
  • Answer the Questions over Blue Highways

Labor Day!

(No School)

  • Update the flash cards
  • Practice the Realms (and the Greek/Roman Names)
  • Creation Preview Questions (like a Pre-Test)
  • Begin reading and taking notes on "Greek/Roman Creation"
  • PowerPoint presentation
  • Use the Olympian Household Chart to begin learning the Symbols of the Olympian Gods
  • Update the flash cards
  • Practice the Symbols (and review the rest)
  • Continue reading and taking notes on "Greek/Roman Creation"
  • Practice with the flash cards
  • Finish reading and taking notes on "Greek/Roman Creation" (65-70)
  • Complete the Creation Fill-In
  • Olympian Household Quiz (you will fill in the blanks on the Olympan Household chart after I fill in one cell on each row)
  • Try again with the Creation Preview Questions
  • Any problems? questions?
  • Creation Family Tree (Hand-out not available online)
  • Read and take notes on "The Known World" (70-71)
  • Read and take notes on "The Races of Men" (71-72)

Labor Day!

(No School)

  • Finish taking notes on the French Revolution from the PowerPoint presentation

 

 

Monday

9-14

Tuesday

9-15

Wednesday

9-16

Thursday

9-17

Friday

9-18

  • Literary Terms Quiz #1
  • Check out SAT Vocabulary books
  • Vocabulary Puzzle #1
  • Complete Exercises I-II for Wednesday
  • Put words, definitions, and pictures in notebooks
  • Answer questions over pages 3-58 of Fools Crow
  • Study Guide for Chapters 7-8
  • Finish discussing pages 3-58 of Fools Crow
  • Discuss pages 59-83 of Fools Crow
  • Leftover time to read for tonight or to complete vocabulary work for tomorrow
  • Study Guide for Chapters 9-10
  • Practice vocabulary on the white boards (5 words)
  • Correct Exercises I-II
  • Complete Exercises III-IV for Thursday
  • Discuss pages 84-97 of Fools Crow
  • Study Guide for Chapters 9-10
  • Practice vocabulary on the white boards (5 words)
  • Correct Exercises III-IV
  • Complete Exercise V for Friday
  • Discuss College in the High School testing and credits
  • Discuss pages 98-125 of Fools Crow
  • Study Guide for Chapters 11-12
  • Watch Clash of the Gods (the rise of Zeus to power)
  • Read and take notes on "Prometheus and Pandora" (72-76)
  • Read and take notes on "Deucalion and Pyrrha" (76-77)
  • Complete and correct the Prometheus and Pandora Fill-In
  • Read and take notes on "Prometheus and Io" (78-81)
  • Read and take notes on "Chiron" (305)
  • Work on Mythological Poems
  • Discuss pages 10-31 of ATTC
  • Collect Journals
  • Practice vocabulary on the white boards (5 words)
  • Discuss pages 31-53 of ATTC
  • Collect Journals
  • Practice vocabulary on the white boards (5 words)
  • Discuss pages 57-69 of ATTC
  • Collect Journals
  • Practice vocabulary on the white boards (5 words)
  • Discuss pages 70-83 of ATTC
  • Collect Journals

 

 

Monday

9-21

Tuesday

9-22

Wednesday

9-23

Thursday

9-24

Friday

9-25

  • Discuss pages 172-190 of Fools Crow
  • Q & A Session over pages 98-190
  • Study Guide for Chapter 17
  • List of Dreams from Fools Crow with page numbers
  • Mini-Essay Question
  • Work on Quotation Integration
  • Read and take notes on "Demeter & Persephone" (50-55)
  • Attempt the "Demeter & Persephone" Quiz after showing me your notes
  • Review Game for tomorrow's Unit Test #1
  • Catch up on work or prepare for tomorrow's test
  • Poems are due tomorrow!
  • Unit Test #1
  • Read and take notes on "Dionysus & Bacchus" (55-64)
  • Poems Due!
  • Finish reading and taking notes on "Dionysus & Bacchus" (55-64)
  • Answer the Dionysus Questions
  • Complete the Dionysus Fill-In (will be entered into the grade book)
  • ATTC Vocabulary Quiz #2
  • ATTC Vocabulary Puzzle and Clues #3
  • Charts (1 2)
  • Discuss pages 70-107 of ATTC
  • Collect Journals
  • Finish discussing pages 70-107 of ATTC
  • Discuss pages 108-121 of ATTC
  • Collect Journals
  • Discuss pages 122-140 of ATTC
  • Collect Journals
  • Practice vocabulary on the white boards (5 words)
  • Discuss pages 141-156 of ATTC
  • Collect Journals
  • Practice vocabulary on the white boards (5 words)
  • Discuss pages 156-178 of ATTC
  • Collect Journals
  • Work on Review Charts (1 2 3 4)

 

 

Monday

9-28

Tuesday

9-29

Wednesday

9-30

Thursday

Friday

  • Literary Terms Quiz #2
  • Vocabulary Puzzle #2
  • Put words, definitions, and pictures in notebooks
  • Complete Exercises I-II for Wednesday
  • Reading Quiz?
  • Discuss pages 247-284 of Fools Crow
  • Finish the vocabulary work
  • Practice vocabulary on the white boards (5 words)
  • Correct Exercises I-II
  • Complete Exercises III-IV for Thursday
  • Reading Quiz for pages 289-309 of Fools Crow
   
   
  • ATTC Vocabulary Quiz #2
  • ATTC Vocabulary Puzzle and Clues #4
  • Charts (1 2)
  • Update reading schedule
  • Discuss pages 178-236 of ATTC
  • Collect Journals
  • Work on Review Charts (1 2 3 4)
  • Read pages 236-247 of ATTC (for homework)