BLOCK 3: Week of October 29 - November 2

Friday Agenda

1. Mrs. Fragale's Check-In: Tell me one way in which your mom or dad really help you out :)

2. Agenda Check

3. Turn in Vocabulary Squares!

4. Week 12 Vocabulary Quiz

5. To Computer Lab:

• Online SAT Registration
• Poetry Research Project - 10 Interview Questions for your Poet due Wednesday!

Thursday Agenda

1. Journal: LISTENING ("Tank!" from Cowboy Bebop)

2. Review Week 12 Vocabulary: REMEMBER TO STUDY THESE WORDS FROM PREVIOUS WEEKS -

1. recluse
2. reconcile
3. provincial
4. prominent
5. redundant

3. Poetry Pre-Test

4. Poetry Background Information: Complete the Poetry Terms Worksheet using textbook

Wednesday Agenda

1. Bellwork: "The Odyssey" Questionnaire

2. "The Odyssey" Project Presentations

3. "The Odyssey" Party!

4. Watch O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Tuesday Agenda

BEFORE LUNCH

1. Journal: WRITING - Imagine you're a director and you're casting your own movie version of "The Odyssey." What actors would you pick? Why? Where would you film the movie? What kind of costumes would you pick?

2. Last minute "Odyssey" questions and collect study guides

3. Part 2 "Odyssey" Test

4. Work on "Odyssey" Projects SILENTLY until lunch

4. Week 12 Vocabulary - introduce second five words

5. "Odyssey" Party Planning - TOMORROW!!

6. If any additional time, work on "Odyssey" Projects - DUE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31!!!

Monday Agenda

1. Journal: VIEWING

2. Introduce Week 12 Vocabulary - first five words

3. Last minute "Odyssey" questions and review - PART 2 TEST TOMORROW!

4. Take post-test for "The Epic"

5. Finish the film version of "The Odyssey"

6. Work on "Odyssey" Projects - DUE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31!!!

Week 12 Vocabulary Words

1. resolute (adj.)
2. retort (v. and n.)
3. revere (v.)
4. sanction (v. and n.)
5. sect (n.)
6. sentinel (n.)
7. skeptical (adj.)
8. slander (v. and n.)
9. sobriety (n.)
10. speculation (n.)