L. Fragale's English Classes

BLOCK 1: Week of October 15-19

Friday Agenda - CLASS HAS A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER

1. Turn in COMPLETED "Odyssey" Comic Strip - DO NOT FORGET TO SIGN THE COMPLETION VERIFICATION SHEET!

2. FOUR Minute Vocabulary Review

3. Turn in Week 10 Vocabulary Squares

4. Week 10 Vocabulary Quiz

5. Begin Practice EOCT - WRITE ALL ANSWERS ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER

Thursday Agenda

1. Journal: LISTENING - Artist - Nickel Creek, Song - "Lighthouse"

2. Week 10 Vocabulary Review - WORDS FROM PREVIOUS WEEKS: stoic, monotonous, pious, plateau, methodical

3. Begin reading Part 2 of "The Odyssey" - Answer study guide questions

4. Work on "The Odyssey" Comic Strip Assignment - DUE FRIDAY!

5. Review Grades from "The Odyssey" Test

6. Watch Film Version of "The Odyssey"

Wednesday Agenda

NO CLASS TODAY! EARLY RELEASE SCHEDULE - See you again on Thursday!!

Tuesday Agenda

1. Journal: WRITING - Do you have any last minute questions/concerns about "The Odyssey" before the test? If not, begin your entry by completing the following simile: "Odysseus is like..."

2. Last Minute "Odyssey" Questions - collect Study Guide and Extra Credit Worksheets

3. "The Odyssey" Part 1 Test

4. Week 10 Vocabulary Words - second five words

5. Introduce "The Odyssey" Comic Strip Assignment - DUE FRIDAY!

6. Watch Film Version of "The Odyssey"

Monday Agenda

1. Journal: VIEWING - Watch the clip of Odysseus' encounter with Tiresias. Is this depiction accurate? Do you think the movie portrays the scene well? Why or why not?

2. Introduce Week 10 Vocabulary - first five words

3. Odyssey Review Worksheets - turn in completed sheets for 5 points bonus (+3 for 1 sheet only)

4. Last Minute Questions from "The Odyssey" - PART ONE TEST TOMORROW!

5. Watch Film Version of "The Odyssey"

Week 10 Vocabulary Words

1. preclude (v.)
2. predecessor (n.)
3. presumptuous (adj.)
4. prevailing (adj.)
5. prevalent (adj.)
6. prominent (adj.)
7. provincial (adj.)
8. provoke (v.)
9. purgation (n.)
10. quarry (n.)

BLOCK 3: Week of October 8-12

Notes for "The Odyssey" are here: Download odyssey_notes.doc

Monday Agenda

1. Journal: VIEWING (Watch the Cyclops Clip from "The Odyssey" Movie)

2. Journal Share - Compare / Contrast Film and Poem

3. Introduce Week 9 Vocabulary Words - first five words

4. Review the Journey of Odysseus

-Leaves Troy after Battle --- Ismarus (Battle with Cicones) --- Lotus Eaters --- Cyclops (Polyphemus) --- Aeolia (King Aeolus and Bag of Winds) --- ALMOST HOME --- BACK to Aeolia --- Laestrygonians --- Aeaea (Circe) --- Hades (Teiresias)

5. Begin reading 'The Land of the Dead'

Tuesday Agenda

1. Journal: Writing - How would you respond if you were Odysseus in the Land of the Dead? (i.e. see your dead mother and dead friend, find out your fate/destiny/future/how you will die)

2. Week 9 Vocabulary Words - second 5 words

3. Introduce Mythological Creature Poetry Assignment - due FRIDAY!

4. Finish reading "The Land of the Dead"

5. Answer Questions for "The Land of the Dead"

After Lunch

6. 10 minutes - Work on questions for "The Land of the Dead" and brainstorm Mythological Creature Poetry Assignment

7. Watch film version of "The Odyssey"

Wednesday Agenda

1. READING: SSR for 20 minutes

2. Review Week 9 Vocabulary Words

3. Review "Land of the Dead" Questions from Study Guide

4. Read "The Sirens" and "Scylla and Charybdis"

5. Answer Study Guide Questions

6. PAIR SHARE: 10 minutes to work with partner on Mythological Creature Assignment

7. Watch Film Version of "The Odyssey"

Thursday Agenda

1. Journal: LISTENING (Artist - Mary Chapin Carpenter, Title - "10,000 Miles" QUESTION: How does this song relate to "The Odyssey"? Who would be singing the words of the song?)

2. Review Week 9 Vocabulary Words - PREVIOUS WEEKS WORDS: indelible, vociferous, meticulous, lofty, injurious

3. Review "The Odyssey" Study Guide Questions

4. Read "Cattle of the Sun God"

5. Work on Mythological Creature Poetry Assignment - PROJECT DUE TOMORROW!!

6. Watch Film Version of "The Odyssey"

Friday Agenda

1. Mrs. Fragale's Check-In: SPEAKING - What would your epithet be?

2. Agenda Check

3. BRIEF 3-Minute Vocabulary Review

4. Week 9 Vocabulary Quiz

5. Mythological Creature Poetry Presentations :)

6. Watch Film Version of "The Odyssey"

REMEMBER: Part 1 of "The Odyssey" Test on Tuesday!!

Week 9 Vocabulary Words

1. obscure (adj.)
2. objective (adj.)
3. opaque (adj.)
4. paradox (n.)
5. pastiche (n.)
6. patent (adj.)
7. phenomena (n.)
8. philanthropist (n.)
9. pious (adj.)
10. plateau (n.)

BLOCK 2: Week of October 8-12

Monday Agenda

1. Journal: VIEWING (Page 236 from Text)

2. Journal Share - Poetry

3. Introduce Week 9 Vocabulary Words

4. Favorite Poem Activity

       *** If you did not complete the favorite poem assignment, you must silently work on poetry textbook work! ***

Tuesday Agenda

1. Journal: WRITING - Which poetry quote do you most identify with from the worksheet? Why? What about the quote appeals to you? Do you agree with its message?

2. Journal Share - Review Famous Quotes about Poetry

3. Pop Quiz - "POETRY: A Surprise Assessment"

4. Read "The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe

5. Work on worksheet Exploring Onomatopoeia - if you do not finish the worksheet, it is homework!

Wednesday Agenda

1. READING: SSR for 20 minutes

2. Review Week 9 Vocabulary Words

3. Homework Check: "Exploring Onomatopoeia"

4. Introduce Poetry Brochure ("Poetic Pamphlet") : DUE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17!

5. "So Much Depends": Read Poem and Write 3 "So Much Depends" Poems - Any poems not written during class are homework!

Thursday Agenda

1. Journal: LISTENING (Artist - Mary Chapin Carpenter, Song - "He Thinks He'll Keep Her") Consider how this song displays the attributes of a BALLAD. Can this song relate to anything from your life?

2. Week 9 Vocabulary Review - PREVIOUS WEEK WORDS: visage, bayou, bereft, grimace

3. 10 minutes to finish "So Much Depends" Poetry Assignments

4. Class Share: "So Much Depends"

5. COMPUTER LAB: To work on Poetry Pamphlet/Travel Brochure

Friday Agenda

1. Mrs. Fragale's Check-In: SPEAKING - Who is your favorite poet/writer/lyricist? Why?

2. BRIEF 3-Minute Vocabulary Review

3. Week 9 Vocabulary Quiz

4. Review Poetry Terms from Poetry Terms Sheet

5. RE-take Poetry Pop Quiz

6. Work on Poetry Pamphlet/Travel Brochure

Week 9 Vocabulary Words

1. truculent (adj.)
2. unfeigned (adj.)
3. virulent (adj.)
4. deft (adj.)
5. ominous (adj.)
6. rampant (adj.)

BLOCK 1: Week of October 8-12

Notes for "The Odyssey" are here: Download odyssey_notes.doc

      

Monday Agenda

1. Journal: VIEWING (Cyclops or Map)

2. Introduce Week 9 Vocabulary Words - first 5 words

3. Review the Journey of Odysseus

-Leaves Troy after Battle --- Ismarus (Battle with Cicones) --- Lotus Eaters --- Cyclops (Polyphemus) --- Aeolia (King Aeolus and Bag of Winds) --- ALMOST HOME --- BACK to Aeolia --- Laestrygonians --- Aeaea (Circe) --- Hades (Teiresias)

4. Read "The Land of the Dead"

5. Begin Questions for "The Land of the Dead" from Study Guide. ANY INCOMPLETE QUESTIONS ARE FOR HOMEWORK!

Tuesday Agenda

1. Journal: WRITING - How would you respond if you were Odysseus in the Land of the Dead? (i.e. see your dead mother and dead friend, find out your fate/destiny/future/how you will die)

2. Week 9 Vocabulary Words - second 5 words

3. Introduce Mythological Creature Assignment - due Friday!

4. Review "Land of the Dead" Questions

5. 10 minutes to brainstorm for Mythological Creature Assignment

6. Watch Film Version of "The Odyssey"

Wednesday Agenda

1. READING: SSR for 20 minutes

2. Review Week 9 Vocabulary Words

3. Read "The Sirens" and "Scylla and Charybdis"

4. Answer Study Guide Questions

5. PAIR SHARE: 10 minutes to work with partner on Mythological Creature Assignment

6. Watch Film Version of "The Odyssey"

Thursday Agenda

1. Journal: LISTENING (Artist - Mary Chapin Carpenter, Title - "10,000 Miles" QUESTION: How does this song relate to "The Odyssey"? Who would be singing the words of the song?)

2. Review Week 9 Vocabulary Words - PREVIOUS WEEKS WORDS: indelible, vociferous, meticulous, lofty, injurious

3. Review "The Odyssey" Study Guide Questions

4. Read "Cattle of the Sun God"

5. Work on Mythological Creature Poetry Assignment - Look over Grading Rubric - PROJECT DUE TOMORROW!!

6. Watch Film Version of "The Odyssey"

Friday Agenda

1. Mrs. Fragale's Check-In: SPEAKING - What would your epithet be?

2. Agenda Check

3. Mythological Creature Poetry Presentations :)

4. BRIEF 3-Minute Vocabulary Review

5. Week 9 Vocabulary Quiz

6. Watch Film Version of "The Odyssey"

REMEMBER: Part 1 of "The Odyssey" Test on Tuesday!!

Week 9 Vocabulary Words

1. obscure (adj.)
2. objective (adj.)
3. opaque (adj.)
4. paradox (n.)
5. pastiche (n.)
6. patent (adj.)
7. phenomena (n.)
8. philanthropist (n.)
9. pious (adj.)
10. plateau (n.)

BLOCK 2: Monday, October 1, 2007

Agenda

1. Journal: VIEWING (Photo of little girls in a beauty salon - write a poem)

2. Introduce Week 8 Vocabulary Words

3. Collect "The House on Mango Street" Worksheets

4. Finish working on "The House on Mango Street" In-Class Final Essay

5. Check out books to students

Week 8 Vocabulary Words

expunge (v.)

omniscent (adj.)

panacea (n.)

diffident (adj.)

pungent (adj.)

temerity (n.)

BLOCK 3: Monday, October 1, 2007

Agenda

1. Journal: VIEWING (First clip from "The Odyssey")

2. Week 8 Vocabulary - Introduce first 5 words

3. Review "The Epic" Notes and "The 12 Olympians"

4. Introduce Background Information - Trojan War

5. 10 Minutes to Study for tomorrow's Background Quiz for "The Odyssey"

Week 8 Vocabulary

injurious (adj.)

jargon (n.)

lamentation (n.)

lofty (adj.)

magnate (n.)

methodical (adj.)

meticulous (adj.)

monotonous (adj.)

mosaic (n.)

negate (v.)

Agenda

1. Journal: VIEWING (First clip from "The Odyssey")

2. Week 8 Vocabulary - Introduce first 5 words

3. Review "The Epic" Notes and "The 12 Olympians"

4. Introduce Background Information - Trojan War

5. 10 Minutes to Study for tomorrow's Background Quiz for "The Odyssey"

Week 8 Vocabulary

injurious (adj.)

jargon (n.)

lamentation (n.)

lofty (adj.)

magnate (n.)

methodical (adj.)

meticulous (adj.)

monotonous (adj.)

mosaic (n.)

negate (v.)

BLOCK 1: Monday, October 1, 2007

Agenda

1. Journal: VIEWING (First clip from "The Odyssey")

2. Week 8 Vocabulary - Introduce first 5 words

3. Finish reading "The Epic" Packet

4. Review "The Epic" Questions

5. Review Background Information - Trojan War

Week 8 Vocabulary

injurious (adj.)

jargon (n.)

lamentation (n.)

lofty (adj.)

magnate (n.)

methodical (adj.)

meticulous (adj.)

monotonous (adj.)

mosaic (n.)

negate (v.)