January 13-17: 9th Grade Lit and Comp

This Week: This week we are going to wrap-up our mini-unit on poetry with one last poem and a quiz on Wednesday. On Thursday, we will begin our first main unit with notes on mythology and The Odyssey. We will also have our first vocab quiz of the semester on Friday, so make sure you are studying Unit 9 Vocab!

Monday, January 13:

• Intro Unit 9 Vocab Words
• "The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe

Tuesday, January 14:

• Unit 9 Vocab: Choosing the Right Word
• "The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe

Wednesday, January 15:

• Quiz on Poetry Terms
• Unit 9 Vocab: Completing the Sentence

Thursday, January 16:

• Unit 9 Vocab Homework due at BEGINNING of class
• Review PSAT frequently missed questions
• Watch Myths and Monsters Documentary
• see me if you need the cloze notes

Friday, January 17:

• Unit 9 Vocab Quiz
• Let the Die Decide Poem (due Wednesday, January 22 at BEGINNING of class)

Next Week:

We will take a closer look at Greek Mythology and Gods before diving into The Odyssey.

Important Dates:

• Tuesday, January 14: Signed Syllabus Due
• Wednesday, January 15: Poetry Terms Quiz
• Thursday, January 16: Unit 9 Vocab Homework due at BEGINNING of class
• Friday, January 17: Unit 9 Vocab Quiz
• Monday, January 20: MLK Day - No school!
• Wednesday, January 22: Let the Die Decide poem due at BEGGING of class