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Monday, February 25, 2019

February 25 - March 1: 10th World Lit

This Week: Welcome back! This week you will set your schedule for reading your novel of choice and begin reading and working on your summaries and commentaries for each chapter of your book. You will turn in your summaries and commentaries in a folder on Monday, March 18 at the beginning of class. You will be responsible for setting a reading schedule for yourself and following it. Remember to bring your novel to class every day.


Things Fall Apart Reading Guide


Monday, February 25:
Tuesday, February 26:
  • Continue Independent Novel Study
    • Bring your novel today!
Wednesday, February 27:
  • Continue Independent Novel Study
    • Bring your novel today!
Thursday, February 28:
  • Continue Independent Novel Study
    • Bring your novel today!
    Friday, March 1:
    • Continue Independent Novel Study
      • Bring your novel today!
        Next Week:
        You should be a third of the way through your book at the end of this week. We will continue the independent novel study.

        Important Dates:
        • Wednesday, March 6: Unit 11 Vocab Sentences Due
        • Friday, March 8: Unit 11 Vocab Quiz
        • Monday, March 18: Chapter Summaries and Commentaries Due (+ guided reading packet if you are reading Things Fall Apart)
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        February 25 - March 1: 9th Grade Lit and Comp

        This Week: Welcome back from break! We will spend the first half of the week wrapping up our unit on The Odyssey with a few project workdays and an EOC-style writing prompt. A pdf version of The Odyssey that is in our textbook can be found here.

        Greek Gods and Goddesses PowerPoints:
        1st Period
        2nd Period

        Monday, February 25:
        Tuesday, February 26:
        • Work on Greek Mythology Theme Park Project
        Wednesday, February 27:
        • Writing on the EOC: What to expect
        • In-class writing assignment
          • Extended Constructed-Response for The Odyssey
        Thursday, February 28:
        • Shakespeare/Romeo and Juliet Intro Activity
          Friday, March 1:
          Next Week:
          We will begin reading Romeo and Juliet!

          The version of Romeo and Juliet that we will be reading is The No Fear Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet Graphic Novel. Please note that is a graphic novel. I have a class set of books that will stay in my classroom - you do not need to buy your own copy. However, if you would like to write in your copy or have one for home, please make sure you have the correct version.



          Important Dates:
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          Monday, February 11, 2019

          February 11-15: 9th Grade Lit and Comp

          This Week: We will continue learning about Greek Gods and Goddesses and reading the thrilling adventures of The Odyssey. A pdf version of The Odyssey that is in our textbook can be found here.

          Greek Gods and Goddesses PowerPoints:
          1st Period
          2nd Period

          Monday, February 4:
          Tuesday, February 5:
          • Read The Odyssey
            • "The Suitors"
            • "Penelope"
          Wednesday, February 6:
          • Read The Odyssey
            • "The Challenge"
            • "Odysseus's Revenge"
            • "Penelope's Test"
          Thursday, February 7:
            Friday, February 8:
            • Watch The Odyssey
              • Work on Greek Mythology Theme Park Project
              Next Week:
              Next week is February Break! We will spend a few days wrapping up The Odyssey, and then we will begin our unit on Romeo and Juliet!

              The version of Romeo and Juliet that we will be reading is The No Fear Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet Graphic Novel. Please note that is a graphic novel. I have a class set of books that will stay in my classroom - you do not need to buy your own copy. However, if you would like to write in your copy or have one for home, please make sure you have the correct version.



              Important Dates:
              • Friday, March 1: Greek Myth Theme Park Project Due
              • Friday, March 8: Unit 11 Vocab Quiz
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              Wednesday, February 6, 2019

              10th Grade: IMPORTANT LINKS

              World Mythology Project

              Fill out this form with your partner, by 8:30 AM on Monday, February, 11 to choose your myth. If you have not filled out this form by that time, I will randomly assign a myth to your group.


              Assignment Instructions
              *due Wednesday, Feb. 13 at the end of class*
              Presentations will be Thursday, Feb. 14 and Friday, Feb. 15.

              Your group may bring a food related to your myth on the day of your presentation for 5 points extra credit.

              Independent Novel Unit

              Choose ONE: Life of Pi, A Thousand Splendid Suns, or Things Fall Apart to read during the Independent Novel Unit (We will begin this unit when we come back from February Break.) and fill out the following form by Wednesday, February 13:


              If you plan to read Things Fall Apart, you may borrow a Lassiter copy of the book. If you would like to read Life of Pi or A Thousand Splendid Suns, make sure you have a copy of your chosen book with you in class on Monday, February 25 or else you will be given a copy of Things Fall Apart to read. You do not need to read your book over February Break.
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              Monday, February 4, 2019

              Office 365 Sign in and Turnitin.com Instructions

              To sign on to Office 365 from Home:
              Username: firstname.lastlame@students.cobbk12.org
              Password: your media center password

              SIGN IN HERE

              If you are having troubling logging into your Office 365 account from home, click here for instructions for how to look up your username through StudentVue.

              How to submit paper to Turnitin.com:

              This is an old video, so some things might look a little different. However, the information is the same.

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              February 4-8: 10th Grade World Lit

              A DOLL HOUSE MLA TEMPLATE


               This Week: We will wrap up our unit on A Doll House with an essay due Monday. A version of A Doll House can be found here; however, while the plot and characters are the same, this is not the translation of the play that is in our textbook. When writing your essay, you will need to make sure that your quotes and page citations come from the textbook translation of the play.

              Monday, February 4:
              • A Doll House Essay DUE AT THE END OF CLASS TODAY
                • Essay Assignment (due Monday, February 4 at the end of class)
                • Quote Lead-Ins and Counter Arguments

              Look at the following example paragraph to see how the flow of a paragraph is interrupted when you do not have a lead-in:

              Your paragraph will have better "flow" if you introduce your evidence with lead-ins:






              If you are having trouble writing your thesis, see the following image for some examples:

              Counter-argument examples:



              Tuesday, February 5:
              Wednesday, February 6:
              Thursday, February 7:
              • Counselor Lesson
                Friday, February 8:
                • Counselor Lesson
                    Next Week:
                    We will look at different creation myths during our short World Mythology unit.

                    Important Dates:
                    • Monday, February 4: A Doll House essay due
                    • Wednesday, February 13: World Myths project due
                    • Thursday, February 14 - Friday, February 15: World Myths presentations.
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                    February 4-8: 9th Grade Lit and Comp

                    This Week: We will begin learning about Greek Gods and Goddesses and reading the thrilling adventures of The Odyssey. A pdf version of The Odyssey that is in our textbook can be found here.

                    Greek Gods and Goddesses PowerPoints:
                    1st Period
                    2nd Period

                    Monday, February 4:
                    Tuesday, February 5:
                    • Greek Gods/Goddesses Presentations
                    • Read The Odyssey
                      • "The Cyclops"
                      • "The Witch Circe"
                    Wednesday, February 6:
                    • Greek Gods/Goddesses Presentations
                    • Read The Odyssey
                      • "The Land of the Dead"
                      • "The Sirens"
                    Thursday, February 7:
                    • Greek Gods/Goddesses Presentations
                    • Read The Odyssey
                      • "Scylla and Charybdis"
                      • "The Cattle of the Sun God"
                      Friday, February 8:
                      Next Week:
                      We will continue our exploration of Greek Gods and Goddesses and our study of The Odyssey.

                      Important Dates:
                      • Friday, February 8: The Odyssey part 1 reading quiz
                      • Friday, March 1: Greek Myth Theme Park Project Due
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