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:

• Watch The Odyssey
• Work on Greek Mythology Theme Park Project
• PowerPoint with Description Examples
• Project Sheet and Rubric

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:

• Theme Park Projects DUE at the BEGINNING OF CLASS!
• Notes on Shakespeare and Romeo and Juliet
• PowerPoint
• The Prologue to Romeo and Juliet
• Complete over the weekend - I will collect it on Monday

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:

• Friday, March 1: Greek Myth Theme Park Project Due
• Monday, March 4: Odyssey Guided Reading Due
• Wednesday, March 6: Unit 11 Vocab Sentences Due
• Friday, March 8: Unit 11 Vocab Quiz