David Bruce - English 9 Calendar
March 2011
Tues
1
Read THE ODYSSEY Chap. 9: The Cyclops. Watch Hallmark's THE ODYSSEY up to Chap.
9.
Open book quiz on THE ODYSSEY Chapter 9.
Wed
2
Finish THE ODYSSEY Chap. 9. Begin Chap. 10. Continue verb exercises in text.
Thurs
3
Finish THE ODYSSEY Chap. 10. Finish verb exercises in text.
Fri
4
Listen to./watch /open book quiz on Chap. 11 in THE ODYSSEY.
Verb tests Monday.
Mon
7
Verb tests: Subject verb agreement & conjugation. Interims go out.
Read/watch/open book quiz on THE ODYSSEY Chapter 12.
Watch SHS library's copies of Hallmark's THE ODYSSEY & ULYSSES up to where we are in
the epic poem.
Pass back graded essays.
Homework: Rewrite essays correcting all flaws . Turn in tomorrow with interims.
Tues
8
Parent-teacher conferences: 2:30 -- 5:00 PM.
Review for tomorrow's test on THE ODYSSEY Chapters 1 -- 12.
Wed
9
THE ODYSSEY Chapters 1 -- 12 test. Read ODYSSEY Chap. 13.
Watch Hallmark version up to where we are in the book.
Thurs
10
Finish JASON & THE ARGONAUTS; turn in questions on same answered by tomorrow.
Complete "Theseus & the Minotaur."
Complete vocabulary exercises "Wordy Mythology" & "Mythology Marathon" using
dictionaries. If not finished, complete tonight & turn in tomorrow.
Extra Credit assignment: Identify movements from Holst's THE PLANETS while listening to it.
! movement identified correctly = C. 2 = C+. 3 = B. 4 = B+. 5 = A. 6+ = A+.
Homework: Read chapter 14 in THE ODYSSEY: "The Stay With Emmaus". Pop Quiz
tomorrow to see if you read it ???????
Fri
11
Turn in homework: Myth Marathon, Wordy Myths & Jason & Argonauts questions answered.
Read aloud "Oedipus."
Take THE ODYSSEY quiz & 14 on last night's reading of same.
1
Begin pronoun exercises in classroom set grammar textbooks.
Homework: Read Chapter 15 in the Odyssey Friday night, Chap. 16 Saturday, Chap. 17 Sunday.
Expect quizzes on all Monday.
Mon
14
Listen to/read THE ODYSSEY Chap. 18. Quiz on weekend homework: Read THE ODYSSEY
Chaps 15,16 &17.
Continue pronoun exercises in classroom set.
Tues
15
Listen to Chapter19 in THE ODYSSEY. Continue pronoun exercises in classroom sets.
Explain person & case.
Wed
16
Choral reading of poems. THE ODYSSEY Chap. 20:. Pronoun Exercises in texts.
Girls read aloud together "The Siren's Song" by William Browne of Tavistock.
Boys & girls read together alternately "Ulysses & the Siren" by Michael Drayton.
Listen to/follow in text Chap. 20 of THE ODYSSEY: "Before the Slaughter."
Continue oral completion/lecture/explanation of pronouns/pronoun exercises in classroom set of
grammar textbooks.
Thurs
17
Chapter 21: The Trial of the Bow in THE ODYSSEY.
Watch, listen to & read Chap. 21 in THE ODYSSEY.
Continue pronouns.
Fri
18
THE ODYSSEY Chapter 22: The Slaughter of the Suitors.
Students listen to/read along & watch Chap. 22 of THE ODYSSEY.
Listen to "Tales of Brave Ulysses" by Cream & identify the mythological allusions: 1 = C ; 2 =
B ; 3 = A; 4+ = A+.
Mon
21
Read Chap. 23 in THE ODYSSEY: The Recognition of Penelope.
Theseus Scantron quiz.
Pass back graded work. Students file in folders.
Tues
22
Read Chap. 24: Peace of THE ODYSSEY. Review for test on THE ODYSSEY.
Wed
23
THE ODYSSEY Scantron Test #2 & THE ODYSSEY vocabulary test.
Identify the mythological allusions in the song "Ghost" by the Indigo Girls & in the intro. for
Hercules: the Legendary Journeys.
Thurs
24
Act out THE ODYSSEY as dramatized in Scholastic Magazine.
Fri
25
Students take notes on drama, dramatic terms. Begin acting out ANTIGONE.
2
Mon
28
Students Finish reading/acting out ANTIGONE aloud.
Tues
29
ANTIGONE & dramatic terms test review. Watch ANTIGONE.
Wed
30
Comparison-contrast writing assignment.
Finish ANTIGONE.
Take test on ANTIGONE & dramatic terms.
Thurs
31
Begin lecture on Romeo & Juliet, Renaissance, drama, Shakespeare.Students take notes.
Finish Comparison contrast writing assignment,
3