Exam Review Resources

Here's what we focused on Monday, after a Lit Term Kahoot:

Also some students asked if I would re-link the powerpoint explaining Poetic Terms

Here it is.

R&J Review Materials

Link to a 5-Act R+J Study Guide (thanks Mrs. Syes!)

Link to the R+J Review Jeopardy Game
*note: it's not a .pptx its a .pdf. Scroll, don't click.
You are not required to complete any of this. I simply offer it to you to use for studying.

What is fair game for test questions?

• Anything that happened in any of the 5 Acts, including the Prologues
• Any of the details in the textbook's margins
• Explanations of tricky phrases
• Vocabulary
• Any of the literary terms from the Elements of Drama (780-781 in book

Feel free to use the materials above to study, as well as any other resources you've kept for yourself, or found online.

See you on your block day!

Exam Review

Exam Study Guide (.docx)
Exam Study Guide (.pdf)

Hint: Re-read your notes in your English Composition Notebook

Stage to Screen Project!

Here are some links to the documents from class today:

Stage to Screen Adaptation Assignment

Project Rubric Sheet

Looking forward to some colorful and inventive presentations this Friday!!

If you need it, my e-mail address for project submissions:

Career Fair Materials

Here is a link to the .pdf file of the Career Fair booklet!

And this is a pic of the Career Fair Essay Contest prompt:

A couple of additional notes:

• Even though it says 'essay', it's more of a personal reflection response. You can write it in 1st person: I, me, my, are fine words to use.
• The YouScience survey referenced was for the Academies at non-Magnet schools. We didn't do that part, so feel free to leave it out.
• You can see in the last sentence that students are encouraged to be creative in including additional multimedia - by all means, feel free to include any data you collected in your interviews, and any pictures you took.

Career Fair: Expo Map

This is a link to the Career Fair 2018 map!

:Happiness Roundtables: Materials

This is the Video Resource Mrs. Syes shared!
(this is from Group 6)

1. This is a link to the .pdf of Article 1
2. This is a link to the .pdf of Article 2
3. This is a link to the .pdf of Article 3
4. This is a link to the .pdf of Article 4
5. This is a link to the .pdf of Article 5

Gift of the Magi // Irony

Today students took a short reading quiz on Schoology over the short story "Gift of the Magi". Please see me to make it up if you missed it.

Then, we discussed the twist the O. Henry reveals in the climax of the story - how the couple's purchased gifts are each rendered beautiful but useless by the other's sacrifice. It's not what the audience expects, and therefore it's...

Ironic

This is a link to the slides on Irony that I shared with the students. They recorded these notes in their English Composition Notebooks.

Membean Common Word Lists

The Membean Common Words Quiz will be given to Freshman Classes on Friday, 10/5. The lists below are lists of words that most every student in the class has seen most all of them.

• 2nd Period List
• 3rd Period List
• 5th Period List
• 6th Period List
• 7th Period List

HW:

• Learn your classes Common Words for the Quiz on Friday

Link to Short Story

Gift of the Magi


This is a link to the online Inflation Calculator I used to represent to students the purchasing power of $1.87 in 1905. It had the power of about 50 of our bucks. Feel free to use it to see how the other prices in the story correlate to our modern financial world. Just remember to set the starting year at 1905.

HW:

• Finish the story we began in class today, "Gift of the Magi." Be ready for a reading quiz tomorrow of the HW.
• Membean Common Words lists were distributed to each class. There's a lot of overlap, but each class got its own list.
• The Common Words Quiz will be on the Block Day meeting of classes this week, Weds or Thurs.
• Socratic Circle Discussion for real (summative) This Friday. I'm leading an MTSS Session this Weds on How To Write Good Questions, if you're curious/worried about drafting discussion questions.

Block Lesson: Weds & Thurs

First!
Students had time, and technology, in class to do a 15-minute session of Membean Studying
Then!
Students took their computers and headed over to Schoology in order to take a short 10-Q reading quiz on IFL Article 2 "Pursuing the Science of Happiness". Please see me to make this up if you missed your block day.
<quickbreak> Bathroom Break</quickbreak>

Lastly! Friday Discussion Prep!

On Friday, the primary student activity will be a

Socratic Circle Discussion on the subject of Happiness

Because this is the first one we've done this year, it will be Formative.

This is a link to the Question Sheet

Here are some supplementary materials for drafting questions:

Powerpoint from Class with the Goldilocks Examples

This is a link to a document with several question stems to get you started

Also:

Membean Quiz #1 - Reminders

Today, Mrs. Syes and I delivered to students the quiz that accompanies their first 2-week session of membean studying. We chose Tuesday in order to have our Vandy students in class, as they spend Mondays in the SSMV program.

If you missed today, please see me to reset the Membean quiz. You'll know if you have one, because it's a pop-up notification on your Membean dashboard when you sign in.

Also, in response to several student questions, as well as claims of, "But I didn't know!", I shared several details and reminders to students about the Membean program in the form of
this reminder Powerpoint.

HW:

• Read, and Annotate Article 2 (this was assigned yesterday, but is really due on the Block Day)
• NEW Membean Session: 9/24-10/9 Quiz=10/9
• This is the Membean Rules & Regulations .pdf. Yes, the one I gave out in class. Yes, the one I pulled up on the Projector.

IFL: Article 1 - Adam Grant

There was a short 10-Question Reading Quiz on Article 1 today. It's on Schoology. If you missed it, please let me know when you'd like to make it up, and I can re-set it for you.

After the quiz, we discussed how we could identify the author's main idea as well what kinds of evidence he used to support it.

HW:

• Read, and Annotate, Article 2 for our block day classes
• Here's a handy graphic organizer for condensing down what's most important in this 6 page article.

IFL: The Pursuit of (Un)Happiness

Today, students received their IFL packets, containing 2 non-fiction pieces concerning whether or not happiness can be attained, and if so, how.
HW:

• Read, and annotate Article 1 (which we began in class)
• Highlight the main idea
• Underline details that support the main idea
• ⥁ Circle key words. And look them up, of course.
• Do a session of Membean! The first session closes Sunday!

Block Lesson: Transitions in Writing

This is a link to the Powerpoint we looked at on Transition words.

This is a link to the Practice Article we read through on Tennis.

Ideas from 2nd Period

HW:

• Fix up Theme Paragraphs and resubmit by the new deadline (Fixing may focus on adding Transitions, correcting MLA format, and anything else you'd like to add or change.)
• Even Classes (Weds Block) fixed up papers are due by 3pm on Friday.
• Odd Classes (Thurs Block) papers are due by 3pm Saturday.
• Do some Membean!
• The first session closes midnight Sunday 9/23. The first quiz is 9/25.
• The info sheet is posted here. Scroll down to find it.

Handling MLA Quotations

Huge Powerpoint full of notes from class on how to quote properly in MLA format.

Tomorrow, we'll practice quoting random stuff from a bunch of random books.

OWL MLA Webquest Link!

THIS

is a link to the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)

For the WebQuest!

Test RVW, Membean, Etc.

• Here is a link to the 1st 2-sided document we worked on with "Most Dangerous Game." (Conflict, suspense, foreshadowing, irony...)
• Hers is the 2nd document:
• Click here for the Plot Diagram
• Click here for the STEAL Chart

Did you miss MTSS today? Mrs. Syes' students and mine reviewed the Lit Terms we've covered since the beginning of the year:

Click Here to access image full size (large, may take a moment to load)

Best place to study Lit Terms we've covered? Your composition notebook.
Second best place? Look up those terms we've covered in your textbook.
And in case anyone forgot...

This is a link to the Online Purchase page for Membean!

$5.00

Due ASAP

See Mr. Tidyman for Class Access Code after purchase

Yes, you can still bring cash or check to class.

HW:

• Study for Lit Term Test tomorrow. You will be reading a NEW STORY in class. Remember: a portion of questions will be from the Summer Reading. Doing better on that portion of questions will override the previous SRA grade, but only upward. Grades will not be revised downward.
• The SRA questions still count as a portion of the overall Lit Terms Test, so be sure to look back over Part-Time Indian and Speak before your block day this week.

Richard Connell's Finest

No, the most dangerous game is not Monopoly.

This is the Most Dangerous Game.

Membean 2018-19

This is a link to the Information Handout from class!
This is a link to pay for the program online! (My students only)
It's also fine to bring $5 in cash or check to me in my classroom.

Membean will begin Monday, 9/10 - be sure to get your $5 in!

Block Classes: Identity and Theme

Good Afternoon!
Classes today all experienced a First Part (focusing on Identity) and a Second Part (focusing on Theme).

This is a link to both parts of class, in the form of a Powerpoint.

This is the Powerpoint that 2nd, 4th, and 6th saw yesterday, and 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th saw today.

Having studied Theme in literature today, and focused so squarely on Identity as a theme from PTI, students HW is the following:

HW:

• Thematic Evidence Collection (Identity)
• Record, in your English Composition Notebook, points of the book that address Identity. 
• Include page numbers, as well as a shortened quote or brief description
• Example:
• A comparison of White and Indian students (57)
• "...and the tribe of..." (148) Junior lists the different tribes he belongs to in the cemetery with his family.
• "But...how many do we have to do of these?"
• Plural. Plural pieces of evidence.

PTI: Plot Organization

Students worked in groups today to accomplish 3 small jobs. First, groups were given a pack of 10 PTI Plot Points

Students then had to get to the 3 small jobs:

1. Organize the shuffled plot points into order
• If you click on the link to the .pdf above, they're in order
2. Identify the Climax of the novel
• It's the Wellpinit vs. Rearden Rematch
3. Answer the accompanying questions in the English Composition Notebook

HW:

• Fill out this Identity Activity
• Draw the line down the middle
• Label the 2 sides of the outline with 2 sides of your own life
• You DO NOT have to use racial terms, as in the example. It can be ANY two sides of your life, or your personality
• Home/School, Family/Friends, Old School/MLK, Nashville/Boston, etc
• Illustrate the human figure, with side-specific detail (see page 57)
• Write things that could be seen on each side of the figure, and also some things that maybe can't be seen (look in the boxes)
• Use this as a model: (page 57)

STEAL Presentations

Today, students unveiled beautiful posters, and for the most part, delivered mediocre presentations. Luckily the poster grade was summative, and the presentation grade formative.

Today was a Bad Day.

STEAL: Poster Project Documents

Click Here For the Poster Project Assignment

Groups:

1. Melinda
2. Andy Evans (IT)
3. Mr. Freeman
4. Heather (from Ohio)
5. David Petrakis
6. Rachel(le)
7. Mr. Neck

• This is a link to the STEAL Brainstorm/Draft Chart
• This is a link to the Poster/Presentation RUBRIC
• Please remember: The Poster will be graded. The Presentation grade will be formative.
• Curious about filling out the STEAL Chart? Well here's an example of one that has been filled out with information from The Cat In The Hat.

Steps for Completing Project:

1. Get into your Character Analysis groups
2. Work as a group to complete the STEAL Chart
3. Show me the completed STEAL Chart, and I will provide your group Poster Paper and Markers (the goal is to use the Block Days for in-class Poster Project Work)
4. Finish poster
5. Prepare, and rehearse, a SHORT Poster Presentation of your character
• Yes, you may use Note cards
• No, do not read me your poster.
6. Bring Finished Poster to class on Friday. Be ready to give short (3min) Poster Presentation.
• Note: Friday is Presentation Day. Students will not have time to work on their posters, or presentations, in class.

STEAL: Character Analysis

Here is a link to the Powerpoint with today's notes on S.T.E.A.L.

Also:

regarding Donkey: "...a four-legged...dude."
 

"Ka-chow."

There was no HW tonight. Bring Speak to class tomorrow if possible.

Characterization Notes

This is a link to the Characterization Notes powerpoint from class today. Sorry I went through them so fast, classes were just so short today.

Here's the link to the Pixar short we watched in class to practice Round/Flat Static/Dynamic characterization:

HW:

• Please write me an Intro Email!
• This is a link to the detailed instructions on how to do that

Open House 2018!

Here is a link to the Powerpoint I shared at Open House!

Exam Review

This is the Exam Study Guide from Mrs. Syes and I.

HERE is a link to the Review Jeopardy Powerpoint!
(we didn't get to all the Qs in class)

Bring Your Textbooks to Class On The Day of Your Exam.

Live Reading Files!

A handful of classes have been recording their readings of R&J to share with the other classes - click below to hear your friends' (or enemies') voices delivering Shakespeare:

3rd Scene iii

3rd Scene iv

4th Scene iv

4th Scene v

5th Scene iv

5th Scene v

7th Scene iv

7th Scene v

also here is a track of 3rd period warming up, before they knew the mics were on

If you're looking for the Quiz Study materials, scroll down ↓↓↓↓

End of Act I: Review and Quiz

This is just to say that by the end of the day Thursday, 4/26, all Freshman classes should have read to the end of Act 1, Scene 5.

Tomorrow, Freshmen will take the Act 1 quiz. Feel free to use the followingstudy materials:

• Read and answer the Critical Thinking questions at the end of Scene 5, on page 830

• Link to Romeo & Juliet Study Guide

Wanna unlock the meaning of the Queen Mab speech? Check out this focus document.

Quiz on Act 1 tomorrow.

Also, new Membean session: 4/23 - 5/6

EOC2+3 // R&J I.ii-iii

Much of the morning was devoted to the EOC English I Subparts 2 and 3 tests for the Freshmen. It wasn't until 4th period that classes got back onto regular schedule.

In those classes, we continued reading R&J. 5th and 7th periods did a particularly nice thing: they recorded their live reading to share with students who missed class because of the test this morning.
Please feel free to use the tracks below as a guide, and read along with your classmates!

R&J: I.i

(partial recording - we started after the Prince breaks up the street fight)

R&J: I.ii

R&J: I.iii

When students return tomorrow, Weds, we will take the Membean quiz, and then continue on with Act I, Scene iv.

Sonnets // Beginning R&J

Lot of writing on the whiteboard today:

On the left you can see the names of the speaking roles in Act I, scene i, as well as color-coded columns of students who volunteered to read that part.
In the middle, the notes about what makes a sonnet and sonnet.
On the right, the EOC schedule for Freshmen.
Tomorrow, in the morning, Freshmen will take Subparts 2+3 of the English EOC. Please report to the same teacher's classroom in which you took Subpart 1.

HW:

• Membean Quiz Weds
• Bring textbook to class for reading R+J

R&J: Preview Material

Sorry guys! I was out Friday, off to Clarksville helping to chaperone the Latin scholars to the TJCL Convention and Competition at Austin Peay's beautiful campus.

Here's the info I left with the sub. Many classes had already begun this bushel of tasks, due to the EOC testing schedule:

• Link to the Anticipation Guide
• Link to Historical Background notes sheet
• Link to prediction questionnaire
• Link to Language Translations

Don't forget Membean ends on Sunday!

IFL Focus 2: I Have A Dream

This is a link to the Slides

on I Have A Dream



Care to see the speech when it was given?
https://youtu.be/I47Y6VHc3Ms?t=1m29s

IFL Focus 1: Ain't I A Woman?

This is the link to all of the slides

(3 days worth)

on

Ain't I A Woman?

By Sojourner Truth

Mythology Video Projects

Today was the last in-class work day for the Mythology Video Projects.
Scroll down for the Project Sheets as well as Project Rubrics.

Tomorrow, classes will meet on an adjusted schedule:

Students will also be taking their Membean Common Words Assessment in class tomorrow.

MAJOR NOTE:

Tomorrow is not a Project Work Day. The Mythology Video is due, as a file or online link, at the beginning of class.

Membean Common Word Lists

 Common Word Lists

• 2nd Period
• 3rd Period
• 4th Period
• 5th Period
• 7th Period

Common Words Assessment is Wednesday, 3/14.

Project Work Day: 02

Video Creation Resources:

Free Versions Available

We Video

https://www.wevideo.com/

Adobe Spark

https://spark.adobe.com/welcome/?mv=searech&s_kwcid=AL!3085!3!237292488648!b!!g!!adobe%20spark&ef_id=WgS7nQAABR9NfsY3:20180308171940:s

Biteable

https://biteable.com/?gclid=CjwKCAiA24PVBRBvEiwAyBxf-ZX6ae67lBSS3DDgtHSguglGHs3VuumZpRlcUqqC35YjXLZ7efs6aRoCAG4QAvD_BwE

PowToon

https://www.powtoon.com/home/

Movavi
https://www.movavi.com/mac.html


Thanks to Mrs. Syes and Mrs. Townsel!!

Students returned to their groups today for more work on the Video Project.

HW:

• Continue to work on Video projects
• Membean 11: 2/26-3/11

Project Work Day: 01

Today students worked on their Mythology Video Projects.

Mrs. Syes and I also offered an After-School Work Session from 3:15p-4:30p.

While students worked on their projects, I worked on mine:

HW:

• More project work tomorrow - come in prepared.
• Membean 11: 2/26 - 3/11

Odyssey: FINAL TEST

The Final Test over The Odyssey was today.
See me if you missed it
and need to make it up.

Final Project Day

This is a link to the Mythology Video Project Information Sheet!

This is a link to the project Rubric!

The Oracle Has Spoken:

Mistakes Were Made

Reminding 5th period about the Comments section of my website was a big mistake.

ODY Pt. Two Quiz / Original Myth

This is a link to the Original Myth Writing assignment.


Perhaps you would like to see an example from a previous student?

One Last Image

I miss you, 3NW.

This is from the Part Two Review powerpoint I shared with students after school this past Thursday. It connects with Penelope's Final Test to Odysseus.

ODY Part Two Review

Big review day today for The Odyssey Part Two (and kind of the whole Odyssey in general.) After attendance and a brief stretch, Freshmen answered the Critical Thinking questions on page 1114:

They recorded answers in their composition notebooks, and were allowed to work with partners.

The last question I asked students was to come up with one-word answers to the prompt:
"What is this story about?" Students gave me several abstract nouns:

These are actually THEMES in the book.

Ha! Gotcha! You were talking about themes the whole time!

Students also helped me rebuild this ODY Timeline on my far whiteboard:

HW:

• Quiz over ODY Part Two on Monday

Odyssey Part 1: Quiz Day

Today, students took their Odyssey Part 1 quiz. It took the majority of the class period.

If you missed today, please see me as soon as you can about making up the quiz.

Then, students set up an entry in their Classwork Composition notebooks that looked like this:

We began the STEAL process, but didn't finish it. It's fine - we'll continue to collect evidence that defines Odysseus' character as we make progress into Part 2.

HW:

• Bring book to class tomorrow

8th Period English: Study Session

From 3:15p to about 4:30p, I hosted an Odyssey Part One review session in my classroom. The bulk of the review was a massive powerpoint I built a few years ago.
Fortunately, it seemed to hold the attention of most students, and clear up some lingering questions.
Unfortunately, it contains a lot of context and background stories that are cut from the abridged version presented in the textbook.

For that reason, I'm not going to post the whole thing. It's rather clunky, and should a student open the file who did not attend the review session, I'm afraid it would be more confusing than helpful.

But I will post this: the first few slides that explain how in medias res works in the epic poem, as well as the timeline charting the adventures recalled by Odysseus in Part One. Many students took a picture of the timeline slide, so that might be helpful.

See you tomorrow!

Epic Similes: Theory and Practice

This is a link to the Epic Simile powerpoint from class today.

Cyclops & LoTD Listening

The Odyssey In Multimedia!

Both Visual & Aural!

First, students got to compare and contrast their book's telling of the Cyclops story with this video clip (from the 1997 film The Odyssey, and no, we didn't watch the whole thing. Just one scene).

It's possible that there are other clips from the movie out there.

I'm just not going to link them here.

Pursue at your own risk.

Then, students listened to a British Broadcasting Company radio-play production of The Odyssey. In this clip, Odysseus and a handful of his men travel to the underworld to seek guidance from Teiresias. They run into some people that they...weren't expecting.
Here's a link to the audio clip from the Land of the Dead!

Students listened along and filled out this worksheet as they did. The top chart goes with the audio, and the bottom questions accompany the reading passage Land of The Dead in the textbooks.

HW:

• Read Land of the Dead and complete the questions on the bottom of the document.
• Read
• The Sirens, and
• Scylla and Charybdis
• For Monday

ODYSSEY: Anticipation Guide

Today, students prepared to read The Odyssey. They did so by responding to, and briefly discussing

• This Anticipation Guide

During the course of this unit, students are to bring their textbooks to class everyday.

MYTH Jeopardy RVW / Clash of the Freshmen

Boy oh boy! What an exciting day for our Freshman Team!

Using the Powerpoint Jeopardy game embedded above, Mrs. Syes' students challenged mine to a friendly (mostly) competition to see who knew more about Edith Hamilton's Mythology. Mrs. Syes' classes won a couple times, and my students won a couple of games as well. It was a pretty balanced Tournament of Nerds (shout out to 4th period for bringing in the 1st W for us).

We had to move through the questions quite quickly, classes being shortened to accommodate an afternoon Pep Rally.

The only HW for the weekend is to review Mythology for the Final Test on Monday. 

Might as well re-post this Study-Guide link, too.
Originally posted back when we started the unit.
Note: This study guide covers MORE than the chapters Mrs. Syes and I assigned - you don't have to know ALL this stuff, just what we covered in class.

Troy: Fact or Fiction?

Today in class students had the opportunity to view a PBS Documentary: The Real Trojan Horse.

This is a link to the PBS Website for the video. I don't believe it's available for free - Mrs. Syes and I had to purchase it a couple of years ago.

Here is a copy of the Video Guide students filled out as we explored the myths, and realities, of the most famous city in history.

HW:

• Review Game in class tomorrow
• Mythology Final Test Monday, 2/12
• Membean 10 closes Sunday @ Midnight

"NO ONE can take my city!" - King Priam

*Spoiler alert: Troy falls*

After taking attendance and a small stretch, I checked students' annotations of the chapter "The Trojan War" (I think it's Ch. 13).

Students then began together to read the next, and final chapter of Mythology: "The Fall of Troy"

Mrs. Syes kindly shared with my this link, to an audiobook production of the chapter:

HW:

• Finish reading "The Fall of Troy"
• Complete the "Greek or Trojan?" organizer document given out on Monday
• Membean Ends Sunday 2/11! Go do a session of studying!

Genre Notes: What Makes An Epic

This link is to the notes-handout from class today, which defines several aspects of the Epic Poem.

This is my whiteboard full of notes:

This is my handle.

This is my spout.
This is a boring list.

ERROR: Hero's Journey Podcast

A couple of students have informed me that they encountered an ERROR message from Google Drive when attempting to listen to/download the Hero's Journey Podcast, which was linked on Friday.
Here are a couple of options, if you're stuck:

1. This is a link to a copied and re-uploaded Hero's Journey Podcast File (67mb). It's still on Google Drive though, which means at some point, it too will reach an Access Limit. No, I don't know what the Access Limit is.
2. The podcast is also hosted on NPR's website (I think.) Click this link to go to the TED Radio Hour page on NPR's website.
3. This podcast is available, for FREE, in the iTunes Store. Click this link to open your iTunes, and download the file from Apple. Make sure you get Episode #112, The Hero's Journey. It was originally published on 12/17/15, so look closely to make sure you find the right one
1. Also, this is the original recording, and as such, will contain ads.
4. And just in case you lost your hard copy of the Podcast Listening Guide Questions that I gave out on friday, I'm re-linking the document here.

Perseus & Medusa

First, I checked students' annotations of the Perseus chapter, as well as the details in the Perseus column of the Hero chart.

Then, we watched a film presentation of the myth in class today. There was (almost) no CGI, and students were disappointed, but well-behaved.
HW:
Listen to The Hero's Journey Podcast (click link to access audio)

• It's a big file, and I recommend you download it, instead of just streaming it over the internet.
• Complete the Hero's Journey Listening Guide Questions

Intro to Greek Heroes

How To Identify a Hero .pdf

On The Nature of Love (5 & 6)

Short classes for students today, as Clubs met for the first time this semester!
Upon arrival, and after attendance, students were offered a 15Q Review Kahoot over Ch. 5 & 6. Scores will be formative grades.
After that, students were allowed to use their Mythology books in order to complete the On the Nature of Love Worksheet. While students worked on the document, I came around and checked student Annotations on 5 & 6.
Lastly, students had the opportunity to share feedback with their small groups, and the class, about the statements on the sheet and their own agreement or disagreement with them.

HW:

• Read Ch. 7: Quest for the Golden Fleece
• Also, annotate
• Small quiz over the Love Chapters tomorrow
• Membean Session: 1/15-1/28

8 Brief Tales Review Sheet

Link to Review Chart

Snow Day Update: Tues 1/16

The following email was just sent out to all Freshmen via eVrits:

Good Afternoon, MLK Freshmen!

As you know, MNPS has had to cancel classes in response to the snowy weather and frigid temperatures we’ve had. Schools will not be in session today, Jan. 16th, or tomorrow, Jan. 17th.

In order to keep pace with our curriculum for this 9 weeks, Mrs. Syes and Mr. Tidyman would like all Freshmen to be aware of the following assignments and reminders:

Assuming that School will be back in session Thursday, Jan. 18th:

• Read Mythology Chapter 5: Cupid and Psyche
• Complete Annotations
• Read Mythology Chapter 6: Eight Brief Tales of Lovers
• Complete Annotations
• Mythology Quiz #1:
• Originally scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 16, the Quiz has been moved to Thursday, Jan. 18th.
• The Quiz will assess student comprehension and understanding of The Introduction, Ch. 1 (The Gods & Lesser Gods), Ch. 2 (Two Great Gods of the Earth), and Ch. 3 (Creation)
• Study material, including questions and Powerpoints from class, are available on Mrs. Syes’ Blackboard portal, or Mr. Tidyman’s website, respectively.
• Membean:
• The previous session closed Sunday, Jan. 14th.
• The Membean Quiz to accompany this studying session will be given Thursday, the 18th
• The New Session began Monday, Jan. 15th, and runs until Sunday, Jan. 28th. Yes, Membean is still going on, regardless of snow days.
• Afterschool Study Session:
• Mrs. Syes and Mr. Tidyman will be holding an after school study session over Mythology on Thursday, Jan. 18th, from 3:15pm - 4:15pm
• Focus will be on the assigned chapters on Love and Lovers (5 & 6)

Enjoy these snow days today and tomorrow! Be safe, stay warm, and curl up with Chapters 5 & 6 of Mythology.

See you Thursday!

— Mrs. Syes & Mr. Tidyman

Regarding the Weather

Enjoy the long weekend! Be safe!

Here are a few reminders that Mrs. Syes asked me to share with Freshmen:

There have been a few updates to our class calendar. All students were made aware in class.

The Mythology Quiz # 1 has been moved to Tuesday, January 16^th. The quiz will cover the Introduction to Mythology and chapters 1-3.

Study guides and other study materials are available on this website.

Homework for January 11^th – read and annotate chapter 3, study for the upcoming quiz, finish the second string handout.

The Membean quiz is still scheduled for Tuesday, January 16^th.

Demeter, and Dionysus...or...

...A Season for Moderation.

The Greeks were wise in their study of human nature, no question about it. Today's exploration and reinforcement of Chapter 2: Two Great Gods of Earth, demonstrates this.

First, students received this Second String Gods worksheet. It is not HW, it is not for a grade - it is simply a resource students are invited to use as they study for next Tuesday's Mythology Quiz #1.

While students worked on that document, I came around to check on students' annotations from chapter 2. Some students completed the assignment, others did not.

Then, classes reviewed the particularly human significance of Demeter and Dionysus with the help of these Powerpoint slides:

Link to the Demeter and Dionysus Review Powerpoint

HW:

• Read and Annotate Ch. 3: Creation
• Squeak in some Membean! Session closes Sunday 1/14 @ midnight!
• Be safe out there with this weather!

Mythology: Study Guide

This is a complete study guide for Edith Hamilton's Mythology.

It includes several chapters that Mrs. Syes and I are skipping. Use only what you want, or need.

This is not required, it is simply offered as a study tool and comprehension assistant.

Review Lecture: The Intro

This is a link to the Powerpoint I taught from for today's Intro. to Classical Mythology Review Lesson. Missed the notes? Get them from a classmate.

HW:

• Read, and annotate, Ch. 2: Two Great Gods of the Earth
• Link to Annotation Guide for Mythology
• Hint: It's Demeter and Dionysus

Greek God Charades!

Today, students drew names of ancient Greek deities. They then had a couple of minutes to come up with a way to present that god or goddess to the class in a Charades/Pictionary kind of way.

Saw some super-cool ideas, including but not limited to: A couple of Earthquakes, the "wave" (like from sports games), various wedding proposals, and the "Water Dance" in 4th.

Good job!

HW: 

• Bring Notes notebook to class tomorrow for Intro to Mythology lecture
• Do Membean (Ends Sunday)

MYTH: Kahoot, The Gods, and Special Guest!

Today's bellringer activity was a review Kahoot on the Introduction to Classical Mythology (formative).

Then, students had a large parcel of class time to begin reading Chapter 1: The Gods. Their classwork activity was to complete the Who's Who on Mount Olympus God Chart (see post below for download link).

Also! Special Guest,

Mrs. Prather!
Joined us to share information about
AP Human Geography
and
AP European History
Click the course for the info sheet .pdf

HW:

• Finish Reading Ch. 1: The Gods
• Complete the Gods Chart (link in post below from Friday)
• Do a session of Membean

Beginning MYTHOLOGY

Woo, it sure was cold outside! Cold enough for our second 2-hr Delay of the year! It was pretty...cool.

Students today received the 'Before Beginning Mythology' Anticipation Guide, and were invited to share their answers.

HW:

• Read the Introduction to Classical Mythology (it's before Part One Chapter One)
• Yes, it's dry and boring. But it's important and it's necessary, so read it.
• Complete the Introduction Study Guide Questions
• The back of this document also contained the Big 12 Deity Chart. This is not for HW, but it is a document we'll need in class next week.
• Do some Membean!
• Current session lasts from 1/3-1/14

And Merry Christmas to Da Squad members!!!

'unHappiness' In Class Writing Day

Students had the class, and the laptops, to draft their Writing Across Texts responses.

HW:

• Mythology Unit Begins tomorrow
• Membean Session 7: 1/3-1/14

Writing Across Texts

Writing Task Document