Utopia

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Tuesday, November 9

Today was a review of some writing skills that some students still have difficulty mastering.

In groups, students picked out three quotes that provided more about the episode than meets the eye.  After choosing these three quotes, students worked to incorporate a lead and extend their understanding of the quote and The Odyssey.

Homework:  Finish the questions from yesterday.  We will listen to books 16-17 tomorrow.

Monday, November 8

Today we listened to Scylla, Sirens, and Charybdis and completed a grammar exercise on subject/verb agreement.

Students were given questions to work on for homework.  These questions will be collected on Wednesday.

Thursday, November 4

The majority of our class time was spent completing our writing on how the cyclops episode reveals the dual nature of Odysseus.  Students were expected to write a comprehensive paragraph detailing this character flaw.

Homework tonight is to read the episode about Circe and complete the 8 questions from the reading guide.

Wednesday, November 3

Today, we went over our homework questions on "The Cyclops" episode.  Students used these homework questions to answer five questions to determine their understanding of this episode.  We also discussed the writing for tomorow and the students were instructed to find 3 examples that illustrate Odysseus's qualities as both an epic hero and a human who is likely to make mistakes.

We also reviewed our subject/verb agreement exercise.

Tuesday, November 2

We listened to "The Cyclops" episode.  Once finished, students began working on some guided reading questions to help check reading comprehension.

These questions are homeowrk and are due tomorrow for a grade.  We also marking examples of Odysseus' heroic and human traits.  Where does he make mistakes, and where does he exhibit superior skills.

Homework: Finish reading guide.

I also returned papers from last week.  Anyone who did not meet the standard was asked to revise the paper for a better grade after feedback was provided.

Monday, November 1

Today we get back to our reading of The Odyssey.  We read the first part of Book 9, "I am Laertes" and "The Lotus Eaters."  The class kept notes in their journals.  We also went over our grammar; still working on subject/verb agreement.

Homework tonight was grammar.  Complete #2 and #3 from grammar sheet.