Mandatory paper conferences: Monday 16 November through Friday 20 November
Come early to talk thesis and outline, or come late to talk about support, coherence, and grammar Monday 16 November (F/0): No classes; Mrs. Shirvanian's funeral Tuesday 17 November (F/1): Vocabulary quiz; Begin The Odyssey in class Wednesday 18 November (F/2): Book 1 of The Odyssey due Thursday 19 November (F/3): No class; bio instead Friday 20 November (F/4): Poetry OutLoud Classroom Competition; Odyssey books assigned for presentation; here's the assignment sheet for the Odyssey presentation Monday 23 November (F/5): Book 2 of The Odyssey due Tuesday 24 November (F/6): Agamemnon paper due; poem distributed Thanksgiving Break Monday 30 November (F/0): Extra day off! Tuesday 1 December (F/1): Extra day off! Wednesday 2 December (F/2): Book 3 due; here is the handout for class Thursday 3 December (F/3): No class; Bio instead Friday 4 December (F/4): Book 4 due; the Bildungsroman of Telemachus assigned; here's the essay checklist; thesis statements generated and discussed Monday 7 December (F/5): Thesis and topic sentences due; Book 5 (Ana María) due Tuesday 8 December (F/6): Abbreviated class; Feast of the Immaculate Conception; All-School Mass at 11:15 if possible; Intro and overall informal outline due for workshop or conference Wednesday 9 December (F/0): Book 6 due (Mari); keep writing! Thursday 10 December (F/1): Book 7 due (Bella); 2/3 of poem due for French dictation Friday 11 December (F/2): Draft of essay due on paper in class or as pdf to the turn-in slot in Jupiter, by 9pm Here is a quick summary of The Odyssey; use it to help you stay oriented through the books we skip. Monday 14 December (F/3): No class; Bio instead Tuesday 15 December (F/4): Skip Book 8 [Adrianna]; Book 9 due (Lucy); here’s an exploration of numbers on the boats; these numbers are lower than what we’d have if Odysseus’ crew is similar to the Boetians in Iliad Book 2; here is one of my favorite student projects of all time, on Book 9 of The Odyssey Wednesday 16 December (F/5): Snow day! Thursday 17 December (F/6): Snow day! Friday 18 December (F/0): Poetry OutLoud competition instead of class; Go, Margot! Christmas Break The schedule below is as tight as I can make it--if class is canceled for any reason, we have to continue with the reading as per this schedule: Also, presentations have to happen in order. As per the policy, if you miss your presentation, even for a good reason, we will cover the book in class and you will have a writing assignment in lieu of your presentation. Monday 4 January (F/1): Book 10 due (Fiat) Tuesday 5 January (F/2): Book 11 due (Emily); Book 11 Activity Wednesday 6 January (F/3): Book 12 due, even though it's a drop day; Here is the midterm overview Thursday 7 January (F/4): Book 12 presentation (SHannan); Book 13 due (Ashlee) Friday 8 January (F/5): skip the brilliant Book 14 (but Mrs. Walsh presents); skip Book 15 (but Astrid presents); Book 16 due (Nicole); skip Book 17 (but Clare presents) Monday 11 January (F/6): Presentations on skipped Books 18 (Keira), 19 (Hillary), 20 (Mary); Book 21 due (Sara) Tuesday 12 January (F/0): Book 22 due (Siena); exam review 1 (essay questions from review sheet) Wednesday 13 January (F/1): Book 23 due (Leanna); Additional handout; exam review 2 (some passages) Thursday 14 January (F/2): Books 24 due (Margot); exam review 3 Friday 15 January (F/3): Drop day; books due for annotation check--drop off before school; pick up at lunch. *****Exam Week******* Monday 18 January: No classes; Martin Luther King, Jr., Day Midterms; English midterm is Wednesday at 8:45 |