Monday 31 October: Book 1 due; Poetry OutLoud sign up available
Tuesday 1 November: Rewrite of the in-class writing due to slot in Jupiter by 10pm Wednesday 2 November: Book 2 due Thursday 3 November: More Book 2 activities Friday 4 November: No Class; First Friday Mass Monday 7 November: Book 3 due; here is the handout for class; Odyssey books assigned for presentation; here's the assignment sheet for the Odyssey presentation; poem distributed Tuesday 8 November: Last day to commit to poems for Poetry Out Loud; Book 4 due; the Bildungsroman of Telemachus assigned Wednesday 9 November: Workday for Telemachus paper Thursday 10 November: Vocab quiz, Iliad + Keats; Book 5 due Friday 11 November: Poem, paper, Odyssey work day Please remember that 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. If we miss a day because of snow, the reading schedule will continue, though presentations will lag a bit until we can catch up. Monday 14 November: Book 6 due; Odyssey Book 6 vocab assigned Tuesday 15 November: Intro and overall outline due (students may hand in more if desired for better feedback) Wednesday 16 November: Book 7 due (Abby) Because of field trips, please make sure you are pacing out your work, using your planner. There is time to accomplish what's required, but it will be tight if you are trying to do everything at the last minute. Thursday 17 November: No class; 9th grade field trip (read book 8) Friday 18 November: Mrs. Walsh on field trip: workday for poem, paper Monday 21 November: Book 8 due (Nati); Poetry OutLoud in-class competition; first half of poem due for French dictation Tuesday 22 November: Book 9 (Sarah) due; Draft of Telemachus paper due; more Book 9 activities; here is one of the best student projects ever Thanksgiving Break Monday 28 November: Book 10 (Gabby) due Tuesday 29 November: Book 11 (Kit) due Wednesday 30 November: Mrs. Walsh not in class; review activities Thursday 1 December: Book 12 (Sofia) due; whole poem due for French dictation Friday 2 December: No class; First Friday Mass Monday 5 December: Book 13 due (Marie) Tuesday 6 December: Book 14 due (Valentina); Presentation on skipped Book 15 (Erica) Wednesday 7 December: Book 16 due (Damaris); Presentations on skipped books 17 (Emma) and 18 (Juliana); final version of Telemachus paper due for everyone without a presentation this day Thursday 8 December: Book 19 due (Isabella); Presentation on skipped Book 20 (Annie) due; final version of Telemachus paper due for Damaris, Emma, and Juliana Friday 9 December:: Book 21 (Georgia G.) due; vocabulary practice quiz Monday 12 December: Poem due Tuesday 13 December: Book 22 (Georgia A.) due Wednesday 14 December: Book 23 due (Monica) Thursday 15 December: Book 24 due (Susanna); Review activities #1 Friday 16 December: ; Odyssey project discussed (scenes from The Odyssey); vocabulary quiz Monday 19 December: Review activities #2; Here is the link to the Odyssey pdf Tuesday 20 December: Odyssey test Wednesday 21 December: Pre-Christmas organizing of Odyssey project Christmas Break Wednesday 4 January: Workday for Odyssey scene project Thursday 5 January: Review#1 for midterm: Overview; vocab and short answer Friday 6 January: No class; First Friday Mass; HW: work on essay planning to be ready for Monday's class Monday 9 January: Review #2 for midterm: Essay Tuesday 10 January: Odyssey scene project update; Odyssey scene project workday Wednesday 11 January: Odyssey scene project workday Thursday 12 January: All materials for Odyssey scene project due to the slot in Jupiter; some performances Friday 13 January: Finish Odyssey performances; here is the vocab-for-midterm list, now with sentences! Midterms The English Midterm is at 8:45 on Tuesday, January 17 in Fellowship Hall. Comments are closed.
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