Monday 15 November: Draft of Agamemnon essay returned; Begin The Odyssey in class
Tuesday 16 November: Book 1 due Wednesday 17 November: 9th Grade Field Trip Thursday 18 November: Book 2 due; Poetry OutLoud Classroom Competition Friday 19 November: More Poetry OutLoud; 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 Thanksgiving Break There's no extra homework (there's one reading) over Thanksgiving Break, but if you have time, you'll be able to work on poem memorization or on your Odyssey presentation. Monday 29 November: Extended Thanksgiving break; students need to sign up for their preferred books of The Odyssey by email Tuesday 30 November: Extended Thanksgiving break; finalize materials due Wednesday Wednesday 1 December: Book 4 due; the Bildungsroman of Telemachus assigned 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. Thursday 2 December: Agamemnon paper final version due in class/by class time Friday 3 December: Book 5 due; here are questions from class (for Vicky and Katie) Monday 6 December: Intro and overall informal outline due; Book 6 due (Sofi) Sofi's handout; here is Diana Bathing With Her Nymphs by Rembrandt; here are questions for discussion Tuesday 7 December: Book 7 due; 1/2 of poem due for French dictation; here is a sample (do only page 1) Here is a quick summary of The Odyssey; use it to help you stay oriented through the books we skip. Wednesday 8 December: No class; St. Cecilia reschedule--you should read for class so you don't fall behind. See below. Thursday 9 December: Skip Book 8 (Madison); Book 9 due (Katie); 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 Book 10 due (Olivia) Friday 10 December: Draft of essay due on paper in class or as pdf to the turn-in slot in Jupiter by 10pm Monday 13 December: Book 11 due (Anjola); Book 11 Activity Tuesday 14 December: Book 12 due (Pia); poem due Wednesday 15 December: Mrs. Walsh not in class; review activities Thursday 16 December: Book 13 due (Amanda) Friday 17 December: No class; half day Christmas Break Monday 3 January and Tuesday 4 January: Snow days! But read 14 and 16. Wednesday 5 January: Book 14 due (Sophia); skip Book 15 (Daniela); Book 16 due (Nora); Skip Book 17 (Bella) Thursday 6 January: Presentations on skipped Books 18 (Ava), 19 (Anna) Friday 7 January: Snow Day! Here is the revised exam overview. Monday 10 January: Book 20 (Arianna); Book 21 due (Angie)--because Book 21 was previously due before we adjusted this schedule, please have read Book 22 for Monday and Book 23 for Tuesday Tuesday 11 January: Book 22 due (Tammie); Book 23 due (Vicky) Wednesday 12 January: Book 24 due (Becca); Bildungsroman of Telemachus final due Thursday 13 January: Review passages for midterm (all Odyssey) Friday 14 January: Before school: turn in book for annotation check; get books back in class; Review for midterm (essays) *****Exam Week******* Monday 17 January: No classes; Martin Luther King, Jr., Day Comments are closed.
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