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Pre-AP

9/9  Hawaiian vs Safari Day; Parts of Speech:  Students will read pgs 329-330 in Writing Coach and then work through sentences provided in class; Greek Mythology:  Students will read Prometheus myth, create their notesheet for the story, make a flashcard for Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Hephaestus.  HOMEWORK:  QuickWrite #2 “How do you rank the following qualities in relationships with potential boyfriends/girlfriends?  Looks • Personality • Trust”

9/10  City vs Country; LTOTW:  antithesis; Parts of Speech:  Review for TEST Tomorrow; Greek Mythology:  Students will read Pandora myth, create their notesheet for the story, make a flashcard for Pandora, and do QuickWrite #3 “In the myth, “hope” is captured in the jar. Do you believe the writer intended “hope” to be a blessing or a curse? Do you believe people in today’s world have “hope” or not? Explain.”

9/11  USA; Parts of Speech TEST

9/12  Disney vs Marvel; Parts of Speech:  Students will learn about complements, focusing on direct objects and be able to identify them in sentences; Greek Mythology:  Students will read Demeter myth, create their notesheet for the story, make a flashcard for Demeter and Persephone

9/13  Roughnecks vs Panthers; Parts of Speech:  Students will review direct objects, being able to identify them and create sentences using them correctly; Greek Mythology:  Students will read Psyche & Eros myth, create their notesheet for the story, make a flashcard for Psyche, Eros (different than original Eros), Aphrodite, and Zephyrus, and do QuickWrite #4 “Do you believe in fate/destiny? Do you believe that there is one perfect person on the planet that you are supposed to fall in love with or do you believe that there are many people in the world with whom you could be happily married?”

English I

9/9  Hawaiian vs Safari; Parts of Speech TEST

9/10  City vs Country; LTOTW:  antithesis; Parts of Speech:  Students will learn about the different types of complements, focusing on direct objects.

9/11  USA; Parts of Speech:  Review direct objects; September 11th:  Students will watch ESPN’s video of “The Man in the Red Bandana” and participate in small group activities focusing on heroes

9/12  Disney vs Marvel; Parts of Speech:  Students will focus on indirect objects, being able to identify them and create sentences using them and direct objects correctly

9/13  Roughnecks vs Panthers; Sustained Silent Reading – Book Talks October 15 & 16