Today in class, we…
1. Wrote a PIE paragraph comparing an excerpt about Calypso from the Odyssey to Suzanne Vega’s song “Calypso.” Here is that assignment:
2. Read pages 1210 to 1223 (the story of the Cyclops) from the textbook. Here is an electronic copy of those pages:
3. Read the short story “Blindness.” There will be a reading quiz over this tomorrow! (You can use the story on the quiz – it will be to check your understanding.)
Today we really got started on the Odyssey. We read Books 1 and 5 from the textbook and talked about Homer’s opening and the nymph Calypso. In case you were absent or would like to review, here are the presentations that we covered in class:
Some things you definitely need to know:
Homework for tonight is to listen to the podcast and answer questions! (See yesterday’s post for the electronic copy of the sheet and a link.)
Also, I told you if you had overdue library books or fines – please go see Mr. Casteel to take care of those (and bring me your sheet signed by him once you have done so).
Lots of stuff today!
1. First, I need you to bring your Malcolm Gladwell books tomorrow. We’re going to be coming up with a reading schedule (based on which book you have), and it will be helpful for you to be able to look up pages numbers.
2. The Vocabulary List 11 is up. Sentences for each word are due next Monday before you take the quiz. I’m going to ask you to demonstrate some grammar stuff with them, but we’ll discuss that more tomorrow.
3. We talked even more about PIE! Here is the PowerPoint that we did today in case you would like to review:
The PIE Method for Building Paragraphs
4. Here is the homework reading for tonight – Books 2 and 3 (an abridged version), which are about Telemachus, the son of Odysseus, and his dilemmas in Ithaca:
Books 2 and 3 Homework Reading
5. Your homework that is due on Wednesday is to listen to a podcast about the Odyssey and answer some questions. Here is the link to the podcast, and here are the questions, in case you lost your copy:
Summary of the Iliad for questions on Friday.
The Tipping Point – http://www.amazon.com/Tipping-Point-Little-Things-Difference/dp/0316346624/ref=la_B000APOE98_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1383836561&sr=1-4
What the Dog Saw – http://www.amazon.com/What-Dog-Saw-Other-Adventures/dp/0316076201/ref=la_B000APOE98_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1383836561&sr=1-5
David and Goliath – http://www.amazon.com/David-Goliath-Underdogs-Misfits-Battling/dp/0316204366/ref=la_B000APOE98_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1383836561&sr=1-1
Monday: We took our vocabulary quiz. If you haven’t already done so, please come make it up!
Other important announcements:
a. Students need to get a copy of any Malcolm Gladwell book by November 18. (I’ll post links to those separately.)
b. We will have a test over the Count of Monte Cristo on Monday, November 11.
c. The due date for the literary dictionaries has been pushed back to Tuesday, November 12.
Tuesday: We began our post-mortem character group assignment. This is for a major grade!
Wednesday: We continued working on the post-mortem character assignment. Students will have 20 minutes in class on Thursday to complete it.
On Monday we took our vocabulary quiz – please come by and make it up if you were absent!
In period 1 today, we continued analyzing magazine advertisements for tools of rhetoric.
In periods 3, 4, 5, and 6 on Tuesday, we analyzed a documentary on tobacco advertising in the developing world. Your notes on the film are due tomorrow. If you need to print another copy out, here is the electronic document:
Logical Fallacy Graphic Organizer – Documentary
And here is the documentary:
I also told everyone that I am extending the deadline for finishing CMC through Chapter 25 until Thursday. Again, here are the notes that you need to be taking that will be due on Thursday:
Period 1:
Today in class, we continued talking about The Pearl, annotating through Chapter 3.
Periods 3, 4, 6, and 7:
Students in periods 3, 4, and 6 took a reading check over chapters 1 through 10. Period 7 will take theirs on Monday.
We discussed the literary terms dictionary, due on November 11, for the Count of Monte Cristo. Here is the PowerPoint we covered explaining how to do these entries:
And here is a copy of the project instruction sheet, along with the terms:
As a reminder, your sentences explaining how the vocabulary words (in the vocabulary section of the website, it you need another copy) are used in The Count of Monte Cristo are due on Monday.
Mini-posters are due on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, please be finished with Chapters 1 – 25 of The Count of Monte Cristo, and have the following questions answered:
You can type the answers directly in the boxes, or you can print off a copy and hand write them.
Wednesday:
Period 1: We reviewed Aristotle’s appeals of rhetoric – ethos, pathos, and logos. Students practiced identifying the uses of these in commericals.
Periods 3, 4, 5, and 6: We discussed Chapter 6 of The Pearl.
Thursday:
Period 1: We continued our discussion of rhetoric in the Pearl by writing a letter from Juana asking the doctor to help her baby.
Periods 3, 4, 6, and 7:
I assigned a CMC mini-poster project, due this upcoming Tuesday. If you need a copy, here is the electronic version (NOTE THAT LATE ASSIGNMENTS FOR THIS PROJECT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED!):
Count of Monte Cristo Schema Mini-Poster
Students also completed a background reading on the history and political situation of France during this time. If you need a copy, come see me!
Students in periods 3, 4, and 6 were to have read Chapters 1-10 for a reading check. Period 7, you’ll take your reading check on Monday.
Period 1:
Today we read the first part of Chapter 3 of The Pearl and discussed it!
Periods 3, 4, 6, and 7:
We talked about Chapter 4 of the Pearl. Homework is to read Chapter 5 (and be ready for a reading check tomorrow) and to write sentences explaining how the words from Count of Monte Cristo are used in the context of the novel (due Monday before the quiz).
Bring your copy of CMC on Thursday!
Ms. Chapman's Class (Pre-AP) 
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