L 7-8
No reading assignment for tomorrow. Absentees, work on getting caught up.
L 9-10
We are working on "Simile."
WL
Book 18
B 7-8
We are working on I Kings 12. Some questions to review: 1. What was Jeroboam's request? 2. What was Rehoboam's foolish response? 3. Why do you think he gave this foolish response? 4. How did Jeroboam and the northern tribes react?
B 9-10
Quiz tomorrow on Gen. 6-11A.
F1
Review commands sheet.
F2
QSJ 10 due Friday. Expect a book test on Monday.
F3
Book test on Fri.
A reminder to all absentees: Upon your return, a) turn in any work you have completed; b) see me about handouts you may have missed; c) get notes from a classmate; d) begin completing unfinished homework and missed test and quizzes. Thank you.
L 7-8
Read and know the rest of "Hades" (especially the Furies) and all of "Demeter" (including the story of Persephone).
L 9-10
Quiz tomorrow on the patriotic poems.
WL
Book 17.
B 7-8
We are working on I Kings 12--the coronation of Rehoboam.
B 9-10
Quiz Thursday on Gen. 6-11A.
F1
Quiz tomorrow on classroom labels.
F2
QSJ 9A due tomorrow.
F3
Finish the book for tomorrow.
L 7-8
Absentees, get notes.
Read and know "Poseidon."
L 9-10
Absentees, get notes.
We finished "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing." Listen to it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngFDy52eCZY
Quiz Wednesday on the patriotic songs.
WL
Read and know Book 16 with sparkle.
TK
Read and know FOTR chs. 2& 3 for Friday.
B 7-8
Quiz tomorrow on I Kings 9-11.
B 9-10
We are working on Gen. 11A--Tower of Babel.
Absentees, get notes.
F1
Quiz on classroom labels Wednesday.
F2
Due tomorrow: QSJ 8, Part A only.
Absentees, get notes.
L 7-8
Read and know "Athene" chapter. Absentees, also read and know "Hera." Absentees, get notes.
L 9-10
We are working on "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing." Absentees, get notes.
WL
Book 15. Complete Book 13 quiz as a homework assignment.
TK
Read and know ch.1 of FOTR for Mon.
B 7-8
Expect a quiz on Tuesday on I Kings 9-11. Absentees, get notes.
B 9-10
We are finishing Gen. 10. Absentees, get notes.
F1
Review classroom objects and recent vocabulary.
F2
Absentees, read ch. 7 and do the QSJ.
F3
Finish the book.
L 7-8
We began the Greek myths unit with Zeus. No assignment.
L 9-10
"America the Beautiful": We finished the translation, went over the main poetical features, and identified a theme. Absentees, get notes.
WL
Absentees should pick up a list of questions on Book 13 to do as homework. Read and sparkle Book 14 for tomorrow.
Tolkien
Finish The Hobbit for tomorrow.
B 7-8
We are working on I Kings 11--Solomon's idolatry.
B 9-10
We are finishing Gen. 9--the curse on Canaan.
F1
Review classroom labels and recent vocabulary.
F2
Ch. 6 QSJ due for tomorrow.
F3
Finish ch. 7.
L 7-8
No assignment. Tomorrow we begin a unit on Greek myths.
L 9-10
We are working on "America the Beautiful." Absentees, get notes.
WL
Book 13.
B 7-8
We are finishing I Kings 10--Solomon's riches. Absentees, get notes.
B 9-10
We are working on Gen. 9. Absentees, get notes.
F1
Review recent vocabulary.
F2
Do QSJ for ch. 6. Absentees, get notes.
7-8 Lit
Prepare for a quiz on " I Have a Dream."
9-10 Lit
Expect a quiz on "New Colossus." Absentees, get notes.
WL
Book 12.
7-8 Bible
Review the "cracks and bricks" of Solomon's reign.
9-10 Bible
We are working on the flood narrative in Gen. 8. Absentees, get notes.
F1
Lots of new vocabulary today--review. Absentees, get notes.
F2
Prepare for a quiz on the farm cards.
F3
Finish ch. 6.
7-8 Lit
We are finishing " I Have a Dream." Absentees, get notes.
9-10 Lit
Review "Battle Hymn." Absentees, get notes.
We have begun "The New Colossus," p. 89.
WL
Book 11--the nekuia of Odysseus.
Tolkien
We discussed the various poems in The Hobbit.
Finish by Friday.
7-8 Bible
We are reviewing the reign of Solomon so far--"bricks and cracks." Absentees, get notes.
9-10 Bible
We are working on Genesis 6. Absentees, get notes.
F1
We are reviewing classroom objects and activities.
We have begun learning other vocab. for daily activities.
Absentees, get notes.
F2
We are working on ch. 6. Review farm vocab. and book vocab.
7-8 Lit
We are working on "I Have a Dream."
9-10 Lit
We are finishing "The Battle Hymn of the Republic."
WL
Book 10.
Tolkien
Finish the Hobbit for next Friday.
7-8 Bible
Review I Kings 8. We are working on 9.
Bible 9-10
We are beginning the Noah narrative in Gen. 6.
F1
Review recent vocab.
F2
Do QSJ for ch. 5.
F3
Read through the end of ch. 6.
7-8 Lit
No assignment. Absentees, take makeup test.
9-10 Lit
We have started working on "The Battle-Hymn of the Republic."
WL
Book 9.
Tolkien
Through ch. 15 for tomorrow.
7-8 Bible
We are working on I Kings 8--Solomon's prayer at the dedication of the temple.
9-10 Bible
We are working on Gen. 4--the descendants of Cain.
F1
Review recent vocab.
F2
Review recent vocab.
F3
Finish ch. 4.
7-8 Lit
Test tomorrow on The Cay. "Story Basics, " "Novel Questions," and your class notes may be useful for study.
9-10 Lit
Review "Aengus."
We are continuing "The Star-Spangled Banner."
WL
Book 8 and sparkle.
7-8 Bible
We are continuing I Kings 8--Solomon's dedication prayer.
9-10 Bible
We are working on Gen. 4--Cain's punishment.
F1
Review today's new words.
F2
Translation homework due.
F3
Finish ch. 4.
There is a test on The Cay scheduled for Thursday.
9-10 Lit
We finished "The Song of Wandering Aengus" and began working on "The Star-Spangled Banner."
WL
Book 7 for tomorrow.
7-8 Bible
Excellent work by the students today! We are working on I Kings 8, the completion of the temple.
9-10 Bible
Expect a quiz tomorrow on Gen. 3. We have begun ch. 4.
F1
Review new vocab.
F2
Do QSJ responses for ch. 4 for tomorrow.
F3
Finish ch. 3.
7-8 Lit
We are reviewing The Cay.
Lit 9-10
We are finishing "The Song of Wandering Aengus."
WL
Book 6 with sparkle.
Tolkien
11-15 for Friday.
7-8 Bible
We have finished the unit of the temple. One might expect a quiz.
9-10 Bible
We are finishing Gen. 3.
F1
Quiz Tuesday on soccer vocab. list.
F2
Review.
7-8 Lit
Finish The Cay for Monday.
9-10 Lit
We have "translated" the poem "The Song of Wandering Aengus." We will next look at the poetical features of the poem and try to determine the theme.
WL
Book 5 for Monday. What's going on with Odysseus?
Tolkien
11-15 of The Hobbit for Friday 9.18; finish by Friday, 9. 25.
7-8 Bible
We have been looking at the temple courtyard and the Holy Place of the temple.
9-10 Bible
We are finishing Gen. 3--the consequences of sin.
F1
Keep reviewing the soccer vocab.
F2
Review chs. 1-3.
7-8 Lit
Read and know chs. 15-16 for Friday. You will be assigned the rest of the book (17-19) for Monday.
9-10 Lit
We are working of "The Song of Wandering Aengus" (p. 89.)
WL
Book 4 and sparkle or question.
Tolkien
Hobbit 1-10 for tomorrow; 11-15 for next Friday.
7-8 Bible
We are studying Solomon's temple. If you did not watch the assigned video, please do so. There is a link on yesterday's post.
9-10 Bible
We are working on Genesis 3.
F1
Review soccer vocab.
F2
Review the book so far.
F3
Finish ch. 3.
7-8 Lit
Read and know chs. 13-14: re-learning to fish; storm brewing.
9-10 Lit
Absentees need to make up the unit test from today.
WL
Read and know Book 3: Telemakhos visits Nestor. Notice how religious the people of Pylos are.
7-8 Bible
Watch this short video about Solomon's temple. Be prepared to share something from it.
9-10 Bible
We finished ch. 2 of Genesis. Please review it.
French 1
Review soccer-related vocab.
French 2
Absentees, read the rest of ch. 3. Mark in pencil anything you would like to go over.
French 3
Finish ch. 3 for next class.
7-8 Lit
Read and know chs. 11-12 in The Cay.
9-10 Lit
Test tomorrow on oral/ folk tradition unit.
WL
Read and know Book 2 of The Odyssesy.
7-8 Bible
We are discussing how Solomon foreshadows Jesus in many ways (I Kings 1-5).
9-10 Bible
We continue working on Gen. 2:4-25--naming the animals and the search for a "suitable helper."
F1
We are working on soccer-related French vocabulary.
F2
Review.
F3
Review through the end of ch. 2.
7-8 Lit
Read and know chs. 9-10.
Absentees, get notes.
9-10 Lit
Test Wednesday on folk tradition unit.
WL
AP students: essay due Tuesday (Gilgamesh).
All students: Read and know Book 1 of The Odyssey.
Tolkien
Chs. 6-10 for Friday, 9.11.
7-8 Bible
We are working on I Kings 5--Solomon's preparations for the temple.
Absentees, get notes.
9-10 Bible
We are working on Gen. 2:4-25--the creation of the woman.
F1
Review.
F2
Quiz Tuesday on animal vocab.
F3
Absentees, finish ch. 2.
7-8 Lit
Read and know chs. 7 & 8. What is good and bad about their new situation?
9-10 Lit
We are finishing the oral tradition unit.
WL
We are finishing Gilgamesh.
Tolkien
Hobbit 1-5 due tomorrow; 6-10 due next Friday, 9.11.
7-8 Bible
We have finished I Kings 4.
9-10 Bible
We have started Gen. 2:2-25, the "second" creation story.
F1
Review.
F2
We are working on Destination: France, ch. 2. Review.
F3
We are working on Le voyage perdu, ch. 2. Review.
7-8 Lit
Chs. 5& 6 for Thurs.
9-10 Lit
"The Silver Pool" for Thurs.
World Lit
Finish Gilgamesh for Thurs.
7-8 Bible
We are working on I Kings 4--Solomon's wisdom.
9-10 Bible
We are finishing Gen. 1:1-2:3.
French 1
Quiz tomorrow on recent vocab.
French 2
Review.
French 3
Review.
7-8 Lit
Read and know ch. 4.
9-10 Lit
We are working on stories from the folk tradition.
World Lit
Read and know "The Story of the Flood."
7-8 Bible
We are working on I Kings 4--the wealth of Solomon's kingdom.
9-10 Bible
We are finishing the story of the creation week in Gen. 1:1-2:3.
All French classes should review recent material. French 3 should finish ch. 1 for tomorrow.
