Freshman+Cp+English

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Freshman Class Wiki

Freshman Syllabus:

[|Power Plus Vocabulary Practice-] This site has online flashcards, quizzes, games for each vocabulary lesson!

=Homework Assignments: =

**Due Tuesday August 31**- Book mark http://chausseclasses.wikispaces.com/Freshman+Cp+English

 * Due Wednesday September 1-** read the pages on your assigned god or goddess. Take notes. Fill in your chart. Work on your Book of Choice project


 * Due Thursday September 2 (E Period)-** Draw a plan for your god or goddess poster. Check the assignment sheet. Make certain to include all required items.

**Due Friday September 3, 2010**- Book of Choice project- Be prepared to share your summer reading with the class.



 * Due Tuesday September 7, 2010:** Period D: Create a plan for your poster on your god or goddess. Use your rubric and the instruction sheet. Make certain you include all the necessary information.


 * Period E:** Research the god or goddess assigned to you (in addition to your poster god or goddess). Fill in the chart with the information for that god or goddess.


 * Due Wednesday September 8, 2010**: vocabulary 1 pages 15-17; bring $10 for the vocabulary book/ E present posters
 * Due Thursday 9/9: Period D** - Posters must be ready to present./ period E complete vocab page 18
 * Friday September 10- Period D and E-** Quiz on gods, goddesses, symbols, domains, Greek and Roman names/ Study your chart!
 * Due Monday September 13**- E-Decide which myth you want for your project. Study the god and goddess chart. Prepare for Tuesday's quiz. Read Pyramus and Thisbe pages 94-95. Take notes on the story.
 * Due Tuesday September 14-** Period D and E- Quiz on gods and goddesses/Period D Notes on Pyramus and Thisbe pages 94=95
 * Due Wednesday September 15-** Prompts on //A Lesson Before Dying// or //Joy School// are due today.
 * Due Thursday September 16th**- Vocabulary quiz 1;Read the myth in your myth book. Take notes. Write down a project proposal.
 * Friday September 17th-** Quiz on gods and goddesses
 * Monday September 20th-** vocabulary lesson 2 is due pages 23-26.
 * Wednesday September 22nd-** Mythology projects are due.
 * Thursday September 23rd-** finish reading and taking notes on The Trojan War pages 271-278
 * Friday September 24**- vocabulary 2 quiz and mythology projects quiz
 * Monday September 27-** Bring post its on Monday. In your notebooks, write two paragraphs. Use your notes and the handout from the movie. The first paragraph should explain why the Trojan War was fought. The second should describe the key events of the Trojan War. Please type or write with blue or black ink.
 * Tuesday September 28-** Read pages 863-865. In your notebooks, (blue or black ink, typed) write the answers to the questions in complete sentences. Next to each answer write the line numbers where the answers are found. Homework will not be considered complete unless you write the line numbers down. [[file:sailingfromtroy863-865.doc]]
 * Period D- Answer all 16 questions**.
 * E period- Answer 1-9. Make certain to record the line numbers.**


 * Wednesday September 29 - E period read Cyclops through line 340. Take notes on post its (in your book).**


 * Thursday September 30- D period read Cyclops through line 399. Take notes on post its (in your book).**
 * E Period finish reading Cyclops through page 881. Take notes on your post its.**


 * Due Friday October 1- Review The Odyssey- cyclops. Make certain you have post it notes on the entire reading. Choose one descriptive passage from the text pages 866-877. On white paper, make a drawing which captures this image. On the back of the drawing, write the line numbers and the words that you capture in your drawing.**


 * Due Monday October 4- Answer the questions on The Cyclops. [[file:Odysseus 866-877.doc]]**


 * Due Tuesday October 5-** Read The Sirens 882-884. Take notes on post its. Draw one specific image from the reading. Write the line numbers on the back.


 * Due Wednesday October 6-D period**- read 885-887; take notes with post its; create four questions for a reading guide. On a separate sheet of paper, write down the answers and the line numbers.


 * Due Thursday October 7 E Period**- read 885-887; take notes with post its; create four questions for a reading guide. On a separate sheet of paper, write down the answers and the line numbers.


 * Due Friday October 8-** Read Cattle of the Sun God pages 887-891. Take notes with post its.

List in your notebook, all the places Odysseus goes from Troy until he reaches home, Ithaca.
 * Due Tuesday October 12-** Complete the Cattle of the Sun God questions. Answer with complete sentences. Write down the line numbers.

Wednesday October 13th- Test on part 1 of The Odyssey pages 860-891 Part One- I describe places and characters from The Odyssey. You provide the name of the place or the character. A word bank is provided. Part two- I provide five quotes from The Odyssey. You explain the immediate circumstances (who? what? where?) and you provide an explanation of the significance (what does it tell us about Odysseus? Why is it important to the story?) Part Three- I provide an essay questions. You provide an essay answer which includes specific details from the story.


 * Thursday October 14th: Map assignment is due.**




 * Friday October 15th-** read 845-901. Take post it notes.


 * Monday October 18th**- E Period-Read pages 901-909; take notes on post its; Create a drawing capturing an image in your assigned section. Put the line numbers on the back of the image.

Read pages 901-909; take notes on post its; Create a drawing capturing an image in your assigned section. Put the line numbers on the back of the image. Create a reader's guide for the section assigned to you. Write down the questions (minimum of 4) on a separate sheet of paper from the answers.
 * Tuesday October 19th- D period-**


 * Tuesday October 19th E period-** Finish reading and taking notes on 910-916; the girls must create questions on Penelope's Test- (write the answers and line numbers on a separate sheet of paper); the boys will create questions on Odysseus' Revenge (write answers on a separate sheet of paper).

complete this worksheet.
 * Wednesday October 20th**- **D Period:** Read Odysseus' Revenge and Penelope's test pages 910-916. Take post it notes.
 * E Period-**


 * Thursday October 21st-** D period- Tragic Hero worksheet.


 * Friday October 22nd-** Test on Part 2 of The Odyssey: Identifications with word bank, Excerpts: explain the circumstances and the significance (one will be an epic simile); essay- Explain why Odysseus is an epic hero


 * Monday October 25th-** Vocabulary 3 pages 31-34 all exercises.


 * Tuesday October 26th-** read and take notes on Oedipus pages 246-255 in the myth book

D Comic strip on the story of Oedipus is due. You may create it by hand or use one of the comic creators such as Toons in School Chogger allows you to draw comics
 * Wednesday October 27th-** create a comic strip that tells the story of Oedipus

E Period- class wiki Class Wiki

E Period students- Check your email. Join my wiki. Make certain your comic is on your wiki page. Correct spelling if you made errors. http://chaussefreshmende.wikispaces.com/
 * Thursday October 28th**-Read and reread the poem "Myth". Fill in the SOAPSTone worksheet for the poem.


 * Friday October 29th-** vocabulary quiz on lesson 3/ Read "Ulysses" in the poetry packet. Look up any unfamiliar words. Write down the definition.


 * Monday November 1s****t-** vocabulary 4 is due pages 39-42; reread the poem "Ulyssess"- Fill out the SOATPSTone chart- both sides.


 * Tuesday November 2nd-** read and reread the poem assigned to you in the packet. Fill out the SOAPSTone chart for the poem.


 * Wednesday November 3rd**- type a paper on the poem assigned to you. Explain how the poet uses the story of Odysseus to make his or her point.



introduction to poetry SOAPSTone graphic organizer poems on The Odyssey and Oedipus


 * Thursday November 4th-** Vocabulary 4 quiz; Period D-type a paper on the poem assigned to you. Explain how the poet uses the story of Odysseus to make his or her point.


 * Friday November 5th-** Finish reading Antigone through page 31. Answer questions 1-15. Answer with complete sentences. Indicate the line number of the answer. [[file:Antigone reading guide.doc]]


 * Tuesday November 9**- Read through page 50 of Antigone. Answer questions 16-40. Use complete sentences and write down the line number from the play.


 * Wednesday November 10-** Finish reading Antigone. Create ten questions for a reading guide for pages 50-72.

In Class Assignment-

Thursday November 11- Answer the question on Antigone.

Irony More Irony Even more irony

Tragic Hero- born into nobility responsible for his or her own fate, endowed with a tragic flaw, doomed to make a serious error in judgement **Eventually,** tragic heroes fall from great heights or high esteem, realize they have made an irreversible mistake, faces and accepts his end with honor, meets a tragic end **For all tragic heroes-** the audience feels pity and/or fear

**Due Monday November 15-** Answer question #4- Who is a tragic hero? Based on Aristotle's definition of a tragic hero (above), who is a tragic hero? Antigone? Creon? Refer to a minimum of three different passages of the play to support your answer. Make certain to provide an explanation for each characteristic of a tragic hero.

Review the play. Review the answers to the study questions.

**Tuesday November 16-** Reread "The Circuit" page 257 in the Points of View book. Actively read- mark the text or use post its. Review Antigone for the test on Wednesday. Review the questions on wiki. Review the questions 1-40 on pages 20-70. Review the end of play questions.

**Wednesday November 17-** Test on //Antigone//.

**Thursday November 18**- Vocabulary 5 pages 47-50

**Monday November 22**- Read "What I Want To Be When I Grow Up" Write paragraphs to respond to the two questions at the end of the story.

**Tuesday November 23-** Read over your response to "What I Want To be When I Grow Up." Make a final decision on the score of your essay. Write (type or blue or black ink) the score of your essay and an explanation of the score of the essay. Use the rubric, the check off list and the knowledge you gained from reading the sample essays in class to explain why you believe your essay earned that score.

**Study for the vocabulary 5 quiz.**

**Wednesday November 24-** Check out the Of Mice and Men page

**Tuesday November 30-** OF Mice and Men projects are due today. Embed the completed glogster onto the wiki. Make certain you are prepared to present your material to the class.


 * Thursday December 2-** Actively read chapter 1 of //Of Mice and Men//. Use post its. Choose two important excerpts from the chapter. Write them down. Mark them with a post it. With well written sentences, explain the circumstances (who? what is happening? where?) and the significance (why is it important?). Make certain to type this assignment or to use blue or black pen.


 * Friday December 3-** Actively read chapter 2 of Of Mice and Men. Use post its. Find two significant quotes to share with the class. Mark them in your text.


 * Monday December 6-** Actively read chapter 3- Choose two significant quotes.


 * Tuesday December 7**- Actively read chapter 4- Choose two significant quotes


 * Wednesday December 8**- Actively read chapter 5- Choose two significant quotes.


 * Friday December 10**- E- Write down three themes for //Of Mice and Men.// With well written paragraphs, explain two of the themes. Use details from the book to support your answer. **Period D**- Write a response to chapter 6- minimum of two typed paragraphs- How do you feel about the ending of the book? Why? Do you think there was an alternative? Why?


 * Monday December 13-** Choose a personal connection for the Of Mice and Men paper. Write one page describing the experience you had that relates to one of the themes in Of Mice and Men. Make certain to capture the moment. Please type this assignment. Place the assignment on the class wiki. Complete vocabulary 6.
 * Period D** place typed response to end of book on wiki.


 * Tuesday December 15**- Bring the draft of the paper to class. E period- vocabulary 6 is due.

Bulletin board and video proposals are due today. Please have them neatly spelled out on a piece of paper. I will present them to tr he class.
 * Wednesday December 15-** Bring the draft of the paper you to class. Be prepared to meet with Mrs. Chausse on your paper.


 * Thursday December 16-** Vocabulary 6 quiz; Draft of poem is due today.


 * Monday December 20-** Final personal essay is due on wiki. Poem is due. [[file:POEM directions.doc]]


 * Tuesday December 21-** Vocabulary 7 is due. Final draft of Of Mice and Men poem is due.


 * Thursday December 23**- E period vocabulary quiz

Over break, study vocabulary lessons 1-7. These words are on the midterm exam.

[|Power Plus Vocabulary Practice-] This site has online flashcards, quizzes, games for each vocabulary lesson!

Period E- Finish Video. We will watch the video on Monday January 3rd!

January 4, 2011- Read "The Birthday Party." Write a response.

Wednesday January 5, 2011- vocabulary 7 quiz period D Read "The Birthday Party." Write a response. Period E and D- revise essays and poem

Thursday January 6, 2011- revised essays and poems are due.

Friday Janaury 7, 2011- Period D- review tragic hero and epic hero characteristics, practice vocab 1-7, review Birthday Party suggestions for response

Period E- Answer the essay question on The Scarlet Ibis- What does this story say about people in general? In what ways does it remind you of people you have known or experiences you have had? You may also write about stories we have read, or movies or television programs we have seen, which relate to the text.

Scarlet Ibis

**Due Monday January 10, 2011**- periods D and E vocabulary pages 71-73

**Due Tuesday January 11, 2011**- Review the Glogsters on Of Mice and Men and the notes you took during the presentations. Find the Glogsters on the Freshman D and E wiki - E period- Becca, Colton, Olivia, Madelyn, Bobby D period- Kevin, Liz, Cameron, Ciera, A.J.

__ Make certain your poem and your personal essay (all drafts) are on the wiki. Make certain they are labeled. __ __ Period D- Make certain to write down how you contributed to the class bulletin board. __

POETRY OUT LOUD Participate in our school Poetry Out Loud Contest. Choose two poems by January 10th from the Poetry Out Loud website. School Competition: February 10th.

Mid Term Exam -Tuesday January 19, 2011 E 7:45-9:45/ D10:00-12:00 Bring a blue or black pen and a pencil. Poems- read two poems associated with the literature we read this semester; answer multiple choice questions on the poems
 * Vocabulary from Lessons 1-7-** Multiple choice questions including five root, prefix questions
 * Short story**- actively read the story; write two essays on the short story
 * Of Mice and Men**- multiple choice, true and false questions on the book and the background information on the book
 * Epic-** read a selection from an epic similar to The Odyssey; answer multiple choice questions on the epic.
 * Grammar-** complete an improving sentences exercise and an identifying sentence errors exercise; these exercises are similar to the exercises in the vocabulary book
 * Play**- Read an excerpt from a Greek play; answer multiple choice questions on the play
 * Epic Hero and Tragic Hero-** There will be multiple choice questions on the definitions and qualifications

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Mythology Sites: Map sites Odyssey: [|Interactive Map]

Olympian Gods and Goddesses: [] Greek dieties [] Olympian Gods and Goddesses portrayed in art []

[] Another site with information on gods and goddesses []

The Louvre- Art Work National Gallery of Art The British Museum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Mythology Assignments
 * [[file:God poster rubric.doc]][[file:gods page numbers.doc]] [[file:Myth Project 2010.doc]]

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