Week 16

9^th Grade Week 16

Day	Date	Assignment	√
Monday	12/1	MAKE SURE YOU HAVE RETURNED YOUR NOVELS (CATCHER IN THE RYE,  A NIGHT TO REMEMBER)  SO YOU CAN GET THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD. OTHER CLASSES NEED THE NOVELS!  Please be Considerate. Epic and Myth Unit The Odyssey Driving Questions: ·      How do humans find/search for identity? ·      How do we face “tests”? ·      Does mythology hold up a mirror to our modern selves?
Class work		The Odyssey
Homework		Driving Questions: ·      How do humans find/search for identity? ·      How do we face “tests”? ·      How does gender and race impact the “tests” one faces?  Their Eyes Were Watching God  Packet: Chapter 1
Tuesday	12/2
Class work		The Odyssey
Homework		Their Eyes Were Watching God Packet: Chapter 1
Wednesday	12/3	The Odyssey
Class work
Homework		Their Eyes Were Watching God Packet: Chapter 2
Thursday	12/4
Class work		The Odyssey
Homework		Their Eyes Were Watching God Packet: Chapter 2
Friday	12/5
Class work		The Odyssey
Homework		Their Eyes Were Watching God Packet: Chapter 2 Chapter 3 and 4

Weeks 14 and 15

9^th Grade Week 13

Day	Date	Assignment	√
Monday	11/10
Class work		Finish PowerPoint Presentations for groups that did not present last week.
Homework		John Green’s  Looking for Alaska Dialectical Journals   Revise Catcher in the Rye Papers
Tuesday	11/11
Class work		Vacation
Homework		John Green’s  Looking for Alaska Dialectical Journals Revise Catcher in the Rye Papers
Wednesday	11/12
Class work		John Green’s  Looking for Alaska Dialectical Journals
Homework		John Green’s  Looking for Alaska Dialectical Journals Revise Catcher in the Rye Papers
Thursday	11/13
Class work		John Green’s  Looking for Alaska Dialectical Journals Revise Catcher in the Rye Papers
Homework		John Green’s  Looking for Alaska Dialectical Journals Revise Catcher in the Rye Papers Honors Lunch
Friday	11/14	Timed Essay Exam on Looking For Alaska
Class work
Homework		Download from Looking for Alaska Folder in 9th Grade Box and Begin Answering Looking for Alaska Discussion Questions
Monday	11/17
Class work		Epic and Myth Unit The Odyssey Driving Questions: How do humans find/search for identity? How do we face “tests”? Does mythology hold up a mirror to our modern selves? Describe 3 experiences, initiations, ceremonies, adventures, and crises in your life that has moved you from one phase of their life to the next. How has it contributed to your identity and to become more mature?
Homework		AR Tests in Library You should be 60% of the way towards your goal Revise Timed Essay
Tuesday	11/18
Class work		Epic and Myth Unit The Odyssey Begin Character Table in your Readers Writers Notebooks For skilled artists-Illustrate for extra credit.
Homework		AR Tests in Library You should be 60% of the way towards your goal
Wednesday	11/19
Class work		Epic and Myth Unit The Odyssey Continue with Character Table
Homework		AR Tests in Library You should be 60% of the way towards your goal
Thursday	11/20
Class work		Author Event in Library Meet with authors Take out an AR Book to read over Thanksgiving vacation
Homework		Write 1 page reflection on author event
Friday	11/21
Class work		Epic and Myth Unit The Odyssey Continue with Character Table
Homework		Reading Logs Complete  2 AR reading logs over vacation