| From-To: | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Jan. 7-11 | Vocabulary Packet 8A; Begin reading Cold Equations | Continue reading Cold Equations & complete the lit elements worksheet and story map | Grade 8A & go over 8B definitions; Quiz: Cold Equations | Read Charming Billy; complete lit elements worksheet & story map | Grade 8B; Unit 8 Vocabulary Test; Quiz: Charming Billy |
| Jan. 14-18 | Vocabulary Packet 9A; Go over Blurb/Review Assignment; Begin reading Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy? | Discuss Charming Billy & go over lit. element worksheets & story map | Grade 9A & go over 9B definitions; Quiz: Charming Billy; Further discuss Charming Billy | Charming Billy Timed Write | Grade 9B; Unit 9 Vocabulary Test; Read Geraldo No Last Name |
| Jan. 22-25 | No school | Vocabulary Packet 10A; Go over Geraldo worksheets & class discussion | Grade 10A & go over 10B definitions; Finish Geraldo No Last Name discussion; Take quizzes | Read Through the Tunnel & have discussion; Complete worksheet | Grade 10B; Unit 10 Vocabulary Test; Discuss Through the Tunnel |
| Jan. 28-Feb. 1 | Vocabulary packet 11A; Through the Tunnel Quizzes; Read Everyday Use & complete lit. element worksheet & story map | Quizzes: Everyday Use; Discuss sample Charming Billy Timed Writes | Grade 11A & go over 11B definitions: Begin poetry writing packet | Grade 11B; Begin textbook poetry packet | Unit 11 Vocab Test; Continue with poetry |
| Feb. 4-8 | Poetry Quiz; Go over the Bliss poem in the poetry writing packet; Work on textbook poetry packet | Quiz; Work on the textbook poetry packet | Finish textbook poetry packet | Poetry Final Test (over the textbook poetry); AR, Study Island, or work on poems | All four poems due today--Share poetry with class! |
| Feb. 11-15 | Go over the Buckle Down Informational Packet; Begin the practice AIMS Reading Test | Finish the practice AIMS Reading Test; Go over answers | Practice AIMS Writing Test | Practice AIMS Writing Test | Practice AIMS Writing Test |
| Feb. 19-22 | No School | Finish practice AIMS Essay | Review the Practice AIMS Reading Test--go over common mistakes | Discuss the practice AIMS Essays and common problems; Practice AIMS Reading Test Form B | Continue with the AIMS Prep |
| Feb. 25-29 | Go over Practice AIMS Reading Test Form B; Discuss essay writing strategies for tomorrow | 12A & 12B Vocab; Read and/or Study Island | Read or Study Island | Intro to Mythology Slide Show; Choose god/goddess to research; Read | Grade 12A & 12B; Unit 12 Vocab Test; Read--AR is DUE TODAY!! |
| March 3-7 | A former student will come to read his character sketch to you! (1st period); In pairs or small groups, read the Creation Myth and Ages of Man story; Complete worksheet | Library for god/goddess research & Mythman Study Guide | Library for Mythman! | Watch video: Ancient Greece: A Moment of Excellence | Back to the library to finish Mythman! |
| March 17-21 | Introduce mythology vocabulary; Read a couple of model vocab stories; Review all study guides and worksheets for test; Turn in character sketches | Intro to mythology test; Begin reading assignment: E. Hamilton's Mythology, 78-95--Earliest Heroes; Answer worksheet questions | Discuss scoring process for character sketches; Students score 3 peer sketches; Continue with reading assignment | 1/2 day--1st period only today: Read volunteers' vocab stories; Mythology vocab test; Quiz: Earliest Heroes; Adonis cartoon | 1/2 day--6th period only: same as Thursday's lesson |
| March 24-28 | Go over mythology vocab for this week: words 21-40; Read Cupid & Psyche and Eight Lovers Myths (pages 96-120) | Discuss the reading; Quiz; Create one lovers myth illustration | Discuss Pyramus and Thisbe; Find mythological allusions in the Pyramus & Thisbe clip from Midsummer Night's Dream | Videos: Orpheus & Eurydice and Daedalus & Icarus | Read some vocab stories; Vocab test; Discuss Jason & the Golden Fleece pre-reading packet |
| March 31-April 3 | Go over mythology vocab for this week: words 41-60; Review the background material for Jason & the G.F.; Discuss the prologue and first three chapters of Jason | Discuss chapters 4-6; Go over study guide questions; Discuss epic hero characteristics of Jason; Begin reading Medea | Review & discuss chapters 1-3 of Medea; Continue with reading | Read a few vocab stories; Vocab quiz #3; Finish Medea | No school today! |
| April 7-11 | Jason & Medea Test; Go over myth vocab: words 61-80 | Begin reading the play version of Medea (you take roles) | Finish Medea | Vocab quiz; Discuss play and play report; Work on Medea study guides | Lab for Study Island Post-Test |
| April 14-18 | Begin Jason & the Argonauts film | Continue with movie | Continue with movie | Finish movie | Film Test; Work on essay |
| April 21-25 | Meet in lab to type essay into Learning Express | Go over the Show and Tell Assignment; Discuss reading: Perseus, Theseus, Hercules, and Atalanta | Test over Four Heroes; Begin videos: Perseus and Theseus | Finish videos; Begin Disney's Hercules | Disney's Hercules |
| April 28-May 2 | Quiz over Intro to The Iliad; Finish Hercules | Hercules test; Read The Iliad silently | Discuss The Iliad & go over study guide questions | The Iliad Test; Begin Troy | Troy |
| May 5-9 | Continue with Troy | Finish Troy (?) | Troy Test; Discuess The Odyssey & go over study guide questions | Odyssey Test; Take AR tests for Edith Hamilton's Mythology book | Begin O Brother Where Art Thou? & find allusions to The Odyssey in the film |
| May 12-16 | Finish O Brother Where Art Thou? & find the allusions! | Movie Test; Take the AR test over Edith Hamilton's Mythology; Work on final study guide | Show and Tell Presentations! | Show and Tell Presentations! | Show and Tell Presentations! & End of Year PARTY!!! |
| May 19-22 | Review for final | Finals | Finals | Finals | |
