The Odyssey
by Homer

Homework Assignments: Week 33 English 9 Characters to know for the Final: Monday May 17 Odysseus, Penelope, Telemachus, Eumaeus, Circe, Cyclopes, Teiresias, Scylla, Charybdis, Calypso, Antinous, Zeus, Poseidon, Hermes, Athena Jared: Make sure you have a solid outline and thesis statement to show me first thing Monday morning Writing Portfolios due: Friday May 21 ePortfolios due: Tuesday June 8 (end of day) Independent Reading due: Tuesday June 8           Old Assignments Week 32 Monday 5/10            Finish reading The Odyssey. Read carefully so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow. Study for vocabulary quiz #4. Tuesday 5/11            Work on the study questions for the final exam. Finish the final draft of your short story. Wednesday 5/12            Work on the study questions for the final exam. Thursday 5/13            Work on your outlines for the final exam essay topic. Friday 5/14            Study for finals. ePortfolios and IR tests will be due during interim.   Week 31 Monday 5/3            Do the introduction assignment and read the summary of The Iliad. Read to page 20 of The Odyssey. Read carefully so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow. Study for the vocabulary quiz on Thursday. Tuesday 5/4            Read to the end of page 45 of The Odyssey. Read carefully so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow. Work on your short story, due Friday. Wednesday 5/5            Read to the end of page 70 of The Odyssey. Read carefully so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow. Work on your short story, due Friday. Thursday 5/6            Read to page 93 of The Odyssey. Read carefully so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow. Finish your short story, due tomorrow. Friday 5/7            Read in your new IR book. Read to page 117 of The Odyssey. Read carefully so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion on Monday. Study vocabulary. Quiz on Tuesday.   Week 32 Monday 5/11     Read to page 59 of The Odyssey. Read carefully so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow. Work on your ePortfolio, due Friday. Tuesday 5/12     Read to page 80 of The Odyssey. Read carefully so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow. Work on your ePortfolio, due Friday. Wednesday 5/13     Read to page 102 of The Odyssey. Read carefully so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow. Work on your ePortfolio, due Friday. Thursday 5/14     Read to page 122 of The Odyssey. Read carefully so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow. Finish your ePortfolio, due tomorrow. Friday 5/15     Read in your IR book and finish reading The Odyssey. Week 31 Monday 5/4            Do the introduction assignment and read the summary of The Iliad. Read to page 10 of The Odyssey. Read carefully so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow. Tuesday 5/5            No homework! Happy Cinco de Mayo. Wednesday 5/6            Read to page 15 of The Odyssey. Read carefully so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow. Work on the final draft of your Romeo & Juliet essay. Final drafts are due on Friday. Thursday 5/7            Finish the final draft of your Romeo & Juliet essay. Due tomorrow. Friday 5/8            Read in your IR book and read to page 40 of The Odyssey. Read carefully so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion Monday.

Odyssey Assignments Introduction Summary of the Iliad Reading Quiz #1 Reading Quiz #2 Reading Quiz #3 Romance Notes Sample Outline for Odyssey Essay Study Questions Sample intro Due Dates Prewriting: Monday May 1 Vocabulary Quiz: Tuesday May 9 Short Story (first draft): Friday May 7 Short Story (final draft): Wednesday May 10 English Final Exam: Monday May 17 Writing Portfolios: Independent Reading tests due:                         Show Not Tell Assignments My Room Was a Mess: Telling v. Showing S/he eats like a pig Those girls were snobs Calvin & Hobbes I was so angry Prewriting for short story