English 9 January 6 Bell Ringer: Athena lavished beauty over Odysseus.
English 9 January 9 I can…: Understand and analyze epic heroes, conflicts, epics and myths. Paraphrase, summarize and ask questions Plan: Introduce vocabulary words for the week. Introduce sentence patterns. Work on Odyssey handout on leadership.
English 9 January 6 Ticket out the Door: In your opinion, is Odysseus a good leader? Why or why not?
English 9 January 7 Bell Ringer: Penelope, why do you keep so aloof from your husband?
English 9 January 7 I Can…: Analyze themes and characters in two different mediums. Compare and contrast Odyssey and Oh Brother Where art Thou? Plan: Vocabulary terms. Sentence patterns. Discussion Review Odyssey handout.
English 9 January 7 Ticket out the Door: What does it mean to compare and contrast?
English 9 January 8 and 9 Bell Ringer: They denied us life together in our prime.
English 9 January 8 and 9 I Can…: Analyze themes and characters in two different mediums. Compare and contrast Odyssey and Oh Brother Where art Thou? Plan: Review vocabulary terms. Review sentence patterns. Continue movie
English 9 January 8 and 9 Ticket out the Door: What similarities do you see from the poem and the movie?
English 9 January 10 Bell Ringer: The suitors stampeded like cattle to get away from death.
English 9 January 10 I Can…: Analyze themes and characters in two different mediums. Compare and contrast Odyssey and Oh Brother Where art Thou? Plan: Quiz on vocabulary and sentence patterns. Finish movie Review chart
English 9 January 10 Ticket out the Door: Which did you like better, the movie or the poem? Why?