1. Bell Work
8/22 – 8/26

2. True Colors Reflection:
Reflect on whether or not your results to the True Colors Personality Quiz were accurate, and discuss why.
Refer to your Cornell notes and color-coded vocabulary words (which I will display on the board shortly) to decide if these traits fit you.
You can also compare and contrast your personality type to another color.
Use nine out of the twelve vocabulary words in your reflection and underline or highlight them.
Bell Work Monday 8/22

3. Bell Work Tuesday 8/23 Journal:
What is an obstacle in your life that you have had to overcome? How did you overcome it?
Write a minimum of 8 sentences.
Use a sheet of notebook paper.
Bell Work Tuesday 8/23

4. Silently complete your Vocabulary Quiz. I will pass them out shortly.
When you are finished, keep your quiz at your desk, turn it over, and sit quietly.
Bell Work Wednesday 8/24

5. Journal:
Write about a time when someone told you not to do something, but you did it anyway.
Write a minimum of 8 sentences.
Use a sheet of notebook paper.
Bell Work Thursday 8/25

6. Journal:
 If you could go on a journey, where would you go? What would be your purpose or what would you hope to get out of it?
Write a minimum of 8 sentences.
Use a sheet of notebook paper.
Bell Work Friday 8/26

7. Bell Work
8/29 – 9/2

8. Journal:
 If you were offered one of these three gifts: to be all-knowing, to have unmatched status and power, or to have any one person fall in love with you, which would you choose? Explain your reasoning.
Write a minimum of 6 sentences.
Use a sheet of notebook paper.
Bell Work Tuesday 8/30

9. Bell Work Wednesday 8/31 Who is your hero and why?
Journal:
 Who is your hero and why?
If you don't have a personal hero, what is a recent act of heroism you've seen and why did you think it was heroic?
Write a minimum of 6 sentences.
Use a sheet of notebook paper.
Bell Work Wednesday 8/31

10. Bell Work
9/7 – 9/9

11. Bell Work Wednesday 9/7 Journal:
The characters in The Odyssey may seem superstitious to you—but do you have any superstitions? Write about one (or more).
Think of things like luck, karma, fate, astrology, etc.
Write a minimum of 5 sentences.
Use a sheet of notebook paper.

12. Journal:
 Revenge as a means of obtaining justice was more acceptable in Homer's society than in our modern society. When do you believe revenge to be acceptable or okay, if ever?
Write a minimum of 5 sentences.
Use a sheet of notebook paper.
Bell Work Thursday 9/8

13. Journal:
 What makes a hero? List out as many heroic traits as you can think of.
Do you think fame is an important component of heroism, or do you think most heroes are unknown?
Write a minimum of 5 sentences.
Use a sheet of notebook paper.
Bell Work Friday 9/9

14. Bell Work
9/12 – 9/16

15. Bell Work Monday / Tuesday 9/12 - 9/13
Grammar:
Take out your Complex or Simple Sentence worksheet. Finish it, or review it if you are finished. We will go over it together shortly.
Bell Work Monday / Tuesday 9/12 - 9/13

16. Bell Work Wednesday 9/14 Grammar:
Complete ONLY numbers 1 – 3 of the Writing Complex Sentences worksheet.
We will go over some examples as a class.
Bell Work Wednesday 9/14

17. Bell Work Thursday 9/15 Grammar:
Complete numbers 4 – 7 of the Writing Complex Sentences worksheet.
We will go over some examples as a class.
Bell Work Thursday 9/15

18. Bell Work Friday 9/16
Silently complete your Background Information Quiz. I will pass them out shortly.
You may use your notes!
When you are finished, keep your quiz at your desk, turn it over, and READ YOUR ASSIGNED SECTION OF THE ODYSSEY.

19. Bell Work
9/19 – 9/23

20. Bell Work Monday 9/19 Grammar:
Complete ONLY numbers 1 – 4 of the Compound Sentences worksheet.
We will go over some examples as a class.
Bell Work Monday 9/19

21. Bell Work Tuesday 9/20 Grammar:
Complete numbers 5 – 8 of the Compound Sentences worksheet.
We will go over some examples as a class.
Bell Work Tuesday 9/20