1. English 9 January 6  Bell Ringer:  Athena lavished beauty over Odysseus.

2. 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.

3. English 9 January 6  Ticket out the Door:  In your opinion, is Odysseus a good leader? Why or why not?

4. English 9 January 7  Bell Ringer:  Penelope, why do you keep so aloof from your husband?

5. 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.

6. English 9 January 7  Ticket out the Door:  What does it mean to compare and contrast?

7. English 9 January 8 and 9  Bell Ringer:  They denied us life together in our prime.

8. 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

9. English 9 January 8 and 9  Ticket out the Door:  What similarities do you see from the poem and the movie?

10. English 9 January 10  Bell Ringer:  The suitors stampeded like cattle to get away from death.

11. 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

12. English 9 January 10  Ticket out the Door:  Which did you like better, the movie or the poem? Why?