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Weekly Objectives

Weekly Objectives. Students will understand and appreciate an epic poem. Students will determine the meaning of unknown words by using context clues. Students will understand an epic poem. Students will utilize various reading strategies to monitor comprehension.

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Weekly Objectives

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  1. Weekly Objectives Students will understand and appreciate an epic poem. Students will determine the meaning of unknown words by using context clues. Students will understand an epic poem. Students will utilize various reading strategies to monitor comprehension.  The students will write for a variety of purposes and audiences using the Standard English conventions of grammar, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.

  2. Weekly Agenda • Observation of Black History Month • Grammar Practice: Identifying sentences • Review Book Nine • Self Reflection • Read Odysseus, Book 10 • Homework

  3. Celebrating Black History MonthHistorical Fact Richard Allen: Church Founder and Bishop, 1760-1831: The organizer and first Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.

  4. Grammar Practice A sentence is a group of words containing a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought. A sentence consists of two parts: the subject and the predicate. Exercise 1, 1-10.

  5. Quick Write: Self Reflection I attend school everyday because I want to fail/ I want to secure a successful future.

  6. After Reading Book Nine Essential questions • Give a character sketch of Odysseus, noting his strength and weaknesses. What heroic qualities has he demonstrated so far? • Identify and give a brief description of the monsters Odysseus and his crew encounter. Symbolically, what might each monster represent? Think: Connect to life

  7. Book Nine Review • Who is Poiseidon’s son? • What role does the wine play in defeating the Cyclops? • Based on the description of the Cyclops, what can the reader infer about what the Greeks valued? • How does Odysseus’s false name, Nohbdy save him and his crew’s life?

  8. Book Nine Review Cont. • Explain Odysseus’s reactions in lines 330-334. Does he seem to enjoy what he’s doing? • How does the crew’s plea in lines 126-130 compare to their advice in lines 408-413? How does Odysseus respond? Is this a strength or a weakness? • Overall, what role do the gods play in Book Nine?

  9. DOL-Book 10 Homers tails still brings excitement to today’s readers. 2. A sip of Circes Pramnian wine turn Odysseus Crew to swine

  10. DOL- Book 10 • Homer’s tales still bring excitement to today’s readers. 2. A sip of Circe’s Pramnian wine turns Odysseus’ crew to swine.

  11. Quick WriteBell Ringer • Directions: In a one-two paragraphs respond to one of the questions below. • A major theme in Greek Mythology is the role of fate in human lives. How much control do you think people have over their own lives? • In what ways can romantic attraction become a trap?

  12. Words to Know Beguiling Contender Stealth Succumb Snare Enticing Vilegard Disconsolate

  13. Literary Terms Epic Simile Foreshadowing Conflict Simile Character Epithet

  14. Before Reading Review DOL Review Book Nine Review Vocabulary Review Literary Terms Set purpose for reading

  15. During ReadingBook Ten Purpose for reading: Read to learn more about Odysseus and his adventures. What role does Circe play in this new adventure?

  16. After Reading Review purpose for reading Apply literary terms to the poem Assess students’ comprehension

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