English IA College Prep Bellaire High School
Lesson Plan #7 Week #7
Oct.5-9, 2009
Topic: “The Odyssey” by Home
- Focus on classic tradition
Vocabulary Words: #s 96-115 (http://campus.digication.com/English9/1._Handouts_and_Teacher_Links)
NOTE: A copy of the vocabulary words can be found below as well.
HOMEWORK: Vocabulary SAT notes – Every Thursday, completion check
Grammar – GUM, p. 5 and 25- due Monday 10/5
GUM, p. 65 - due Tuesday 10/6
GUM pages TBA throughout the week
Sentences, due: Thursday
Activities
Monday
1. Review prepositional phrases: adjective prepositional phrase and adverb prepositional phrase. Distribute PHRASE TOOLBOX.
2. Quiz #5. Discuss.
- Gum p.
3. Distribute sentence homework and handouts: “What is myth?”/“Creation”/”How Evil Came Into the World”
4. Distribute and discuss “Mechanics of Research” handout and details of HERO Project.
Tuesday
1. Handouts reading check.
2. Discuss handouts and preliminary research notes.
3. Read Homer’s World, pp. 887-889; The Epic, pp. 890-891, and “The Odyssey” Book One Invocation, p. 895, LOL. Discuss.
Wednesday
1. GUM- Types of sentences. Discuss and practice.
2. Read “The Odyssey” Book Nine, pp. 896-913. Pause, discuss, and take notes after certain parts.
Thursday
Library visit
Friday
1. Continue reading “The Odyssey” Book Nine.
2. Answer and discuss questions.
Prepare for a quiz Monday.
