Literature: James Hurst's "The Scarlet Ibis"
Homer's The Odyssey
"What is a myth?"
"How Evil Came into the World"
"Creation"
Grammar and Writing: phrases, short answer paragraphs
Vocabulary: #s96-120 contend, harried, valor, guile, muster, indifferent, prodigious, solitude, victuals, vessel, stoke, rogue, ravage, entreat, avenge, whim, appall, ponderous, dispatch, brace, ponder, hew, venture, cordial, bellow
Homework:
- SAT vocabulary notes - Due: Every MONDAY
- CASPAR chart - Due: TBA (I know this assignment has appeared on the blog so many different times, but soon you will get to submit it. Let us finish one last short story and annotate it to the MAX. What you will learn in annotating "The Scarlet Ibis" are skills you will get to use in The Odyssey and other literature in the future. 8=) Be patient with good, old Mrs. T.)
- "What is a myth?" - Due: Friday, Oct. 15
Activities
Monday
1. Take Quiz #8 - "The Scarlet Ibis" vocabulary.
2. Complete reading and annotating of "The Scarlet Ibis."
Tuesday
1. Review/practice for PSAT.
2. Continue reading and annotating "Ibis."
3. Receive "What is a myth?" homework. - Sorry, Mrs. T. forgot. I will give you the assignment tomorrow. Please remind me.
Wednesday
PSAT testing
1. Continue reading and annotating "Ibis." (diction, imagery, figurative language, tone)
2. Continue discussion.
Thursday
1. Continue reading annotating "Ibis." (flashback, diction, author's purpose, symbolism).
Friday
1. Submit the "myth" homework.
2. Read "How Evil Came Into the World" and "Creation" and annotate.
3. Write sentences.
