April 2020

Key: All Classes, Seniors, Juniors, Special Announcements

Monday, April 1

11 CP: Pass out the Fourth Quarter Vocabulary Master List. Announce that the quiz for Vocab 16 will be on 4/10.
Finish reading chapter 5 of TGG. Discuss the relevance of the two songs: "The Love Nest" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgm6xrdLiqg and "Ain't We Got Fun?" https://youtu.be/Z1AcnI0B2-o
The 9 guided reading questions are due at the end of the period.
Mythology: Pass out the Fourth Quarter Vocabulary Master List and complete the Vocabulary 16 worksheet, then view and take notes on the projects over Book 12 and 13.

Tuesday, April 2
One Hour Delayed Start

11 CP: Begin reading chapter 6 of TGG and answering the guided reading questions. Whatever you do not finish becomes your HW and will be due at the beginning of tomorrow's class period.
Mythology: Continue with presentations (Books 14, 15, and 16)

Wednesday, April 3

11 CP: Finish reading chapter 6 and turn in your guided reading questions. Students will then take a quiz over chapters 5 & 6.
Mythology: Continue with presentations (Books 17 and 18)

Thursday, April 4
Substitute

11 CP: Watch the DiCaprio move version of chapters 6 & 7
Mythology: Watch the following documentary "The True Story of Troy: Ancient War"
https://youtu.be/YnsbiSS0TuY

Friday, April 5

11 CP: Pass out the Vocabulary Lesson 16 worksheet (this is HW), and begin reading chapter 7. We will discuss the events in the chapter as well as the relevance of Medelssohn's 'Wedding March."
Mythology: Take the Vocabulary 16 quiz. Continue with presentations (Books 19, 20, 21)

Monday, April 8

11 CP: Turn in the Vocabulary 16 worksheet that was given last Friday, then finish reading chapter 7 of TGG.
Mythology: Finish the last of the presentations (Books 22, 23 and 24)
Introduce the Webinar assignment.

Tuesday, April 9
One Hour Delay Start

11 CP: Turn in the guided reading questions for chapter 7, and begin reading chapter 8.
Mythology: Work on the Webinar assignment

Wednesday, April 10

11 CP: Take the Vocabulary 16 quiz. Vote for senior class officers. Handout Gatsby extra credit (Due the Tuesday we come back from Spring Break). Finish reading chapter 8. The guided reading questions and a quiz over chapters 7 & 8 will be due/taken tomorrow.
Mythology: Work on the Webinar assignment.

Thursday, April 11
Substitute 1-3
2 A/B Rally Schedule
Food Sale Day

11 CP: Turn in your chapter 8 guided reading questions at the beginning of the class period. Take the 7 & 8 quiz.
Students will need to read Chapter 9 over the break and will need to be prepared to turn in the guided reading questions the Tuesday we return to class.
Mythology: Return the Iliad to the library and continue to work on the Webinar assignment.

Friday, April 12

Staff Versus Seniors Softball Game (All Classes will attend)

Monday, April 15
Spring Break

Tuesday, April 16
Spring Break

Wednesday, April 17
Spring Break

Thursday, April 18
Spring Break

Friday, April 19
Spring Break

Monday, April 22
Spring Break

Tuesday, April 23

11 CP: Turn in your Gatsby extra credit and the chapter 9 guided reading questions. Review chapter 9, watch the video, and complete this week's Vocabulary 17 worksheet.
Mythology: Finish and turn in "The Search for Answers" and this week's Vocabulary 18 worksheet.

Wednesday, April 24

11 CP: Watch the following A&E Biography on F. Scott Fitzgerald:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF3yDl6JWjT9sTKcPgQX3q1dB3udmH0fK
Today we will study how F. Scott Fitzgerald's life imitated his art (the characters in his novel). Students will create two columns on a piece of paper. On one column labeled "Fitzgerald," students will take notes over the video. In another column titled "Characters," students will compare Fitzgerald's life-events with those of his characters. Finish watching the video and taking notes (which will be due by the end of the period). Read and discuss pages 750-751 "Fading Dreams," and "Modernism," page 841. American Literary Periods PowerPoint Presentation.
Mythology: Begin watching "Troy"

Thursday, April 25

11 CP: Take the Great Gatsby Unit Exam
Mythology: Continue watching "Troy"

Friday, April 26

11 CP: Take this week's Vocabulary 17 quiz and then work on next week's Vocabulary 18 worksheet
Mythology: Take the Vocabulary 17 quiz, and then continue watching Troy

Monday, April 29

11 CP: Read and discuss pages 750-751 "Fading Dreams," "Meet the Writer: John Steinbeck" (pages 892-893) and read from The Grapes of Wrath (pages 894-899). There will be a quiz over the reading tomorrow.
Mythology: Finish watching Troy, then go to the library to check out The Aeneid, then complete this week's Vocabulary 18 worksheet.

Tuesday, April 30

11 CP: Take a quiz over yesterday's reading of "The Grapes of Wrath" and begin watching the movie
Mythology: Review the answers to the Iliad Webquest, then pass out the notes over The Aeneid and review them.