March 2020

Key: All Classes, Seniors, Juniors, Special Announcements

Friday, March 1

11 CP: Students who have been absent need to complete their make-up work. All students should use this class period to prepare for Monday's In-Class Writing Assignment on Realism.
Mythology: Finish your Medea questions and turn them in. Sign-up for one of two Socratic Seminar dates and prepare for the first seminar which is to be held on Monday. Complete any missing assignments that are highlighted on the Progress Report that was given today.

Monday, March 4

11 CP: Complete the In-Class Essay on Realism.
Mythology: Socratic Seminar (Day One): "Medea and the Women of the Play"

Tuesday, March 5
One Hour Delayed Start

11 CP: Begin the unit on "Modernism" by discussing slides 16-18 from the Literary Periods PowerPoint
Then watch the following video on "The Roaring 20s"
http://khsd-safari.kernhigh.org/?a=26392&d=02086AA
Mythology: Medea Kahoot! Review in preparation of Thursday's Unit Exam over the play.

Wednesday, March 6

11 CP: We will go to the library to check out The Great Gatsby. When we return, we will read "The Moderns" (746-751), "Modernism" (841), and "Meet the Writer: F. Scott Fitzgerald" (856-857).
Discuss how The Great Gatsby is and example of "The Great American Novel" and answer the 6 Pre-reading questions on the "Gatsby Guided Reading Question" handout.
Mythology: Socratic Seminar (Day Two): "Jason and the Men of the Play"

Thursday, March 7
Substitute

11 CP: Read Chapter 1 of TGG and answer the guided reading questins.
Mythology: Medea Unit Exam

Friday, March 8

11 CP: Discuss and review Chapter 1 of TGG. Turn in your Pre-writing and Chapter 1 guided reading questions by the end of the class period.
Mythology: Go to the library to return the Medea books and check out The Iliad. Pass out notes over the Trojan war and discuss them.

Monday, March 11
Substitute

11 CP: Turn in the Pre-Reading and Chapter 1 questions for TGG. Begin reading chapter 2 and answering the questions. (We had three pages left of reading at the end of the period)
Mythology: Read "Chapter 13: The Trojan War" in Myths and Their Meanings (pages 186-198). Then answer questions 1-29 on page 202.

Tuesday, March 12
Two Hour Delayed Start

11 CP: Play a Kahoot review game to prepare for tomorrow's Third Quater Vocabulary Midterm Exam.
Mythology: Play a Kahoot review game to prepare for tomorrow's Third Quarter Vocabulary Midterm Exam.

Wednesday, March 13

11 CP: Vocabulary Unit Exam
Mythology: Vocabulary Unit Exam

Thursday, March 14

11 CP: Review Chapter 2 of TGG. Watch the first 28 minutes of the Robert Redford version of The Great Gatsby movie. The chapter 2 questions are due by the end of today's class period. There will be a quiz over chapters 1 & 2 tomorrow.
Mythology: Read Book One of the Iliad

Friday, March 15
End of the Quarter
2 A/B Rally Schedule

11 CP: Take the Gastby chapters 1 & 2 quiz. Discuss next week's SBAC exam
Mythology: Mythology: Finish reading Book One. There will be a quiz over the reading on Monday

Monday, March 18

11 CP: Pass out final, third quarter grades and all third quarter papers. Then watch the first 25 minutes of the Robert Redford version of the movie.
Mythology: Take the Book One quiz, then begin reading Book Two

Tuesday, March 19
One Hour Delayed Start

11 CP: Pass out SBAC reminders. Take a mini-field trip to the computer lab to see where you will be. Return to the room and watch the first 20 minutes of the Leonardo DiCapprio version of the movie.
Mythology: Finish reading Book Two. Discuss the Iliad project that is posted on my Google Classroom. I will model the project by showing my Book Two presentation of which students will take notes/quiz on.

Wednesday, March 20
SBAC TESTING
Special Schedule

11 CP: No class. Testing in the lab today.
Mythology: Work on projects

Thursday, March 21
SBAC TESTING
Special Schedule

11 CP: No class. Testing in the lab today.
Mythology: Teacher presentation on Book 3, then work on projects

Friday, March 22
SBAC TESTING
Special Schedule

11 CP: No class. Testing in the lab today.
Mythology: Teacher presentation on Book 4, then work on projects

Monday, March 25

11 CP: Review and discuss Chapter 3. Turn in your guided reading questions from the chapter.
Mythology: Complete the Climate Survey (link on Google Classroom) and then work on projects.

Tuesday, March 26
One Hour Delayed Start
Substitute

11 CP: Read Chapter 4 in TGG. Your guided reading questions will be due on Thursday. We will be in the computer lab tomorrow for the SBAC."
Mythology: Continue working on projects. Books 5, 6, and 7 will be presented tomorrow.

Wednesday, March 27
SBAC TESTING
Special Schedule

11 CP: No class. Testing in the lab today.
Mythology: Books 5, 6, and 7 will be presented today. Books 8 and 9 will be presented tomorrow

Thursday, March 28

11 CP: Turn in your chapter 4 guided reading questions. Discuss and Review the chapter. Explain the significance of the song "The Sheik of Araby" in chapter 4 and watch the following video clip:
https://youtu.be/i7dNXRZhGiI
Then discuss options for next year's English classes in preparation for the counselors visiting your history classes for preferencing.
Mythology: Books 8 and 9 will be presented today. Books 10 and 11 will be presented tomorrow.

Friday, March 29

11 CP: Take the Gatsby 3 & 4 quiz and then watch the DiCaprio movie version of those chapters. Begin reading chapter 5 in class.
Mythology: Books 10 and 11 will be presented today. Books 12,13, and 14 will be presented on Monday.