Mr. Cahill's English 9B
Weekly Outlines
Monday, March 1st - Friday, March 5th
Monday, March 1st
Puppet shows performance
Tuesday, March 2nd
Read “Ulysses”
Review for Test
Wednesday, March 3rd
Test on the Odyssey
HW: Common Sentence Problems #3
Thursday, March 4th
Grade Sentence Problems #3
Beginning O, Brother, Where Art Thou? – with worksheet
Friday, March 5th
Finish movie, discuss viewing guide
Monday, February 22nd - Friday, February 26th
Monday
Read “Odysseus and Penelope” together.
Go over common sentence problems.
Tuesday
“Getting at the themes of the Odyssey” – go through together, and write paragraph that describes the theme of the odyssey.
Worksheet on common sentence mistakes
Wednesday
Introduce puppet shows – work
Thursday
More puppet show work
Second worksheet on common sentence mistakes
Friday
Present puppet shows
Tuesday, February 16th - Friday, February 19th
Tuesday
"Argos and the Beggar" - reading quiz
Wednesday
Sentence Quiz 11
Practice writing of four sentence types
Thursday
Finish reading "The Test of the Great Bow" as a group
Watch video for this section and "Death at the Palace."
Begin reading "Death at the Palace" individually
Friday
Check of how well we understand the four sentence types
Assignment: write summary of "Death at the Palace." Summary must include one of each sentence type.
Monday, January 11th - Friday, January 15th
Monday, January 11th
Grade Reports
Theseus story - Day 1
Tuesday, January 12th
Finish Theseus and answer questions
Quiz on Gods and Goddesses (study sheet)
Wednesday, January 13th
Introduce Complex sentences
Examine differences between Complex and compound
Sentence Sheet 10A
Thursday, January 14th
Epic poems notes, write invocation
Sentence Sheet 10B
Friday, January 15th
Share invocation,
Watch video for plot of the Iliad
Begin reading story
Monday, December 14th - Friday, December 18th
Monday, December 14th
Sentence Sheet 8C
Read 1.3 in pairs
fill out chart about how Troy and Cory differ in worldview
Tuesday, December 15th
Review worksheet from prior day
Read 1.4 together
Constructed response after act 1 – is Troy a good father?
Wednesday, December 16th
Sentence Quiz 8
Read 2.1 together
Thursday, December 17th
Notes on compound sentences
Sentence Sheet 9A
2.2 and 2.3 in partners
Friday, December 18th
Sentence Sheet 9B, score
Read 2.4 in small groups
Monday, December 7th - Friday, December 11th
Monday, December 7th
Seating Chart
Expectations for tri 2
Define simple sentences
practice list of simple and not simple
do Sentence Sheet 8A
Tuesday, December 8th
Read stage description, draw picture
begin reading 1.1 together
Finish Sentence Sheet 8B for homework
Wednesday, December 9th - Friday, December 11th
Day 1
Check 8B
Finish reading 1.1
Day 2
Act 1 scene 1 worksheet.
Read Act 1 Scene 2
Reading about Negro Leagues
Mythology and The Odyssey
