Important Dates
10/17 Quarter 2 starts
11/3 Photo Essay Due
12/6 Aeneid Paper Due
12/15 Memorization Due
12/21 Half-Day Finals
12/22 Half-Day Finals; End of Quarter 2; End of Semester 1
10/17 Quarter 2 starts
11/3 Photo Essay Due
12/6 Aeneid Paper Due
12/15 Memorization Due
12/21 Half-Day Finals
12/22 Half-Day Finals; End of Quarter 2; End of Semester 1
Winter Break Extra Credit Opportunity: Watch the 3 Lord Of The Rings Movies and/or Read the Hobbit (this will help you a lot 3rd and 4th quarter)
This is your next book.
You must have it in class Tuesday, January, 10.
You must have it in class Tuesday, January, 10.
- ISBN-10: 0895555255
- ISBN-13: 978-0895555250
Week 19
12/19 Due: Work on Study Guide in class
12/20 Due: Around the World Review Game 12/21Due: 1/2 DAY Finals 12/22 Due: 1/2 DAY Finals
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Quarter 1 Vocabulary
Tocsin - an alarm bell Benumbed - deprived of emotional or physical feeling Goad - a sharp stick used to drive animals Forays - a sudden attack or incursion into enemy territory; a raid Supplicate - to ask or beg for something earnestly or humbly Succor - assistance and support in times of hardship and distress Rancor - bitterness or resentfulness, especially when long standing Abhor - regard with disgust and hatred Pyre - a pile of wood for burning a dead body as a funeral rite Score - twenty Guile - decietful or cunning Enmity - the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something Incensed - very angry, enraged Raze - to completly destroy Paean - song of praise or triumph Callous - showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others Suave - smooth Foil - oppostites placed together to emphasize and enhance the qualities of another Ewe - female sheep Miserly - stingy, implies a marked lack of generocity Tactician - a person who is adept and planning and strategy Juxtapose - to place two dislike objects close together for contrast and comparison Bildungsroman - a coming of age story |
Week 18
12/12 Due: John 13-18
12/13 Due: John 18-21
12/14, 15 Due: Recitations (Latin Poem); Acts1-7
12/16 Due: Acts 8, 9, 15, 17-19
12/13 Due: John 18-21
12/14, 15 Due: Recitations (Latin Poem); Acts1-7
12/16 Due: Acts 8, 9, 15, 17-19
Week 17
12/5 Due: Cicero 230-237
12/6 Due: Aeneid Paper; John 1 12/7, 8 Due: John 2-7; Vocab Quiz 12/9 Due: John 8-13 |
Gall (n) - bold, impudent behavior
Carrion (n) - decaying flesh of dead animals (road kill) Rash (adj) - reckless, without careful cosideration of the possible consequenses of an action Apology (n) - defense or explanation of a belief or action Mollify (v) - appease anger or anxiety; reduce the severity of something Tempest (n) - violent storm, often over a body of water Feign (v) - pretend to be affected by something (state of being, feeling, or injury) Undeterred (adj) - persevering despite setbacks Ought (v) - used to indicate duty or correct action Ruse (n) - a trick or disguise Spume (n) - froth or foam, especially found on waves Collusion (n) - secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy, especailly in order to cheat or deceive Placate (v) - to pacify or calm; make another less angry Idiomatic (adj) - expression natural to a native speaker that does not mean what the individual words mean Austere (adj) - severe or strict in manner, attitude or appearence; having no comforts or luxuries Cuirass (n) - a piece or armor consisting of a breastplate and backplate fastened together Brawl (n) - a fight often involving a fist fight Trite (adj) - empty or shallow in meaning Expedient (adj) - convenient and practical, although possibly improper or immoral Didactic (adj) - intended to teach particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive Last Quarter Vocab not on quiz but on final Tocsin Benumbed Goad Forays Supplicate Succor Rancor Abhor Pyre Score Guile Enmity Incensed Raze Paean Callous Suave Foil Ewe Miserly Tactician Juxtapose Bildungsroman |
Week 16
11/28 Due: Nothing
11/29 Due: Lucretius 838-845; Grammar Review
11/30, 12/1 Due: Lucretius 845-848; Essay work: Essay outline - thesis (typed)
12/2 Due: Cicero packet 219-229
11/29 Due: Lucretius 838-845; Grammar Review
11/30, 12/1 Due: Lucretius 845-848; Essay work: Essay outline - thesis (typed)
12/2 Due: Cicero packet 219-229
Week 15
11/14 Due: Aeneid 1003-1014; Paper Prep: pick topic, write a thesis in "although statement because" form and have 7 relevant quotes for the chosen topic (must be TYPED)
11/15 Due: Aeneid 1014-1018
11/16, 17 Due: Aeneid 1018-1023
11/18 Due: Aristotle pages 834-836
11/15 Due: Aeneid 1014-1018
11/16, 17 Due: Aeneid 1018-1023
11/18 Due: Aristotle pages 834-836
Week 14
11/7 Due: Aeneid 963-980
11/8 Due: Aeneid 980-995
11/9,10 Due: Aeneid 995-1003 line 372
11/11 No School
11/8 Due: Aeneid 980-995
11/9,10 Due: Aeneid 995-1003 line 372
11/11 No School
Week 13
10/31 Due: Allegory of the Cave Questions
11/1 Due: Aeneid pages 930-941 line 503; Grammar pattern 8 diagramming
11/2, 3 Due: Vanitas/Photo Essay AT THE START OF CLASS - any essay not turned in at the start of class will be 10% off; Aeneid pages 941-952
11/4 Due: Aeneid pages 952-963 line 490; Grammar Diagramming Practice (10 sentences)
11/1 Due: Aeneid pages 930-941 line 503; Grammar pattern 8 diagramming
11/2, 3 Due: Vanitas/Photo Essay AT THE START OF CLASS - any essay not turned in at the start of class will be 10% off; Aeneid pages 941-952
11/4 Due: Aeneid pages 952-963 line 490; Grammar Diagramming Practice (10 sentences)
Week 12
10/24 Due: Have worked for 40 minutes on Photo Essay/Heroic Code (shoot for having either a rough draft or a final draft of your picture and/or the introductory paragraph written)
10/25 Due: The Apology of Socrates pages 758-768 (stop at "But perhaps")
10/26,27 Due:
10/28 Due:
10/25 Due: The Apology of Socrates pages 758-768 (stop at "But perhaps")
10/26,27 Due:
10/28 Due:
Week 11
10/17 Due: Nothing!!
10/18 Due: Antigone 655-644 line 490 10/19, 20 Due: Antigone up through page 672 line 810 10/21 Due: Grammar Review Sheet; Antigone through page 685 Bell work: handwritten in cursive, blue/black ink,
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Gift! Photo Essay/Heroic Code
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Begin Quarter 2
Fall Break! Extra Credit for reading and enjoying The Hobbit, or The Lord of the Rings both by J.R.R. Tolkien
Week 10
9/26 Due: Odysseus Paper
9/27 Due: Study for Test 9/28,29 Due: Term Test - Literature, Vocab, Grammar Sentence Patterns 1-4 9/30 Half Day Due: Nothing
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Vocab
Paean Callous Suave Foil (verb) Ewe Miserly tactician juxtapose buildungsroman kleos metis |
Week 9
9/19 Due: Odyssey Book 21 pages 452-462
9/20 Due: Odyssey Book 22 pages 462-474
9/21, 22 Due: Memorization; Odyssey Book 23 pages 474-483
9/23 Due: Odyssey Book 24 pages 483-495; Socratic Seminar Questions; Bell work notebooks
9/20 Due: Odyssey Book 22 pages 462-474
9/21, 22 Due: Memorization; Odyssey Book 23 pages 474-483
9/23 Due: Odyssey Book 24 pages 483-495; Socratic Seminar Questions; Bell work notebooks
Bell work:
9/19: Describe the picture "Penelope and the Suitors" by John William Waterhouse in as much detail as possible without using the words "Penelope, suitors, Odysseus, Odyssey."
9/20:
9/21,22: Clear your desk of everything and practice your memorization
9/23: Listen to the piece “Jupiter: Bringer of Jollity” by Holst. Does this musical description fit Zeus?
9/19: Describe the picture "Penelope and the Suitors" by John William Waterhouse in as much detail as possible without using the words "Penelope, suitors, Odysseus, Odyssey."
9/20:
9/21,22: Clear your desk of everything and practice your memorization
9/23: Listen to the piece “Jupiter: Bringer of Jollity” by Holst. Does this musical description fit Zeus?
Week 8
9/12 Due: Odyssey Book 13 354-365
9/13 Due: Odyssey Book 14 pages 365-378 9/14,15 Due: Odyssey Book 16 pages 391-403 (one week until Memorization and Odysseus Paper) 9/16 Due: Odyssey Book 19 pages 428-442; Pattern 4, 5 sentence Diagramming |
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9/12: Copy and paraphrase the quote of the week. Then answer the question "Is this quote true and good?" Quote: "Simplicity in character, in manners, in style; in all things the supreme excellence is simplicity." Henry Wordsworth Longfellow
9/13: Review your memorization with a seat partner
9/14,15: Identify the pattern the sentence follows and then diagram it 1. The book is under the bed. 2. Garfield is on the book. 3. George is a mean cat. 4. Jerome was a happy cat. 5. The bird’s song is sublime. 6. The suitors were at the end of their rope.
9/16: Listen to Holst’s “The Planet’s Mercury: The Winged Messenger” and write how it describes Hermes (the Greek name for Mercury).
9/13: Review your memorization with a seat partner
9/14,15: Identify the pattern the sentence follows and then diagram it 1. The book is under the bed. 2. Garfield is on the book. 3. George is a mean cat. 4. Jerome was a happy cat. 5. The bird’s song is sublime. 6. The suitors were at the end of their rope.
9/16: Listen to Holst’s “The Planet’s Mercury: The Winged Messenger” and write how it describes Hermes (the Greek name for Mercury).
Week 7
9/5 NO SCHOOL Rest and have fun
9/6 Due: NOTHING! 9/7,8 Due: Odyssey Book 11 pages 328-344; skip lines 277-377; Diagramming Work sheet 9/9 Due: Odyssey Book 12 pages 344-354; |
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Bell work
9/6 List the 8 parts of speech, the 8 “to be” verbs, the 4 kinds of verbs. Write 4 sentences each one using a different kind of verb.
9/7,8 The virtue of the month is "Frugalitas" meaning "Economy and simplicity of style, without being miserly." Discuss what this means and why this is important.
9/9 Describe the following picture in as much detail as you can without using the words "Odysseus, Odyssey, sirens, harpies..." describe the picture itself not what it represents.
9/6 List the 8 parts of speech, the 8 “to be” verbs, the 4 kinds of verbs. Write 4 sentences each one using a different kind of verb.
9/7,8 The virtue of the month is "Frugalitas" meaning "Economy and simplicity of style, without being miserly." Discuss what this means and why this is important.
9/9 Describe the following picture in as much detail as you can without using the words "Odysseus, Odyssey, sirens, harpies..." describe the picture itself not what it represents.
Week 6
8/29 Due: Odyssey Book 2 pages 217-227
8/30 Due: Odyssey Book 5 pages 260-271 8/31, 9/1 Due: Odyssey Book 8 pages 299-301 line 5640 - end AND Book 9 pages 301-315; Detective Case File MUST BE PROOF READ (see proof reading document) 9/2 Due: Odyssey Book 10 pages 315-328; Grammar and Vocab Test Bell work
8/29 Honda makes the minivan the Honda Odyssey. Is this a good name for the car? Why or why not? 8/30 8/31, 9/1 9/2 |
Odyssey Vocab - will be quizzed
Suave Foil (verb)
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Week 5
8/22 Due: Iliad Book 22 pages 173-185; Vocab story
8/23 Due: Iliad Book 24 pages 186-205 8/24,25 Due: This is a rare occasion. Work on the essay. 8/26 Due: Odyssey Book 1 pages 206-215; Conjunction and Verb review Bell work
8/22 What makes you deeply happy? Be Specific! 8/23 Copy the following quote by Aristotle: He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god: he is no part of a state...For man, when perfected, is the best of animals, but, when separated from law and justice, he is the worst of all; since armed injustice is the more dangerous, and he is equipped at birth with arms, meant to be used by intelligence and virtue, which he may use for the worst ends. Wherefore, if he have not virtue, he is the most unholy and the most savage of animals, and the most full of lust and gluttony." How does this relate to Achilles? 8/24, 25 Describe the picture The Voyage of Life: Old Age by Thomas Cole in as much detail as you can. 8/26 List as many elements of epic poetry as you can. When you get stuck, take out your notes and complete the list. |
Iliad Vocab - will be quizzed
peaen callous
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Week 4
Spirit Week! Mon - Merica Tue - Dress like a Teacher Wed - Disney Thurs - Throwback Thursday Fri - CHARGER DAY!
8/15 Due: Theogony Reading Guide - minimum of one explained quote per question, for the family tree start with Chaos; Adjective Grammar Worksheet; Iliad Book 6 pages 122-132
8/16 Due: Back to School Night! Extra Credit for Parent Attendance!; Iliad Book 8-9 pages 132-148 8/17,18 Due: Iliad Book 16 pages 148-158 8/19 Due: Iliad Book 18 pages 158-166; Adjective and Preposition Worksheet Bell work
8/15 Copy and paraphrase the quote of the week. “To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future.” ~ Plutarch What does it mean? Do you agree with it? How can you implement it into your personal life (not your academic life)? 8/16 Write about a time where you were as angry as Achilles and did not want to forgive somebody. What happened that made you so mad? How did you handle your anger? What was the result of the situation? 8/17,18 Write a detailed description Thomas Cole's The Voyage of Life: Manhood 8/19 Listen to the music Mars by Gustave Holst. How does this relate to Ares the god of war and |
Iliad vocab - will be quizzed
Raze
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Week 3
8/8 Due: Genesis 3-4; Grammar 1/2 page; Book Check - Ms. Cooney will check to see that you brought your Norton Anthology to class. You will need it in class every day from now until the end of the year unless I tell you differently.
8/9 Due: Genesis 6-9 (in the packet Ms. Cooney gave on Friday). 8/10,11 Due: Theogony Page 786-792 SKIP LINES 175-203 on page 787; Genesis Reading Guide 8/12 Due: Verb work sheet; Iliad Book 1 pages 107-122 Bell work
8/8 Why does so much of our literature deal with the problem of immortality? 8/9 Describe in detail Thomas Cole's painting The Voyage of Life: Youth. 8/10,11 Listen to Uranus: The Magician by Gustav Holst. Does this name fit Ouranus (Uranus) from the Theogony? Explain. How does the music fit the character Ouranus (Uranus)? 8/12 |
Genesis Vocab - will be quizzed
Enmity Incensed Theogony vocab - will be quizzed
Guile
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Week 2
8/1 Due: Hero Essay; Gilgamesh Chapter 2 pages 70-84
8/2 Due: Gilgamesh Chapter 3 pages 85-96 8/3,4 Due: Gilgamesh Chapters 4-6 pages 97-113; Socratic Seminar on Gilgamesh (We will begin using the Norton Anthology of Western Literature tomorrow! Graded book - checks begin 8/8) 8/5 Due: Genesis Chapters 1,2; Gilgamesh Reading Guide Bell work
Remember only one entry per page, single spaced in cursive, in blue or black pen, half page minimum 8/1: No bell work - Pre/Post Test (2) 8/2: Describe Tomas Cole's Picture "The Voyage of Life: Childhood" in as much detail as you can. 8/3,4: Write one sentence per vocab word from Epic of Gilgamesh 8/5: Copy the Quotes of the week: "The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living from the dead." - Aristotle Do you agree with it? Why or why not? |
Gilgamesh Vocab - will be quizzed
Tocsin Benumbed Goad Forays Supplicate Succor Rancor Abhor Pyre Score (not the verb)
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Week 1
7/25 No School 7/26 Due: Summer Reading Assignment 7/27 Due: Nothing 7/28 Due: Notes on the Purpose of Education 7/29 Due: Signed Parent Statement of Support; Gilgamesh Prologue - Chapter one pages 61-70
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Bell work
7/27: On the second page of your bell work notebook (composition or spiral bound): In half a page or more, single space, in blue or black pen, in cursive write the virtue of the month: Humanitas – “Humanity” – Refinement, civilization, learning and being cultured. Explain what this means and what it looks like in every day life. 7/28: In half a page or more, single space, in blue or black pen, in cursive copy the quote of the week: “We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breaths; in feelings not figures on a dial. We should count time by heart throbs. He most lives, who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best.” – Aristotle Now paraphrase this quote, then explain what it means. 7/29: No bell work - Pre/Post Test |