English 9 - Mythology & Independent Reading Project

Your mythology project was due today (Friday).  If you did not 1) bring your required notes or 2) bring your project at all, you may turn them in Monday for a deduction of points.  We will begin presenting next week.  Late projects will receive a 20 point deduction from the total on Monday, as you have been given two additional days to complete your project. 

We have been "telling" the three myths that go along with the events surrounding and during the Trojan War.  If you have missed any of the three myths (the Apple of Discord, the Oath of Tyndareus, or The Trojan War), you should get them from a classmate or from your teacher-- they will be on your mythology quiz, which will be on Tuesday.

The mythology quiz will consist of terms, characters, and stories that we read over the course of this unit.  A study guide was created in class on Wednesday and the quiz itself will be on Tuesday, March 20.  Students should be aware that this is a double quiz grade, so they should study the appropriate material. 

New independent reading selections were made this week.  Students should read approximately 20 pages in their books this weekend.  Books should be memoir, biography, or autobiography, 200 pages minimum (or otherwise approved by teacher), appropriate, and not read or assigned for another class. 

English 9 - Theseus Epic Hero Cycle

You should complete the Theseus Epic Hero Cycle Worksheet handed out in class on Friday.  Use specific examples from the story. 

English 9 - Theseus (begin) and Assorted Other Loose Ends

Your vocabulary notecards are due tomorrow.  As usual.

Your independent reading project and paper are also due tomorrow.  You've had lighter to no homework over the past week in order to accommodate this project as well as chunks of time in class, so no legitimate excuses.  I will take projects late for ten points off the total grade each day late.  Late starts as soon as class begins.  All absences (as per class policy) should be accompanied by a sick or funeral note in order to not lose points for a late project.  This was announced at the beginning of the semester. 

You should finish reading pages 145 to the top of 150 in your Theseus packet.  Fill in the mythological characteristics chart as it pertains to the intro and "A Voice from the Sea" section.  You should answer the study guide questions (separate sheet) or take handwritten notes to use on the reading check at the beginning of class tomorrow. 

English 9 - Mythology & Independent Reading Project

All classes:  Your Independent Reading Novel Project is due on Wednesday, March 7 at the beginning of class.  Assignments were handed out in class on Wednesday (as stated several weeks ago) and will be your only other test grade on this six weeks. 

Also, if you have not made up your Short Story Test, you have Monday.  Lingering missing vocabulary quizzes also need to be taken care of because the first six week grading period ends on Wednesday. 

First Period:  Finish theoi.com assignment from class if you did not.  Work on your project.

Fourth Period:  If you barely got started on your Mythweb.com assignment, you should have at least two done by Monday.  Work on your project. 

There are several of you who have many absences over the past week:  Make-up work from due Wednesday was notecards and "Echo & Narcissus" study guide questions and due Thursday were the "Prometheus" and "Pandora" study guide questions.  Both sets of questions can be found at the end of their respective packets. 

English 9 - "Narcissus & Echo" Myth

Vocabulary notecards due tomorrow (because it's Wednesday) and your independent reading novel is due, too (and has been announced for several weeks at this point).

You should finish reading the "Narcissus & Echo" myth handed out in class and answer the study guide questions from the back of the packet (separate sheet of paper, complete sentences).  

English 9 - Mythology Introduction

You need to finish your character chart based on the mythology packet handed out in class. 

Your independent reading book is due on Wednesday, so read.