This Week's Lesson Plans and Homework:
A, B & D
May 17-21, 2010
Enrichment: Read Aloud – 12 Labors of Hercules
EQ: How did the ancient Greeks and Romans use myths to explain their world? (M-F)
HW: All Library Books Are Due!!! Mon.
WU: Homer’s Iliad
Video Clip – Greek Mythology (7 mins.)
Read orally & write summaries -- The Adventures of Ulysses Introduction/Prologue “Ships & Men”
Tues.
WU: Silent Reading Practice – Trojan Horse
Read orally & write summaries -- The Adventures of Ulysses
“The Ciconians”
Wed.
WU:
Read orally & write summaries -- The Adventures of Ulysses
“The Lotus-Eaters”
Thurs.
WU: Read orally & write summaries -- The Adventures of Ulysses “Cyclops’s Cave”
The Adventures of Ulysses – Test 1
Fri.
WU: Homer’s Odyssey Compare/Contrast 2 versions of Cyclops
Vocab. Game
C
May 17-21, 2010
Enrichment: Read Aloud – 12 Labors of Hercules
EQ: How did the ancient Greeks and Romans use myths to explain their world? (M-F)
HW: Mythology Feast – Wed., June 2
Placemat due – Fri., May 28 (Heading on BACK)
Turn in Lit & Lang book All Library Books Are Due!!!
Mon.
WU: Homer’s Iliad
Video Clip – Greek Mythology (7 mins.)
Review & discuss 1-sentence summaries -- The Adventures of Ulysses Introduction/Prologue “Ships & Men”
Tues.
WU: Silent Reading Practice – Trojan Horse
Review & discuss 1-sentence summaries -- The Adventures of Ulysses
“The Ciconians” “The Lotus-Eaters”
Wed.
WU: Review & discuss 1-sentence summaries -- The Adventures of Ulysses “Cyclops’s Cave” “Keeper of the Winds”
The Adventures of Ulysses – Test 1
Thurs.
WU: Homer’s Odyssey Compare/Contrast 2 versions of Cyclops
Review & discuss 1-sentence summaries -- The Adventures of Ulysses “Cannibal Beach” “Circe”
The Adventures of Ulysses – Test 2
Fri.
WU: Paragraph - Circe turned men into animals based on their personalities. If you could turn one person from the class into an animal based on personality, what animal would you choose? Explain. Share Paragraph (with permission of subject)
Vocab. Game