Grade 7 – Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study Greek/Latin roots. Read from the rest of Chapter 7 in All Quiet on the Western Front.
Write definitions for vocabulary words from Chapters 8 through 10.
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study Greek/Latin roots. Take notes in your composition notebook on another of your Fahrenheit 451 essay subject headings.
Grade 9 - Study Greek/Latin roots. Read Book 21 in the Iliad. Write half a page saying what you think the following quote means: The world has never had a good definition of the word liberty, and the American people, just now, are much in want of one. We all declare for liberty; but in using the same word we do not all mean the same thing."
Speech - Practice presentations.
Publications - No homework.
Creative Writing - No homework.
January 28 homework
Grade 7 – Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study Greek/Latin roots. Read from the break on page 168 to the break on page 179 in Chapter 7 in All Quiet on the Western Front. Answer study questions 2 and 9.
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study Greek/Latin roots. Take notes in your composition notebook on ONE of your Fahrenheit 451 essay subject headings.
Grade 9 - Study Greek/Latin roots. Read Book 20 in the Iliad. Answer the following study question: Why does Zeus unleash the gods to battle for either the Trojans or the Greeks?
Speech - Practice presentations.
Publications - No homework.
Creative Writing - Finish the 36 word summary of your story.
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study Greek/Latin roots. Take notes in your composition notebook on ONE of your Fahrenheit 451 essay subject headings.
Grade 9 - Study Greek/Latin roots. Read Book 20 in the Iliad. Answer the following study question: Why does Zeus unleash the gods to battle for either the Trojans or the Greeks?
Speech - Practice presentations.
Publications - No homework.
Creative Writing - Finish the 36 word summary of your story.
January 27 homework
Grade 7 – Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study Greek/Latin roots.. Read from page 159 to the break on page 168 in Chapter 7 in All Quiet on the Western Front. Answer study questions 6, 7 and 8.
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study Greek/Latin roots. Find five more quotes from the text related to your essay question. Keep everything together in your composition notebook.
Grade 9 - Study Greek/Latin roots. Read Book 19 in the Iliad. Answer the following study question: How does Achilles justify letting go of his anger toward Agamemnon?
Speech - Practice presentations.
Publications - No homework.
Creative Writing - No homework.
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study Greek/Latin roots. Find five more quotes from the text related to your essay question. Keep everything together in your composition notebook.
Grade 9 - Study Greek/Latin roots. Read Book 19 in the Iliad. Answer the following study question: How does Achilles justify letting go of his anger toward Agamemnon?
Speech - Practice presentations.
Publications - No homework.
Creative Writing - No homework.
January 26 homework
Grade 7 – Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study Greek/Latin roots and draw your connecting pictures. Read from the break in page 151 through page 158 in Chapter 7 in All Quiet on the Western Front. Answer study questions 4 and 5.
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study Greek/Latin roots and draw your connecting pictures. Find five quotes from the text related to your essay question. Choose thoughtfully--you're going to have to use them.
Grade 9 - Study Greek/Latin roots. Read Book 18 in the Iliad. Answer the following study question: How do we know how deeply Achilles feels for Patroclus? Use short quotes to support your answer.
Speech - Think through and refine your presentations. Second, third and fourth grades will present on Thursday.
Publications - No homework.
Creative Writing - No homework.
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study Greek/Latin roots and draw your connecting pictures. Find five quotes from the text related to your essay question. Choose thoughtfully--you're going to have to use them.
Grade 9 - Study Greek/Latin roots. Read Book 18 in the Iliad. Answer the following study question: How do we know how deeply Achilles feels for Patroclus? Use short quotes to support your answer.
Speech - Think through and refine your presentations. Second, third and fourth grades will present on Thursday.
Publications - No homework.
Creative Writing - No homework.
January 22 homework
Grade 7 – Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study Greek/Latin roots. Read from page 137 through page 147 in Chapter 7 in All Quiet on the Western Front. Answer study question Chapter 7, number 1.
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study Greek/Latin roots.
Grade 9 - Study Greek/Latin roots. Read Book 17 in the Iliad. Answer the following study question: Why do the Trojans and the Greeks fight over the body of Patroclus?
Speech - Finish writing your presentation. Be ready to practice tomorrow.
Publications - No homework.
Creative Writing - No homework.
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study Greek/Latin roots.
Grade 9 - Study Greek/Latin roots. Read Book 17 in the Iliad. Answer the following study question: Why do the Trojans and the Greeks fight over the body of Patroclus?
Speech - Finish writing your presentation. Be ready to practice tomorrow.
Publications - No homework.
Creative Writing - No homework.
January 21 homework
Grade 7 – Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study Greek/Latin roots. Finish reading Chapter 6 in All Quiet on the Western Front. If you have not already, finish Chapter 6 study questions.
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study Greek/Latin roots. Finish reading Fahrenheit 451. Finish "Burning Bright" study questions.
Grade 9 - Study Greek/Latin roots. Finish reading Book 16 in the Iliad and be ready for a quiz. Answer the following study question: What character flaw contributed to the death of Patroclus, and how might this flaw be connected to his relationship with Achilles?
Speech - No homework.
Publications - No homework.
Creative Writing - No homework.
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study Greek/Latin roots. Finish reading Fahrenheit 451. Finish "Burning Bright" study questions.
Grade 9 - Study Greek/Latin roots. Finish reading Book 16 in the Iliad and be ready for a quiz. Answer the following study question: What character flaw contributed to the death of Patroclus, and how might this flaw be connected to his relationship with Achilles?
Speech - No homework.
Publications - No homework.
Creative Writing - No homework.
January 20 homework
Grade 7 – Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study Greek/Latin roots and make drawings for the new vocabulary. Read from the break on page 118 through page 128 in Chapter 6 in All Quiet on the Western Front. In one complete sentence each, answer the following study questions:
5. When night comes, Paul has visions of his past life. What does he remember? (This question is on your study question sheet.)
Also answer (you may put this answer at the top of the page): Why do you think Paul says that "in his weakness" his memories haunt him?
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study Greek/Latin roots and make drawings for the new vocabulary. Read from page 145 to the break in page 154 in "Burning Bright" in Fahrenheit 451. In complete sentences, answer study questions 33-45.
Grade 9 - Study Greek/Latin roots. Read pp. 187-195 in Book 16 in the Iliad. Write a brief summary of your reading. Include three short quotes from the text in your writing.
Speech - No homework.
Publications - No homework.
Creative Writing - No homework.
5. When night comes, Paul has visions of his past life. What does he remember? (This question is on your study question sheet.)
Also answer (you may put this answer at the top of the page): Why do you think Paul says that "in his weakness" his memories haunt him?
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study Greek/Latin roots and make drawings for the new vocabulary. Read from page 145 to the break in page 154 in "Burning Bright" in Fahrenheit 451. In complete sentences, answer study questions 33-45.
Grade 9 - Study Greek/Latin roots. Read pp. 187-195 in Book 16 in the Iliad. Write a brief summary of your reading. Include three short quotes from the text in your writing.
Speech - No homework.
Publications - No homework.
Creative Writing - No homework.
January 15 homework
Grade 7 – Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study Greek/Latin roots. Read from the break on page 108 to the break on page 118 in Chapter 6 in All Quiet on the Western Front. No study questions unless you have not yet finished Chapter 6, 1-4.
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study Greek/Latin roots. Read from page134 to the break in page145 in "Burning Bright" in Fahrenheit 451. In complete sentences, answer study questions 22-32.
Grade 9 - Study Greek/Latin roots. Finish reading Book 15 in the Iliad. Finish the Book 15 quiz questions on today's handout.
Speech - Practice your toast and bring your item for tomorrow's tea.
Publications - Finalize your spread layout. Remember: no backgrounds, and no clip art.
Creative Writing - Story deadline.
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study Greek/Latin roots. Read from page134 to the break in page145 in "Burning Bright" in Fahrenheit 451. In complete sentences, answer study questions 22-32.
Grade 9 - Study Greek/Latin roots. Finish reading Book 15 in the Iliad. Finish the Book 15 quiz questions on today's handout.
Speech - Practice your toast and bring your item for tomorrow's tea.
Publications - Finalize your spread layout. Remember: no backgrounds, and no clip art.
Creative Writing - Story deadline.
January 14 homework
Grade 7 – Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study Greek/Latin roots and WOW vocabulary (quiz on WOW tomorrow). Read to the break on page 108 in Chapter 6 in All Quiet on the Western Front. Answer Chapter 6 study questions 1-4.
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study Greek/Latin roots. Study WOW vocabulary for quiz tomorrow. Read pps. 124-133 in "Burning Bright" in Fahrenheit 451. In complete sentences, answer study questions 12-21.
Grade 9 - Study Greek/Latin roots. Study WOW vocabulary for quiz tomorrow. Read through page 178 in Book 15 in the Iliad. Write a paragraph giving examples of how the other gods view Jove.
Speech - Practice your toast.
Publications - Bring a flash drive so you can edit your photos at home.
Creative Writing - Edit/add to your story. Deadline Friday.
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study Greek/Latin roots. Study WOW vocabulary for quiz tomorrow. Read pps. 124-133 in "Burning Bright" in Fahrenheit 451. In complete sentences, answer study questions 12-21.
Grade 9 - Study Greek/Latin roots. Study WOW vocabulary for quiz tomorrow. Read through page 178 in Book 15 in the Iliad. Write a paragraph giving examples of how the other gods view Jove.
Speech - Practice your toast.
Publications - Bring a flash drive so you can edit your photos at home.
Creative Writing - Edit/add to your story. Deadline Friday.
January 13 homework
Grade 7 – Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study Greek/Latin roots and WOW vocabulary (quiz on WOW Thursday). Finish reading Chapter 5 in All Quiet on the Western Front. Finish answering Chapter 5 study questions.
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study Greek/Latin roots and make your drawings. Study WOW vocabulary for quiz on Thursday. Read pps. 113-123 in "Burning Bright" in Fahrenheit 451. In complete sentences, answer study questions 1-11.
Grade 9 - Study Greek/Latin roots. Read Book 14 in the Iliad. In this book the gods are presented in a particularly human light. Write a paragraph citing at least three instances of the vulnerability of specific gods.
Speech - Write your toast.
Publications - Bring a flash drive so you can edit your photos at home.
Creative Writing - Edit/add to your story. Deadline Friday.
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study Greek/Latin roots and make your drawings. Study WOW vocabulary for quiz on Thursday. Read pps. 113-123 in "Burning Bright" in Fahrenheit 451. In complete sentences, answer study questions 1-11.
Grade 9 - Study Greek/Latin roots. Read Book 14 in the Iliad. In this book the gods are presented in a particularly human light. Write a paragraph citing at least three instances of the vulnerability of specific gods.
Speech - Write your toast.
Publications - Bring a flash drive so you can edit your photos at home.
Creative Writing - Edit/add to your story. Deadline Friday.
January 12 homework
Grade 7 – Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study Greek/Latin roots and make your drawings. Read from page 84 to the break on page 91 (Chapter 5) in All Quiet on the Western Front. Answer Chapter 5 study questions 1 and 2.
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Write definitions for vocabulary from "Burning Bright" in Fahrenheit 451.
Grade 9 - Study Greek/Latin roots. Finish reading Book 13 in the Iliad. Depending on the number of study questions self-assigned in class, answer the following in a well-constructed paragraph(s):
1. Why do the soldiers strip their victims's armor, even in the heat of battle?
2. What is Idomeneus' view of cowardice?
3. What is his view of bravery?
Speech - Be ready to turn in your joke, quote, and memory.
Publications - Bring a flash drive so you can edit your photos at home.
Creative Writing - Edit/add to your story.
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Write definitions for vocabulary from "Burning Bright" in Fahrenheit 451.
Grade 9 - Study Greek/Latin roots. Finish reading Book 13 in the Iliad. Depending on the number of study questions self-assigned in class, answer the following in a well-constructed paragraph(s):
1. Why do the soldiers strip their victims's armor, even in the heat of battle?
2. What is Idomeneus' view of cowardice?
3. What is his view of bravery?
Speech - Be ready to turn in your joke, quote, and memory.
Publications - Bring a flash drive so you can edit your photos at home.
Creative Writing - Edit/add to your story.
January 8 homework
Grade 7 – Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study Greek/Latin roots for your quiz tomorrow. Read pp. 79-83 (part of Chapter 5) in All Quiet on the Western Front. Write definitions for vocabulary for Chapters 5-7.
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study Greek/Latin roots for your quiz tomorrow. Review "The Sieve and the Sand" in Fahrenheit 451, also for a quiz. Interpret and illustrate ONE quote on the handout given in class today.
Grade 9 - Study Greek/Latin roots. Read half (about 8 pages) of Book 13 in the Iliad for a quiz. I had a study question ready for you, but left it at school--I'm home posting this now. You lucked out :)
Speech - No homework.
Publications - Bring a flash drive so you can edit your photos at home.
Creative Writing - Edit/add to your story.
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study Greek/Latin roots for your quiz tomorrow. Review "The Sieve and the Sand" in Fahrenheit 451, also for a quiz. Interpret and illustrate ONE quote on the handout given in class today.
Grade 9 - Study Greek/Latin roots. Read half (about 8 pages) of Book 13 in the Iliad for a quiz. I had a study question ready for you, but left it at school--I'm home posting this now. You lucked out :)
Speech - No homework.
Publications - Bring a flash drive so you can edit your photos at home.
Creative Writing - Edit/add to your story.
January 7 homework
Grade 7 – Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study Greek/Latin roots. Finish reading Chapter 4 in All Quiet on the Western Front, and answering the rest of the study questions for that chapter.
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study Greek/Latin roots. Complete Section IV, "Characters" on your "The Sieve and the Sand" handout. Read from page 113 to the break on page 125 in "Burning Bright" in Fahrenheit 451.
Grade 9 - Study Greek/Latin roots. Read Book 12 in the Iliad. Sarpedon's very short speech at the top of page 142 is one of the most famous in the Iliad. In it, he gives his view of a leader's role in war. Answer the following questions in a one-page, double-spaced response: According to Sarpedon, how do the common people view their leaders, and what are the rewards of leading? Conversely, how does he say leaders should live up to their subjects' expectations?
Speech - Practice reading the word list you received today.
Publications - Bring a flash drive so you can edit your photos at home.
Creative Writing - Edit/add to your story.
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study Greek/Latin roots. Complete Section IV, "Characters" on your "The Sieve and the Sand" handout. Read from page 113 to the break on page 125 in "Burning Bright" in Fahrenheit 451.
Grade 9 - Study Greek/Latin roots. Read Book 12 in the Iliad. Sarpedon's very short speech at the top of page 142 is one of the most famous in the Iliad. In it, he gives his view of a leader's role in war. Answer the following questions in a one-page, double-spaced response: According to Sarpedon, how do the common people view their leaders, and what are the rewards of leading? Conversely, how does he say leaders should live up to their subjects' expectations?
Speech - Practice reading the word list you received today.
Publications - Bring a flash drive so you can edit your photos at home.
Creative Writing - Edit/add to your story.
January 6 homework
Grade 7 – Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study Greek/Latin roots. Read from the break at the bottom of page 56 to the break on page 65 in All Quiet on the Western Front. Answer Chapter 4 study questions 1-7.
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study Greek/Latin roots. Finish reading "The Sieve and the Sand" in Fahrenheit 451. Finish the study questions for that section.
Grade 9 - Study Greek/Latin roots. Finish reading Book 11 in The Iliad.
Speech - No homework.
Publications - No homework.
Creative Writing - Edit/add to your story.
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study Greek/Latin roots. Finish reading "The Sieve and the Sand" in Fahrenheit 451. Finish the study questions for that section.
Grade 9 - Study Greek/Latin roots. Finish reading Book 11 in The Iliad.
Speech - No homework.
Publications - No homework.
Creative Writing - Edit/add to your story.
January 5 homework
Grade 7 – Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study Greek/Latin roots. Read from the break at the bottom of page 45 to the break on page 55 in All Quiet on the Western Front. Finish Chapter 3 study questions.
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study Greek/Latin roots. Read from the break at the bottom of page 91 to the break on page 100 in "The Sieve and the Sand" in Fahrenheit 451. Answer study questions through number 40.
Grade 9 - Study Greek/Latin roots. Read through page127 in Book 11 in The Iliad. Find and write down a minimum of five instances of parallelism in the sentence structure of the text.
Speech - No homework.
Publications - No homework.
Creative Writing - Edit/add to your story.
Grade 8 - Read aloud for ten minutes, and have your reading log signed. Study Greek/Latin roots. Read from the break at the bottom of page 91 to the break on page 100 in "The Sieve and the Sand" in Fahrenheit 451. Answer study questions through number 40.
Grade 9 - Study Greek/Latin roots. Read through page127 in Book 11 in The Iliad. Find and write down a minimum of five instances of parallelism in the sentence structure of the text.
Speech - No homework.
Publications - No homework.
Creative Writing - Edit/add to your story.
Welcome Back
All - Welcome back! Hope you had a good holiday and are ready to begin again!
We're almost half way through the school year, and I'd like to congratulate each you who have conscientiously completed the grade level reading assigned to date. I understand that our reading list at Xavier is challenging, and I appreciate the effort you put into coming to class prepared and ready to engage in discussion.
This next semester we will be working on making connections between detail and overall theme in our reading. You will begin a journal in which you will record your impressions (no summaries!) of your reading. Are there descriptions or literary devices the author uses that you enjoy? Don't enjoy? What detail do you notice, and how is it related to one of the book's general themes? Does an incident make you think about larger life questions? Does something remind you of other reading or something that's happened in your own life? What do you like, or not like, about the subject/style/voice/information presented? Your reflections may include anything pertinent to the text.
So, if you haven't already brought one, by January 19 please bring a tape-bound composition book (available at Target--please no spiral bound notebooks or notebooks with perforated pages) for your journal. I'll make a rubric so you'll know exactly what's expected. Meanwhile, in addition to keeping a reading journal this semester, you will continue to learn to:
1. Take notes and underline while reading: Ninth Grade will be expected to read about 60 pages per week, Eighth Grade will be expected to read about 50 pages per week, and Seventh Grade will be expected to read about 40 pages per week.
2. Learn how to do a "close read"
3. Write through a series of drafts
If you have any questions or concerns about the above expectations, please feel free to contact me.
See you tomorrow!
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