• abbreviated version available at http://www.mythweb.com/odyssey/
• SparkNotes at http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/odyssey/ 
• SparkNotes videos
• Part I --- http://www.sparknotes.com/sparknotes/video/odyssey-part-1 
• Part II --- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kj0K8OpuK0I#t=45 
• part III --- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8XKXsnmqS4   

• Week of 10/27:  http://www.vocabulary.com/lists/521622/practice 

• Week of 10/20:  http://www.vocabulary.com/lists/509653/practice 

• Week of 10/13:  

http://www.vocabulary.com/lists/494581 

Sept - October

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Mythology -Background on the Trojan War

Work time on projects

updated Assignments for Mythology 6.pdf 

29

“Perseus” pp 146-154

no vocabulary this week

30

“The Trojan War” fromFavorite Greek Myths

pp. 54-67

Greek Trojan Family Tree.pdf 

1

“The Trojan War” from Favorite Greek Myths

pp. 54-67

2

+ pp 199-201 from Hamilton’s Mythology

film clips from the movie Troy:

Achilles vs Hector

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80SsC_ZNbyI

Paris vs. Achilles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlpyHCN9qK0 

the Trojan horse 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK30iuNdATU 

3

Mythology

Assignment 1 Due

see handout: 

updated Assignments for Mythology 6.pdf 

The Odyssey

abbreviated version available at http://www.mythweb.com/odyssey/ 

Work time on projects

6

no vocabulary this week

Background on Odysseus &

his story

7

Mythology Assignment 2 Outline Due

see handout:

updated Assignments for Mythology 6.pdf

Vocabulary preassessment

8 Parent-Teacher Conferences in evening

9 Parent-Teacher Conferences in evening

Video on The Odyssey

http://www.learner.org/

courses/worldlit/odyssey/watch/

Spark Notes Video Part 1

https://www.youtube.com/

watch?v=BCXRxD85Xc0

Book 1 (original)

10 

No School for students

The Odyssey: some chapters will be from the original text

and some will be from an 

abbreviated version (a.v.)

13

Vocabulary: practice at

http://www.vocabulary.com/

lists/494581/practice  

Book 1  (a.v)

Choral read of play based on Books 1-3

14

15

Books 7-8 (a.v.)

Book 9 (original)

16

TEST

17

7:30 AM = Make-up test

for students out for

Women CAN DO

yesterday 

The Odyssey: some chapters will be from the original text

and some will be from an 

abbreviated version (a.v.)

20

Vocabulary: practice at

21

22

23

TEST

Mythology Assignment 2

Draft (text) Due

see handout:

The Odyssey movie

24

Teacher In Service

no school for students

End of Q1

The Odyssey: some chapters will be from the original text

and some will be from an 

abbreviated version (a.v.)

27

The Odyssey movie

28

The Odyssey abbrev. version Bks 12-18

29

Work time on assignments

30

Mythology

Assignment 3 DUE

see handout:  

31 Q1 Repor Cardt

Halloween!

Vocab

TEST

Mythology Assignment 2 Final product Due

see handout: 

Power Point on Cambodia

presented in class 12/04

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/

1N8LIOLn0P8B_cja2ys0Q89rTgvDhmQnJBR7rW2GLW1o/

edit#slide=id.gd9ea09d25_0_50

2

Alive - to p. 20

Never - to p. 25

3 BBall

Alive - to p. 29

Never - to p. 37

4 GBall

Vocab TEST

Cambodia List 1

Alive - to p. 37

Never - to p. 53

7

Alive - to p. 53

Never - to p. 81

Turn in

• Question
• "Table of Contents"
• bibliography (at least 3 sources)

World Lit A Final Project.pdf

World Lit A Presentation rubric.pdf 

Sample Bibliography, Q & TofC.pdf 

tutorial on MLA citations in a presentation

   http://libraryguides.bennett.edu/home/library-tutorials/mla-style-powerpoint-presentations  

8 BBall

Alive - to p. 63

Never - to p. 96

First - to p. 112

9 GBall

Alive - to p. 72

Never - to p. 109

10

Vocab TEST

Cambodia List 2

Alive - to p. 77

Never - to p. 123

11

Alive - to p. 85

Never - to p. 142

First - to p. 157

14 BBall

Alive - to p. 102

Never - to p. 172

First - to p. 194

presentations 

15

Alive - to p. 113

Never - to p. 188

First - to p. 209

16

Alive - to p. 125 (end)

Never - to p. 208

First - to p. 224

presentations 

17

Take home Comp ???

Never - to p. 216 (end)

First - to p. 238 (end)

presentations

18

Final EXAM

M

T

W

TH

F

25

First Day of

2014-15 School Year

26

27

28

29

No school

September 1

No school

2

Text for Epic of Gilgamesh.pdf

Vocab:

http://www.vocabulary.com/lists/472574/practice 

3

4

5

First Vocabulary TEST

8

Vocab

http://www.vocabulary.com/lists/468223/practice 

9

10

11

Vocab TEST

12

Unfortunate logos.pdf

Read Mythology pp 24-36

Gilgamesh questions: Tablets 5-8 Tablets 5 to 8 Gilagmesh questions.pdf 

15

Read Mythology pp 36-47

Study new vocab list

16

Read Mythology pp 48-64

Study new vocab list

Video-12 Main gods & goddesses:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUFjU0WhSts 

18

Vocab TEST

Read Ch3 in  Mythology 

Video-Creation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxoRWD-RwtU 

19

Grades close for 

Q1 Progress Report

Read Ch4&5 inMythology - skip pp. 82-88

23

Videos about Jason/Argonauts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5uzwh4pLmQ 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jrJnM88ybo 

Fight with the skeleton army!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXmRuJByoVs 

25

Vocab TEST

26

NO SCHOOL

Teacher In-Service

3

4 

Mythology

Assignments

1 & 2 are DUE

5 

The Odyssey

comp quiz

6 

NO VOCAB

this week

10 

video on Auschwitz:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k3-wxLvQwg 

11 

Movie trailer 1:50

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiAghZHLXyE

survivor’s story 8:26

http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/holocaust-historys-darkest-chapter-even-darker/

Winfrey & Wiesel -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IJ4mpCDVpE

see 2:50 - 6:50 and 25:40 to end

13 NO VOCAB TEST

Night pp 3-12

NF articles:

read about Rosh Hashanah

(interactive links for definition of Hebrew words)

http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday2.htm

read about Yom Kippur

(interactive links for definition of Hebrew words)

14 

Night

pp. 12-28

17 

Night 

pp. 29-46

Night Assignments:

Informational writing:  Night Research Connnections.pdf

Notetaking guide: Night Notes.pdf

Audio book of Night on youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvVb1hHlJ2Q

11/10 video on Auschwitz:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k3-wxLvQwg 

Map of Elie Wiesel's journey in Night:

http://www.sd84.k12.id.us/shs/!Archive/EDTECHQUEST/2002Night/team277-night/map.html   

DUE 12/2 - Additional vocab work: 

additional Night vocab.pdf 

TEST on Wednesday, 11/19:

• practice at:  http://www.vocabulary.com/lists/526476#view=notes 
• kaddish, kapo and Shabbat are NOT on vocabulary.com
• printable list: Night Vocab List.pdf 
• only side 1 (euphemism to Rosh Hashanah) on the test! 

1

2

additional Night vocab.pdf DUE

3

4

5

Field Trip!

8

Conduct research

9

Unit TEST

on Night

Follow directions on handout

MLA formatting handout.pdf

to set up MLA formatted first page

Conduct research

11

DUE for Research paper:

MLA formatted first page

thesis statement

list of sources

12

creating

Works Cited

using google

add on &

Research

15

Review research

Create outline

16

Quick write (20 min)

& research

17

DUE Research

paper DRAFT

FINAL DUE Jan 7th

22 No school this week or next

12/22 to 01/02

7

DUE Research

paper 

FINAL 

Introduction

to Naviance 

Holocaust

research

work time 

MLA in-text citations

& Holocaust

research

work time

Journal reflection:

Career Reseach Journal 1 assginment.pdf  

19

Snow Day 

20

https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/explore-careers/careers/matching-careers-to-degrees 

Poetry Out Loud

http://www.poetryoutloud.org/poems-and-performance/find-poems 

21 

listen to "Map to the Stars"

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poem/244208 

22 

End of Q2

23

Teacher In-Service

No school for student 

26 

Share chosen poems:

lesson on annotation

27

28 

Annotate your chosen poem

29 

lesson on moving from annotation to analysis

trying out memorization techniques

30

Career Day at Lyndon 

complete poem analysis writing & turn it in:  Poetry.Annotate&Analysis.pdf

2 

Snow Day

3 

Poetry!

4 

Poetry &

Career Exploration work 

---go to https://bigfuture.

collegeboard.org/college-search and plug in

some information about your preferences, such as

• 2 year vs. 4 year
• degree vs. certificate
• small vs. large campus
• geographical region

5 

Know your

whole poem!

SJA Tech Center Programs

http://www.stjacademy.org/

page.cfm?p=7939 

6 

Poetry practice

& Career Exploration work

9 

Poetry:

Guest Speaker

10 

Career Exploration work 

---look at program of studies at some 2 year schools

• Explore CCV (VT)

http://c cv.edu/

explore-ccv-programs/

• White Mountains CC (NH)

http://www.wmcc.edu/

academics/all-programs  

• Springfield Tech (MA)

http://catalog.stcc.edu/

content.php?catoid=5&navoid=608  

• Central Maine CC - see financial aid stats!

http://www.cmcc.edu/

AcademicsRegistration/

PROGRAMSOFSTUDY.

aspx#.VNGNUJ3F-PY 

• Maine College of Health Professions

http://www.mchp.edu/  

11 

Recitation

in class

• Complete Introductory paragraph
• of Career Plan essay
• Remember MLA format for
• header
• first page of essay
• in-text citations
• Works Cited page

12 

POL school-side 

competition

Work on body paragraph(s)

of Career Plan essay

13 

Work on body paragraph(s)

of Career Plan essay

16 

Complete Conclusion

paragraph

of Career Plan essay

Proofread it!

17 = HS Skating for Wellness

Career &

College Plan

essay

DRAFT DUE

19 

Winter Carnival 

20

Winter Carnival 

Progress Reports

DUE

• MacBeth Acts 4 & 5:
• http://www.vocabulary.com/lists/613405/practice
• test on 4/02

• MacBeth Acts 2, 3 & 4:
• http://www.vocabulary.com/lists/613404/practice
• test on 3/19

• MacBeth Acts 1 & 2:
• http://www.vocabulary.com/lists/613398/practice
• test on 3/11

MacBeth project rubrics:

Shakespeare project rubrics period 6.pdf

Act 5 comp work - DUE 3/27:

MOD MacBeth Act 5.pdf

Act 4 comprehension work - DUE 3/26:

period 6 MacBeth Act 4.pdf

Act 3 comprehension work - DUE 3/20:

MOD MacBeth Act 3.pdf

Vocab List 2 work:

MacBeth List 2 vocab work.pdf

Act 2 comprehension work:

MOD MacBeth Act 2.pdf

Discussion Question 1 DUE 3/6:

MacBeth DQ 1.pdf  

Act 1 comprehension work:

MacBeth Act 1, period 6.pdf

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

4

1.1 & 1.2

20 - 27

5

1.3

28-39

6

1.4, 1.5 & 1.6

40-53

9

1.7 & 2.1

54-67

10

2.2

68-75

11

2.3 & 2.4

74-91 

VOCAB test

POL semi finals

12

Burke trip

13

3.1 & 3.2

92-107

Irony

http://www.slideshare.net/abscessmemory/

irony-identifying-the-three-types?next_slideshow=1

16

3.3 & 3.4

108-123

17

3.5 & 3.6

124-131

18

4.1 & 4.2

132-152

Parent-Teacher Conferences in evening

VOCAB test

4.3

152-171

No school for students

23

5.1 - 5.4

172-189

24

5.5 - 5.7

188-205 (end)

25

MacBeth at Flynn

26

Burke trip

27

30

PROJECTS

31

1

2

VOCAB test

3

Q3 report card

6

PROJECT

Presentation

7

8

9

10

Vocab TEST on 5/15:

http://www.vocabulary.com/lists/648593/practice 

Vocab TEST on 5/8:

http://www.vocabulary.com/lists/648595/practice  

Vocab TEST on 4/29:

http://www.vocabulary.com/lists/648603/practice  

Reflection 5.6.15:

Reflection 5.6.15 First...pdf

NF article with questions:

NF end of Pol Pot rule w questions.pdf

NF article w/ writing prompt:

https://newsela.com/articles/child-soldiers/id/4055/ 

4/23 vocab work

vocab.6.TEST4.29.pdf  

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

20

Intro on

Cambodia

21

discussion

new vocab

read to p. 22

22

read pp. 23-37

23

24

Read pp. 50-78

27

Read pp. 79-92

28

Read pp. 93-112

29

Vocab TEST

read pp. 113-128

30

GREEN UP

DAY

1 

VTC Try a Major Day

4

comp quiz

new vocab

Read pp. 129-143

5

Read pp.

Read NF article &

complete quiz

6

7

8

Vocab TEST

11

12

13

14

15  Q4 Progress Report

6/1 - Listen to two recordings from people involved in crash of first Operation Babylift flight

1. NPR article (& recording) about 1st Operation Babylift crash:                                                                           http://www.npr.org/2015/04/26/402208267/remembering-the-doomed-first-flight-of-operation-babylift
2. NPR article (nurse in Operation Babylift):                                                                                                                 http://www.npr.org/2015/04/28/402562381/two-days-before-operation-babylift-57-children-were-evacuated-to-the-u-s

5/29: Read NF article; Summarize each paragraph & write reflection

article: NF article living in two cultures.pdf

writing prompt: Writing about SE Asia.pdf

5/18 - Pre-reading activity (Vietnam): http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/daughter/peopleevents/e_babylift.html 

5/12 End of Pol Pot's rule w/ questions: NF end of Pol Pot rule w questions.pdf

5/11 - Newsela article at https://newsela.com/articles/child-soldiers/id/4055/ 

             & writing prompt:  Pick a detail from this article. Explain how it helps you understand the bigger ideas in the article. Write out your answer.