Week of November 10 - 14

Monday
Standard

9-10.SL.1 Initiate and participate effectively in a range of

collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacherled) with diverse partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts, and
issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own
clearly and persuasively.
9-10.L.3 Apply knowledge of language to understand how
language functions in different contexts, to make effective
choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully
when reading or listening.

Objective
The students will:
Assignments/Review for next day:
Reflection/Assessment:

Students will gain background information.

Watch a film about Greek mythology with gods and goddesses in
order to gain background information for the Odyssey.
quiz
1-5

Notes (optional)

Tuesday
Standard

9-10.SL.1 Initiate and participate effectively in a range of

collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacherled) with diverse partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts, and
issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own
clearly and persuasively.
9-10.L.3 Apply knowledge of language to understand how
language functions in different contexts, to make effective
choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully
when reading or listening.

Objective
The students will:

Students will develop research skills.

Receive a list of characters with a partner. Then, they will use

their chrome books in order to conduct research on the

characters. Make a slide for each in google presentation.
Assignments/Review for next day:
Reflection/Assessment:

Presentation
Exit slip

Notes (optional)

Wednesday
Standard

9-10.SL.1 Initiate and participate effectively in a range of

collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacherled) with diverse partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts, and
issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own
clearly and persuasively.
9-10.L.3 Apply knowledge of language to understand how
language functions in different contexts, to make effective
choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully
when reading or listening.

Objective
The students will:

Assignments/Review for next day:

Reflection/Assessment:

Students will develop presentation skills.

Present their slide shows to the class. Classmates will take notes
on the characters presented in google docs. This is a prereading
activity.
Notes
High low five your neighbor.

Notes (optional)

Thursday
Standard

9-10.SL.1 Initiate and participate effectively in a range of

collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacherled) with diverse partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts, and
issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own
clearly and persuasively.
9-10.L.3 Apply knowledge of language to understand how

language functions in different contexts, to make effective

choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully
when reading or listening.
Objective
The students will:

Assignments/Review for next day:

Reflection/Assessment:

Students will develop reading comprehension skills.

Begin reading The Odyssey. This will be online. Depending on
time, we should be able to read the first two episodes.
Discussion following reading.
Na
Oral response to literature

Notes (optional)

Friday
Standard

9-10.SL.1 Initiate and participate effectively in a range of

collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacherled) with diverse partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts, and
issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own
clearly and persuasively.
9-10.L.3 Apply knowledge of language to understand how
language functions in different contexts, to make effective
choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully
when reading or listening.

Objective
The students will:
Assignments/Review for next day:
Reflection/Assessment:
Notes (optional)

Students will develop reading comprehension skills.

Read The Lotus Eaters and draw a picture of the monsters we
have encountered thus far. Present
n/a
pics