MT September 15, 2014

Objectives this Week:

  • 1. Determine the central ideas of two different texts, citing textual evidence, and compare and contrast how the authors develop their stories.
  • 2. Locate the authors’ use of specific word choice and state how this language enhances the tone of the stories.
  • 3. Discuss various direct and indirect references to mythology in comic books, movies, and literature.

Mon Sept 15 2014

Finish “Prepare to Share”

QW 09/15: What do you think Myth is?

Pair and Share: About QW 09/15

Clarifying Lecture: Agree/Disagree Elements of Myth

HW: Read “When the Grizzlies Walked Upright” / Use Tale Untangler – Write Notes

Tues Sept 16 2014

QW 09/16: RC Questions for “Grizzlies”

Discuss: QW 09/16 and HW

Connect: How do the Notes Connect to “Grizzlies”

HW: Freewrite about Iroquois image (pre-reading)

Wed Sept 17 2014

Discus HW

Close Reading Activity Day 1: Iroquois Myth

HW: Finish Close Reading Activity Pt 2

Thurs Sept 18 2014

Discuss HW

Close Reading Activity Day 2: “Grizzlies” Revisited

HW: Finalize/Touch up Notes and Annotations for quiz tomorrow (Compare/Contrast and Cite evidence)

Fri Sept 19 2014

Summative Assessment: Close Reading of Two Creation Myths

HW: TBD

L1B Sept 15 – 19, 2014

Printable Agenda (PDF Format) –> L1BAgenda091514
Term 01 Map Project –> Map of Italy
Vocabulary Unit 1 Lessons 1-4 –> Vocab_Jenney01to04

Mon Sept 15 2014

In class

Guidance Presentation/Discussion

At Home:

Finish HW 09/12 (due tomorrow) – PUT in VOC section of binder): Use pages xiii- xv to define the following: inflection – declension – conjugation – nominative – genitive – dative – accusative – ablative – gender in Latin – tenses (how many) – tenses (what are they?) – present – perfect – imperfect -future – future perfect
Begin Term 01 Map of Italy Project

Tues Sept 16 2014 Jenney Unit 1 Lesson 1 (TAB: UNITS 1-4)

In class

Notes Jenney p. 2: Parts of a Latin Noun, Finding the Base, Declining 1st declension, Pronunciation
CW 09/16: Jenney p. 5 Exercise A (see format below/on reverse)

At Home: VOCAB 09/16 – Unit 1 Lesson 1 – FILL IN sheet with words from page 3 (goes in VOC tab)
STUDY for Thursday’s quiz on vocabulary, declining 1st declension nouns, identifying and translating the different cases

Wed Sept 17 2014 Jenney Unit 1 Lesson 1 (TAB: UNITS 1-4)

In class

Discuss HW 09/16
Notes Jenney p. 2: Nominative Case (Subject, Predicate Nominative)
CW 09/17: Jenney p. 5 Exercise B (E.G. —> 1. Fēminīs = dative plural “to the women”)

At Home: HW 09/17: Jenney p. 5 Exercise C (E.G. —> 1. “Nature” accusative singular —> nātūram)
STUDY for tomorrow’s quiz on declining 1st declension nouns, identifying and translating the different cases

Thurs Sept 18 2014 – MHC

In class

Discuss HW 09/17
QUIZ: 1st Declension, Identifying and Translating Cases
MHC 09/18: Legendary Beginnings 01

At Home: Finish MHC 09/18 if necessary; Work on your map project

Fri Sept 19 2014 Jenney Unit 1 Lesson 2 (TAB: UNITS 1-4)

In class
Notes Jenney p 9: Personal Endings, 1st Conjugation Present Tense
CW 09/19: Jenney p. 12 Exercise A (E.G. —> 1. vocāmus = “we call”)

At Home – VOC 09/19 Unit 1 Lesson 2 – FILL IN sheet with words from page 11 (goes in VOC tab)

L2 September 15 – September 19, 2014

PRINTABLE TERM 01 MAP PROJECT (DUE SEPTEMBER 25, 2014) –> Map of Italy

Mon Sept 15 2014 – Review Perfect, Pluperfect, and Future Perfect ACT and PASS

In Class

  • Discuss REV HW 09/12 (pres, impf, fut ACT and PASS)
  • Complete REV CW 09/15: OP page 6 #3; OP page 19 #1-3

At Home

  • REV HW 09/15: CHARTS Perf, Plupf, and Fut Perf Act and Pass Verbs – NEATLY COPY OUT by hand the greenish chart on page 23 and the second greenish chart on page 28 (portatus sum, etc.)
  • By FRIDAY, please have $5 (cash OR check/money order made out to BOSTON LATIN ACADEMY) for your workbook.

Tues Sept 16 2014 – Review Perfect, Pluperfect, and Future Perfect ACT and PASS

In class (DOWNLOAD WORKSHEET –> CWHW_ReviewVerbsPPF2014)

  • Use REV HW 09/15 to complete REV CW 09/16: Worksheet – IDENTIFY/ANALYZE the person, number, tense, voice, and mood

At Home

  • REV HW 09/16: Worksheet – TRANSLATE all verbs from CW according to our identification/analysis
  • STUDY review materials from Friday, Monday and Tuesday for QUIZ on FRIDAY (Pres, Impf, Fut, Perf, Plupf, Fut Perf ACT and PASS)

Wed Sept 17 2014 – Review Perfect, Pluperfect, and Future Perfect ACT and PASS

In class

  • Discuss REV HW 09/16: Worksheet – Translation
  • Complete REV CW 09/17: OP page 24 #1 AND OP page 29 #1-2

At Home

  • STUDY review materials from Friday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday for QUIZ on FRIDAY (Pres, Impf, Fut, Perf, Plupf, Fut Perf ACT and  PASS)
  • Work on your map project.

Thurs Sept 18 2014 – Report to Room 206

In class

  • Take attendance – we will proceed to and sit in Carroll Hall together.

At Home: Same as yesterday’s…

Fri Sept 19 2014 – Assess: Indicative in all tenses, active and passive

In class ($5.00 due today for workbook)

  • QUIZ: Indicative – All tenses active and passive
  • REV CW 09/18: Crossword Puzzles Derivatives I (page 1 only)

At Home: Prepare to bring to class on Monday whatever you have worked on for your map project as well as pencils and drawing utensils.

  • DUE TUESDAY – REV HW 09/19A: CHARTS Participles – NEATLY COPY OUT by hand the greenish chart on page 29 (leave room for translation)
  • DUE TUESDAY – REV HW 09/19B: CHARTS Infinitives – NEATLY COPY OUT by hand ALL the greenish charts for infinitives on page 33-24 (leave room for translation; DO NOT DO “qui, quae, quod”)

Mon Sept 22 2014 – Map Project

In class ($5.00 due for those who did not bring it Friday for workbook)

  • WORK ON your map project

At Home

  • FINISH REV HW 09/19 A & B

Tues Sept 23 2014 – Review Infinitives and Participles

In class ($5.00 due for those who did not bring it Friday for workbook)

  • ADD Translations for REV HW 09/19 A & B
  • REV CW 09/23A: LOOK UP the principal parts and definitions for ALL the following words: accedo; afficio; appello, appellere; cogo; exspecto; nuntio; probo; respondeo; sentio
  • Divide and Conquer to complete REV CW 09/23B: OP p. 35 #1 (Use REV HW 09/18A&B and principal parts from REV CW 09/19A)

MT September 8, 2014

Objectives this Week:

  • To organize and set up interactive notebook
  • To discuss various direct and indirect references to mythology in comic books, movies, and literature.
  • To identify the basic structure of Joseph Campbell’s Mono-Myth

Mon Sept 8 2014

In class

  1. Assign Seats
  2. About the Notebook
  3. Prepping the Notebook (Scissors, Glue, TOC)

At Home

HW: Visit Website and Print-Out Notetaking/Notebook Guide DOWNLOAD: InteractiveNotebookLeftRight2014

Tues Sept 9 2014

In class

QW 09/09: Modern Direct/Indirect References to Myth

Pair & Share: About QW 09/09

Share Out & Make Note: About QW 09/09

Begin HW 09/09

At Home

HW 09/09: CWE for Superman and Perseus; Update Table of Contents

Wed Sept 10 2014

In class

Discuss HW 09/09 (TAKE NOTES on Works of Art)

Lecture: Basics of Myth as a Genre (TAKE NOTES!)

At Home

Due Friday:

*Research and write detailed notes for the topic assigned to you as it relates to Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey.

* Prepare to do the following: 1) DEFINE and EXPLAIN your topic

2) FIND and CONNECT an example from a movie or a work of literature that represents the topic – be sure to EXPLAIN the connection between your topic and the example using clear evidence. (You do not need to memorize this; but  may use your notes)

Thurs Sept 11 2014

In class

QW 09/11: Describe the two images (Wonder Woman and Amazon Sculpture)

Class Discussion regarding QW 09/11

Lecture/Discussion: Mythology Everywhere Presentation

At Home

HW: Finish your Prepare to Share work; FINISH UP Website Scavenger Hunt (TO BE HANDED IN TOMORROW)

Fri Sept 12 2014

In class

Hand in Website Scavenger Hunt

Prepare to Share: People will share info about their topic (students will take notes)

At Home

HW: TOUCH UP your notes from today’s topic; fill-in Hero’s Journey handout

MAKE SURE that you are interacting with material on the left-hand even-numbered pages

RE-READ the notebook rubric – how are you doing?

L1B September 4 – September 12, 2014

Thurs Sept 4 2014

In class

Where Do I Sit Activity (by Name)

About the Class (Distribute Preliminary Syllabus and Website Scavenger Hunt)

At Home

~ READ all documents with your parent/guardians ASAP

Due MONDAY, 09/08:

~ PURCHASE binder, divider tabs, book cover, notebook paper

DUE THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY, 09/12:

~ COMPLETE website scavenger hunt (VERY IMPORTANT: complete the online parent/student contact form)

Fri Sept 5 2014

In class

Where Do I Sit Activity (by Birthday)

Distribute Student Survey

– Complete AND Hand in Student Survey

At Home

~ READ all documents with your parent/guardians ASAP

Due MONDAY:

~ PURCHASE binder, divider tabs, book cover, notebook paper

DUE THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12

~ COMPLETE website scavenger hunt (VERY IMPORTANT: complete the online parent/student contact form)

Mon Sept 8 2014

In class

Assign Seats

– TAKE OUT: binder, divider tabs, and book cover

– SETUP binder with tabs: 1) VOC; 2) UNITS 1-4; 3) UNITS 5-7; 4) UNITS 8-10; 5) TR; 6) MHC; 7) QT

Distribute textbooks

– Cover textbooks

Distribute textbook scavenger hunt

– Begin HW 09/08 Textbook Scavenger Hunt

At Home

HW 09/08: Finish Textbook Scavenger Hunt

Tues Sept 9 2014 – Parts of Speech: Nouns, Adjectives, Verbs, Adverbs

In class

Hand in Textbook Scavenger Hunt

Notes: Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, and Adverbs

Worksheet: Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, and Adverbs

At Home

HW 09/09: COPY OUT the following sentences; then LABEL all NOUNS, VERBS/VERB PHRASES, ADJECTIVES, and ADVERBS: 1) Our teacher asked all students to do their work quietly. 2) Her students respectfully interacted with each other as they worked in their small groups

STUDY for Friday’s quiz on LABELING nouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs and ALL pronouns.

Wed Sept 10 2014 – Parts of Speech: Pronouns

In class

Discuss HW 09/09

Notes: Pronouns (Subjective, Demonstrative, and Possessive)

Worksheet: Pronouns

At Home

FINISH Worksheet

STUDY for Friday’s quiz on LABELING nouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs and ALL pronouns.

Thurs Sept 11 2014 – Parts of Speech: Prepositions

In class

Discuss Worksheet

Notes: Prepositions

CW 09/11: COPY OUT the following sentences; then LABEL all PREPOSITIONS, INDICATE whether they are OF TIME, OF PLACE, or OF MOVEMENT: 1) The messengers are in Germany from January to August. 2) The farmer calls his son into the farmhouse. 3) We are walking through the town to get water in the morning. 4) They are carrying the water from the town. 5) At night the cat likes to sleep under the table beside my bed.

At Home

STUDY all info for parts of speech for quiz tomorrow.

REMEMBER to bring your Website Scavenger Hunt tomorrow

Fri Sept 12 2014 – Parts of Speech

In class

QUIZ: Parts of Speech

Discuss Website Scavenger Hunt

BEGIN HW 09/12

At Home

HW 09/12: NOTES from Jenney — Basics of Latin

L2 September 4 – September 12, 2014

Thurs Sept 4 2014

In class (Sit anywhere)

Introductions

Distribute Syllabus, Grading Policy, Behavior Expectations

Distribute website scavenger hunt

At Home

~ READ all documents with your parent/guardians ASAP

Due MONDAY, 09/08:

~ PURCHASE binder, divider tabs, book cover, notebook paper

Due TUESDAY, 09/09:

~ Summer Review Packet from 8th grade

DUE THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY, 09/12:

~ COMPLETE website scavenger hunt (VERY IMPORTANT: complete the online parent/student contact form)

Fri Sept 5 2014

In class (Sit anywhere)

Distribute Student Survey

– Complete AND Hand in Student Survey

At Home

~ READ all documents with your parent/guardians ASAP

Due MONDAY:

~ PURCHASE binder, divider tabs, book cover, notebook paper

Due TUESDAY:

~ Summer Review Packet from 8th grade

DUE THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12

~ COMPLETE website scavenger hunt (VERY IMPORTANT: complete the online parent/student contact form)

Mon Sept 8 2014

In class

Assign Seats

– TAKE OUT: binder, divider tabs, and book cover

– SETUP binder with tabs: 1) REV; 2) SVC; 3) SGS; 4) OGS; 5) TR; 6) JC; 7) MISC

Distribute textbooks

– Cover textbooks

Distribute textbook scavenger hunt

– Begin REV 09/08 Textbook Scavenger Hunt

At Home

REV HW 09/08: Finish Textbook Scavenger Hunt

REMINDER: Summer Review Packet is due tomorrow

Tues Sept 9 2014 – Summer Review Packet (Nouns)

In class

TAKE OUT and DISCUSS REV 09/08: Textbook Scavenger Hunt

TAKE OUT and DISCUSS Summer Review Packet –> Pages 1-2 (Determining the Declension, Finding the base, Declining)

Begin REV HW 09/09  – on a separate sheet of notebook paper; how to label assignments on notebook paper

At Home

REV HW 09/09: LOOK UP and write out the genitive singular, FIND the base, then DECLINE the following nouns: 1) Nox 2) Incola 3) Telum 4) Opus 5) Ferrum 6) Condiciō 7) Sapientia (HINT, HINT: use review packet for genitive singulars…)

Wed Sept 10 2014 – Summer Review Packet (Nouns)

In class

TAKE OUT and DISCUSS REV HW 09/09

REV CW 09/10: LOOK UP and write out the genitive singular, FIND the base, then DECLINE the following nouns:

  • 1) littera 2) colonus 3) lex 4) fluctus 5) spes

Begin REV HW 09/10 – on a separate sheet of notebook paper

At Home

REV HW 09/10 – OP page 6 #1 and 2
 
STUDY Tuesday and Wednesday’s material for first quiz tomorrow (SKILLS: Find the base, Determine declension, Decline noun)

Thurs Sept 11 2014 – Summer Review Packet (Verbs)

In class

TAKE OUT and DISCUSS REV HW 09/10

QUIZ 01: All Noun Related Information (Declensions, Bases, Endings, Etc)

REV CW 09/11: CHARTS Pres, Impf, and Fut Act Verbs – use textbook pages 5 and 19 to complete the charts

At Home

REV HW 09/11: CHARTS Pres, Impf, and Fut Pass Verbs – use page 28 to complete the charts

BEGIN to STUDY Pres, Impf, Fut Act and Pass Verbs

Fri Sept 12 2014 – Summer Review Packet (Verbs)

In class

TAKE OUT and DISCUSS REV HW 09/11

AGITE NUNC (goes in REV tab): WRITE down the PRINCIPAL PARTS and DEFINITIONS for iubeo, do, duco, and munio)

REV CW 09/12: Worksheet – IDENTIFY/ANALYZE the person, number, tense, voice, and mood

At Home

REV HW 09/12: Worksheet – TRANSLATE all verbs from CW according to our identification/analysis

STUDY for quiz on IDENTIFYING and TRANSLATING the present, imperfect and future active and passive for quiz tomorrow (all conjugations)

EXTRA PRACTICE ONLINE: http://www.quia.com/profiles/mmix305 ((click on the REVEIW VERBS folder))

Mon Sept 15 – Review Perfect, Pluperfect, and Future Perfect Act

In Class

TAKE OUT and DISCUSS REV HW 09/12

QUIZ 02: Pres, Impf, and Future Act and Pass for all conjugations

REV CW 09/15: CHARTS Perf, Plupf, and Fut Perf Act Verbs – use textbook page 23 to complete the charts

At Home

TBD

MT September 4 – September 5, 2014

Objectives:

  • Collaborate as a Class to Organize Themselves
  • Communicate Group Behavior and Habits Expectations as a Class

Thurs Sept 4 2014

In class

#1: Where Do I Sit Activity (by Name)

#2: About the Class (Distribute Preliminary Syllabus and Website Scavenger Hunt)

At Home

~ READ all documents with your parent/guardians ASAP

Due MONDAY, 09/08:

~ PURCHASE the following for this class: 5-Subject Notebook for this class; small pair of scissors, glue stick, highlighters

DUE THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY, 09/12:

~ Visit and Read my Website; Complete the Online Website Scavenger Hunt; Complete Online Parent/Student Contact Form

Fri Sept 5 2014

In class

Distribute Student Survey

– Complete AND Hand in Student Survey

Discuss Rules/Expectations Discussion (on the back of Syllabus)

At Home

HW: Same as yesterday’s

L2 Mar 4 – Mar 8, 2013

Mon Mar 4 – Ind Statement

In Class

GSN: Sequence of Tenses

Discuss GSA 03/01: Worksheet on Indirect Statement

At Home

Caesar p 232-235: WRITE NOTES using the handout [DOWNLOADABLE: Caesar_Notes232to235]

 Tues Mar 5 – Caesar!

In Class

Discuss Caesar Notes p 232-235

PROJECT DESCRIPTION and BEGIN WORKING ON PROJECT

All students will work on Workbook p 132-133

At Home

Work on Project

Wed Mar 6 – Caesar

In Class

7-8 students will work on project on computers

All other students will work on Workbook p 133 C AND D

At Home

Work on Project AND Workbook p 133 C AND D

Thurs Mar 7 – Caesar

In Class

7-8 students will work on project on computers

All other students will work on Workbook p 134 AND 135

At Home

Work on Project AND Workbook p 134 AND 135

Fri Mar 08 – Caesar (last day of classtime devoted to project; the rest you will take care of on your own time…)

In Class

7-8 students will work on project

All other students will work on Workbook p 136-137

At Home

Work on Project AND/OR Workbook p 136-137

L2 Feb 25 – Mar 01, 2013

Mon Feb 25 – Workbook Check

In Class (for the workbook check, I will ask for 7-8 volunteers; if no one volunteers, I will volun-tell people for the workbook check)

AGITE NUNC: LOOK UP and WRITE OUT the principal parts and definitions for appello, appellere; audio; mitto; suscipio; accumbo

GSA 02/13: PREP for WORKBOOK p 107 Exer C #1-6

  • QUESTIONS TO THINK ABOUT: What do we know about ALL the verbs in Exercise C? What principal part is used to create these verb forms? 
  • IN THE WORKBOOK p 107 Exer C #1-6 –> TRANSFORM verb into present tense (What principal part will we need now?)
  • IN THE WORKBOOK p 107 Exer C #1-6 –> TRANSLATE the new verb in present tense

At Home

ON SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER, LOOK UP the principal parts and definitions that correspond with the verbs in Workbook p 107 Exer C #7-12 (be sure to look THOROUGHLY at ALL four principal parts to find your verb…)

Tues Feb 26 – Workbook Check

In Class (for the workbook check, I will ask for 7-8 volunteers; if no one volunteers, I will volun-tell people for the workbook check)

DISCUSS PREP for WORKBOOK p 107 Exer C #7-12

Workbook p 107 Exer C #7-12

  • RECAP AGAIN – What principal part is used to form the perf act indic?
  • IN THE WORKBOOK p 107 Exer C #7-12 –> TRANSFORM verb into present tense (What principal part will we need now?)
  • IN THE WORKBOOK p 107 Exer C #7-12 –> TRANSLATE the new verb in present tense

At Home

LOOK UP the principal parts and definitions that correspond with the verbs in Workbook p 108 Exer C #13-16 (be sure to look at ALL four principal parts to find your verb)

WORKBOOK p 108 Exer C #13–16 –> TRANSFORM verb into present tense (What principal part will we need now?) and TRANSLATE new verb in the present tense

Wed Feb 27 – Workbook Check

In Class (for the workbook check, I will ask for 7-8 volunteers; if no one volunteers, I will volun-tell people for the workbook check)

DISCUSS WORKBOOK p 108 Exer C #13-16

 Workbook p 108 Exer C #17-20 – ON SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER (TO BE HANDED IN!)
  • LOOK UP the principal parts and definitions that correspond with the verbs in Workbook p 108 Exer C #17-20 (be sure to look at ALL four principal parts to find your
  • TRANSFORM verb into present tense (What principal part will we need now?)
  • TRANSLATE the new verb in present tense
At Home

GSA 5/27: ON SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER, TRANSLATE the PERF ACT INDIC forms for the verbs in Workbook p 108 Exer C #1-20 (e.g., #1) They drove away/They have driven away)

Thurs Feb 28 – Workbook Check

In Class (for the workbook check, I will ask for 7-8 volunteers; if no one volunteers, I will volun-tell people for the workbook check)

NLE PRACTICE

At Home

NLE PRACTICE

Fri Mar 01 – Workbook Check (last day of Term 03)

In Class (for the workbook check, I will ask for 7-8 volunteers; if no one volunteers, I will volun-tell people for the workbook check)

GSN: Indirect Statement
WORKSHEET: Indirect Statement Practice
At Home

WORKSHEET: Indirect Statement Practice