
Quarter Four (Monday, March 23- Friday, May 1, 2015)
PLEASE NOTE: Culminating project information for Leon's Story will be distributed on Wednesday, March 25, and projects will be due on
Thursday, April 23; presentations will now take place on Friday, 4/24. :-).
HERE IS THE LINK TO THE WORDLY WISE AUDIO FEATURE: SELECT BOOK 8
http://wordlywise3000.com/word_lists/?book=08&lesson=1 (CURRENT FOCUS-Lesson 4)
Grammar at a Glance! The four sentence structures vs. the four kinds of sentences (Helpful websites are as follows:
http://www.infoplease.com/cig/grammar-style/sentence-structure-fab-four.html and
http://shellenbergere220.wikispaces.com/file/view/adjective+and+adverb+phrases.pdf
Specific objectives are as follows: TEST DAY IS FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2015!
TLW classify sentences according to such structures as SIMPLE, COMPOUND, COMPLEX, or COMPOUND-COMPLEX.
(This focus will begin by distinguishing Independent from Subordinate Clauses.)
FYI- Remember that there are four ways to structure a simple sentence: S+V; S and S +V; S + V and V; S + S and V + V
TLW classify sentences according to such purposes as DECLARATIVE, INTERROGATIVE, IMPERATIVE, and EXCLAMATORY.
Furthermore, students will re-examine agreement via a focus on both subject-verb agreement and pronoun-antecedent agreement.
Literary Focus on the short story Charles by Shirley Jackson (pages 333- 343 in order to make inferences and also to analyze point of view.
Key Question: Can all conflicts be resolved? Also be sure to target the following vocabulary terms: renounced, insolently, deprived, simultaneously,
cynically, haggard
*****************************************OUR GREEK MYTHOLOGY STUDY WILL BEGIN ON MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2015***********************************************
Examine elements of folk literature, particularly with an attention to myths and also themes in literature (pages 824-837)
by targeting Arachne by Olivia Coolidge (pages 858-865) with an attention to the following terms: obscure, humble, mortal, obstinacy, indignantly, strive
Literary Focus on the Greek Myth with a connection to The Holt Reader resources
(A myth is a story that usually explains something about the world and involves gods and superheroes. Origin myths, or creation myths, explain how
something in the world began or was created.)
Students will examine the following excerpts from Greek mythology:
I. ... Phaeton retold by Robert Graves in order to identify themes and recurring themes (pages 113-117)
...Independent Study of "The Twelve Labors of Hercules" retold by Walker Brents (copies will be provided in class)
...Echo and Narcissus retold by Roger Lancelyn Green in order to understand recurring themes (pages 104-112)
Original reference selection from The Holt Reader- http://dpmsbirdhouse.wikispaces.com/file/view/Echo+%26+Narcissus.pdf
...The Origin of the Seasons retold by Olivia Coolidge in order to understand origin myths (pages 198-208)
...Independent Study of "Baucis and Philemon" retold by Olivia Coolidge via the following link:
http://www.rcsdk8.org/ourpages/auto/2014/1/24/53548320/Baucis%20and%20Philemon.pdf
...from Words from the Myths by Isaac Asimov in order to analyze cause and effect (pages 313-320)
...Atalanta and Hippomenes retold by Margaret Evans Price in order to understand universal themes (pages 110-117)
II.
...Medusa's Head retold by Olivia Coolidge in order to identify forms of fiction:myths (pages 132-147)
... Independent Study of "Medusa's Head" retold by Olivia Coolidge via http://staff.4j.lane.edu/~loo/6thBlock/Medusa%27s%20head.PDF
...Myths in Our Lives by Joseph Bruchac, an informational text that targets one's need to evaluate evidence (pages 318-322)
...The Ancient Library of Alexandria by Anne Nolting, an informational text that asks readers to make assertions about a text
(pp. 336-345)
