Odysseus' Journey

Here's a great interactive map of the Greek hero's journey.

http://www.classics.upenn.edu/myth/content/homer/multimap.html

Grammar Assist

Those of you who wish to get the extra credit for their grammar quiz should go to  this grammar site for a review or to supplement your notes: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/powerpoint.htm
Extra credit is due Monday!

The Odyssey

The following site could help you with your assignment if you did not finish or understand you episode.  The problem is that you must skim through the poem in order to find your part.  http://www.mythweb.com/odyssey/.

You may be able to google your episode and get a summary.  Remember, however, that you must read the text from our anthology.

Research Paper Formatting

Here's the site for your internal citations and works cited page.

Freshman Vocabulary for TKM

I hope you find this useful. This site defines the difficult vocabulary found in To Kill A Mockingbird. Review it before reading the chapter and keep the site open while you read.

Happier Reading Through Technology: www.lausd.k12.ca.us/Belmont_HS/tkm/vocb_all.html

Introduction to Sophomore English for Parents

The Sophomore English Curriculum is based on American Literature from Revolutionary Times to present. Students will be engaged in reading, analyzing, and writing in many genres. We will be taking a Then and Now approach in which we will examine the relevancy of what we read to the present. There will also be extensive focus on language, grammar, a vocabulary.

A word about grades: I use the point system to give weight to assignments so that grades are not skewed by an inordinate amount of grades in one category. I assess through homework, classwork, quizzes, tests, and projects.

It will be a challenging and rewarding year! I wish your children much growth and success.

Introduction to Freshmen Curriculum for Parents

I thought you might be interested in the areas of study in Freshmen English. We will be studying all the literary genres, making sure that students understand the terminolgy and structures of each. We will examine essays, biography, autobiography, short story, novel, and poetry. The variety of literature makes this a stimulating class. We will use a variety of texts which I will share with you on back to school night.

I also use a variety of assessments: homework, classwork, quizzes, tests, essays, and projects. I use a point system to give weight to the assignments and make sure the grades are not skewed by a disproportionate number of assignments in a category. Please check the grades on Homelogic weekly to keep track of your son's or daughter's progress. Here's wishing them great growth and success !