Wednesday, 04/30/14-05/01/14

English 9
1. IR books....keep reading those books and getting those vocab words!
2. Myth Readings Packet: choose another story, read it, summarize it, and fill in the origins! Packet due 5/13/14.
3. Response poem - do your updated draft. Due 5/6/14.
4. Myth card project - keep working on it! Due 5/6/14.

Physical Education
1. Continue your human body muscle coloring book sheet.

Monday/Tuesday, 04/28-29/14

English 9
1. IR book.........work on your 10 vocab words.
2. Myth Readings Packet: choose one story, read it, summarize it, and fill in the origins! Packet due 5/13/14.
3. Response poem - do your updated draft. Due 5/6/14.
4. Myth card project - keep working on it! Due 5/6/14.

Physical Education
1. Review the muscles of the body and be ready for our next quiz.

Thursday/Friday, 04/24-25/14

English 9
1. Finish your myth beings notes. Click here to see the list of beings you should have.
2. Continue your Myth Card project. Due 5/6/14. See below for links to card generators.
3. Finish your IR proposal for your IR project. Due next class.
4. Revise and improve your response poem. If you're satisfied with it, start memorizing it!

Resources~
Magic: The Gathering Card (make sure it's a "creature" card)
Yu-Gi-Oh Card (make sure it's a "monster" card)
Pokemon Card

Physical Education
1. None, but keep thinking about how your muscles move your body! We'll have an individual quiz soon.

Tuesday/Wednesday, 04/22-23/14

English 9
1. Continue your Myth Beings notes -- go up to page 48 and stop at "Roman Gods."
2. Start working on your Myth Card Project.
3. Continue your IR proposal.

Physical Education
1. none

Update: Members of the 2014 LCS Poetry Slam Team

LCS 2014 POETRY SLAM TEAM:
Thank you so much for every student who came to tryouts on Thursday, 4/17! It was amazing seeing all of you recite your poems and read your responses. The whole point of English class is to learn how to best communicate yourself to others, and you all did this with courage, practice, and aplomb! Therefore, every student who tried out for the team will be earning credit in English class for doing so. That's how awesome you guys are. And without further ado, here (in alphabetical order) are the members of the 2014 LCS Poetry Slam Team:

Andrea Duran

Joseph Henderson

Ysabela Mangalili

Janice Rivera

Justine Sarrosa

Leilani Turcios

*first practice will be at extended lunch on Wednesday in room 414

Thursday/Monday, 04/17-21/14

English 9
1. Continue your Myth Beings notes - you can stop on page 39 at the 'Underworld' section.
2. Continue editing and working on your response poems.
3. Start thinking about your IR project proposal!

Physical Education
1. None.

Tuesday/Wednesday, 04/15-16/14

English 9
1. Finish My Origin Myth: A 1 page past tense narrative (story) that explains the answer to one of the following questions:
How did we all get here?
What are volcanoes?
Why do the seasons change?
Why do flowers exist?
Why does the sun rise and set?
Stories should be written myth-style, as if they were told by people before science and civilization.
2. Myth Beings Notes: Continue your Cornell notes from the book Mythology by Edith Hamilton. Take notes on Zeus and Hera (20-23).
3. Response poem - a draft should be finished and written or typed.

Physical Education
1. None

Friday/Monday, 04/11-14/14

English 9
1. Finish your response poem, using the four literary devices you wrote down on your paper.

Physical Education 
1. None

Wednesday/Thursday, 04/09-10/14

English 9
1. Work on and finish your response poems: Drafts are due on Monday.

Physical Education
1. None.

Monday/Tuesday, 04/01-08/14

English 9
1. Work on your response poems! I want to see a working draft next class.

Physical Education
1. None