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We are heading into the last week of Quarter 3 which means wrapping up Shakespeare in English 9 and starting into applications of all we have learned in Algebra I.

English 9:

We finished A Midsummer Night's Dream last week. This week we will have the opportunity to reflect on the meaning and underlying themes of the play as well as close out our exploration of humor. We will also look at sonnets, both Shakespearean and others, and have a chance to write our own in the style of Sonnet 130. 

English 9 folks

As we wrap up our unit on Greek Mythology, you will complete one final project. We will discuss this project in class. Please see the attached template for this project, and the instructions below (a hard copy can be downloaded from the attachments as well).

Facebook Greek Mythology Summary (the "who"- tell me all you know about who this character is)

We are really cruising through the year!

In the next two weeks, we will be wrapping up quite a few concepts in both English and math prior to our winter break.

English 9: We will be finishing The Odyssey by Homer and taking a quiz over the second part of the story, Odysseus' return, on Monday (Dec. 12). We will move next week into a look at the hero's journey and ask the question, "What if Santa was Greek?" to create a hero's journey of good 'ol Saint Nick.

We are really cruising through the 2nd Quarter already! 

In English 9:

The first of our Tic-Tac-Toe projects is due this Thursday. We will have an opportunity to share our projects and learn from each other! If we get through all the projects and have additional time, we will be continuing on our journey with Odysseus in the The Odyssey.

In Algebra 1:

As we curve into 2nd Quarter, I wanted to give a forecast as to what you can expect.