Welcome to junior high literature.
The seventh graders have begun their first novel, Roll of Thunder, Hear
My Cry,l next week. Below are the reading schedules foreach homeroom. Dates
listed are the dates that the chapter is due.
Students should have at least six notes for each chapter.
7-1
October 7 Chapter 1
October 8 Chapter 2
October 12 Chapter 3
October 19 Chapter 4
October 20 Chapter 5
October 21 Chapter 6
October 26 Chapter 7
October 27 Chapter 8
October 28 Chapter 9
October 29 Chapter 10
November 3 Chapter 11
November 5 Chapter 12
The response log for this novel is due on November 10.
7-2
October 7 Chapter 1
October 9 Chapter 2
October 12 Chapter 3
October 19 Chapter 4
October 20 Chapter 5
October 21 Chapter 6
October 26 Chapter 7
October 27 Chapter 8
October 28 Chapter 9
October 30 Chapter 10
November 3 Chapter 11
November 6 Chapter 12
The response log for this novel is due on November 10.
7-3
October 7 Chapter 1
October 8 Chapter 2
October 9 Chapter 3
October 20 Chapter 4
October 21 Chapter 5
October 23 Chapter 6
October 27 Chapter 7
October 28 Chapter 8
October 29 Chapter 9
October 30 Chapter 10
November 3 Chapter 11
November 5 Chapter 12
The response log for this novel is due on November 10.
The eighth graders have started a unit on Greek mythology, including
reading The Adventures of Ulysses, a retelling of The Odyssey. The following
are reading schedules for each homeroom.
Students need at least six notes on each myth/chapter.
8-1
October 7 Zeus, Athene, Poseidon, Hades
October 8 Demeter
October 9 Hermes, Hephaestus, Aphrodite
October 12 Prometheus, Pandora
October 19 Orpheus
October 21 Narcissus and Echo
October 22 Perseus
October 26 Midas
October 28 Theseus
October 29 Ships and Men, The Ciconians, The Lotus-Eaters
October 30 The Cyclops Cave
November 2 Keeper of the Wind
November 4 Cannibal Beach
November 5 Circe
November 6 The Land of the Dead, The Sirens, Scylla and Charybdis
November 9 The Cattle of the Sun
November 16 Calypso
November 19 Ino's Veil, Nausicaa
November 20 The Return
A response for the myths is due on October 30.
8-2
October 6 Zeus, Athene, Poseidon, Hades
October 7 Demeter
October 8 Hermes, Hephaestus, Aphrodite
October 12 Prometheus, Pandora
October 12 Orpheus
October 19 Narcissus and Echo
October 21 Perseus
October 22 Midas
October 26 Theseus
October 27 Ships and Men, The Ciconians, The Lotus-Eaters
October 28 The Cyclops Cave
October 29 Keeper of the Wind
November 2 Cannibal Beach
November 3 Circe
November 5 The Land of the Dead, The Sirens, Scylla and Charybdis
November 9 The Cattle of the Sun
November 10 Calypso
November 16 Ino's Veil, Nausicaa
November 19 The Return
A response for the myths is due on October 29.
8-3
October 6 Zeus, Athene, Poseidon, Hades
October 8 Demeter
October 12 Hermes, Hephaestus, Aphrodite
October 13 Prometheus, Pandora
October 19 Orpheus
October 20 Narcissus and Echo
October 22 Perseus
October 26 Midas
October 27 Theseus
October 29 Ships and Men, The Ciconians, The Lotus-Eaters
October 30 The Cyclops Cave
November 2 Keeper of the Wind
November 3 Cannibal Beach
November 5 Circe
November 6 The Land of the Dead, The Sirens, Scylla and Charybdis
November 9 The Cattle of the Sun
November 16 Calypso
November 17 Ino's Veil, Nausicaa
November 19 The Return
A response for the myths is due on October 29.
