The King Horse/The Silver Kiss VIII / The Most Dangerous Game II

Grade 12

• Handed out "The King Horse," the first chapter in Mary Renault's The King Must Die. Read and discussed in terms of historical context, imagery and as a platform for identifying the functions of myth.
• Students were told that the Samurai essay can be handed in on Monday.
• Question #88 is due on Tuesday.
• Period 8 reading logs are due on Tuesday.

Grade 10:

•  Period 1: Journal: under what circumstances was Simon turned into a vampire. Be specific.
• Discussed the significance of the 'silver kiss,' the relationships between Simon, Christopher and von Grab.
• Worked in groups comparing literary elements for chapters 9 and 10.
• Period 5: To many students were behind in the reading and reading logs to fulfill the above plan. Students who are on target were free to work on chapter 11. Everyone else was to work on catching up.
• Both periods: logs will now be checked for a minor grade on a daily basis. Anyone who doesn't have it will be staying after school, and parents called. Referrals will be sent to the office.
• Everyone: Read and log chapter 11. 

Grade 9

• Journal: Summarize pages 3 and 4.
• Checked hw.
• Pages 3 and 4 were reviewed for annotations.
• HW: Complete vocabulary definitions (words bolded and underlined) through page 8.