Honors Mythology

Announcements

 

Assignments

Day Date Assignment Due/Lesson Plan
Tues.
 8/5/25

High School Open House

WELCOME!
Wed. 8/6/25

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL! (2 hours)

In 1st Period Only
Fri. 8/8/25

In Class:

  • Information sheet
Tues. 8/12/25

In Class:

  • Begin Background Notes on Classical Mythology

Assigned:

  • Mythology and You: p. 1-12: Background
Thurs. 8/14/25

Due:

  • Mythology and You: p. 1-12: Background

In Class:

  • Continue Background Notes on Classical Mythology

Assigned:

  • Continue reading Mythology and You: p. 12: Background
Fri. 8/15/25

In Class:

  • Finish Background Notes on Classical Mythology
  • Discuss test over backgrougd notes
Tues. 8/19/25

In Class:

  • Test over Background Notes on Classical Mythology
Thurs. 8/21/25

In Class:
Fri. 8/22/25

In Class:
Tues. 8/26/25

In Class:

  • Presentations and discussion
  • Chapter 2: The Rule of Cronus (Briana)
  • Chapter 3: War Between the Titans and the Gods (Daphne)
  • Chapter 4: The Rule of Zeus (Alondra)
Thurs. 8/28/25

In Class:

  • Presentations and discussion
  • Chapter 5: Typhon (Cat)
  • Chapter 6: Metis and Athena (Claire)
Fri. 8/29/25

In Class:

  • Presentations and discussion
  • Chapter 7: Themis and the Fates, Mnemosyne and the Muses, Eurynome and the Graces (Brandon)
  • Chapter 8: Dione, Aphrodite, and Eros (Peyton)
Mon. 9/1/25 NO SCHOOL: LABOR DAY!
Tues. 9/2/25

In Class:

  • Discuss test over Part 1: The Creation, and review main terms from Part 1
  • Assign presentations for next week

Assigned:
Thurs. 9/4/25

In Class:

  • Test over Part 1: The Creation
  • Continue working on presentations/reading

Assigned:

  • Read Chapters 9-11
Tues. 9/9/25

Due:

  • Read Chapters 9-11

In Class:

  • Presentations and discussion
  • Chapter 9: Hera, Hephaestus, and Ares (Trevor)
  • Chapter 10: Leto and Apollo (Alondra)
  • Chapter 11: Leto and Artemis (Cat)

Assigned:

  • Read Chapters 12-14
Thurs. 9/11/25

Due:

  • Read Chapters 12-14

In Class:

  • Presentations and discussion
  • Chapter 12: Maia and Hermes (Briana)
  • Chapter 13: Demeter and Persephone (Claire)
  • Chapter 14: Semele and Dionysus (Peyton)

Assigned:

  • Read Chapter 15
Fri. 9/12/25

Due:

  • Read Chapter 15

In Class:

  • Presentation and discussion
  • Chapter 15: Nemesis (Daphne)
  • Assign next presentation

Assigned:

  • Review Part 2: The Olympian Family
Tues. 9/16/25

NO SCHOOL: Teacher Administrative Day
Wed. 9/17/25

In Class:

  • Review for Test over Part 2: The Olympian Family
  • Assign next presentation topics

Assigned:

  • Study for test
Fri. 9/19/25

In Class:

  • Test over Part 2: The Olympian Family
  • Work on presentations/reading

Assigned:

  • Read Chapters 16-18
Tues.
 9/23/25

Due:

  • Read Chapters 16-18

In Class:

  • In-class work

Assigned:

  • Read Chapters 19-21
Thurs. 9/25/25

Due:

  • Read Chapters 19-21

In Class:

  • In-class work

Assigned:

  • Read Chapters 22-24
Fri. 9/26/25

Due:

  • Read Chapters 22-24

In Class:

  • Presentations and discussion
  • Chapter 16: The Ages of Man (Brandon)
  • Chapter 17: Prometheus (Trevor)
  • Chapter 18: Pandora (Briana)
Tues. 9/30/25

In Class:

  • In-class work
Thurs. 10/2/25 8-period schedule
Fri. 10/3/25

NO CLASS!

Spirit Day/Pig-Out

End of Quarter 1
Mon.-Fri. 10/6/25–
10/10/25		 FALL BREAK!
Tues.
 10/14/25

In Class:

  • Presentations and discussion
  • Chapter 19: Lycaon, The Flood, Dawn of the New Era (Cat)
  • Chapter 20: Arachne (Peyton)
  • Chapter 21: Niobe (Daphne)
  • Chapter 22: Erysichthon (Alondra)
  • Chapter 23: Midas (Alondra)
  • Chapter 24: Daedalus and Icarus (Claire)

Assigned:

  • Begin reading Chapters 25-30 and working on presentations Due next Thurs./Fri.
Fri. 10/17/25

No Class: Senior Trip

In Class:

  • Sophomores and Juniors will have class for reading and working on presentations
Tues. 10/21/25

Tuesday 10/21: Parent/Teacher Conferences 3:15-6:00: Please email me to set up a time to meet.

Due:

  • Read Chapters 25

In Class:

  • Presentation and discussion
  • Chapter 25: Phaethon (Mr. Barham)
  • Discuss new rubric/expectations for presentations

Assigned:

  • Finish reading Chapters 26-28 and preparing presentations
Thurs. 10/23/25

Club Picture Day

8-period schedule

Due:

  • Finish reading Chapters 26-28

In Class:

  • Presentations and discusssion
  • Chapter 26: Pygmalion (Alondra)
  • Chapter 27: Narcissus and Echo (Cat)
  • Chapter 28: Orpheus and Eurydice (Daphne)

Assigned:

  • Begin studying for Test over Part 3: The World of Man
  • Finish reading Chapters 29-30 and preparing presentations
Fri. 10/24/25

8-period schedule

In Class:

  • Presentations
  • Chapter 29: Calydonian Boar Hunt (Claire)
  • Chapter 30: Atalanta (Peyton)
  • Review for Test over Part 3: The World of Man

Tues.

 10/28/25

In Class:

  • Test over Part 3: The World of Man

Assigned:

  • Read Chapters 31-33
Fri. 10/31/25

In Class:

  • Discuss/assign last presentations for Mythology and You
  • Discuss options for end of the semester work
Tues. 11/4/25

Due:

  • Finish reading Chapters 31-32

In Class:

  • Presentations
  • Chapter 31: Perseus (Briana)
  • Chapter 32: Bellerophon (Trevor)
Thurs. 11/6/25

In Class:

  • Presentations
  • Chapter 33: Heracles (Brandon and Daphne)
  • Chapter 34: Theseus (Claire)
Fri. 11/7/25

In Class:

  • Presentations
  • Chapter 35: Psyche and Eros (Peyton)
Tues. 11/11/25

In Class:

  • Presentations
  • Chapter 36: Jason (Cat and Alondra)

Assigned:

  • Read Edith Hamilton's Mythology, "The House of Atreus," p. 345-363 (due next Thursday)
  • Read Edith Hamilton's Mythology, "The Royal House of Thebes," p. 373-393 (due next Thursday)
Thurs. 11/13/25

In Class:

  • Discuss requirements for World Mythology project
  • In class work on reading and projects

Assigned:

  • Read Edith Hamilton's Mythology, "The House of Atreus," p. 345-363 (due next Thursday)
  • Read Edith Hamilton's Mythology, "The Royal House of Thebes," p. 373-393 (due next Thursday)
  • Study for test over Part 3: The Heroes
  • Work on upcoming projects
Fri. 11/14/25

In Class:

  • Discuss/review terms list for test on Tuesday: Part 3: The Heroes
  • In class work on reading and projects
Tues. 11/18/25

In Class:

  • Test over Part 3: The Heroes
Thurs. 11/20/25

In Class:

  • Presentations
  • "The House of Atreus": Focus primarily on Agamemnon and His Children (Briana)
  • "The Royal House of Thebes": Cadmus and His Children (Brandon)
  • "The Royal House of Thebes": Antigone and The Seven Against Thebes (Trevor)
Fri. 11/21/25

In Class:

  • Quiz over "The House of Atreus" and "The Royal House of Thebes"
Mon.-Fri. 11/24/25–
11/28/25 		THANKSGIVING BREAK!
Tues. 12/2/25  
Thurs. 12/4/25  
Tues. 12/9/25  
Thurs. 12/11/25

 
Fri. 12/12/25

Mid-Term Review: 1st & 2nd Periods

Schedule: 1st, 2nd, 7th, 8th
Mon. 12/15/25

Mid-Term Review: 3rd & 4th Periods

MID-TERM EXAMS: 1st & 2nd Periods

Schedule: 4th, 1st, 3rd, 2nd
Tues. 12/16/25

Mid-Term Review: 5th & 6th Periods

MID-TERM EXAMS: 3rd & 4th Periods

Schedule: 5th, 3rd, 6th, 4th
Wed. 12/17/25

Mid-Term Review: 7th & 8th Periods

MID-TERM EXAMS: 5th & 6th Periods

Schedule: 8th, 5th, 7th, 6th
Thurs. 12/18/25

MID-TERM EXAMS: 7th & 8th Periods

Schedule: 7th, 8th, 3rd, 4th
Fri. 12/19/25

LAST DAY OF THE SEMESTER (2 hrs.)

MAKE-UP EXAMS

Schedule: 1st, 2nd

 

 

HAVE A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS BREAK!