My Discipline Plan is short and to the point:

For my classroom, the rules will be as follows:

1. Respect others.
2. Follow instructions.
3. Come prepared to class.
4. Stay in your seat at all times.
5. Always be on task.
6. Raise your hand to address the teacher or class.
7. Be quiet and above all, listen! (When the door shuts, so does your mouth.)
8. When in doubt, refer to rule #7.

 

Otherwise, all students will adhere to all the school wide rules and policies as I will implement school policies regarding tardies, absences, and behavioral expectations.

 

Consequences:

1. verbal warning
2. (depending on the issue) private conversation, at that minute outside my class or at the end of the period after everyone has left my class* or a detention.
3. contact home via phone call, e-mail, letter (this will happen in the case of a detention).
4. send to office**
5. tabula rasa (Aka, we start over from scratch. I don't hold grudges, really.)

 

I haven't updated my photos which are from last year, but I thought I'd leave 'em up to give you a glimpse of the non-teaching Mrs. May. When time allows, I'll add some more.

Jim, Cayden and I went to the Appomattox Historic Railroad Fesitval. My father had Taylor when he took this picture.

Classical Mythology Course Syllabus

(Aka Greek and Roman mythology)  

Course Overview

Students will read, analyze, and respond to Greek and Roman mythology from a variety of eras. This course will foster students’ enjoyment of ancient literature; increase students’ awareness of human values, attitudes, and behavior; develop analytical literary skills; and develop vocabulary. We will meet these objectives through a variety of group projects and cooperative learning activities.

 

Intro: Introduction to Classical Mythology

·         Introduction Greek and Roman culture

·         Mythology

o       Creation stories

o       Intro to gods and goddesses

o       Earliest heroes

Unit 2—Classical Mythology: Stories of Love and Adventure

o       Orpheus and Eurydice

o       The Quest for the Golden Fleece

o       Daphne

o       Pygmalion and Galatea

o       Phaethon

o       Pegasus and Bellerphon

·         Student created love or adventure myth presented as a play

Unit 3—Classical Mythology: Heroes

·         Heroes before the Trojan War

o       Perseus

·         Watch a modern take of this myth and analyze the growth and application of the myth in our culture

o       Theseus

o       Hercules

·         The Iliad (only sections of it)

o       An Olympian competition and festival

·         The Odyssey

Unit 4—Classical Mythology: The Royal House of Thebes

·         Oedipus

 

Materials Needed: Pen/cils, and extras when necessary and, of course, paper.

 

Assessment: Students will be graded on in class work, quizzes, and a variety of group projects. Projects will at times require an archeological dig of your home for materials to be used in your group project/activity.

We will use the standard point system to allot value to assignments, grading scale as follows: 93-100 A, 92-83 B, 82-77 C, 76-70 D.