Use the following information to help review for your exams. Second quarter exam is Friday, December 11, 2009. The final exam is Wednesday, December 16, 2009 from 9:42 to 11:19 AM.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Monday, November 23, 2009
Monday, November 23, 2009
WE COMPLETED IN CLASS:
1. Read “Sirens; Scylla and Charybdis” and “The Cattle of the Sun god”
WE WERE ASSIGNED:
1. Journal entry #14 – Your choice: Write 3 headlines about events in any “The Witch Circe” – “Land of the Dead.” OR Explain what the expression, “Scylla & Charybdis” has come to mean. Describe a situation in your own life that demonstrates this sort of conflict.
2. Vocab. 6 test Wed.
UPCOMING QUIZZES/TESTS/PROJECTS:
1. Vocab Test # 6 – Wednesday, November 25.
2. Odyssey Postcard due Wednesday, November 25.
1. Read “Sirens; Scylla and Charybdis” and “The Cattle of the Sun god”
WE WERE ASSIGNED:
1. Journal entry #14 – Your choice: Write 3 headlines about events in any “The Witch Circe” – “Land of the Dead.” OR Explain what the expression, “Scylla & Charybdis” has come to mean. Describe a situation in your own life that demonstrates this sort of conflict.
2. Vocab. 6 test Wed.
UPCOMING QUIZZES/TESTS/PROJECTS:
1. Vocab Test # 6 – Wednesday, November 25.
2. Odyssey Postcard due Wednesday, November 25.
Friday, November 20, 2009
Friday, November 20, 2009
WE COMPLETED IN CLASS:
1. Took quiz over Background – “The Witch Circe”
2. Turned in vocab. Unit 6
WE WERE ASSIGNED:
1. Odyssey postcard – see assignment sheet and rubric. Due 11/25
2. Read “Land of the Dead” and complete t-notes.
1. Took quiz over Background – “The Witch Circe”
2. Turned in vocab. Unit 6
WE WERE ASSIGNED:
1. Odyssey postcard – see assignment sheet and rubric. Due 11/25
2. Read “Land of the Dead” and complete t-notes.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
WE COMPLETED IN CLASS:
1. Reviewed t-notes for “Cyclops”
2. Read “The Witch Circe”
WE WERE ASSIGNED:
1. Journal entry #13 – Retell the story of the Cyclops from Polyphemus’s point of view.
2. Vocab. 6 due
UPCOMING QUIZZES/TESTS/PROJECTS:
1. Vocab Test # 6 – Tuesday, November 24.
1. Reviewed t-notes for “Cyclops”
2. Read “The Witch Circe”
WE WERE ASSIGNED:
1. Journal entry #13 – Retell the story of the Cyclops from Polyphemus’s point of view.
2. Vocab. 6 due
UPCOMING QUIZZES/TESTS/PROJECTS:
1. Vocab Test # 6 – Tuesday, November 24.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Monday, November 16, 2009
WE COMPLETED IN CLASS:
1. Returned graded OMAM chapter titles & interpretations.
2. Turned in epithets.
3. Reviewed The Odyssey p. 890-893 “Tell the Story” and “Calypso, the Sweet Nymph” with t-notes.
4. Journal # 11 – Calypso, a song. Why would a song writer of today choose to write about Calypso? Name some modern songs with the same theme (hmm…what is the
theme of Calypso?)
WE WERE ASSIGNED:
1. Read “I am Laertes’ Son” and “The Lotus Eaters” also read the Literature and
Archaeology section at the bottom of p.896 & 897. Work on t-notes.
2. Vocab. 6 due
UPCOMING QUIZZES/TESTS/PROJECTS:
1. Vocab Test # 6 – Tuesday, November 24.
1. Returned graded OMAM chapter titles & interpretations.
2. Turned in epithets.
3. Reviewed The Odyssey p. 890-893 “Tell the Story” and “Calypso, the Sweet Nymph” with t-notes.
4. Journal # 11 – Calypso, a song. Why would a song writer of today choose to write about Calypso? Name some modern songs with the same theme (hmm…what is the
theme of Calypso?)
WE WERE ASSIGNED:
1. Read “I am Laertes’ Son” and “The Lotus Eaters” also read the Literature and
Archaeology section at the bottom of p.896 & 897. Work on t-notes.
2. Vocab. 6 due
UPCOMING QUIZZES/TESTS/PROJECTS:
1. Vocab Test # 6 – Tuesday, November 24.
Friday, November 13, 2009
Friday, November 13, 2009
WE COMPLETED IN CLASS:
1. Turned in chapter title assignment and OMAM novels.
2. Learned/sang the Greek alphabet.
WE WERE ASSIGNED:
1. Complete the worksheet, “It’s Greek to Me!” and create an epithet for yourself using the 3X5 note card I provided. (If you are at home, use something close to a note card – cut up computer paper, for example.)
2. Read The Odyssey and work on t-notes as best as you can. Read pgs. 890-893, “Tell the Story” and “Calypso, The Sweet Nymph.”
UPCOMING QUIZZES/TESTS/PROJECTS:
1. None right now!
1. Turned in chapter title assignment and OMAM novels.
2. Learned/sang the Greek alphabet.
WE WERE ASSIGNED:
1. Complete the worksheet, “It’s Greek to Me!” and create an epithet for yourself using the 3X5 note card I provided. (If you are at home, use something close to a note card – cut up computer paper, for example.)
2. Read The Odyssey and work on t-notes as best as you can. Read pgs. 890-893, “Tell the Story” and “Calypso, The Sweet Nymph.”
UPCOMING QUIZZES/TESTS/PROJECTS:
1. None right now!
Monday, November 9, 2009
Monday, November 9, 2009
WE COMPLETED IN CLASS:
1. Took test over OMAM.
2. Discussed chapter title assignment.
WE WERE ASSIGNED:
1. Read pgs. 876-884 in your blue text book to prepare for The Odyssey.
UPCOMING QUIZZES/TESTS/PROJECTS:
1. Vocab 5 test Thursday
1. Took test over OMAM.
2. Discussed chapter title assignment.
WE WERE ASSIGNED:
1. Read pgs. 876-884 in your blue text book to prepare for The Odyssey.
UPCOMING QUIZZES/TESTS/PROJECTS:
1. Vocab 5 test Thursday
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