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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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

Thursday, November 5, 2009

WE COMPLETED IN CLASS:

1. Watched SNL parody of OMAM & discussed parody in society.
2. Read an editorial about OMAM & discussed the points made in it.

WE WERE ASSIGNED:

1. Write an editorial in response to the one on the handout. Use mine as an example. Of course, if you agree with her, that is fine too, as long as you support your opinion.
2. Vocab. 5 due
3. OMAM test Monday.

UPCOMING QUIZZES/TESTS/PROJECTS:

1. OMAM test next Monday
2. Vocab 5 test next Thursday

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

WE COMPLETED IN CLASS:

1. Concluding discussion of OMAM. Focused on irony, imagery, and foreshadowing.

2. Read the poem the title came from, “To a Mouse, on Turning Up Her Nest.”

WE WERE ASSIGNED:

1. Finish any remaining charts and annotations as they will be collected Friday.
2. Vocab. # 5 due Friday
3. Think of at least one book you have read that has chapter titles. Bring it in Thurs. or Friday.

UPCOMING QUIZZES/TESTS/PROJECTS:

1. Vocab # 5 due Friday
2. OMAM test Friday!

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

WE COMPLETED IN CLASS:

1. Continued discussion over BD, IE, L, C, HL, & HS in OMAM.
2. Collected essays. Turn in your essay when you return.

WE WERE ASSIGNED:

1. Read ch. 4-5, sticky note the chapter, complete character/plot sheets for ch. 5-6.

UPCOMING QUIZZES/TESTS/PROJECTS:

1. Vocab # 5 due Friday