11-1/ 11-2 2007 Revenge!

Lesson:
If absent read "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allen Poe. You can find the full text through the link below:
http://www.amlit.com/twentyss/chap5.html

Then, answer the following questions:

What, according to the narrator, constitutes perfect revenge?
Does the narrator achieve that?

What is retribution in the time of the Odyssey?
What happens when Odysseus upsets the gods?
What must Telemachus and Odysseus do with the suitors?

Is revenge ever okay?
How has retribution changed today? How did we get here?
Draconian Law

Where is revenge still prominent in our world today?


Odyssey Final Project deadlines
Schedule:
November 5-6: Heroic ideal. Some class planning time.
November 8-13: Final on the Odyssey. Half class planning time.
November 14-15 Final work day with groups
November 16-19 All brochures due. Begin presentations
November 20-21 Finish presentations
November 22 Gobble Gobble



Homework:
Read the summary of 13,14 and 15 carefully so you're sure you're getting everything
Read books 16-17
Study Vocab 2--Test next class

10-30/10-31 2007 Has Odysseus changed?

Lesson:
We learned a new comma rule:
Non-restrictive clauses
Commas are used to enclose non-restrictive clauses or phrases. Non-restrictive clauses and phrases are those not essential to the basic meaning of the sentence. Restrictive phrases or clauses are essential to the sentence because they restrict or limit the meaning of the sentence. They are not set off by commmas.

Here are some examples:
This woman, whose hands were once large enough to hold my entire body, does not now reach as high as my daughter’s shoulder.
-Kim Cherin, In My Mother’s House
My hair, which is already prickling, began to rise on my head.
-Mary Renault, The Bull from the Sea

Most Muslim women who come here change like me and become more liberated.
-Fariba Nawa (student writer)
The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out.
-Chinese Proverb

We then had a debate and created topic sentences and a thesis answering yes or no to the question:
Does Odysseus change over the course of his journey?
If absent, please create an outline with specific examples arguing either way.

HMWK:
Read Book 12 of the Odyssey

10-27/ 10-29 The Land of the Dead

Lesson:
We took a book quiz (if absent make it up)
We studied epithets. Look this up on-line and write one for yourself.
We worked with groups to create a Land of the Dead for our trips/ amusement parks
Please fill out the sheet on the assignment sheet about the land of the dead to get credit if you were absent

HMWK: Projects Outline due next class

10-24/10-25 2007 Odyssey and outlines revisited

Lesson:
We took a vocab test today
Checked out Writer's Inc
We also worked with peers and our outlines
We looked at the story of the Cyclops in groups

HMWK:
Read books 10 &11
Outline complete for next class

10-22/10-23 Odyssey and Outlines

Lesson:
Reading quiz (make up if absent)
Created an outline in our groups about the Odyssey thus far
Went over how to write an outline for the Great Minds paper
Writing workshop on outlines in class
Went over comma rules for lists

HMWK:
Vocab and comma test next class
Read books 8 & 9 for next class

10-18/10-19 So begins our Odyssey

(We had weird schedules at Sheldon and Churchill this week so look to your respective campus for your assignments and lessons)

Sheldon Lesson (1/2 day):
Went over thesis and Homeric Similes

HMWK:
Read books 5 & 6 (if you haven't already)
If absent, complete the Homeric Simile assignment on the assignments page

Churchill Lesson:
Went over the first 4 books and discussed the reading
Went over Homeric Similes

HMWK:
Read books 5 & 6
If absent, complete the Homeric Simile assignment on the assignments page

10-18/10-19 So begins our Odyssey

(We had weird schedules at Sheldon and Churchill this week so look to your respective campus for your assignments and lessons)

Sheldon Lesson (1/2 day):
Went over thesis and Homeric Similes

HMWK:
Read books 5 & 6 (if you haven't already)

Churchill Lesson:
Went over the first 4 books and discussed the reading
Went over Homeric Similes

HMWK:
Read books 5 & 6

10-16/10-17 Odyssey first books/ Thesis

(We had weird schedules at Sheldon and Churchill this week so look to your respective campus for your assignments and lessons)

Sheldon Lesson:
Went over the first 4 books and discussed the reading
HMWK:
Read books 5 & 6

Churchill Lesson (1/2 day):
Went over thesis statements

HMWK:
Thesis statement for Great Minds

10-11/ 10-15 Toga Party/ Intro to the Odyssey

Lesson:
We introduced ourselves in character today and got the background of The Iliad (the prequel to The Odyssey. We then started reading books 1-4 of the Odyssey in class.
If you were absent, go the assignments page and get a character chart. Look on-line to find brief descriptions of each character. You will be able to use this sheet in class for quizzes.

HMWK: Read Books 1-4 of The Odyssey

10-9/10-10 Intro to Mythology

Lesson:
We started a new unit on the Odyssey today.
We did a review of Greek myths today by acting some out. If you were absent you can get credit for drawing me a comic book version of one of the following myths:
The Fall of Troy (The Trojan Horse)
The Story of how Hermes became a god
The story of the birth of Athena
How the Trojan War was started

You can do a Google search to find any of these stories. It was a 30pt assignment so you want to be sure to make this up!! A good website to start with is:http://historylink102.com/greece2/index.htm

Homework is to read a packet I passed out in class on the background of the Odyssey (you should try to borrow it from a friend) and to get ready for a Toga Party next class. If absent, I have poster 3 characters you may choose to be on the assignments page. Pick one, dress up, and memorize your blurb. Bring in all things Greek to help us celebrate.
To make your toga, there are some helpful tips at:www.howtomakeatoga.info

Writing Workshop

Lesson:

Had second rough draft stamped
If you were absent make sure you turn these in and get a stamp next class.
Practiced grading CIM. If you want more practice go to:
http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=527
Try grading an example. See how the state grades the imaginative papers.

In class we did peer editing on a peer edit sheet.
The sheets can be found at the "Assignments" link. If you were absent, you find three "trustworthy" people to read your story. This means adults with at least high school educations, classmates, or other students who have gone through this program.
The person grading will fill out the peer edit sheet for one of these categories:
Setting/ Style and Mechanics
Plot with conflict
Characters

Peer editors are allowed to write directly on this draft. They should ask questions to the writer, fix grammar, show where they are confused. Please have them do this clearly and neatly.

The peer edit forms are due, along with all drafts, self edits, and planning sheets next class.

Homework:
Final draft of Power story

Projects homework:
Read

10/2-10/3 Lord of the Flies Final Part II

Lesson:
Vocab test in class today
Took the second part of our final.
If absent, you will have to schedule a time to make this up.

HMWK:
Poopy first drafts (need to pick this up from class)
Self edit sheet and 2nd draft of your story due next class

Projects:
Preliminary sources due next time