Wednesday, October 31, 2007

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