Quick Reminders:
Read Chapters 20-30 over Spring Break.
Don't forget there is a QUOTE QUIZ over chapters 21-30 on the Monday you return to school (Apr. 2).
Rough drafts of the 3 character paragraphs are due at the beginning of class on April 5th. We will have time to work on them on Tuesday.
Thursday, March 22, 2018
Monday, March 12, 2018
Monday, March 5, 2018
Don't forget: we are testing your close reading skills on Tuesday, March 6. Just like the practice last week, it will be a one page passage that we have not read, but that we already know the context for.
There will be a multiple choice test on THURSDAY. It is not worth "big" points, but you do need to study everything we have gone over in class--the epic hero, the 12 Olympian gods/goddesses, the values of the Greeks, the hero cycle and how Odysseus' journey fits that model, the major characters in Books 9-12 ad 21-23, and how to understand a passage.
There will be a multiple choice test on THURSDAY. It is not worth "big" points, but you do need to study everything we have gone over in class--the epic hero, the 12 Olympian gods/goddesses, the values of the Greeks, the hero cycle and how Odysseus' journey fits that model, the major characters in Books 9-12 ad 21-23, and how to understand a passage.
Friday, March 2, 2018
Due to a variety of absences, I am re-posting the journals from earlier this week here:
Watch the video clip linked to the class blog about the science behind Homer’s Odyssey.
List 3-5 other fantastical things, found in the Odyssey, that might have a basis in reality (for instance, giantism is a genetic condition, perhaps the Laestrygonians had it, etc.).
Then write down as many things that were probably historically accurate (for instance, that there was a city called Troy) as you can come up with in 5 minutes.
Rad the article “Back from the war”In your journal—explain whether you thik Odysseus was suffering from PTSD symptoms when he returned to his homeland or not. Provide evidence for and against your claim. We may have time to do philosophical chairs on this topic next week.
Read aloud the reunion between Odysseus and Penelope (begins on page 961 in the orange textbooks). Write INDIVIDUAL summaries of that portion of the story.
HW: Begin reviewing all your notes about the story of The Odyssey, epic heroes, the Olympian gods, and the hero’s journey Campbell described—all of these could potentially show up on the test you will take at the end of this unit.
Watch the video clip linked to the class blog about the science behind Homer’s Odyssey.
List 3-5 other fantastical things, found in the Odyssey, that might have a basis in reality (for instance, giantism is a genetic condition, perhaps the Laestrygonians had it, etc.).
Then write down as many things that were probably historically accurate (for instance, that there was a city called Troy) as you can come up with in 5 minutes.
Rad the article “Back from the war”In your journal—explain whether you thik Odysseus was suffering from PTSD symptoms when he returned to his homeland or not. Provide evidence for and against your claim. We may have time to do philosophical chairs on this topic next week.
Read aloud the reunion between Odysseus and Penelope (begins on page 961 in the orange textbooks). Write INDIVIDUAL summaries of that portion of the story.
HW: Begin reviewing all your notes about the story of The Odyssey, epic heroes, the Olympian gods, and the hero’s journey Campbell described—all of these could potentially show up on the test you will take at the end of this unit.
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