Friday, October 30, 2009

Period 2 Due Dates:
Monday, Nov. 2 -- The Creation of the Titans and Gods
Tuesday, Nov. 3 -- Demeter and Persephone
Wednesday, Nov. 4: The Labors and Death of Heracles

Period 3 Due Dates:
Monday, Nov. 2 -- The Labors and Death of Heracles
Tuesday, Nov. 3 -- Demeter and Persephone
Wednesday, Nov. 4 -- The Ages of Man

Blog response on http://hatlerenglish.ning.com/ is to be posted by Sunday, Nov. 8 (midnight deadline). Please refer to the 9 Honors Mythology Blog Post for instructions (see BLOG at the top of the toolbar on the Ning). Responses are to be posted right on the Ning. You may want to type it in a Word Document on your computer and do a spell/grammar check and then cut and paste it into the ning.

I will update this blog on Monday, Nov. 9. This is the week we will begin The Odyssey.

Friday, October 16, 2009

The Week of October 26

Things we will be doing & due dates for the Week of October 26:

  • Work on a writing assignment focusing on Meursault and existentialism (due date is Wednesday, Oct. 28)
  • Feel free to have a conversation via http://hatlerenglish.ning.com/ on The Stranger Forum. I started one discussion question. This is not a requirement; however, many of you may want to discuss the novel a bit more before completing your writing assignment.
  • Work on mythology group projects (We will be in the library on Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday and in the classroom on Thursday)
  • Read your group myth as soon as possible! It will need to be read before you begin working on your project.
  • Period 2: Read the following myth for Friday, Oct. 30 presentation -- The Ages of Man
  • Period 3: Read the following myth for Friday, Oct. 30 presentation -- The Creation of the Titans and the Gods

Friday, October 9, 2009

The Week of October 12

Due Thursday, October 15: Part I and log entry for The Stranger

This week we will be viewing and analyzing the film The Minority Report and connecting the characters, themes, etc. to Oedipus.

Friday, October 2, 2009

The Week of October 5, 2009

Monday: We will be discussing the end of Oedipus and prepare for the Oedipus & Greek Theater test on Tuesday.
Tuesday: End Test
Wednesday: Practice AP Test will be completed in class today. Your Antigone project is due today.
Thursday: You will receive the next novel (The Stranger) and log entry assignment in class today. Part I of the novel and the log entry will be due Thursday, October 15.

Oedipus Review Game:
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/oedipus/oedipusindex.htm