The weeks of Sept. 27 and Oct. 4

*HOMEWORK FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 12: Please bring in completed questions on Oedipus!

Oedipus will be read and analyzed in class over the next couple of weeks. Ms. Rich will inform you of when the end test will take place. On your own, you will be reading Antigone (pages 341-387) and completing the assignments listed below. The play and the assignments are due on Wednesday, Oct. 6.

Part I: Formal Log Entry Response (25 Points)

Read Antigone independently and complete one of the log entries listed below. You must connect your response to Antigone. Therefore, quotes and examples are a must. Please follow the proper MLA format when writing your response.

1. Do you think people should be obliged to obey laws even if they don’t agree with them? Why or why not? Link your response to Antigone.

2. Are stubbornness and pride admirable qualities? Explain. Link your response to Antigone.

3. From your experience, do most people find it easy or difficult to admit they’ve made a mistake? Is admitting to a mistake a sign of strength or weakness in contemporary society? Explain. Link your response to Antigone.

4. How responsible do you feel for your family members? Do you think family members should risk danger or even death for one another? Explain your responses. Link your response to Antigone.

Part II. Create a comic book adaptation of Antigone (10 Points)

Pick out the key scenes and create at least a 10 panel comic book. Your adaptation should not only show your understanding of the play, but should also show how you can pick out key scenes of a play.

Part III: Socratic Seminar (20 points)

Come to class prepared to discuss Antigone on the due date provided in class. You must come to class with five typed discussion questions. These can be questions you have about the play, topics you want to further discuss, connections you want to make, analysis of a quote you like, etc. Do not create questions that are similar to the log entry questions. You will be graded on your five typed discussion questions and your involvement in the Socratic Seminar.

These are the types of questions that allow for some great discussions:

• OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS:
Write an insightful question about the text that will require proof
and group discussion and "construction of logic" to discover or explore the answer to the question.
• UNIVERSAL THEME/ CORE QUESTIONS:
Write a question dealing with a theme(s) of the text that will
encourage group discussion about the universality of the text.
• LITERARY ANALYSIS QUESTIONS:
Write a question dealing with HOW an author chose to compose a literary piece. Example: How did the author manipulate point of view?
• WORLD CONNECTION QUESTIONS:
Write a question connecting the text to the real world.
• CLOSE-ENDED QUESTIONS:
Write a question about the text that will help everyone in the
class come to an agreement about events or characters in the text. This question usually has a "correct" answer.

The Weeks of Sept. 6, Sept. 13, and Sept. 20

Below are the reading and writing assignment due dates for The Alchemist.

Due Wednesday, Sept. 8: Individual Mission Statements
Due Thursday, Sept. 9: The introduction, prologue, and pages 1-10 of The Alchemist
Friday, Sept. 10: In-class writing on summer novels (Bring in notes and/or marked up novels) Due Monday, Sept. 13: Complete Part I of The Alchemist
Due Wednesday, Sept. 15: The Alchemy Webquest
Due Thursday, Sept. 16: Read pages 51-127 of The Alchemist
Due Friday, Sept. 17: Read pages 127-142 of The Alchemist
Due Monday, Sept. 20: The Alchemist and the personal legend writing assignment are both to be completed for today's class
Tuesday, Sept. 21: The Alchemist end test will be given in today's class -- you must complete the speech by Steve Jobs for today's test

Wednesday, Sept. 22-Friday, Sept. 24: You will be researching and discussing the Greek Theater and important information necessary for a successful understanding of Oedipus The King and Antigone.

*We will be reading Oedipus in class during the week of Sept. 27. During this same week, you will read Antigone on your own and respond to log entry questions. Due dates for Antigone will be given at the beginning of the week.