The Odyssey and Exam Review

The next few weeks before mid-term exams will be devoted to reading and discussing The Odyssey.

Exam Review is listed below:
Section I: Matching (20 Points)
This section will include literary terms; vocabulary terms; authors and their works; authors and their contributions to literature, drama and poetry; and literary movements. You should study your notes, handouts, and PowerPoint presentations. The following terms/people should be studied, as well as all of the other items found in your notes, handouts, and PowerPoints: Simile, Metaphor, Apostrophe, Assonance, Alliteration, Consonance, internal rhyme, Magical Realism, Xenia, Epic and Characteristics of an Epic, Epic Hero, Invocation to the Muse of Poetry, Epithet, Epic Similes, Formal Rhetoric, “In Medias Res,” Dramatic Irony, Theatron, Orchestra, Skene, Parados, Dionysus, Oracle, Strophe & Antistrophe, Tragedy, Greek Masks, Thespis, and Aeschylus.  
Section II: Short Essay (10 Points)
A. Review all of the background information on the authors you have been exposed to throughout the first semester. Review the time period in which each author lived and study the contributions these authors have made to literature, poetry, or drama. The authors we have studied include: Paulo Coelho, Homer, Sophocles, Yasmina Khadra, Erich Maria Remarque, and Daoud Hari.
B. Understand the significance of the titles of each of the works you have been exposed to throughout the first semester: The Alchemist, All Quiet on the Western Front, or The Swallows of Kabul/The Sirens of Baghdad/The Attack.  
Section III: Formal Essay (70 Points)
For this section, you will be creating a thesis statement and defending it based on the novels we have used during the second marking period: The Alchemist, Oedipus, Antigone, Minority Report, and The Odyssey. All formal thesis paper rules apply and MLA documentation formatting is to be followed. In order to be prepared for this section, please read David Ewing Duncan’s article “DNA as Destiny.”

*Helpful hints for studying: Review all notes, old tests and quizzes, logs and writing assignments. Refresh your memory of the main characters, settings, themes, topics of discussion, etc. for each work. The works we have covered during the first semester include the following: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, The Odyssey by Homer, Oedipus &Antigone by Sophocles, Minority Report directed by Steven Spielberg, Yasmina Khadra novel, All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, A Midnight Clear directed by Keith Gordon, and The Translator by Daoud Hari.

Have a great summer!

Week of May 31 and June 6

Exam Review: You must refresh your memory on the works and terms listed below. There are three sections to the exam. Literary terms and poetic devices, a formal writing with research included, and a creative writing assignment. Please remember all research must be completed by Friday, June 10. You must hand in your folder on that day with researched information, a typed works cited page, and a typed outline with a thesis statement.

Works studied during the second semester:
Hedda Gabler, A Doll's House, Whale Rider, Osama, Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, The House on Mango Street, Night, A Midnight Clear, All Quiet on the Western Front, and your independent reading novel

Terms you will need to study:
Aside
Concealment
Syntax
Diction
Situational Irony
Assonance
Consonance
Apostrophe
Alliteration
Vignette
Imagery
Metaphor
Simile
Synesthesia
Oxymoron
Malapropism
Allusion
Anachronism
Rhetoric
Soliloquy

Complete the following tutorials before Monday, June 6:
http://library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/webevaluation/
http://library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/plagiarism/

Other useful websites on plagiarism:
https://www.indiana.edu/~istd/
http://library.camden.rutgers.edu/EducationalModule/Plagiarism/citeisright.html

Read your chosen novel by Friday, June 10.

The Weeks of May 16 and May 23

The thesis paper and works cited page are due on Tuesday, May 17. Any students not in class on Tuesday must still get the paper to me or it will be considered late.

Please read Night and take notes in preparation for the Fishbowl discussion on Wednesday, May 25. (The due date has been changed from Monday, May 23 to Wednesday, May 25. You will have time to finish reading and preparing for the fishbowl discussion on Tuesday, May 24).

We will be viewing A Midnight Clear in class on Wednesday (5/18) through Monday (5/23).

We will begin reading All Quiet on the Western Front during the week of April 25. You will also begin writing your thesis paper as a conclusion to the previous unit.

All Quiet on the Western Front Reading Due Dates (please make note of the added due dates)-

Chapters 1-3 and the webquest are due on Thursday, April 28

Chapters 4-6 are due on Tuesday, May 3

Chapters 7 & 8 are due on Monday, May 9

Chapter 9 & 10 (up to middle of page 250) are due on Wednesday, May 11

Finish the novel for Friday, May 13.

Thesis Paper Due Dates- (Please note the changes and additions on the due dates for the thesis paper.)

Rough Thesis Statement: Due Wednesday, April 27

Revised Thesis Statement and Outline (Typed): Due Monday, May 2

Week of May 2: Work on writing paper, adding quotes, revising, editing, etc.

Rough Draft: Friday, May 6 (This due date is to keep you moving along on your thesis paper)

Change in date for final thesis paper: Tuesday, May 17 (Each day the paper is late = a letter grade lower...keep in mind I do not take any work after the second day it is late!)

All Quiet on the Western Front and Thesis Paper

We will begin reading All Quiet on the Western Front during the week of April 25. You will also begin writing your thesis paper as a conclusion to the previous unit. The due dates are listed below. All Quiet on the Western Front Reading Due Dates - Chapters 1-3 and the webquest are due on Thursday, April 28 Chapters 4-6 are due on Tuesday, May 3 Chapters 7 & 8 are due on Monday, May 9 Thesis Paper Due Dates- Rough Thesis Statement: Due Wednesday, April 27 Revised Thesis Statement and Outline (Typed): Due Monday, May 2 Week of May 2: Work on writing paper, adding quotes, revising, editing, etc. Tentative Date for Final Thesis Paper: Tuesday, May 10.

Shakespeare Unit- Romeo and Juliet & Julius Caesar

We will be reading, listening to the CD, and watching the video of Romeo and Juliet during the month of March. You will have a log entry which will be due on Wednesday, April 6. The assignment is listed below. The date of your background quiz on Shakespeare and Act I & II of Romeo and Juliet will be on Tuesday, March 29. Please note the change in date.

Study for the quiz! The following will be helpful in preparing for it - study the webquest on Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Times, How William Became Shakespeare CD lecture handout, the PowerPoint presentation handout, and any other handouts you were given over the last couple of weeks. The following terms should be studied: concealment, soliloquy, aside, couplet, sonnet, blank verse, prose, malapropism, oxymoron, noble-patron, actor-sharer, and repertory system.

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Romeo and Juliet Log Entry is due Wednesday, April 6:
DISCUSS THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PARENTS AND CHILDREN IN ROMEO AND JULIET. HOW DO ROMEO AND JULIET INTERACT WITH THEIR PARENTS? ARE THEY REBELLIOUS, IN THE MODERN SENSE? HOW DO THEIR PARENTS FEEL ABOUT THEM? CONSIDER ISSUES SUCH AS COMMUNICATION, TRUST, CONFLICT, AND ADVICE. EXPLORE THE RELATIONSHIP YOU HAVE WITH YOUR PARENTS BY COMPARING IT TO THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PARENTS AND CHILDREN IN ROMEO AND JULIET.
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Julius Caesar will be completed independently. The due dates are listed below.

Act I reading is due Monday, March 21.
Act I discussion thread is due on Wednesday, March 23. Have the last person involved in the discussion print out the discussion.
Act II and III reading is due Monday, March 28.
Act II and III discussion thread is due on Thursday, March 31. Have the last person involved in the discussion print out the discussion.
Finish reading Julius Caesar for Monday, April 4.

February 22-March 11

UPDATE 3/7: Please continue to work on your vignettes. The final booklet is due on Wednesday, March 16. Late papers will be penalized an entire letter grade for each day late. I only accept papers up to two days late.

End Discussion on Hedda Gabler - Tuesday, February 22
End Writing on Hedda Gabler and A Doll House -- Wednesday, February 23

The House on Mango Street Unit will begin on Thursday, February 24. Our focus while reading this work will be creative writing, figurative language, and syntax. The creative writing assignments (own vignettes) will be created over the next couple of weeks. The due dates for the rough drafts will be announced in class. The final creative writing assignment booklet will be due Friday, March 11. The directions for the assignment will be handed out in class on Thursday, February 24. You may also view the assignment on the 9 A Blog.

The House on Mango Street Assignments:
Due Monday, February 28--
"My Name" (p.10)
"Marin" (p.26)
"There Was an Old..." (p.29)
"Alicia..." (p. 79)
"Sally..." (p. 81)
"Minerva..." (p. 84)
"A Smart Cookie" (p.90)
"What Sally Said" (p. 92)
"Linoleum Roses" (p.101)
Due Monday, February 28 --
Researching of Names handout

A Doll House and Hedda Gabler Assignments

Homework for Friday, February 11: Please Finish Act I of Hedda Gabler for our Friday discussion!

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We will be reading Hedda Gabler in class during the weeks of February 7 and February 14. You will be doing the reading of A Doll House at home. The assignments are listed below.

1. A Doll House is to be read by Monday, February 14. Be prepared for a quiz.
2. Five Socratic Seminar Questions (Typed) and the Diction Assignment are due on Wednesday, February 16. Both assignments must be completed for this day. No late work will be accepted. They are an important part of the Socratic Seminar.
3. A Doll House Socratic Seminar will be on Wednesday, February 16.
4. End Test on A Doll House and Hedda Gabler will be on Friday, February 18.

Exam Review Sheet

9 H - REVIEW SHEET

The exam will have the following format:

Section I: Matching

This section will include literary terms; vocabulary terms; authors and their works; authors and their contributions to literature, drama and poetry; and literary movements. You should study your notes, handouts, and PowerPoint presentations.

The following terms/people should be studied, as well as all of the other items found in your notes, handouts, and PowerPoints:
Magical Realism, Existentialism, The Absurd, Soren Keirkegaard, Jean Paul Sartre, Xenia, Epic and Characteristics of an Epic, Epic Hero, Invocation to the Muse of Poetry, Epithet, Epic Similes, Formal Rhetoric, “In Medias Res,” Dramatic Irony, Theatron, Orchestra, Skene, Parados, Dionysus, Oracle, Strophe & Antistrophe, Tragedy, Greek Masks, Thespis, and Aeschylus.

Section II: Short Essay

A. Review all of the background information on the authors you have been exposed to throughout the first semester. Review the time period in which each author lived and study the contributions these authors have made to literature, poetry, or drama. The authors we have studied include: Paulo Coelho, Albert Camus, Homer, Sophocles, and the author of your independent reading assignment.

B. Understand the significance of the titles of each of the works you have been exposed to throughout the first semester: The Alchemist, The Odyssey, Antigone, Oedipus, and The Stranger.

C. Review the films we have viewed this semester: The Odyssey, The Minority Report, and Rabbit-Proof Fence. Reflect on how these films both educate and entertain viewers.

Section III: Formal Written Speech

This section will include the following works: The Odyssey, The Alchemist, Antigone, Oedipus the King, The Stranger, Minority Report, and Rabbit-Proof Fence. Refresh your memory on each work. This section involves an in-depth analysis of the main characters found in each of these works. Although this is written as a speech, all thesis paper and log entry rules apply. Therefore, review the rules of writing a formal paper.



*Helpful hints for studying:

Review all notes, old tests and quizzes, logs and writing assignments. Refresh your memory of the main characters, settings, themes, topics of discussion, etc. for each work.

The works we have covered during the first semester include the following:

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The Odyssey by Homer
Oedipus& Antigone by Sophocles
The Stranger by Albert Camus
Minority Report directed by Steven Spielberg
Rabbit-Proof Fence directed by Philip Noyce

Independent Reading Assignment:
Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Sound of the Waves by Mishima
47 Ronin Story by John Allyn
The Sounds of the River by Da Chen