Assignments for the Week of November 3

Greek Mythology

November 3: Today we will have our last mythology presentation. We will discuss the strengths of the presentations and the areas that need improvement. Please bring The Stranger , your mythology book, and the Sophocles book to class today.

Homer's The Odyssey

November 4 & 5: These two days will be dedicated to the background information needed to make the reading of The Odyssey an educational and pleasurable experience. You will also need to accomplish the following tasks at home during these two days: the Epic Hero Brainstorm Activity, the reading of "The Wooden Horse" and "The Trojan War."

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I hope you have a fantastic four day weekend. You have all worked extremely hard during the first marking period of your freshman year. You should be very proud of all that you have accomplished in such a short amount of time! I want you to know I am very pleased with your hard work and dedication to this class.

Assignments for the Weeks of October 20 and October 27

Monday, October 20 and Tuesday, October 21:
We will be discussing The Stranger. We will focus on the novel as an existential piece. I will assume you understand the plot of the novel. If you do not understand certain sections, you must come to class with specific questions. Don't just say -- "I don't get the book." Make sure you are taking down quotes and examples that may help you when writing the fate vs. free-will thesis paper next month.

Wednesday, October 22 -Thursday, October 30

You will be creating a group presentation on an assigned group myth. The group myths will include: The Creation of the Titans and Gods (pages 82-89), The Ages of Man (pages 90-92), Demeter and Persephone (pages 93-99), and The Labors and Death of Heracles (pages 100-105). I will provide you with the necessary information for the presentation during Wednesday's class. We will then be going to the library on Wednesday (10/22), Thursday (10/23), Friday (10/24), and Monday (10/27) to work on gathering information on your myth and preparing for the presentation. Mrs. Fenlon, our school media specialist, will give you a tour of the library and provide you with important information on our school's databases. On Tuesday, October 28, we will meet back in the classroom. I will allow you the period to do a practice run of your presentation. Presentations will be given on Wednesday, October 29 and Thursday, October 30. We will be presenting 2 myths per day. You will be responsible to have your assigned myth read for Thursday, October 23. You will be responsible to have the other three myths read by Tuesday, October 28. Enjoy!

Friday, October 31

Happy Halloween!

We will be joining Mrs. Smith's class to help them in writing letters to soldiers. Period 2 will be meeting her class in the computer lab and Period 3 will be meeting in Mrs. Smith's classroom.

Assignments for the Weeks of October 6 and October 13

Monday, Oct. 6 --
We will be finishing Oedipus today. Therefore, we will have an end discussion on the play and discuss the characteristics of a Greek Tragedy. We will also have a brief discussion on Antigone. Finally, we will create a genealogy chart.

Tuesday, Oct. 7 --
Today you will be receiving The Stranger and a log entry assignment. I will give you the necessary information about existentialism and Albert Camus. *Please read Part I of The Stranger by Tuesday, October 14 and complete the log entry assignment for Wednesday, Oct. 15.
If time permits, we will play a review game for the Antigone & Oedipus. If not, these are the websites for you to use to review on your own:
Antigone Jeopardy -- http://www.curriki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Coll_slorntson/AntigoneUnit
(scroll down to the Antigone Jeopardy lesson)
Oedipus Review Game -- http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/oedipus/oedipusindex.htm

Wednesday, Oct. 8 --
You will have the end test for Antigone and Oedipus today.

Thursday, Oct. 9 --
Due today: End Project for Antigone
Please bring Antigone books with you. I will be collecting them during the period. Today we will begin viewing the film Minority Report. I will provide you with a handout of what you need to look for in the film. This is a great film to watch and to compare to Oedipus.

Friday, Oct. 10 --
We will continue watching Minority Report.

Tuesday, Oct. 14 --
Due today: Part I of The Stranger
Please continue to read The Stranger (Part II) -- Complete it for Friday, Oct. 17. No log entry assignment for Part II.
We will continue to watch Minority Report today.

Wednesday, Oct. 15 --
Due today: Log Entry for The Stranger
We will finish Minority Report today and have an end discussion on it.

Thursday, Oct. 16 --
We will discuss Part I of The Stranger today.

Friday, Oct. 17 --
Due today: Part II of The Stranger