The Week of November 16

Due Monday, November 16:

• Book V: Sweet Nymph and Open Sea (starts on pg.81)
• If you are signed up for Books 6, 7, & 8, be prepared to provide a summary to the class today.
• Have the AP Passage read & multiple choice questions completed for today.

Due Tuesday, November 17:

• Book IX: New Coasts and Poseidon's Son

Due Thursday, November 19:

• Book X & XI of The Odyssey (pages 165-206)

Due Friday, November 20:

• Book summaries due today (Books 13-20)

The Week of Nov. 9

Due Tuesday, Nov. 10: Read "The Trojan War" and complete "What is a Hero?" handout.
Due Wednesday, Nov. 11 by 11:59 PM: Blog Post - 9 Honors: I am a hero! http://hatlerenglish.ning.com/

Reading of The Odyssey:
Due Thursday, November 12: Book I: A Goddess Intervenes (starts on page 1)
(I will provide the summary to Books II-IV)
Due Monday, November 16: Book V: Sweet Nymph and Open Sea (starts on pg.81)
If you are signed up for Books 6, 7, & 8, be prepared to provide a summary to the class today.
Have the AP Passage read & multiple choice questions completed for today.

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.

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

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.

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

The Week of Sept. 28

Due Monday, Sept. 28: Pages 344-364 of Antigone
Due Tuesday, Sept. 29: Antigone Log Entry
Due Thursday, October 1: Pages 364-end of Antigone & have 5 questions prepared (typed or handwritten) for the Socratic Seminar we will be having today on Antigone.

We will continue reading and discussing Oedipus as a class this week. Once we have completed both Antigone and Oedipus, you will be assigned an end project. Due date is to be announced at a later date.