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.

The Week of Sept. 21

Read the following in preparation for Monday's in-class writing:

Commencement Speech by Steve Jobs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1R-jKKp3NA (video)
http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2005/june15/jobs-061505 (speech)

Monday, Sept. 21: In-class writing today
Tuesday, Sept. 22: Sophocles and Greek Theater PowerPoint will be presented
Wednesday, Sept. 23: We will begin reading Oedipus today. In preparation for today's discussion, please come to class today with a one page typed (MLA Format) response (10 HW points) to the following: Discuss ways in which destiny can be predicted and whether or not you buy into it. Explain your reasoning.

As we are reading Oedipus in class you will be reading Antigone on your own. The following are your responsibilities for Antigone:
Read 344-364 and complete the log entry assignment for next Monday, Sept. 28.

The Week of September 14

Due Monday: Pages 51-79
Due Tuesday: The alchemy internet research activity
Due Wednesday: Pages 80-127
Due Friday: (1) complete novel (2) create at least three questions for the Socratic seminar (3) Personal Legend writing assignment