Monday, May 21, 2012

ENGLISH – 3^rd trimester – Day 49

The Odyssey has 5 key themes. Add them to your notes:

Loyalty, devotion, and fortitude (courage; strength of mind)

1. The Greek ideal of strong mind and body
2. Wandering hero who weeps for home and family
3. Triumph of good over evil
4. Obedience to the laws of the gods

Open books to page 1037. Review some of the questions from Friday (see 20 Questions activity – already collected)

We read 5 stories from The Odyssey on Friday. Each table will be assigned one of the 4 stories plus The Cyclops. On a dry-erase board, write your story at the top, then explain how each of the 5 themes are present in your story. Add your examples to the your boards.

Take notes on all 5 of the stories. (copy notes below if absent)

Watched 2-minute kid version of Cyclops

REMINDER: Your speech for tomorrow must be TYPED and turned in tomorrow. You can cut and paste it from http://www.shakespeare-navigators.com/romeo/SceneTextIndex.html

Type up and practice your memorized 10-line speech from Shakespeare for tomorrow's recital.

ENGLISH homework:

Work on Romeo & Juliet projects (including 10-line memorization piece) – DUE TOMORROW, Tuesday, May 22 – focus on the following rubric:

·         The story = 20 points (thorough, appropriate interpretation of important story elements, proper length)

·         Creativity = 10 points (ideas are unique and enjoyable)

·         Effort = 10 points (project is thoughtful and well-prepared; shows considerable effort; looks complete)

·         Recital = 10 points (TYPED COPY and considerable effort shown in memorization of 10 lines of Romeo & Juliet)

·         You may NOT memorize from these 2 speeches: “Two households…” or “But soft, what light…”