Tuesday, February 26, 2013

ENGLISH – 2nd trimester – Day 53 

1. Take out your notes on epithet (pg. 1076), Homeric simile/epic simile (pg. 1077), the Greek law of hospitality (pg. 1049 at the top)
1. Then read lines 822 – 827 and decide which of the 3 it is an example of.
2. Next, read over examples of Homeric similes from pages 1070, 1083, and 1101.
3. Name examples of epithets from the Odyssey
1. What would be a good epithet for you?
4. Read lines 10 – 15…what is Homer doing in this passage?
5. Review last book of Part 1: “The Cattle of the Sun God” (pg. 1071 – 1074)
6. Read page 1078.
1. On pg. 1078, who exhibits the Greek law of hospitality?
1. Where else in the story, so far, have we seen it mentioned?
7. Finished reading/listening to several more books of The Odyssey, Part 2 (pgs. 1079 – 1101) – 45 minutes

ENGLISH homework: 

Study for exam – Romeo & Juliet, The Odyssey use review sheet

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PLAYWRITING – Day 53 

Read actual ending of Chekhov’s “The Wedding” 

Read first page of Lucille Fletcher’s one act: “Sorry, Wrong Number” – this excerpt will serve as our impetus for our final exam/animation 

In LAB 140 – 2013 begin creating 12-panel comic of our ending to “Sorry, Wrong Number” using one of the following 3 choices:

www.stripgenerator.com

http://www.pixton.com/

http://www.dvolver.com/moviemaker/make.html 

Final exam/comic due on Friday, March 1, 2013 (worth 10% of grade): 

Final Exam Comic Rubric (5 points for each category)

Character action and dialogue   Landscape, props   Spelling, grammar, punctuation   Proper length   Use of time

Actions and dialogue are well-matched and related to the scene and the connections are easy to understand   Landscape and props are directly related to the purpose of the story and enhance the understanding No spelling, punctuation, or grammatical mistakes     Includes at least 12 panels and 20 lines of text   Used time wisely

 

PLAYWRITING homework: 

Typed comic paper and final exam/comic using following 3 choices:

www.stripgenerator.com

http://www.pixton.com/

http://www.dvolver.com/moviemaker/make.html

Must have conflict - for our ending to Lucille Fletcher’s one act: “Sorry, Wrong Number” due Friday