Wednesday, February 20, 2013

ENGLISH – 2nd trimester – Day 49

1.      Add the following 5 key themes to your notes…

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

1. Loyalty, devotion, and fortitude (courage; strength of mind)
2. The Greek ideal of strong mind and body
3. Wandering hero who weeps for home and family
4. Triumph of good over evil
5. Obedience to the laws of the gods

2.      Next, if you were asked to write a different story about each of the themes above, briefly explain hat would happen in each story. (1 sentence each)

3.      Take POST TEST – 20 questions – multiple choice 

·         The first book of The Odyssey is titled, “Tell the Story.” (This is Homer beginning with a prayer for help. )

a.                   Create 3 questions about that title that you think the story might answer.

                                            i.                        (These questions will be part of your classwork today.

·         Following along with your textbooks (pgs. 1037 – 1058), listen to the first 5 books of The Odyssey. As you listen and read along, you will be generating questions about what happens in each of the next 4 stories. 

·         List the names of the next 4 stories (and the number of questions you’ll need to generate for each):

a.                   Calypso, the Sweet Nymph – 5 questions

                                            i.                        ?

                                          ii.                        ?

                                        iii.                        ?

                                        iv.                        ?

                                          v.                        ?

b.                  “I am Laertes son…” – 3 questions

                                            i.                        ?

                                          ii.                        ?

                                        iii.                        ?

c.                   The Lotus Eaters – 2 questions

d.                  The Cyclops – 10 questions

ENGLISH homework: 

None.

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PLAYWRITING – Day 49 

TO BE COLLECTED - In a paragraph, answer the following: There is a fine line between love and hate. Can the line be so fine that that two people who claim to hate each other are really in love? Describe a situation that illustrates your answer to this question.

Definition: boor = a rude, bad-mannered person

Took notes on Anton Pavlovich Chechov (1860 - 1904) - (in preparation for tomorrow’s reading and assignment): noted his 4 key plays: The Seagull, Three Sisters, Uncle Vanya, The Cherry Orchard

TO BE COLLECTED TODAY:

• Read “The Boor” by Anton Chekhov (“A Jest in One Act”) – stopped ¾ of way through and with a partner, wrote out a one-page possible ending – step by step by step – NOT dialogue, but rather, in paragraphs.

PLAYWRITING homework: 

Finish your ending from above.