Monday, March 31, 2014

 

ENGLISH – 3rd trimester – Day 14

1.      WARMUP: Pickup your graded Odyssey packet from your table…check your answers to 1 - 24 to the ones on the monitors.

2.      Number a blank paper 1 – 10 (do not skip lines) and take video quiz - http://nyti.ms/1rjddl8

3.      Read article - http://nyti.ms/1hrm0cH

4.      Answer 6 questions about article/video quiz (above):

a.       How comfortable are you with lying? Explain your answer.

b.      Are there certain circumstances when you are comfortable telling a lie, and others when you are not? Give an example or explain your answer.

c.       Is lying ever O.K.? Or is it always wrong? How does your conscience guide you? Explain.

d.      When was the last time you told a lie?

e.       Does your body language reveal when you are lying?

f.       How good do you think you are at spotting when someone else is lying? What clues do you use?

5.      Choose any 5 of 11 pre-play poll. For each, write 5-sentences about why some people would say the statement is FALSE.

a.       Violence can solve problems.

b.       Boyfriends and girlfriends are more important than family.

c.        There are times when secrets must be told.

d.       Teenagers don’t know what true love really feels like.

e.        Parents should have the final say in the people that you date.

f.        You are the pilot of your own life. There is no greater force determining your outcome. You determine your own outcome.

g.        You should know someone for at least a year before you marry them.

h.       Deceiving people is all right if it is for a good cause in the long run.

i.         Parents are ultimately responsible for their children’s choices.

j.          “Luck” is a figment of someone’s imagination; there is no such thing as luck.

k.       Love at first sight is possible.

6.      Watch last 20 minutes of The Odyssey video

ENGLISH homework:

 

None

Friday, March 28, 2014

 

ENGLISH – 3rd trimester – Day 13

 

Collect homework: Odyssey packet

 

Continue watching video of The Odyssey

 

ENGLISH homework:

 

None

Thursday, March 27, 2014

 

ENGLISH – 3rd trimester – Day 12

 

Open your book to page 1082 and answer the following questions:

1.      What is INCREDULITY?

2.      What is dramatically ironic in this section?

3.      If the Greeks (from the time of The Odyssey) believed that without gods, man is nothing…name an example from the story that confirms this belief.

4.      Finish reading The Odyssey….pgs. 1091 – end.

 

Finish answering questions 14 – 24 (in Part 2 of The Odyssey)

ENGLISH homework:

 

Finish answering questions 14 – 24 (in Part 2 of The Odyssey)

 

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

 

ENGLISH – 3rd trimester – Day 11

 

·         Number a paper 1 – 28 then clear everything else off desk for test

a.       TEST on pages 1025-1036 in textbook

·         After turning in test, begin to:

a.       Read several more books of The Odyssey, Part 2 (pgs. 1078 – 1091)

b.      Answer questions 1-13 (in your packet) on Part 2 of The Odyssey.

·         Watch spoof of Odyssey: Cyclops Cave with voiceover

 

 

http://nicertube.com/

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ENGLISH homework:

 

Finish questions 1 – 13 in your packet (after reading pgs. 1078-1091)

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

 

ENGLISH – 3rd trimester – Day 10

 

WARMUP:

1. Add to your notes: 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. RETURN Odyssey packets (review answers 29 – 52).
5. Read lines 10 – 15…what is Homer doing in this passage?
1. Next, read Tieresias’ warning lines 626 – 637 (pgs. 1062-1063)
6. Read last book of Part 1: “The Cattle of the Sun God” (pg. 1071 – 1074)
7. Play JEOPARDY – as review for tomorrow’s test

http://www.superteachertools.net/jeopardyx/jeopardy-review-game.php?gamefile=1395419355

 

ENGLISH homework:

 

Study pgs. 1025-1036 – TEST on Wednesday

Monday, March 24, 2014

 

ENGLISH – 3rd trimester – Day 9

 

1.      Collect homework: Odyssey packet of questions #1 – 52

2.      Next, take out your notes on the 5 Odyssey THEMES

a.       Choose any 3 of the 5 and FOR EACH OF THE 3, briefly explain what would happen in a movie if it were based on that theme. (2 - 3 sentences each)

1.      Pick up graded homework

2.      Announce test on the information on pages 1025-1036 in textbook – WED.

3.      Watch 45 minutes of video: The Odyssey

 

ENGLISH homework:

 

Study pgs. 1025-1036 – TEST on Wednesday

Friday, March 21, 2014

 

ENGLISH – 3rd trimester – Day 8

 

·         Take out Odyssey questions from yesterday…

a.       Review a few answers

·         Watch Sparknotes video which reviews past Odyssey stories as well as the 3 we read today:

 

 

·         Read the next several books of The Odyssey (pgs. 1059 – 1074 – “The Enchantress Circe” and “The Land of the Dead” and “The Sirens and Scylla and Charybdis”

a.       Fill out the next series of questions 29 – 52.

 

ENGLISH homework:

 

Finish questions #29 - 52 from the Odyssey packet of questions (TO BE COLLECTED MONDAY)

Thursday, March 20, 2014

 

**The 1^st day of spring 2014**

 

ENGLISH – 3rd trimester – Day 7

 

1.      IF you did not turn in your Odyssey drawings (from yesterday) A – O, put them on the center table please…

·         See “The illustrated Odyssey” for inspiration: http://www.mythweb.com/odyssey/Odyssey.pdf

2.      Add these 5 KEY THEMES from The Odyssey to your notebook:

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

·         The Greek ideal of strong mind and body

·         Wandering hero who weeps for home and family

·         Triumph of good over evil

·         Obedience to the laws of the gods

3.      After I check your drawings, your TABLE needs to contribute 15 drawings (A-O) – please write the answer on the back of each drawing.

·         Every person, at every table, must contribute at least 2 drawings of their own.

 

 

4.      Pickup Odyssey packet of questions

·         Begin homework: Complete #1-28

 

ENGLISH homework:

 

Finish questions #1 – 28 from the Odyssey packet of questions

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

 

ENGLISH – 3rd trimester – Day 6

 

·         Finish reading (and writing questions/answers) for the Cyclops.

·         Finish questions – COLLECT

·         Watch 2-minute Cyclops cartoon…

 

·         Complete drawing assignment:

 

Pretend you are drawing cheat notes for a friend. Your picture must have enough detail on it so that simply by looking at it someone else could identify who and what it represents.

 

A.        Homer (pg. 1036)

B.        Muse (pg. 1037)

C.        “man skilled in all ways of contending” (Odysseus) (lines 2-5)

D.       Lord Helios lines 12-15

E.        Calypso (lines 47-53)

F.        Poseidon (lines 29-32)

G.       Telemachus (pg. 1038)

H.       Athena

I.         Penelope

J.         Hermes (lines 33 – 47)

K.        Draw a picture that shows, specifically, how Calypso tries to convince Odysseus to stay? What does she offer him? (pg. 1042)

L.        Draw a picture of why Odysseus cries? (pg. 1043)

M.      Using the description on page 1043 (lines 130-137), draw a picture of where Odysseus lives and the surrounding areas.

N.       ** Draw a picture of what happened on Ismaros and the Cicones (pg. 1045 lines 149-175)

O.       Lotus Eaters – pg. 1046 lines 197-201

 

ENGLISH homework:

 

Finish A – O drawings (see above): See “The illustrated Odyssey” for inspiration: http://www.mythweb.com/odyssey/Odyssey.pdf

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

 

ENGLISH – 3rd trimester – Day 5

 

1.      Take out yesterday’s 3 questions on “Tell The Story” and add the following… List the names of the next 4 stories (and the number of questions and answers you’ll need to generate for each.)

 

o   Calypso, the Sweet Nymph – 5 questions

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o   “I am Laertes son…” – 3 questions

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o   The Lotus Eaters – 2 questions

o   The Cyclops – 10 questions

2.      as we read THE ODYSSEY:

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

  

ENGLISH homework:

 

None

Monday, March 17, 2014

 

ENGLISH – 3^rd trimester – Day 4

 

JOSTEN’S RING ASSEMBLY…classes shortened to 64 minutes.

 

1.      Collect any remaining HERO’S JOURNEY assignments from the other day.

2.      From memory, name as many sections of the hero’s journey as you can remember.

3.      A map of the locations in Homer’s Odyssey…Odysseus’ Journey:

o   http://esripm.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapTour/index.html?appid=4fc9153f4d9248b9bab7011e3950b552&webmap=962ca9da38bf4c5e9439a6acf3dd1b3e#

 

4.      Listened to part of The Iliad in ancient Greek. The recording, featuring Stanley Lombardo doing the reading, is available on YouTube.


 

 

5.      You can follow along for a minute or two using the free copy of The Iliad in Greek on Google Books.

o   http://books.google.com/books?id=3AsZAAAAYAAJ&dq=the%20iliad&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q=the%20iliad&f=false

 

·         TOGETHER, read 1012 – 1013; and REVIEW pgs. 1025 – 1036 in Literature book.

·         Discuss the Helen of Troy, the Trojan War, Odysseus, Laertes, Penelope, Telemachus, Athena, Hermes, Poseidon…

·         Then read the first few pages of The Odyssey (pages 1037-1042) (This is Homer beginning with a prayer for help.)

·         Watch video: 

 

 

  

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

o   As a class, we discussed how to create 3 questions about this single story.

 

ENGLISH homework:

 

None

Friday, March 14, 2014

 

ENGLISH – 3rd trimester – Day 3

 

·         Read 12 pages (pgs. 1025 – 1036) and create one test question and ANSWER KEY for any 8 of the 12 pages. Starting with page 1025 and ending on page 1036.

a.       For example, using the information on page 1025, write up a test question (and a separate answer key)

b.      Do the same for page 1026

c.       Again for 1027…until you have 8 questions total.

d.      You must use a variety of question styles… multiple choice, short answer, true/false, and ONLY ONE fill-in-the-blank style questions.

                                                              i.      TO BE COLLECTED TODAY

·         CONTINUE working on yesterday’s Hero’s Journey assignment (today, it can be handwritten)

a.       TO BE COLLECTED TODAY

 

ENGLISH homework:

 

None

Thursday, March 13, 2014

 

ENGLISH – 3^rd trimester – Day 2

 

·         Pickup a copy of the handout “Introduction to the Hero’s Journey”

·         While I take attendance, read the first page…

·         “Introduction to the Hero’s Journey”

a.       Use this handout to create and TYPE UP your own hero’s journey. Simply follow the directions for the activity on page 2 and 3 of the handout.

b.      Students are to type and print their answers by the end of the hour…even if they do not finish.

                                                  i.      COLLECTED

 

ENGLISH homework:

 

None