Thursday, September 23, 2010

The Week of Sept. 27 and Oct. 4

Due Monday, Sept. 27th: Found Poem

Sept. 27-Oct. 1:
Mythology Group Projects will be our focus for the next two weeks. You will be placed in groups to teach one of the myths listed below. Instruction for the group project will be discussed in class on Tuesday. We will start the week, however, with a library tour and a tutorial on our on-line services available to you. You will then be asked to read your assigned myth by Wednesday, Sept. 29. You will spend Wednesday through Friday working on the group project in the library. At home, however, you will be reading the other three myths that other groups will be teaching. These will need to be read by Monday, Oct. 4. Below are the myths and their page numbers. Presentations will begin either on Monday, Oct. 4 or Tuesday, Oct. 5. We will get through two presentations per day.

The Creation of the Titans and the Gods Page 82-89
The Ages of Man Page 90-92
Demeter and Persephone Page 93-99
The Labors and Death of Heracles Page 100-105

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Assignments for the Weeks of Sept. 6 , Sept. 13, and Sept. 20

The Alchemist Assignments

Due Thursday, Sept. 9: Individual Mission Statement
Due Friday, Sept. 10: Introduction (ix-xiii)
Due Monday, Sept. 13: Pages 3-25
Due Wednesday, Sept. 15: Part One should be completed -- Expect a quiz today!
Due Thursday, Sept. 16: The Alchemy and Me Webquest
Due Friday, Sept. 17: Pages 51-79
Due Monday, Sept. 20: Pages 80-127
DueWednesday, Sept. 22: Pages 127-end
Friday, Sept. 24: End Test for The Alchemist
Due Monday, Sept. 27: The Alchemist Found Poem