February 25 - March 12

Oedipus:  Part II will be completed at the beginning of the week.  At home, please study for your end test on the Greek Theater and Oedipus.  The test will take place on Friday, March 1, 2013.  It will be helpful to review the Greek Theater PowerPoint handout.  You may also want to review using the websites posted on the previous blog.  The next vocabulary test (UNIT 5) will be given on Monday, March 11.

Viewing of The Minority Report:  During the week of March 4th

The Alchemist reading assignments:
Read "Ten Years On"/Introduction and Prologue for Friday, March 1
Part I:  Due Monday, March 4
Part II:  Pages 51-121 due Friday, March 8
Part II:  Pages 121-end due Tuesday, March 12

*End writing for the Fate vs. Free-will Unit -- assignment will be given soon!

Oedipus

 Oedipus

We will be reading Oedipus together in class over the next couple of weeks.  Below are a few websites to guide you through the play. 

Greek Theater Glossary

http://www.whitman.edu/theatre/theatretour/glossary/glossary.htm

Study Guides – Oedipus

http://www.temple.edu/classics/oedipus/index.html

Oedipus - Background Animated Movie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX34LKPOMxs

Vocabulary and Diction Quiz:  Tuesday, February 12!

Mythology Project

Due at the beginning of class on Friday, February 1:  Mythology Project.  See the assignment listed below.

1.  Create a Brochure/Newsletter for your presentation.  The brochure/newsletter should contain the following:

• The newsletter title or the opening page of your brochure should have the title of the myth and your name, date, and period

• Provide information to the students pertaining to the Historical Background and Appeal and Value sections before presenting your myth

• Provide a map showing the location from where the myth originated

• Provide a list of the main characters in your myth (if your myth does not have characters, provide something else in place of the characters)

• Provide the important events/details of your myth – What do we learn?

The brochure/newsletter should be visually appealing and informative.

2.  Create a comic strip recapping the major events of your myth and provide the important characters, too.  This can be a part of your brochure/newsletter – you may have to draw it by hand after you finish the rest of the brochure.  If you don’t like this idea – you may create a 6 panel comic strip on a separate piece of paper. 

You need to provide me with a copy of your brochure/newsletter and a copy of your comic strip.  
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Oedipus 

Greek Theater Glossary

http://www.whitman.edu/theatre/theatretour/glossary/glossary.htm

Study Guides – Oedipus

http://www.temple.edu/classics/oedipus/index.html

Oedipus - Background Animated Movie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX34LKPOMxs

EXAM REVIEW SHEET

TEST REMINDER!  Do not forget you will have an end test for The Adventures of Ulysses and O Brother, Where Art Thou?  & Unit 3 Vocabulary Test (spelling and definitions) on Monday,  January 14.  

EXAM REVIEW.  Below you will see a review sheet for mid-terms.  You will receive a hard copy of this in class, too. Exams start on Tuesday, January 22.

9 CP-A Review Sheet for Mid-term Exam

There will be five sections to your exam (pending exam approval).  The sections are as follows:

• ·         Vocabulary Terms (Units 1, 2, and 3)

• ·         Quotes from the films and works we have studied

• ·         Literary Terms and Poetic Devices

• ·         Open-ended Writing Prompt (1) – The open-ended question will have you focus on All Quiet on the Western Front

• ·         Formal Essay (1) –The formal essay will have you focus on Real Time, The Adventures of Ulysses, and All Quiet on the Western Front

Prepare for the exam by:

•   Reviewing the vocabulary terms found in Units 1, 2, and 3 of your vocabulary book. This means you should know the definition of each word and the synonyms.

• ·        Revisit the works we have studied the first half of the year – “Marriage is a Private Affair,” Real Time, All Quiet on the Western Front, and The Adventures of Ulysses. This means refresh your memory on the plot, characters, and themes of each work.

• ·         Revisit the films we have viewed the first half of the year – Osama, War Horse, and   O Brother, Where Art Thou? This means refresh your memory on the plot, characters, and the connection to the work studied prior to the film being viewed.

• ·         Review PowerPoints, handouts, and notes which have literary terms and poetic devices on them.

• ·         Review the sheets I gave you prior to writing your first formal thesis paper and the sheets I gave you for your research paper in order to remember the rules of writing formal essays and how to do in-text citations.

Below is a list of literary terms you should study and where you can find the definitions:  

• The Adventures of Ulysses PowerPoint - Folk Epic, Epithet, Epic Simile

• Remarque’s Poetic Language PowerPoint and notes - Imagery, Alliteration, Assonance, Consonance, Repetition, Personification, Apostrophe, End Rhyme, Internal Rhyme, Metaphor, Simile

• “Marriage is a Private Affair” Notes - Literary Style, Characterization, Direct and Indirect Characterization, Antagonist, Confidante, Dynamic Character, Flat Character, Foil, Narrator, Conflict, Interpersonal Conflict, Internal Conflict, Contrast, Foreshadowing, Setting, Theme, Tone, Point of View, First Person POV, Second Person POV, Third Person POV, Types of Third Person POV (Omniscient, Limited, Objective)

The Adventures of Ulysses and Mythology Project

Welcome Back!

The Adventures of Ulysses Reading Due Dates and Final Test:
Due Friday, January 4:  Pages 96-128
Due Monday, January 7:  Pages 129-172
Monday, January 14: End Test (This will be on The Adventures of Ulysses, O Brother, Where Art Thou? and will include the vocabulary from Unit 3 in your vocabulary books. This is the last big grade before the end of the marking period. Make sure you study!)

O Brother, Where Art Thou? Viewing starts on Tuesday, January 8


Submitted by Wednesday, January 16 to turnitin.com:  Revisions for Research Paper (Final Draft)

Mythology Project: 
Library Dates (January 15-January 18)
Due Date:  TBD

The Weeks of December 10 and December 17

The Adventures of Ulysses 
(Please bring your book with you to class each day!)

Due Friday, December 14:  Pages vii-40 (Prologue, "Ships to Men," "The Ciconians," "The Lotus Eaters," "The Cylcops' Cave," " Keeper of the Winds")
*Due Wednesday, December 19 (*the due date has been changed):  pages 41-70 ("Cannibal Beach," "Circe")
Due Friday, December 21:  pages 71-95 ("The Land of the Dead," The Wandering Rocks," "The Sirens," "Scylla and Charybdis"

Research Paper

Because of the week spent in the library, you should now have gathered enough research necessary for writing this paper.  During the week of December 10, you will begin writing the rough draft.  This should include a balance of quotes, paraphrased material, and commentary.  We will review the definition of plagiarism in class.  All rough drafts will be posted to turnitin.com by 11:59 PM on Monday, December 17. Your works cited page should be the last page of your rough draft.  Make sure it is part of your document before you upload the research paper to turnitin.com. We will spend a couple of days in the computer lab to work on the rough draft.  Please bring your folder with you each day during the week of December 10.

The due date for the final draft will be after we return from break. We will discuss the final due date in class.

Vocabulary Workshop:  Level D

* Note change in test date
*Unit 2 Test will be on Monday, Dec. 17.  Please review the words found on 28-30. Although not required, you may complete the exercises throughout Unit 2 in order to prepare for the test. Remember...Do not write your responses in the book!

The Research Paper & The Adventures of Ulysses & Vocabulary Workshop

The Adventures of Ulysses

Please listen in class to reading due dates for The Adventures of Ulysses. 

Research Paper

Because of the week spent in the library, you should now have gathered enough research necessary for writing this paper.  During the week of December 10, you will begin writing the rough draft.  This should include a balance of quotes, paraphrased material, and commentary.  We will review the definition of plagiarism in class.  All rough drafts will be posted to turnitin.com by Monday, December 17. Your works cited page should be the last page of your rough draft.  Make sure it is part of your document before you upload the research paper to turnitin.com.

Vocabulary Workshop:  Level D

Unit 2 Test will be on Friday, December 14.  Please review the words found on 28-30. Although not required, you may complete the exercises throughout Unit 2 in order to prepare for the test. Remember...Do not write your responses in the book!