You are working on the accompanying material of The Iliad for scenes 8-14. This is a due at the end of class.
Test Friday on the myths and The Iliad. There is a handout in class, but the material is below as well. Please remember to review the Greek / Roman gods.
English I Please review the following material for Friday’s
exam on the myth projects and The Iliad by Homer
Narcisssus
Persephone
Europa
Daedalus and Icarus
Bellerephon
Ganymede
Prometheus
Apollo and Daphne
Ganymede and Zeus
King Midas
Pandora
Know the following characters from The Iliad written by Homer
Helen- queen of Sparta, taken as a prize by Paris, prince of Troy
Paris- prince of Troy and one who chose Aphrodite as the “fairest”, only to incur the wrath of Hera, wife of Zeus, and Athena, goddess of wisdom. This is the catalyst for the Trojan War.
Menelaus- husband of Helen, who organizes the Greeks to sail for Troy and recapture his wife.
Iphigenia- daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, who dutifully sacrificed herself, so that the ships could set sail from Aulis to Troy.
Agamemnon- leader of the Greek forces
Achilles- Greek hero, who is immortal with the exception of where his mother Thetis held his ankles when she dipped him in the River Styx.
Ajax- Greek hero, who in a mad rage slaughtered pigs believing he was fighting soldiers; so in response to his personal humiliation he committed suicide by falling on his sword.
Breisis – Achilles woman, taken in battle
Chryseis- Agamemnon’s woman, taken in battle, who in fact belonged to Apollo
Patroclus- Achille’s best friend, who wears Achille’s armor into battle, only to be killed by Hector.
Odysseus- Greek hero, known for his trickery
Cassandra- daughter of Laocoon. She is a prophetess whom no one believes.
Priam- king of Troy
Hecuba- queen of Troy
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
Monday September 28
We are completing the responses to the first seven scenes from the Iliad and continuing with the play.
On Friday there will be a cummulative assessment on the play and the myth presentations. The format will be multiple choice.
On Friday there will be a cummulative assessment on the play and the myth presentations. The format will be multiple choice.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Friday September 25
We finished the presentations and have begun reading the Iliad. The first two scenes are completed: Iphygenia has been sacraficed and the Greek ships are setting sail for Troy to take back Helen from Paris. Today we read through scene seven and began the response sheet.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
September 24
This is the last day for the myth presentations. Well done!
Please make sure you have a flash drive. We are commencing a more involved lab project in a few weeks and this is a necessity. Today we are beginning the Iliad with a review of the characters.
Please make sure you have a flash drive. We are commencing a more involved lab project in a few weeks and this is a necessity. Today we are beginning the Iliad with a review of the characters.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Thursday September 18
Continue working on your research and preparation for your presentations on Monday.
At the end of class, print and turn in your notes. These should contain the address of the two sites you visited and the information from the sites. I will check these tonight and return them tomorrow.
Open up a powerpoint and create your two slides as per the earlier directions. Save these to your flash drive.
At the end of class, print and turn in your notes. These should contain the address of the two sites you visited and the information from the sites. I will check these tonight and return them tomorrow.
Open up a powerpoint and create your two slides as per the earlier directions. Save these to your flash drive.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Wednesday Sept 16
In class work on setting map of Ancient Greece. Students will view images to the link and create their own maps.
http://www.igreekmythology.com/ancient-greece.html
http://www.igreekmythology.com/ancient-greece.html
Tuesday September 15
We are working in the library computer lab today and Thursday on Greek myth project. See the directions below.
Greek myths project. Lab work Tuesday September 15 and Thursday September 17
Presentations on Monday September 21
1. Sign on to your computer. Your default password is your birthday.
2. Go to the internet. AND
3. Open a word document.
4. Research two sites on your assigned myth.
5. As you read, copy and paste the important information into your word document. Do not copy everything. By important, I mean significant character information- such as a vibrant adjective- or something related to the plot. You will be retelling the story based upon your notes. You are reading. Once you have finished with a site, make sure to copy in its address as well.
6. Open up a powerpoint document.
7. From the internet, choose images and type in your myth.
8. Select two and create two slides. On the first slide put the title of your myth on the top and your name on the bottom, as well as an image from your myth
9. On the second put another image from your myth.
10. Make sure to change the background color of your slides from plain white; choose a non Times Roman font and select a complimentary color.
11. Save all your work to your flashdrive.
Archer, Anastascia M …Cupid and Psyche
Bigler, Angelique …Pandora
Collier, Desire …Persephone
Crespo, Michael…Prometheus
Dros, Bianca …Diana and Actaeon
Frank, Jeremiah…Apollo and Daphne
Gamble, Keith …Zeus and Europa
Gray, Christina …Zeus and Io
Greenaway, Kerri …Atalanta
Leach, Shaquan M …Heracles
McGee, Lynae …Birth of Athena
Mimande-Delorm, Heather …Zeus and
Semele
Morales, Steven…Perseus
Ortega, Yajaira…Ganymede
Pavlov, Edward …Narcissus and Echo
Rowley-Brack, Ronald …Daedalus and
Icarus
Torres, Carlene …Bellerophon
Webb, Mikeya…King Midas
Woolsey, Kyra…Atlas
Greek myths project. Lab work Tuesday September 15 and Thursday September 17
Presentations on Monday September 21
1. Sign on to your computer. Your default password is your birthday.
2. Go to the internet. AND
3. Open a word document.
4. Research two sites on your assigned myth.
5. As you read, copy and paste the important information into your word document. Do not copy everything. By important, I mean significant character information- such as a vibrant adjective- or something related to the plot. You will be retelling the story based upon your notes. You are reading. Once you have finished with a site, make sure to copy in its address as well.
6. Open up a powerpoint document.
7. From the internet, choose images and type in your myth.
8. Select two and create two slides. On the first slide put the title of your myth on the top and your name on the bottom, as well as an image from your myth
9. On the second put another image from your myth.
10. Make sure to change the background color of your slides from plain white; choose a non Times Roman font and select a complimentary color.
11. Save all your work to your flashdrive.
Archer, Anastascia M …Cupid and Psyche
Bigler, Angelique …Pandora
Collier, Desire …Persephone
Crespo, Michael…Prometheus
Dros, Bianca …Diana and Actaeon
Frank, Jeremiah…Apollo and Daphne
Gamble, Keith …Zeus and Europa
Gray, Christina …Zeus and Io
Greenaway, Kerri …Atalanta
Leach, Shaquan M …Heracles
McGee, Lynae …Birth of Athena
Mimande-Delorm, Heather …Zeus and
Semele
Morales, Steven…Perseus
Ortega, Yajaira…Ganymede
Pavlov, Edward …Narcissus and Echo
Rowley-Brack, Ronald …Daedalus and
Icarus
Torres, Carlene …Bellerophon
Webb, Mikeya…King Midas
Woolsey, Kyra…Atlas
Monday, September 14, 2009
Tuesday September 15
The following students need to make up the critical lens essay based upon the summer reading. Remember; this is 25% of the term grade.
Bianca
Yajaira
Christina
We are working in the library today on individual Aesop Fable projects. Students need to have their flash drive for their presentations.
Bianca
Yajaira
Christina
We are working in the library today on individual Aesop Fable projects. Students need to have their flash drive for their presentations.
Monday September 14
You are working on your critical lens today, based upon your summer reading.
REMBEMBER TO BRING YOUR FLASH DRIVE TO CLASS TOMORROW. IT WILL BE NEEDED!
Vocabulary 1 due today. Anything after today is 10 points off each day.
REMBEMBER TO BRING YOUR FLASH DRIVE TO CLASS TOMORROW. IT WILL BE NEEDED!
Vocabulary 1 due today. Anything after today is 10 points off each day.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Friday September 11
We are finishing the Greek vases decorated with the scene from The Golden Apple and a decorative motif from Ancient Greece.
On Monday, the whole school is writing a critical lens based upon the two books you were to have read over the summer. This is being practiced in class. The following is a copy of the model you will follow.
As (insert the author’s name or write as someone once said if you do not know the author’s name) once said, “ (insert quote). In other words (this is where you paraphrase the quote.) Use words that are not part of the quote. You may write two to three sentences. This is supported in the (insert first genre: novel, autobiography, play, memoir, epic poem) (insert first title) by (insert author) and the (insert second genre) (insert second title) by (insert second author) through the literary elements of (choose two:character, plot, setting, theme, tone).
Paragraph 2: support the above with book 1
Give two detailed, specific examples
Paragraph 3: support the above with book 2
Give two detailed, specific examples.
Conclusion: do not repeat the quote, but make a general, universal statement that ties the two books into the writer’s words.
REMEMBER: VOCABULARY PACKET DUE MONDAY
On Monday, the whole school is writing a critical lens based upon the two books you were to have read over the summer. This is being practiced in class. The following is a copy of the model you will follow.
As (insert the author’s name or write as someone once said if you do not know the author’s name) once said, “ (insert quote). In other words (this is where you paraphrase the quote.) Use words that are not part of the quote. You may write two to three sentences. This is supported in the (insert first genre: novel, autobiography, play, memoir, epic poem) (insert first title) by (insert author) and the (insert second genre) (insert second title) by (insert second author) through the literary elements of (choose two:character, plot, setting, theme, tone).
Paragraph 2: support the above with book 1
Give two detailed, specific examples
Paragraph 3: support the above with book 2
Give two detailed, specific examples.
Conclusion: do not repeat the quote, but make a general, universal statement that ties the two books into the writer’s words.
REMEMBER: VOCABULARY PACKET DUE MONDAY
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Thursday September 10
Bellwork- if you are absent, please rewrite and correct the following:
in japan its considered good luck to cross the path of a black cat
In class we are reviewing the Ancient Greek gods and goddess and reading the story The Golden Apple. You should note the characters and how it is important as the catalyst for the Iliad.
The rest of the class we choosing from one of four Greek vase designs and incorporating a motif and illustrating with a scene from The Golden Apple.
in japan its considered good luck to cross the path of a black cat
In class we are reviewing the Ancient Greek gods and goddess and reading the story The Golden Apple. You should note the characters and how it is important as the catalyst for the Iliad.
The rest of the class we choosing from one of four Greek vase designs and incorporating a motif and illustrating with a scene from The Golden Apple.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Wednesday September 9
Bellwork: if you are absent, rewrite and correct the following sentence.
in Greek myth, centaurs are half man and half horse, so they drink coffee in the mourning for horsepower
We are watching a general information film about Greece as a means of introducing our Ancient Greek unit and having a sense of the setting of the works of Homer.
We began our vocabulary in class yesterday. Please complete the rest of the exercises for homework. It is due Monday September 14.
Remember you are writing your critical lens essay in class on Monday, based upon the two books you read over the summer. We will go over the format on Friday.
in Greek myth, centaurs are half man and half horse, so they drink coffee in the mourning for horsepower
We are watching a general information film about Greece as a means of introducing our Ancient Greek unit and having a sense of the setting of the works of Homer.
We began our vocabulary in class yesterday. Please complete the rest of the exercises for homework. It is due Monday September 14.
Remember you are writing your critical lens essay in class on Monday, based upon the two books you read over the summer. We will go over the format on Friday.
Monday, September 7, 2009
Tuesday September 8
Bellwork: if you are absent, please rewrite and correct the following sentence and bring it into class.
Rewrite the following sentence, making the necessary corrections. (fragment sentences, capitalization)
athens, a city in greece named after athena, the greek goddess of war and wisdom
We are beginning a unit on Ancient Greece. We'll be reading myths and fables, as well as Homer's The Iliad and The Odyssey. Students have individual folders that are kept in the classroom, in which they will keep all their materials. Any time someone is absent the missing material will be inserted in the folder.
We are beginning the first of 20 vocabulary units. Students are not memorizing words, but working with them in context.
Rewrite the following sentence, making the necessary corrections. (fragment sentences, capitalization)
athens, a city in greece named after athena, the greek goddess of war and wisdom
We are beginning a unit on Ancient Greece. We'll be reading myths and fables, as well as Homer's The Iliad and The Odyssey. Students have individual folders that are kept in the classroom, in which they will keep all their materials. Any time someone is absent the missing material will be inserted in the folder.
We are beginning the first of 20 vocabulary units. Students are not memorizing words, but working with them in context.
Friday, September 4, 2009
Friday September 4
Today the class is writing a sense poem. Please collect the assignment if you are absent.
Yesterday's essays are being returned. This is fantastic group of students! Again, if you were absent on Thursday, you need to make up the bellwork and essay. This may be done before or after school or during periods 2, 5, 6 or 8.
Don't forget: in class essay on September 14 on the two books you read over the summer. This is 25% of this terms grade.
Yesterday's essays are being returned. This is fantastic group of students! Again, if you were absent on Thursday, you need to make up the bellwork and essay. This may be done before or after school or during periods 2, 5, 6 or 8.
Don't forget: in class essay on September 14 on the two books you read over the summer. This is 25% of this terms grade.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Thursday September 3 assignment!
Bellwork: short grammar today.
In class writing.
In order to get to know you better, we are starting with a free write. What better than to write about yourself. In two well-written paragraphs, discuss two aspects of you: the obvious and the unobvious. This is your first graded assignment; everyone will do well. Just keep in mind that you are not texting. Use standard grammar.
In class writing.
In order to get to know you better, we are starting with a free write. What better than to write about yourself. In two well-written paragraphs, discuss two aspects of you: the obvious and the unobvious. This is your first graded assignment; everyone will do well. Just keep in mind that you are not texting. Use standard grammar.
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