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.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Tuesday Septrmber 22

The myth story presentations are continuing today. Keep up the good work.

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.

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

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

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.

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.