Nov 6

Classwork

In class we reviewed how the literary terms in medias res and epithet apply to The Odyssey.  We also learned a new, after reading strategy to help us keep track of each book's plot, setting, and characters.  Click here to view today's powerpoint or scroll down to the bottom of this post.

Notes and Summary Graphic Organizer

Need a refresher on today's instructions about how to use this graphic organizer after you're done reading?  Check out the materials that are listed below.

1. Blank Notes and Summary Graphic Organizer
2. Instructions for the Notes and Summary Graphic Organizer
3. Example of a completed Notes and Summary Graphic Organizer for Book 1

Homework

1. Vocabulary Worksheet due 11/7
2. Finish Notes and Summary Graphic Organizer for Books 1 and 2
3. Study for Friday's Vocabulary test

Today's PowerPoint

Oct 31 - Happy Halloween

Classwork

Today we finished up our Odyssey Research Project Presentations and dove into major notes on creating proper Works Cited and Bibliography Pages.  Many students are still making major formatting errors, so most of today focused on setting up the Works Cited page.  See below for today's powerpoint.

Homework

1. Due Monday - Read The Odyssey books 1-2 (pgs 1-38)
2. Due Monday - Complete Books 1-2 Comprehension Check Worksheet
3. Due Wednesday - Revised Individual and Group Works Cited pages (make sure to staple your first draft behind your final draft)
4. Study Unit 5 Vocabulary - Test next Friday!

Resources to Use When Reading The Odyssey

1. Odyssey Terms and Characters List
2. Map of Character Relationships from the Odyssey

Today's powerpoint

Wednesday, October 22

Classwork

Today we worked on our unit 4 vocabulary words and on our presentations.  Today was the last day that we will have the laptops in class to work on our Odyssey Research Project Presentations.

Homework

1. Vocabulary Worksheet due tomorrow 10/23
2. Study for Friday's Unit 4 Vocab Test
3. Work on your Odyssey Research Project
4. Visual Aid for Presentation due Monday, 10/27
5. Works Cited for Group Presentation due Monday 10/27
6. Presentations on 10/28 and 10/29

October 17 Classwork and Homework

Classwork

We were in the LRC focusing on doing our own, independent, individual research related to our assigned topic for the Odyssey Research Project.  We received and went over the following handouts: Odyssey Research Project Calendar, MLA Citation Guide, Homework Due Monday.

Homework Due Monday

1.     Annotated source – Print out one of the sources you found.  Read it and annotate it.  I will collect it on Monday and return it to you on Tuesday.

2.     Individual Bibliography/Works Cited – This must be TYPED and follow all MLAguidelines.  You MUST have a total of 5 sources.  One of your sources must be a print source.

a.     If you are using electronic sources you must include the source’s url (web site address) in the citation.  Use the following (taken from the Purdue Owl website) as an example for how your web citations should look:

For instructors or editors who still wish to require the use of URLs, MLA suggests that the URL appear in angle brackets after the date of access. Break URLs only after slashes.

Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). Name of Site. Version number. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource creation (if available). Medium of publication. Date of access. <url>.

Aristotle. Poetics. Trans. S. H. Butcher. The Internet Classics Archive. Web Atomic and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 13 Sept. 2007. Web. 4 Nov. 2008. ‹http://classics.mit.edu/›.

Odyssey Research Project Calendar

Annotation Tips

October 16 Classwork and Homework

Today was a shortened day and I only taught 2 of my 5 classes.  No additional homework was given.  We focused on creating MLA style citations and went over the Odyssey Research Project Calendar.  See the power point below for more information.