09/30/2011

Below is an Odyssey background Power Point where I asked the class to take notes and write a summary of their understanding of the notes--this was obviously before we began The Odyssey. If you are missing this, here it is below:

The Odyssey

09/30/2011

Odyssey Study Guide at the bottom!

We will have our exam Tuesday.
Recommended study for a literary work of this nature:

• Do not re-read the entire epic poem; however, do go through the poem and take notes over the key sections.
• For example, you can apply the SQ3R model: or Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review

Survey:
In this stage, you quickly scan the epic poem and look through each key section. Read the captions, look at pictures, and write down each category of each major section of The Odyssey.

Question:
After you've surveyed and text, then go back to each category you've written down, and write questions on the left-column (like Cornell Notes style). Your questions should be things like:
How does The Odyssey begin? Your category to the right would state Homer addresses the muse of epic poetry.

Read:
Again, do not re-read the entire epic adventure, but go through each section and locate the important elements from each section. Re-read these....

Recite:
In this stage, you recite your notes, (yes outloud), going over them and over them to help with your memorization.

Review:
Ideally you should put your notes down for a day or two and let the information process. Then review it again for a couple hours the night before the test.


Additional Tips:

• Full 8 Hours of Sleep the night before exams
• Eat breakfast
• Do not stuff yourself at lunch or drink too much caffiene
• Stress Reducing Exercises: Deep breathing, positive thinking, pressure points, yoga, etc.

Odyssey Study Guide

09/29/2011

Final Odyssey Facilitated Discussion

09/29/2011

If you have been absent at any point, you will want to go back and answer questions from the Power Point I've been showing in class all week as we have finished part II. We finished it yesterday, so make sure to finish the story/epic poem if you haven't done so already.
Our test will take place on Monday as we finished earlier than expected!
I will post a Study Guide on the blog very soon!
Part II Odyssey Notes Power Point

09/26/2011

Today in class we read to the "Argus" section in Part II of The Odyssey (page 722).
I asked students to start taking notes over PART II, which I will collect on the exam day, which will most likely be Tues/Wed of next week.
If absent today:
Title your notes Odyssey Part II Notes:
Complete the following journal in your notes:

}1. Describe a time when you returned to a place that used to seem familiar and comforting to you, but suddenly had changed to feel foreign and unsettling: Include the emotions you felt during this experience: (If you cannot think of a time, then write about how Odysseus must feel upon his return to Ithaca)

 

2.  With your table partner, define the terms foreshadowing and flashback and find one example of each in The Odyssey.

 

 

See you tomorrrow!

 

Mrs. Johnson

09/23/2011

If you were absent today, then you need to choose 5 of the questions on the attached Odyssey Study Guide and complete them and turn them in Monday.
We finished Part I today.

Mrs. Johnson

Part I Odyssey Study Guide

09/22/2011

No homework for those that were present today.
Those who missed need to read up through Scylla and Charybdis, which ends on page 709.
I also collected your summaries of The Odyssey thus far, so please get those done if you were absent when I gave the assignment on Wednesday.

See you tomorrow!

Mrs. Johnson

09/21/2011

Today's Homework:

In a thorough paragraph, summarize the main events of The Odyssey up through “The Land of the Dead” episode. Be sure to include a topic sentence introducing your summary and a concluding sentence that ties back to your summary.

Summaries will be graded on the following scale:

4=A           3=B            2=C            1=D           F=0

09/19/2011

Today in class: We started "The Cyclops" section of The Odyssey on pages 686. We read to page 690.
Homework: 690-698

A few of you seemed concerned about what's due in English thus far, so here is what I have collected:

• 5 Paragraph Pre-Assessment Expository Essay regarding a person/teacher who has impacted you significantly in your life. ( I handed these back today, and you wrote these the second day of class for me).
• The 6 questions about reading/writing/vocabulary that were on your Humanities Goals sheet from me.
• The Cornell Notes/Questions/Summary from the Power Point (see notes below and Power Point if you were absent)

*This is it so far!

If you missed last Thursday, then you missed our introduction to The Odyssey. I will attach the Power Point that I showed on Thursday.
Here is the assignment that goes with that Power Point:
Take Cornell Notes on the Power Point. If you do not know how to take notes in Cornell style, then that's okay for this assignment. Take notes on the assignment and make sure to answer the questions included in the Power Point. I also included the pages in the book where the answers can be found, so you will want to have your book handy.
Turn in your Notes, Answers to the Questions, and a Summary explaining what you learned about Greek culture. Here's the Power Point below:
Odyssey Background Power Point

09/16/2011

No Homework this weekend:)

If you missed the Greek Myth assignment and need the questions, here they are:

Greek Myth Assignment:

Goal:

 –Summarize sequence of events, main ideas, supporting details

1.              Provide a one to two sentence summary of the myth.

2.              How have you seen this myth referenced in society today? And if you haven’t, describe a story or film that is similar. You can always go online and look for how your story is alluded to today; therefore, everyone should have something to say for this question.

3.              What was the central theme of the story?

4.              Find two to three interesting facts about your myth and list them.

Weekend Homework

Research proper name pronunciation for Greek myth.

Due today 09/09: Answers to 6 questions from Goal Sheet
Due 09/08: Expository 5 Paragraph Essay

Welcome to Class!

Mrs. Johnson