Monday, May 30, 2011

Homework for May 31-June 3

Make-up work! Students will be given an opportunity to make up missed on-line Odyssey quizzes in class on Wednesday, June 1.

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Homework for May 23-27

See homework for May 16-20.

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Homework for May 16-20

Critical Lens assignment due Wednesday, May 25. Click here for this assignment!

In addition, Book IX (9) Questions are due on Monday, May 23. There will also be a quiz on the past week's reading and notes on May 23!

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Homework for May 9-13

Due Wednesday, May 11: One-page response to the following prompt: In The Odyssey, Telemachus's life changes profoundly after his father goes to war. Write about a time when the challenges faced by an adult in your life created challenges for you as well. In addition, relate your experiences to Telemachus's. How did your experiences differ? How were they similar?

Other homework to be announced. Keep working on questions in packet (see below)!

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Homework for May 2-6

We will begin reading The Odyssey by Homer this week.

Confused? Need to look at some summaries? Here's a link to some basic information about each book [chapter]. It's not enough to help you pass a quiz but enough to give you an idea of what's going on!

On Monday, May 9, you will be quizzed on Book I of The Odyssey. The quiz will include questions based on your notes for the week. Click here for the questions (not just for Book I, but for all books of The Odyssey assigned in class!). The notes appear below.