Quiz: Books 7 and 8

Date of test changed to Friday, 1 April. Format will remain the same; however, you will have a "list" of possible answers-please note that some answers are intended to "trick" you or simply do not apply to any of the "TEN" questions.

Make-up Policy

Effectively immediately, if you miss a quiz/test-you will have 48 hours to make-up that quiz/test during 37 1/2 minutes. I am not pleased with those students who missed the SAT List 3 Vocabulary Test on Monday, 28 March and have yet to show-up to take it. Your last day to do so will be Thursday, 31 March. This is unfair to your class mates since you are actually having additional time to study.

Play The Odyssey Game

http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/odchoice.htm

Joseph Campbell's Concept of the Monomyth and Epic Hero

KNOW THIS INFORMATION! "Yes, you will be tested on it. More importantly, your English 10 teacher will query you on this."

Mythweb

All the stories of Greek Mythology, including The Odyssey. http://www.mythweb.com/ When you open this page, click on the words below the title, "Gods"-"Heroes"-etc.- Do not forget about the other resource links on this site.

Throughout the Week of 28 March, we will view this power-point (ppt), I suggest that you view and take notes on this ppt on your own since we will not have time in class to wait for everyone to take notes while advancing from slide to slide. If desired, print a copy of this ppt (3 slides/page). On Tuesday (5 April), you will take a "Quiz" on the content of this ppt.

The Odyssey Assignment

Read Books 3 and 4 for a 10 question QUIZ on Monday, 28 March (5 minutes only)

Read Books 7 and 8 for a 10 question QUIZ on Thursday, 31 March (5 minutes only)

If necessary, use the links for the resources I have provided on this blog to assist you with your reading and understanding of this text. Jot down the line numbers of anything that confuses you and/or that you would like to discuss in class.

Homework Assignment

Just a Reminder: Study List 3 Vocabulary Words for a test on Monday, 28 March (7 words from List 3 and 3 words from List 2) "Oh, Yes, I almost forgot..." Beginning with List 3, You must record the words on flash-cards, one word per card/meaning on reverse side. Use 3x5 index cards-you may desire to cut the card in half. Write your initials and/or name on each card. I recommend that you "store" the cards in a shoebox for a resource that you will continually refer to in preparation for the PSAT in October of this year and for the SAT that you will take in your junior year. This is a HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT and will be graded as such.

The Odyssey Study Guide

http://www.leasttern.com/HighSchool/odyssey/OdysseySG.html

The Odyssey

Clicking on this link will take you to Butler's translation-you may desire to read our text translated by Fitzpatrick and this one side-by-side.
http://s3.amazonaws.com/manybooks_pdf/homeretext99dyssy10?AWSAccessKeyId=17359FS6G622SA3TH7R2&Expires=1300459193&Signature=hUrleXjmfPdaPc3dybcF3%2BJk0O4%3D

Butler's Audio Brought To You By LibriVox (follow along as you read):
http://librivox.org/the-odyssey-by-homer/

Check-out the Power-points (videos)

Two power-points have been recently posted in preparation for our reading of The Odyssey. We will view them in class, but since will do not have the time for everyone to take notes in a "timely" fashion, I am suggesting that you view them as soon as possible (prior to Tuesday, 22 March) and take notes while viewing the slides.

Fagles Interview Test

Read the Fagle's Interview posted below for a test on Thursday, 24 March. I suggest that you download and print this resource so that you can annotate information of interest.

List 2 Vocabulary Test

Monday, 21 March: Study words 1-30 for a "Matching" Test. You will be tested on "seven" of the words and on "three" of the words from List 1. Beginning with List 3 words, I am requiring everyone to create flash-cards for each word list as a HOMEWORK assignment. Naturally, I will check to determine if you have completed this task. To prevent the sharing of the flash-cards with a friend in another class, I am directing you to record either your first and/or last name in the upper-right hand corner of EACH card. These cards will become a "valuable" resource as you prepare for the SAT in your junior year.

Immortal Tale

Read this interview of Robert Fagles, who translated The Odyssey, in preparation for a quiz-the date will be announced soon.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/jan-june97/odyssey_3-3.html

Prepare Yourself for the Journey

Side-by-Side with ODYSSEUS. Please note that our text will be considerably more complex than the text provided on this link.
http://www.mythweb.com/odyssey/

Your Journey Begins Soon…

Your Journey Will Begin Soon...

SAT Vocabulary Test

List 2 Words (1-30) will be given on Monday, 21 March. Note: 3 words from List 1 will appear on this test (7 words List 2 and 3 words from List 1)

Vocabulary Lists

http://kdiedrich.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/vocabulary-list.pdf

Study Vocabulary for List 1 (ALL 30). On Friday, 11 March, you will be tested on 10 of the words-I will make-up 3 versions of the quiz. For each subsequent week, you will be tested on 7 words from the targeted list and 3 words from the previous week's list. Test Format: Matching (I am considering changing the test to a format that will require you to write-out the definition..I am quite certain that everyone would prefer this format.)

Characterization