World+Literature+A+2010-2011

Welcome to our class page for World Literature, 3rd Hour. You can find the class outline and rules here

Below is the log for each day's activities in class.

=__**Class Log:**__=


 * Friday, January 14 -**
 * Continue work on Modern Pilgrim - turn in brainstorming and complete project today to in class on Tuesday
 * Options for Final Exam given - [[file:11WorldLitFinalExam.doc]]


 * Thursday, January 13 -**
 * Quiz on Pardoner's Tale
 * Begin group project


 * Wednesday, January 12 -**
 * Discuss Physician's Tale
 * Homework: Read Pardoner's Tale


 * Tuesday, January 11 -**
 * Finish Miller's Tale
 * Homework: Read Physician's Tale


 * Monday, January 10 -**
 * Knight and Miller background
 * Begin reading Miller's Tale


 * Friday, January 7 -**
 * Pairs work on Prologue character descriptions - [[file:Squire.doc]]


 * Thursday, January 6 -**
 * Continue reading Prologue and take notes on the Prioress, Monk, Friar, Merchant, Oxford Cleric, Franklin, Cook and Bath's Wife


 * Wednesday, January 5 -**
 * Begin reading Prologue - keep track of each character's dress, qualities and Chaucer's opinion of each person

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 * Tuesday, January 4 -**
 * Review outline and discuss notes
 * Books handed out - Link here to our book in Google Books -


 * Monday, January 3 -**
 * Background notes on Medieval Period - handout and outline


 * Tuesday, December 21 -**
 * Review of story and plot diagram


 * Monday, December 20 -**
 * Hand in essays
 * Read "The Gift of the Magi". On loose leaf paper, write down the setting, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution as they pertain to this story. (work will be handed in tomorrow) [[file:THE GIFT OF THE MAGI.doc]]


 * Friday, December 17 -**
 * Type revised body paragraphs and introduction and conclusion
 * Essay due on Monday **- bring all the pieces and your final draft** (brainstorming sheet, quotation worksheet, graded body paragraph, marked-up 3 body paragraphs, introduction and conclusion worksheet, final draft)


 * Thursday, December 16 -**
 * Review and revise body paragraphs - Body Paragraph outline collected
 * Discuss and begin to wrote introduction and conclusion - [[file:IntroConclusion2010.doc]]


 * Wednesday, December 15 -**
 * Typing body paragraphs
 * Homework: Bring completed body paragraph worksheet (to hand in) and a print out of your three typed body paragraphs (for use in class tomorrow)
 * Examples for yesterday's Quiz - [[file:Body Paragraph Sample-1.doc]] [[file:QuizAnswers.doc]]


 * Tuesday, December 14 -**
 * Quiz on Body Paragraph structure - review points
 * Body Paragraph Outline - complete all 3 body paragraphs on worksheet for tomorrow [[file:BuildingBodyparaAntigone.doc]]


 * Monday December 13 -**
 * Type and hand in Body Paragraph #1


 * Friday, December 10 -**
 * Begin writing body paragraphs - one complete body paragraph due by the end of class on Monday [[file:AntigoneOutline.doc]]


 * Thursday, December 9 -**
 * Begin finding quotations - complete work through paragraph #2 [[file:Choosing a Topic.doc]]


 * Wednesday, December 8 -**
 * Work on narrowing one topic possibility
 * Begin work on Topic Sentence Worksheet - complete topic sentences for topic narrowed today - [[file:AntigoneTopicSentences.doc]]


 * Tuesday, December 7 -**
 * //Antigone// test
 * Homework: [[file:essaybrainstorming.doc]]


 * Monday, December 6 -**
 * Review for test tomorrow


 * Friday, December 3 -**
 * Catharsis and Hubris: Find the line where we know each of these for Antigone and for Creon
 * Homework: Prepare your journal entries (at least 6 sentences each) to be handed in on Monday. Include a 4th journal entry that answers on the questions on the list attached here [[file:AntigoneSummary.key]]


 * Thursday, December 2 -**
 * Purpose of theChorus
 * Review Scene IV, video of Scene V
 * Homework: Exodus


 * Wednesday, December 1 -**
 * Journal #2 - Why did Ismene change her mind?
 * Review of Scenes III and IV
 * Homework: Read Scene V - p. 230-236


 * Tuesday, November 30 -**
 * Journal question #1 - Did Polyneices have the right to take the throne by force?
 * Greek tragedy notes, tragic hero definition, hubris and catharsis
 * Reading of Scene II, read Scene III and IV (through p. 228) for tomorrow


 * Monday, November 29 -**
 * In-class reading of Prologue and Chorus
 * Homework: Read Scene I and Ode I

Happy Thanksgiving!
 * Wednesday, November 24 -**


 * Tuesday, November 23 -**
 * Oedipus story illustrations
 * Important points in Oedipus story -- No homework!


 * Monday, November 22-**
 * Quiz on //Antigone// background homework
 * Understanding the Oedipus stories - Finish the project below for homework
 * Review the story of Oedipus - p.138 - up to the beginning of "//Antigone//"
 * Discuss how best to illustrate the Oedipus story to meet the criteria below:
 * Includes all the elements of the Oedipus story
 * Is simple enough to convey the story easily to a reader who does not know it
 * Illustrate it and have it ready for class tomorrow


 * Thursday, November 18 -**
 * Finish awards speeches
 * Complete Antigone assignment - see attached [[file:AntigoneIntroduction.pdf]][[file:Introduction to Antigone.doc]]


 * Tuesday and Wednesday, November 16 and 17 -**
 * Awards speeches


 * Monday, November 15 -**
 * Rough draft work/partner evaluation of speech


 * Thursday, November 11 -**
 * Class time to work on and complete Greek Awards speech [[file:GreekAwardAssignment.doc]]


 * Wednesday, November 10 -**
 * __Odyssey__ test
 * Introduction to Greek Awards speech


 * Tuesday, November 9 -**
 * Review for tomorrow's test [[file:The Odyssey Final ExamReview.doc]]


 * Monday, November 8 -**
 * Book XXII quiz
 * Questions [[file:OdysseusReturn.key]]


 * Friday, November 5 -**
 * Read Book XXII
 * Homework: finish Book XXII


 * Thursday, November 4 -**
 * Review action of Book XXI


 * Wednesday, November 3 -**
 * Quiz on Book XV to XX, begin reading Book XXI
 * Homework: Finish Book XXI


 * Tuesday, November 2 -**
 * Close look at Book XX - [[file:OdysseusReturn.key]]


 * Monday, November 1 -**
 * Review Book XVII, notes on XVIII and XIX
 * Homework: read Book XX
 * Friday, October 29 -**
 * Review Books XIII to XV and discuss hospitality example
 * Read Book XVII
 * Read Book XVII


 * Thursday, October 28 -**
 * Overview of Odysseus' odyssey
 * Homework: Find three examples of hospitality in Books IX- XII and/or Book XV and write two sentences about each.


 * Wednesday, October 27 -**
 * Odyssey Book IX to XII quiz
 * Homework: Read Book XV


 * Tuesday, October 26 -**
 * Presentations of Book X and XI
 * Homework: Read Book XII


 * Monday, October 25 -**
 * Book IX illustration exhibition
 * Group work on Book X and XI illustrations


 * Thursday, October 21 -**
 * Quiz on Book IX
 * Book IX illustrations


 * Wednesday, October 20 -**
 * Discussion of Book VIII
 * Homework: Read Book IX


 * Tuesday, October 19 -**
 * Discussion of Book V and reading and discussion of Book VIII (8)
 * Homework: Finish Book VIII (8)


 * Monday, October 18 -**
 * In class - reading of Book V with questions to answer - [[file:BookVandVIQuestions.doc]]
 * Homework - finish Book V and questions


 * Friday, October 15 -**
 * Review character, conflicts and questions


 * Thursday, October 14 -**
 * Quiz on Books III and IV, discussion
 * Finish map through # 7 using this map [[image:ancient-greece-map.jpg width="75" height="63"]]


 * Wednesday, October 13 -**
 * Overview of Books III and IV
 * Quiz on Books 1-4 on Thursday
 * Questions: 1. What is the story of Agamemnon's trip home? What happens with his wife and son? How might this be parallel to Telemachus' story? 2. What does Telemachus learn about his father from Helen and Menelaus? 3. What is happening back in Troy?


 * Tuesday, October 12 -**
 * Characters and Book III
 * Homework: Finish reading Book III


 * Monday, October 11 -**
 * Read Book II and answer questions [[file:Odyssey,1 and 2 Questions.key]]


 * Friday, October 8**
 * Continue and finish Book I and notes


 * Thursday, October 7**
 * Most important notes from reading
 * Background on Odyssey [[file:Odyssey-General Notes.key]]
 * Homework: Begin Book I


 * Tuesday, October 5**
 * Review of notes - Greeks and football


 * Monday, October 4**
 * Reading on Greek culture and history [[file:Greek Literature and Culture.doc]]


 * Friday, October 1**
 * Gilgamesh test


 * Thursday, September 30**
 * Quest for eternal life and its answer
 * Prepare for test tomorrow - [[file:GilOverview.key]]


 * Wednesday, September 29**
 * Finish presentations and review Books X and XI
 * Discuss Gilgamesh's quest


 * Tuesday, September 28**
 * Group presentations on Books V - IX


 * Monday, September 27**
 * Review book III and IV
 * Group work on Book V - IX and preparation of presentations


 * Friday, September 24**
 * Review of Book II, read Book III and take notes on events
 * Homework: Finish Book IV and take notes on events. On loose leaf paper, give an example one form from what you have read so far (Books 1-4) of each of the elements of an epic.


 * Thursday, September 23**
 * Review Prologue and begin Books I and II
 * Homework: finish reading to the end of Book II - p.90


 * Wednesday, September 22**
 * Peer edit hero essays
 * Gilgamesh background - Read Prologue for homework


 * Tuesday, September 21**
 * Work on hero essay
 * Homework: Finish best/rough draft - due at the beginning of class tomorrow


 * Monday, September 20**
 * Turn in one paragraph of hero essay
 * Work on remaining paragraphs


 * Friday, September 17**
 * Three phases of hero's journey
 * Begin work on essay [[file:HeroQuestPaper.doc]]
 * Homework: Finish one paragraph - introduction or body paragraph - to hand in on Monday


 * Thursday, September 16**
 * Examples of Hero's journey - YouTube videos
 * Homework: Complete hero profile [[file:Hero Profile.doc]]


 * Wednesday, September 15**
 * Hero journey and Campbell's article - [[file:The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell.doc]]
 * Finish looking at your hero's story and how it fits Campbell's hero's journey


 * Tuesday, September 14**
 * Genesis, Ruth and Psalms and the basic human questions (Who am I? Where did I come from? How and I supposed to live?)
 * Homework: Complete the heroes worksheet [[file:Hero Quest.doc]]


 * Monday, September 13**
 * Review of Genesis stories - What do we know about the Hebrew God? What do we know about Hebrew cultural values?
 * Homework - Read pp. 24 and on - Ruth and Psalms - and answer questions [[file:GenesisReviewRuthPsalms.ppt]]


 * Friday, September 10**
 * Covenants in Genesis readings
 * Prepare "Food for Further Thought" questions for quiz on Monday [[file:Gen4-9.doc]]


 * Thursday, September 9**
 * Background on Jewish history and religion
 * Genesis 4-9 and questions [[file:Gen4-9.doc]]


 * Wednesday, September 8**
 * Discussion and notes on ancient literature
 * Homework: Read p.2-23 in blue textbook and answer questions on handout [[file:Genesis Questions.doc]]


 * Tuesday, September 7, 2010**
 * Introductions, class outline and policies
 * See this attachment for your homework [[file:WorldLitDay1Homework.doc]]