Monday, February 28th

*Info: Medea Essay Test
---Prepare today
---Test Tuesday

*OBJECTIVE: Compose text with a strong controlling idea; relevant, specific details; and effective paragraphing

Friday, February 25th (half-day)

*Check annotations for lines 1209 through end of play
*Euripides, in general . . .

*OBJECTIVE: Evaluate themes.

Thursday, February 24th

*Read _Medea_: 1209-end
---If you're not a reader, annotate using text codes
*Small Groups: Jason & Medea, tragic heroes?
*HW: Develop annotations (average 3 per page)

*OBJECTIVE: Apply during-reading strategies: question, infer, monitor comprehension

Wednesday, February 23rd

*Discuss lines 742-1209
---Check annotations
---Full group

*OBJECTVE: Use details from the text to analyze character, plot, theme, etc.

Tuesday, February 22nd

*Finish discussing lines 354-742
*Read on through line 1209
*HW: Develop annotations

*OBJECTIVE: Apply during-reading strategies: question, infer, monitor comprehension

Friday, February 18th

*Late Essays?
*Read lines 646-742
*Small-group discussions of lines 354-742
---Meanwhile, I'll check annotations for lines 354-646.
*Full-group discussion of Big Questions (time permitting).

*OBJECTIVE: Apply during-reading strategies: question, infer, monitor comprehension

Thursday, February 17th

*Discuss Big Questions from lines 1-354
*Continue reading _Medea_ through line 646
---If you're not a reader, annotate using text codes.
*HW: Develop annotations (average 3 per page)

*Cosmogony Essay due TONIGHT before 11:59pm @ turnitin.com.

*OBJECTIVE: Apply during-reading strategies: question, infer, monitor comprehension

Wednesday, February 16th

*Essay Questions?
*Quiz
---Meanwhile, check annotations
*Info: How we'll discuss
*Small-group discussion of 1-354

*Essay due Thursday before 11:59PM @ turnitin.com.

*OBJECTVE: Use details from the text to analyze character, plot, setting, & POV.

Tuesday, February 15th

*Essay questions?
*Info: How we'll read _Medea_
*Read _Medea_ through line 354
*HW: Develop annotations (average 3 per page)

*OBJECTIVE: Apply during-reading strategies: question, infer, monitor comprehension.

Monday, February 14th

*Essay questions?
*Final Copy due via turnitin.com before 11:59 pm, Thursday
*5 mins: What role(s) have women played in the myths we've read so far?
*Background Info for Reading Euripedes' _Medea_
---Quiz Wednesday

*OBJECTIVES: Analyze the various elements of the mythic female principle; apply pre-reading strategies to build background knowledge

Friday, February 11th

*Writer's Choice
---New papers/New groups?
---Computers
---Conference w/ me
---Independent revision
*Final draft due before 11:59PM, Thursday, February 17th

*OBJECTIVES: Compose text with relevant, specific details; a strong controlling idea; an effective beginning, middle, and end; effective paragraphing; cohesive devices; clarity of expression; and correct usage of conventions in punctuation and usage.

Thursday, February 10th

*Peer-Revision Experts
---See all papers in your group.
---Do your own last.
---Do ONLY your job.
*Meanwhile, check drafts

*OBJECTIVE: Compose text with relevant, specific details; a strong controlling idea; an effective beginning, middle, and end; effective paragraphing; cohesive devices; clarity of expression; and correct usage of conventions in punctuation and usage.

Wednesday, February 9th

*Reminders:
---Completed First Draft Due TOMORROW
---Final Draft Due, Thursday, February 17th
*To the library
---Set up turnitin.com accounts
------For the FINAL draft
*Continue checking the EQ Cheat Sheet
---Must be perfect to earn (any) 10 pts
---Perfect the FIRST TIME? = 13/10 pts
*Perfected? Work time on Essay

*OBJECTIVE: Compose text with relevant, specific details according to the conventions of punctuation.

Tuesday, February 8th

*Reminders:
---Completed First Draft Due Thursday, February 10th
---Final Draft Due, Thursday, February 17th
*MLA
---Formatting your document
---Model Works Cited page
*Continue checking the EQ Cheat Sheet
---Must be perfect to earn (any) 10 pts
---Perfect the FIRST TIME? = 13/10 pts
*Perfected? Work time on Essay

*OBJECTIVE: Compose text with relevant, specific details according to the conventions of punctuation.

Monday, February 7th

*Reminders:
---Completed First Draft Due Thursday, February 10th
------See first draft requirements half-sheet
---Final Draft Due, Thursday, February 17th
*Embedding quotes
---Review methods
---Finished? Check with me
---Must be perfect to earn (any) 10 pts
---Perfect the FIRST TIME? = 13/10 pts
*Perfected? Work time on Essay

*OBJECTIVE: Compose text with relevant, specific details according to the conventions of punctuation.

Friday, February 4th

*NEW due dates
---Completed First Draft Due Thursday, February 10th
---Final Draft Due, Thursday, February 17th
*Review basic information
*Finish checking topic outlines
---Finished? Begin your draft!
*Info. coming soon
---exact requirements for 1st draft
---embedding quotes
---MLA: works cited & parenthetical documentation
---turnitin.com

*OBJECTIVES: Compose text with a strong controlling idea, a logical order, & effective paragraphing.

Thursday, February 3rd

*Snow Day
*I'll set new Due dates when we return

Wednesday, February 2nd

*Snow Day
*I'll set new Due dates when we return

Tuesday, February 1st

*Snow Day
*I'll set new Due dates when we return