Friday, September 30, 2011

Friday, September 30th--Pep Assembly

*Check HW
*Review "The Taming of hte Sun"
*Info.:  The Journey-Quest of the Archetypal Hero

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Wednesday, September 28th

*Watch Joseph Campbell's _The Power of Myth:  The Adventure of the Hero_
*Make-up Essay Tests
*Start bringing books again.

Tuesday, September 27th

*Medea Essay Test
*Bring books tomorrow (and from now on, until otherwise stated)

Monday, September 26, 2011

Monday, September 26th

*Check annotations:  1209-end
*Info.:  Medea Essay Test
---TOMORROW!
---Prep:  <30 words/numbers

Friday, September 23, 2011

Friday, September 23rd

*Finish reading the play
---annotations due tomorrow
*Euripides in General

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Thursday, September 22nd

*Check annotations for lines 742-1209
---AND answers to Big Questions
*Review lines 742-1209
*Finish reading play?  (time permitting)

Wednesday, September 21st--sub

*I'll check annotations over lines 742-1209 tomorrow
*Small-groups:  Discuss lines 742-1209
---EVERYONE must record an answer to each question on a separate sheet of paper.
---due tomorrow

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Tuesday, September 20th

*Finish reviewing lines 354-742.
*Read lines 742-1209
*HW:  Develop annotations (avg. 3 per page)
---due tomorrow

Monday, September 19, 2011

Monday, September 19th

*Check annotations
*Discuss lines 354-742
*Full group discussion of Big Questions (time permitting)

Friday, September 16, 2011

Friday, September 16th

*Finish reviewing lines 1-354.
*Read lines 354-742
*HW:  Develop annotations (avg. 3 per page)
---due Monday

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Thursday, September 15th

*Medea Background Quiz
---Meanwhile, check annotations
*Info.:  How we'll discuss
*Small-group discussions of 1-354

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Wednesday, September 14th

*Essay Questions?
*Final Copy due via turnitin.com before 11:59 pm, Wednesday night.
*Quiz over Medea background TOMORROW.
*Info.:  How we'll read and respond
*Read through line 354.

Monday, September 12, 2011

Tuesday, September 13th

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

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

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Monday, September 12th

*Writer's Choice
---revision groups, individually, conference, edit, compose, type
*Final copy due via turnitin.com by Wednesday, 9/14

Friday, September 9, 2011

Friday, September 9th

*turnitin.com leftovers
*Peer-revision experts
---See all papers in your group
---Do your own last
---Do ONLY your job
*Meanwhile, check first drafts
*Final copy due via turnitin.com by Wednesday, 9/14

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Thursday, September 8th

*Typed, completed first draft due TOMORROW!
*Final copy due via turnitin.com by Wednesday, 9/14
*To the Writing Lab:  turnitin.com
---set up account and submit sample assignment
*Technology Survey
*Back to class:  Draft Essay

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Wednesday, September 7th

*Typed, completed first draft due Friday, 9/9
*Final copy due via turnitin.com by Wednesday, 9/14
*Info.:  MLA & Works Cited
*Finish  Topic Outline
---Conference w/ me for 10pts
*Finished with all that?
---draft essay

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Tuesday, September 6th

*Typed, completed first draft due Friday, 9/9
*Final copy due via turnitin.com by Wednesday, 9/14
*Info.:  Basic Organization
*Finish  Topic Outline
---Conference w/ me for 10pts
*Finished with all that?
---draft essay

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Thursday, September 1st

*Typed, completed first draft due Friday, 9/9
*Final copy due via turnitin.com by Wednesday, 9/14
*Finish 7 sentences
---perfect it for 10pts
*Info:  Topic Outline
---10pts
*Finished with all that?
---draft essay