Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Wednesday, February 29th

*Check/discuss HW
*Define:  Archetype
*Intro.:  Joseph Campbell and the Archetypal Hero's Journey-Quest
---Remember Maui . . . 

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Tuesday, February 28th

*What did you learn from Joseph Campbell?
*Read pp. 360-365
---HW:  Answer questions
*Return Cosmogony Essays

Monday, February 27, 2012

Monday, February 27th

*Make-up Essay Tests
*Watch Joseph Campbell's "The Power of Myth"

Friday, February 24, 2012

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Thursday, February 23rd

*Info.:  Medea Essay Test
---Prepare Today
---Test Tomorrow

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Wednesday, February 22nd

*Check annotations 1209-end & graphic organizer.
*Discuss Jason & Medea as tragic heroes
*Euripides, in general . . .

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Tuesday, February 21st

*Finish reading Medea
*Small Groups:  Medea & Jason, tragic heroes?
*HW:  Develop annotations (average 3 per page).

Friday, February 17, 2012

Friday, February 17

*Check annotations from lines 742-1209
---Small-group discussion
*Full group (time-permitting)

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Thursday, February 16th

*Finish full-group discussion of lines 354 - 742
*Read lines 742-1209
---HW:  develop annotations
------due tomorrow

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Wednesday, February 15th

*Check annotations
*Small-group discussions of lines 354 - 742
---EVERYONE record answers to Big Questions
*Full-group

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Tuesday, February 14th

*Today:  Read "Crazy Chick Flicks"
---Question:  What is the EFFECT of the prevalence of these sorts of stories?  Do they . . . 
------help to bring "attention to how prevalent" these disorders are?
------help to develop unfortunate female stereotypes?
---Q:  Overall, do they do more harm or good?
*Read 647-742
---HW:  Annotate those lines for tomorrow

Monday, February 13, 2012

Monday, February 13th

*Full-group:  Discuss lines 1-354
*Read Medea:  Lines 354-742

Friday, February 10, 2012

Friday, February 10th

*Check annotations
*Small-group discussions of lines 1-354
---EVERYONE record answers to Big Questions
*Full-group review of those questions on Monday

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Thursday, February 9th

*Essay Questions?
*Final draft due via turnitn.com before 11:59 on Thursday, 2/9
*Info.:  How we'll read Medea
*Read Medea through 354
*HW:  Develop annotations (average 3 per page)

Wednesday, February 8th--sub

*Study for Medea background quiz
*Take quiz.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Tuesday, February 7th

*Focus Question:  What role(s) have women played in the myths we've read so far? 
*Essay Questions?
*Final draft due via turnitn.com before 11:59 on Thursday, 2/9
*Background info. for reading Euripedes' Medea
---Quiz Thursday

Monday, February 6, 2012

Monday, February 6th

*Final draft due via turnitn.com before 11:59 on Thursday, 2/9
*Gone Friday?  Set up turnitin.com
---For FINAL draft only!
*Writer's Workshop
*Check drafts

Friday, February 3, 2012

Friday, February 3rd

*Typed, completed first draft due Monday.
*Final draft due via turnitn.com before 11:59 on Thursday, 2/9

*Set up turnitin.com
---For FINAL draft only!
*Check topic outline.
*Finished?  Check embedding quotes practice.
*Finished?  Draft essay.

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Thursday, February 2nd

*Typed, completed first draft due Monday.
*Final draft due via turnitn.com before 11:59 on Thursday, 2/9

*MLA:  formatting, works cited, & parenthetical documentation
*Check topic outline.
*Finished?  Check embedding quotes practice.
*Finished?  Draft essay.
*Info. coming soon
---turnitin.com

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Wednesday, February 1st

*CHANGE:  Typed, completed first draft due Monday.
*CHANGE:  Final draft due via turnitn.com before 11:59 on Thursday, 2/9
*Review of basic organization
*Exact requirements for 1st draft
*Check topic outline.
*Finished?  Check embedding quotes practice.
*Finished?  Draft essay.
*Info. coming soon
---MLA:  formatting, works cited, & parenthetical documentation
---turnitin.com