Thursday, February 28, 2013

Thursday, February 28th

*Make-up Essay Tests
*Watch Joseph Campbell's "The Power of Myth"
*Exit-slip:  Write down two things you learned from Joseph Campbell.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Tuesday, February 26th

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

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Monday, February 25th

*Finish Tragic Hero Organizer
*Meanwhile, check end-o-play annotations
*Discuss Organizer

Friday, February 22nd

*Snow Day

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Thursday, February 21st

*Snow Day

Wednesday, February 20th

*Finish reading Medea
*Small Groups:  Medea & Jason, tragic heroes?
*HW:  Develop annotations (average 3 per page).
*Snow day tomorrow?
---due when we return

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Tuesday, February 19th

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

Friday, February 15, 2013

Friday, February 15th

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

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Thursday, February 14th

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

Wednesday, February 13th--sub

*Medea Backstory Quiz
*"Crazy Chick Flicks"

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Tuesday, February 12th

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

Monday, February 11, 2013

Monday, February 11th

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

Friday, February 8, 2013

Friday, February 8th

*Final draft due before 11:59pm via turnitin.com:  TONIGHT!

*Info.:  How we'll read Medea
*Read Medea through 354
*HW:  Develop annotations (average 3 per page)

*Quiz Monday.

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Thursday, February 7th

*Essay Questions?
*Gone Wednesday?
---Set up turnitin.com account
---Submit sample document
*Focus Questions:  What role(s) have women played in the myths we've read so far? 
---What do you think will happen when a woman breaks from these roles?
*Background info. for reading Euripedes' Medea
---Quiz Monday

*Final draft due before 11:59pm via turnitin.com:  Friday, 2/8 

Wednesday, February 6th

*Meet in #151.
*Set up turnitin.com account (if necessary)
*Submit Sample Assignment
---Word doc
---20+ words
*Edit/Revise Final Draft

*Final draft due before 11:59pm via turnitin.com:  Friday, 2/8

Monday, February 4, 2013

Tuesday, February 5th

*Start or Finish:  Peer-revision experts
*Optional:  Ask me!
*No draft?  Write!

*Coming soon:
---turnitin.com

*Final draft due before 11:59pm via turnitin.com:  Friday, 2/8

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Monday, February 4th

*Check first drafts
*Peer-revision experts
*Works Cited model
*No draft?  Write!

*Coming soon:

---turnitin.com

*Final draft due before 11:59pm via turnitin.com:  Friday, 2/8

Friday, February 1, 2013

Friday, February 1st

*Typed, completed first draft due Monday.

 *Today:
---Review of basic organization
---Exact requirements for 1st draft

*Coming soon:
---MLA:  formatting, works cited, and parenthetical documentation
---turnitin.com

*Check topic outline.
*Finished?  Check embedding quotes practice.
*Finished?  Draft essay.