Friday Essay this week: Fate vs. Free Will

In honor of Oedipus Rex and Greek drama, our friday essay topic for tomorrow is to discuss the role of fate and free will in your own life. You could also evaluate those ideas philosophically if you don't wish to make the essay personal.

Be sure to type the essay in MLA format as usual.

For Wednesday....

Just a reminder that there will be a quiz over the information about Greek Drama and Oedipus in your anthologies.

Don't forget to study the terms in bold.

Also to keep in mind.......

What is considered the most famous Greek Drama?

About how many plays did Sophocles write?

What does the word "Oedipus" mean?

What god/goddess did classical Greek dramatic festivals honor?

In what time period did Sophocles live?

For Monday....

When I saw how much Salesman movie was left for Thursday, I realized we probably wouldn't make it to Greek Drama until Monday. Keep those worksheets and bring them to class Monday.

Also for Monday.....

1) Elements of drama quiz (terms and definitions are on MY BIG CAMPUS)

2) Salesman quiz over Act II

Meet in the Cafeteria Wednesday

Don't forget to bring your anthology to the cafeteria on Wednesday for our day-before-thanksgiving celebration feast of poetry, reflection, food, and Death of a Salesman (of course)! See you there!

Thanksgiving poems due Thursday

See Guidelines below:

Write an original poem about a Thanksgiving related theme. Your challenge is to be creative and original. You might research the holiday and it’s history. Another option is to make a list of themes associated with the holiday and write an original poem about one of the themes from your list.

Please turn in TWO copies, one with your name and one without.

Poems must be 10-20 typed lines, and they must be your original writing.

Don't forget about your American Dream symbol!

For Tuesday's class, bring in an object that represents The American Dream, and explain it to the class.

The only requirements are that you

A. plan ahead (pulling out a dollar from your wallet doesn't count).

B. can explain WHY and/or HOW your object represents this dream.

Do a little investigating as to the meaning behind the phrase, and be creative in choosing your object.

Have a great weekend!

Avengers Win!

The Avengers take the first contest. Expect your prize on Tuesday!

First Class Contest! Follow instructions carefully:)

INSTRUCTIONS: Provide the definition (please be thorough) of ONE of the following literary terms AND provide an example:

allusion, foreshadowing, hyperbole, cliche, metaphor, irony, imagery, personification, onomatopoeia, alliteration, genre, connotation, denotation, stream-of-consciousness, oxymoron, allegory, reversal


EXAMPLE: narrator: the voice of the person telling the story, not to be confused with the author's voice. Much of Animal Dreams is narrated by the main character, Codi. She narrates from first-person, limited point of view. Susie Smith--The Avengers

The first person to have 8 DIFFERENT team members respond to a DIFFERENT TERM wins a consumable prize during an upcoming class period.

Team members MUST list their team name after their response or it doesn't count.

***RULE: once a term is used by a team member, no member of either team may use it again. This is so we don't have 12 people define hyperbole, giving the same definition and example. The idea is for everyone to define a different term.

You've requested samples: here's a sample slide with in-text citation

sample thesis statement slide

Here is an example of a thesis statement slide over a "controversial" issue, meaning a reasonable person could argue for or against. On your slides breaking down each argument, you need in-text citation for each example.

Research Day 2

Many of you sent emails last Thursday during class. Feel free to do the same today. Use your time in class today, so you don't have so much to do at home. If anyone wants to bring a sample Power Point presentation to class on Wednesday, I am happy to look at it. I can't promise we'll get to everyone, but we can look at a few if you are unsure about whether you did it correctly. Happy researching! See you all Wednesday.

Research Power Points

Today you will be working on your Power Point outline presentations in the IMC or computer lab, depending on which period you have class. My sub has extra copies of the directions, but please feel free to email me with any questions. Mr. Hammonds and Mr. Gladdish have my phone number as well, if you have a question that is really urgent:) Please refer to the Purdue OWL website for additional questions over the annotated bibliography or in-text citation. I have linked that site under "links of interest" on the right side of this blog. You must use Power Point rather than Open Office, or the presentation won't work on my teacher computer. You can do it in Open Office and convert it later, but that's an extra step. All supporting examples MUST INCLUDE IN-TEXT CITATION. Use your time well, and send me any questions you might have as you work through the project.

Halloween Poems due

If you didn't turn in a poem last Friday, be sure to bring TWO typed copies of your poem for tomorrow's class.

Binders

Just a reminder that binders are due next Thursday. During second period, I left off the Animal Dreams notes (that you were supposed to take while you read the novel). I have added them on the new rubric, which I have posed on My Big Campus. Go to "Resources" to access the rubric. There is no certain length for these notes. I just want to see that you took them. Have a great weekend!

Animal Dreams quiz

As you're studying for Tuesday's quiz (over the 2nd half of the novel), consider the following: Doc Homer says, "The seat of human emotion should be the _______________. We don't hold love in our hearts. We hold it in our ____________________." What does this say about his personality?

An article about Sara's senior project! Yeah! See the link to the right!

Class of 2013!

Welcome to what will hopefully be a good resource for you as you navigate coursework for our AP Literature and Composition/CAP class. This will be a place for us to discuss the novels and address any questions you have over the readings or assignments. Also, I know Senior Projects and Scrapbooks are always a concern, so we can address those questions as they arise as well. Posts to this blog are part of our classroom discussion. That means the rules are the same here as they would be in class. Consider appropriate topics, language, and content. Your first blog assignment is to answer the following question: What is a scholar? Explain your answer.

To remember tomorrow:

**Please bring "This I Believe" essays for revision. We will revise (graded assignment) on Tuesday and record on Thursday.

**Hamlet background quiz over video content, character list, and anthology pages 1588-89

**Project Log check