assignments

due 16/17 January

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:23:48 +0100

EVERYONE

1. Bring Gilgamesh to class!
2. Finals corrections are due by Friday. You will not receive any more class time to work on these, so if you're not finished, please schedule a time outside of class to come in and work on them.

due Jan 10/11

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 21:54:30 +0100

EVERYONE

"Semester 1 Review Worksheet" (handed out in class)

Click here to download a new copy.

REMINDER: FINALS REVIEW PPT

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:24:04 +0100

Use this PPT to help prepare for your final exams! Bring any questions you have to class!

Here's a Google Docs version (links will not work, but all the information is there): https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/12Zj9MGK7voh7d0xpwVcrlZffEmNjAioY-uPGQlBg44w/edit

due 12/13 December

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:38:22 +0100

PRE-AP: Due next class

1. Finish TWHF.

CP

1. Read through Ch. 18 in TWHF.

Due On or Before the Day of Your Final

1. Turn in to me:

"Paragraph Log" (completely and accurately filled out)
Rough Drafts & Rewrites/2nd Drafts of 50 Points Worth of Paragraphs, clearly labelled

2. Post to your Electronic Portfolio ("Works in Progress")

Second draft of ONE of your paragraphs that you want to edit and put into a finalized form

Due the first Saturday after we return from break:

1. Final draft of your narrative composition

This extra time means that if you did not post a second draft (and therefore did NOT get feedback from me), you have the opportunity to do finish that assignment and ask me for my feedback. Please take advantage of this!

due 10/11 November

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 04:19:49 +0100

PRE-AP ONLY

Read Ch. 19-21 in TWHF.
At Home Notes - the Bridge of Quotations

Handout: click here.
Video: click here.

Read Ch. 15 in TWHF.
At Home Notes - the Bridge of Quotations (see links above)

EVERYONE

Click here for a PPT that breaks down the information that is fair game for the final exam. If I get a chance, I will add to this PPT with some sample questions or more detailed breakdown of the objectives... however, this depends on how much time I have this week. This detailed list of objectives should be more than sufficient to help you prepare for the exam... you have complete, well-organized notebooks to help you review! As always, feel free to come in and see me if you have any questions at all.

due 6/7 December

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 15:32:28 +0100

4A ONLY:

At the top of a blank sheet of notebook paper, write a question you have about the book or a question that the book poses about life, the world, etc.

ALL PRE-AP:

Read. Ch. 16-18 in TWHF

CP

Read Ch. 12-14

due 30 November/3 December

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 22:18:38 +0100

PRE-AP

Read through chapter 12 in TWHF.

At Home Notes - Thesis Statemetns

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ8AQolEplo
Handout: https://www.dropbox.com/s/qg4wyfd0pg6i0dy/At%20Home%20Notes%20-%20Thesis%20Statements.docx
Examples of Thesis Statements: Click here.

COLLEGE PREP:

Read and annotate chapter 9 of Till We Have Faces.

EVERYONE: BY SATURDAY @ MIDNIGHT:

Read and/or watch feedback (if applicable... if you didn't give me a second draft, I didn't give you feedback) on your narratives and write a reflection on the feedback + what you need to rework going forward for a good final draft.

due 28/29 November

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:21:44 +0100

PRE-AP

Keep up with your reading for Till We Have Faces -- you should have read chapters 7-9 by next class.

COLLEGE PREP

Chapters 7 & 8 in TWHF: Read & annotate (write in your books or use sticky notes) with comments, questions, reactions, connections, important points, etc.

EVERYONE

By Saturday @ midnight...

In the "Journal" section of your electronic portfolio: read and/or watch my feedback on your narrative (I uploaded a file) and respond in (roughly) a paragraph. Do you agree with my feedback? Are there comments that you disagree with or would like to have clarified? What do you still need to do to your story to create a final draft you can be proud of? (If you did not post a second draft for me to give you feedback on, you must still evaluate your current draft and respond to this last question.)

due 16/26 November

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 22:46:05 +0100

EVERYONE

1 - "At Home Notes - TWHF Literary Terms"

Link: handout
Link: video

2 - Your Mythology Journal is due the day you return from break. All entries can be found here.

PRE-AP

4A - TWHF, Ch. 1-3

1B/3B - TWHF, Ch. 1-6

due 14/15 November

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 22:04:17 +0100

PRE-AP ONLY

Finish cover for mythology journal (quote & illustration of your event from "Cupid & Psyche")

EVERYONE

Mythology journal will be due when you return from Thanksgiving break. Click here for a list of all the entries that you need.