THURS. 10/30 SOUTH IHS AND FRI. 10/31 CHS IHS

Take notes on how to write the intro to an essay.
Look at how to format an essay on page 301 of your Writer's Inc.

Quiet class time to work on Oedipus essay outlines or rough draft and to ask me for help.

HW:
Typed 5 paragraph rough draft due next class for peer editing

TUES. 10/28 SOUTH IHS AND WED. 10/29 CHS IHS (LATE START)

Watch 8 minute "Oedipus" version on YouTube

Pairs act out ending of the play

Receive formal essay assignment for "Oedipus" and work on outline in class. This is virtually the same outline that you'll use for your Great Minds essay, so it's good practice for both.

HW: FINISH THE OUTLINE. BRING YOUR WRITER'S INC AND COMPLETED OUTLINE TO CLASS.

FRIDAY 10/24 SOUTH IHS AND MONDAY 10/27 CHS IHS

South IHS
Vocab test on 20 words from "Oedipus"
Socratic circles discussion on philosophical aspects of the play

CHS IHS (I had a substitute)
Vocab game on last 10 words from "Oedipus"
Vocab test on entire "Oedipus" vocab list
Watch 2 short versions/commentaries of "Oedipus" on YouTube
Write a letter to a character in the play from another character

HW: NO LIT HOMEWORK, BUT YOU HAVE A BIG ASSIGNMENT COMING UP FOR PROJECTS, SO TAKE THE TIME TO FOCUS ON THAT
BRING YOUR WRITER'S INC NEXT CLASS!

WED. 10/22 SOUTH IHS AND THURS 10/23 CHS IHS

Vocab game to review vocab assigned last class

Quiz on 2nd reading (with 5 minutes to study beforehand)

Working in groups of three, you begin to answer questions on the 2nd reading assignment.

HW:
FINISH READING THE PAGE (TO PG. 99). BE READY FOR VOCAB TEST.

MONDAY 10/20 SOUTH IHS AND TUES. 10/21 CHS IHS

I share stories of my Indonesian guest.

Finish acting the parts we set out last class.

Add "hubris" (extreme arrogance) to your lit notebook and discuss Oedipus's hubris

At South, quiz on first section of the reading

HW:
STUDY THE 2ND 10 VOCAB WORDS IN ANY WAY THAT BEST SUITS YOU. TEST FRIDAY AT SOUTH AND MONDAY AT CHS.
NOTHING TO ACTUALLY HAND IN.

THURS. 10/16 SOUTH IHS AND FRI. 10/17 CHS IHS

Look at YouTube of the Islamic schools in Indonesia who are sending visitors to EIHS next week. Brainstorm questions to ask the visitors.

Toga party! What a spread yawl brought! Put on mask and togas and introduce your character to the class. At South, you mingled and filled out a "meet and greet" yellow sheet.

At South, we had a quiz on the first reading.

At South, we played a vocab game. At CHS, we'll do this next class.

Get into groups of 4 and get acting assignment to perform next class.

HW:
READ 65-86

TUES. 10/14 SOUTH IHS AND WED. 10/15 CHS IHS

Turn in 10 vocab pics from "Oedipus" vocab list

Toga party! Introduce your character while wearing your mask and name tag. "Meet and Greet" activity on yellow sheet. If you missed class, get this yellow sheet from the homework box and turn in for credit.

Introduction to Greek theatre. This story is complex, so I recommend that if you missed class you do some research to understand the background of the story before you read. Also, you MUST be willing to do the work of going to the end notes at the back of your book in order to understand the play. I explained strophe and antistrophe in class, but if you missed, these terms will be Greek to you (pun intended). Do research!

HW:
Read pgs. 49 (yeah, it starts there) through 65
CHS IHS -- Come ready for our toga party with your toga and name tag

THURS. 10/9 SOUTH IHS AND MONDAY 10/13 CHS IHS

Look at comma usage in "Eats, Shoots and Leaves"

Get vocabulary words for "Oedipus." Assignment for the first 10 words: Find or draw a picture for each of the ten words. You can download pics from google (but be careful! Often google images don't really seem to have much to do with the word they're supposed to represent), cut a pic from a magazine or newspaper, or draw one of your own. NEATLY tape, glue, or staple each picture onto a half sheet of paper, and put the vocab word and your name on the back of the paper. You should come to class with 10 pieces of paper, each a half sheet.

Get directions on toga/name tag assignment. If you missed class, you can google "how to wear a toga" and come up with directions, but DON'T go out and buy material. Wearing a sheet is fine, but think about how to do more than throw a sheet over a pair of jeans and tennis shoes. Wear a T shirt without logos underneath or a tank top of swimming suit top; wear leggings or tights or yoga pants and some kind of sandals. Use a brooch to pin it, or, if you use a safety pin, pin it underneath and make things look neat.

I passed out info on a character from the play "Oedipus" or a Greek god/goddess, and you'll represent your character at the Greek party next Tues (alpha) or Wed (omega).

Then you began work on a mask that represents your character.

HW:
GET VOCAB PICTURES
FINISH MASK IF YOU DIDN'T FINISH IN CLASS
COME TO CLASS WITH YOUR TOGA, READY TO REPRESENT YOUR CHARACTER

TUESDAY 10/7 SOUTH IHS AND WEDNESDAY 10/8 CHS IHS

Final essay-type test on "Lord of the Flies"

HW:
GET READY FOR A TOGA PARTY ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK! NEXT CLASS, WE'LL START THE GREEK PLAY "OEDIPUS," AND YOU'LL RECEIVE A GREEK CHARACTER/GOD TO REPRESENT AT OUR PARTY. ALSO, WE'LL LOOK AT HOW TO WEAR A TOGA AND CREATE A MASK FOR YOUR CHARACTER.
AT THE PARTY, YOU CAN EARN EXTRA CREDIT FOR BRINGING GREEK FOOD -- DOLMAS, PITA BREAD, GREEK CHEESE, ETC. DON'T SPEND MORE THAN FIVE OR SIX DOLLARS! IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR THIS, PLEASE TALK TO ME BECAUSE LACK OF MONEY WILL NOT STAND IN THE WAY OF YOUR BEING ABLE TO DO THIS.

10/2 THURS. SOUTH IHS AND 10/6 MONDAY CHS IHS (NO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY)

Check out our next read -- "Oedipus" by Sophocles

Review and practice in text citation

Vocab test over all 20 words from "Lord of the Flies"

Watch Simpsons do a parody of "Lord of the Flies"

HW:
BE READY FOR ESSAY TEST ON THE NOVEL NEXT CLASS. BRING YOUR NOTES AND WRITER'S INC.