For Thursday, May 2

New Due Date of Iliad Project:  Monday; May 6, 2013.

Beatrice

We will begin Dante's Inferno on Thursday.  Come ready to take some notes and experience Dante's journey through hell and into paradise.  You will meet interesting characters, such as:  Beatrice~Dante's love, and Chiron~the ferryman of the River Styx, and Cerberus~Hades' three headed dog.  Virgil will guide as we travel the Nine Circles of Hell, covered in 33 Cantos.  It will be a fast and furious journey.

We will add to your knowledge of Classic World Literature as we finish up this awesome sophomore year.

Chiron

Cerberus

For Thursday, May 2

Iliad Projects due on Thursday, May 2.

Diomedes Wounds Aphrodite

Exchange of Armor

Warriors Beg Achilles to Rejoin War

For Wednesday, April 24

Let me make sure there is no confusion.  Type up your quotes for the following books in The Iliad.

1
2
3
6
9
11
16
18
19
22-Hector meets Achilles in battle; Achilles drags body behind chariot.
24-Priam begs for Hector's body.

Obviously, you may use quotes from other books within the Iliad and/or you may use titles for pre-Iliad events (2 or 3 at most).  If you need help finding quotes in additional Books within The Iliad, come see me.

YOU WILL TURN IN YOUR TYPED QUOTES ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, BOP.

On Wednesday, we will read together Book II of The Aeneid.  I will have handouts for you.

For Monday, April 22

Find quotations for your project from Book 16, 18, and 19.  I would like for you to type all of the quotations you have gathered thus far.  You may cite your quotations like this ( I 135).  In other words the book # in roman numerals and the page number in regular numbers.  This will be the way you should mark your quotes for the entire project.

When you complete this page of quotations, you are completing important portions of your project.  My goal for you is to work on your project as we proceed.

Read spark notes for Books 22 and 24.

For Thursday, April 18

Homer's Iliad.
Finish reading Book 16.  Read the Spark Notes for Book 17 and 18.

Book 18 will be our focus for your project; however, in Book 17, the Greeks fight and retrieve the body of Patroklus. 

Focus Questions:
How is Patroklus killed?
What is Hector's response to killing Patroklus?
How do the Greeks retrieve Patroklus' body?
What is Achilles response upon learning of Patroklus' death?
Who makes a special shield for Achilles?

For Tuesday, April 16

Find a quote from each of the assigned books thus far. Your quotes should center around the theme or character you mentioned in class today.

Book 1~ The Rage of Achilles; Apollo sends pestilence, Chryseus must be returned to father
Book 2~ The Armies Gather; Zeus sends Agamemnon a dream
Book 3~Helen and the Champions; Paris background; and battle between Menelaus and Paris
Book 6~Hector and Andromache; Glaukos and Diomedes exchange armor; Bellephrontes
Book 9~Pleading with Achilles; Phoenix, Odysseus, Aias
Book 11~Agamemnon in glory; lots of details of Agamemnon; Patroklus is moved to war; Diomedes is injured; Odysseus is injured; Zeus, Stife in war

Unassigned books with great details:
Book 4~The Truce is Broken; Pandarus shoots arrow-lots of Athena; Menelaus wounded
Book 5~The Heroics of Diomedes - lots of cool stuff
Book 7~Aias takes on Hector
Book 8~Zeus favors the Trojans

If your theme would benefit from using some pre-war information, you may create headlines for those illustrations, such as: Paris Selects Aphrodite as the Golden Apple Recipient

For Friday, April 12

Finish reading Book 11 of The Iliad.  Pay particular attention to the role of Patroklus in this book.  What is the plan?

For Wedneday, April 10

No homework.

For Monday, April 8

Read Books 7- 9 Sparknote of The Iliad.  After reading the summaries, read through book 9.  Pay particular attention to Odysseus, Phoenix, and Aias as they journey and speak with Achilles urging him to rejoin the war. 

I want to make sure you know the history of Phoenix and why Achilles is likely to listen to him. 

Achilles decides that he will join the battle when ____________________________. 

You will have a brief, brief quiz over Book 9 on Monday.

For Thursday, April 4

Read Book 6 of The Iliad.  Before reading the text, read spark notes.  As you go to the text, make sure to mark the scene between Hector and Andromache.  I will look over your annotations on Thursday.  This is a grade.  I will quiz you over this sequence.  If spark notes has a quiz over this section, take it.

Dream about your project.  What creative ideas do you have?  Let's talk about it on Thursday.  It is a great idea to work on your project as we read the text.