Monday

 You have today to either finish your projects or study for your final. Please ask questions today if you have them.

 Your final is tomorrow! 

Unit Learning goal: At the end of this unit, students will be able to show an understanding of the Odyssey as an Epic Poem by creating a video or power point that lists the epic elements of the Odyssey, discusses how Odysseus fits the role of the Epic Hero, and summaries the book into six parts.  

FINAL PROJECTS: PART 1: Breaking the Odyssey up into six parts, each part with a title, a description of the action.  Giving an overarching theme.

PART  2: A) Discuss with examples of how Odysseus fits the role of an EPIC HERO (lists how if reinforces values the Greeks held dear); His Tragic Flaw; How he is morally superior to those around him; and how has the Gods on his side.  B) Discuss how the Odyssey starts in the middle of things and how it reinforces the idea of journey: maybe talk about the Cyclops, Circe, the Underworld and Odysseus homecoming.

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Structure of Text RL1, RL5 W2	Student is able to divide the poem into six episodes and relate them to an overarching theme (the book as a whole).  Student uses relevant evidence to back up theme and episodes.	Student is able to divide the poem into six episodes.  Student uses relevant evidence or examples. There may be an attempt to connect to a theme.	Student tries to divide the poem into six episodes but the episodes may not make logical sense, or are brief, missing information, or there is little evidence or examples in the text.	Student is unable to divide the poem into six episodes
Odysseus as a Complex Character RL1, RL3 W2	Student is able to discuss how Odysseus is an epic hero and analyze his complex nature: where is he a hero?  Where does he fail?  How does he reinforce/symbolize the traits Greeks valued?  How does he reinforce a main idea?  Relevant evidence from the text is used.	Student is able to discuss how Odysseus is an epic hero.  Analyzing his complex nature is attempted, but either oversimplified, vague or summarized, or important parts of it are left out.  Student is able to relate him to a larger theme.  Evidence from the text is used.	Student is able to discuss how Odysseus is an epic hero, but cannot analyze his complex character or state how he relates to a larger theme – or, no evidence from the text is used.	Student is unable to discuss Odysseus is an epic hero.
Elements of an Epic Poem RL1, RL4, W2	Student is able to explain the epic elements of the text and discuss how they back up major themes.  No epic element is left out.  Relevant evidence from the text is used.	Student is able to explain the epic elements of the text and discuss how most of the epic elements back up major themes.  1 or 2 elements may be left out.  Evidence from the text is used.	Student is able to explain some of the epic elements of the text but cannot discuss how they back up major themes.	Student is unable to explain the epic elements in the text.
Theme and Main Ideas RL1, RL2 W2	Student is able to discuss one or more themes of the book and discuss the themes importance.  Relevant evidence is used.	Student is able to discuss one or more themes of the book.  Relevant evidence is used.	Student attempts to discuss one or more themes of the book.  Explanation of the theme may be oversimplified or lacking evidence.	Student cannot discuss a theme in the book.

Epic Poem

1)   Hero who is either divine or protected by a god.

2)   Vast setting.   Action spans not only geographical but cosmological space: across land, sea, into the underworld, etc.

3)   Involves supernatural forces.

4)   Stars in medias res or in the middle of things.

5)   Clear picture of social or culture patterns of everyday life.

6)   Contains large important themes

7)   Invoking of the Muse

8)   Hero’s Journey

A)   Call to Adventure

B)   Supreme Ordeal

C)   Transformation

D)   Hero’s Return

Epic Hero

1)   Noble Birth

2)   Represents the ultimate characteristics that the culture values

3)   Overcomes incredible odds

4)   Ultimate warrior/morally superior

5)   Character Flaw

6)   Battles Supernatural Foes

 

Thursday

 You have today and tomorrow to work on presentations and/or study for next week's final. 

May 14-15 - work on presentations or study for final 

May 18-Semester Review

(Track students you will be taking your final on May 18th) 

May 19/20 Semester Finals

 

Unit Learning goal: At the end of this unit, students will be able to show an understanding of the Odyssey as an Epic Poem by creating a video or power point that lists the epic elements of the Odyssey, discusses how Odysseus fits the role of the Epic Hero, and summaries the book into six parts.  

FINAL PROJECTS: PART 1: Breaking the Odyssey up into six parts, each part with a title, a description of the action.  Giving an overarching theme.

PART  2: A) Discuss with examples of how Odysseus fits the role of an EPIC HERO (lists how if reinforces values the Greeks held dear); His Tragic Flaw; How he is morally superior to those around him; and how has the Gods on his side.  B) Discuss how the Odyssey starts in the middle of things and how it reinforces the idea of journey: maybe talk about the Cyclops, Circe, the Underworld and Odysseus homecoming.

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Structure of Text RL1, RL5 W2	Student is able to divide the poem into six episodes and relate them to an overarching theme (the book as a whole).  Student uses relevant evidence to back up theme and episodes.	Student is able to divide the poem into six episodes.  Student uses relevant evidence or examples. There may be an attempt to connect to a theme.	Student tries to divide the poem into six episodes but the episodes may not make logical sense, or are brief, missing information, or there is little evidence or examples in the text.	Student is unable to divide the poem into six episodes
Odysseus as a Complex Character RL1, RL3 W2	Student is able to discuss how Odysseus is an epic hero and analyze his complex nature: where is he a hero?  Where does he fail?  How does he reinforce/symbolize the traits Greeks valued?  How does he reinforce a main idea?  Relevant evidence from the text is used.	Student is able to discuss how Odysseus is an epic hero.  Analyzing his complex nature is attempted, but either oversimplified, vague or summarized, or important parts of it are left out.  Student is able to relate him to a larger theme.  Evidence from the text is used.	Student is able to discuss how Odysseus is an epic hero, but cannot analyze his complex character or state how he relates to a larger theme – or, no evidence from the text is used.	Student is unable to discuss Odysseus is an epic hero.
Elements of an Epic Poem RL1, RL4, W2	Student is able to explain the epic elements of the text and discuss how they back up major themes.  No epic element is left out.  Relevant evidence from the text is used.	Student is able to explain the epic elements of the text and discuss how most of the epic elements back up major themes.  1 or 2 elements may be left out.  Evidence from the text is used.	Student is able to explain some of the epic elements of the text but cannot discuss how they back up major themes.	Student is unable to explain the epic elements in the text.
Theme and Main Ideas RL1, RL2 W2	Student is able to discuss one or more themes of the book and discuss the themes importance.  Relevant evidence is used.	Student is able to discuss one or more themes of the book.  Relevant evidence is used.	Student attempts to discuss one or more themes of the book.  Explanation of the theme may be oversimplified or lacking evidence.	Student cannot discuss a theme in the book.

Epic Poem

1)   Hero who is either divine or protected by a god.

2)   Vast setting.   Action spans not only geographical but cosmological space: across land, sea, into the underworld, etc.

3)   Involves supernatural forces.

4)   Stars in medias res or in the middle of things.

5)   Clear picture of social or culture patterns of everyday life.

6)   Contains large important themes

7)   Invoking of the Muse

8)   Hero’s Journey

A)   Call to Adventure

B)   Supreme Ordeal

C)   Transformation

D)   Hero’s Return

Epic Hero

1)   Noble Birth

2)   Represents the ultimate characteristics that the culture values

3)   Overcomes incredible odds

4)   Ultimate warrior/morally superior

5)   Character Flaw

6)   Battles Supernatural Foes

 

Wednesday

 Today we need to review what might be on the final. 

MACBETH REVIEW GUIDE

Things to know:

• Discuss Macbeth’s tragic flaw
• Discuss who wins in Macbeth and why?  Who is the hero?
• Define soliloquy and monologue and point to examples from Macbeth
• Outline the plot according to the six elements of plot: exposition, inciting event, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution (give at least three events for the rising and falling action)
• Identify the following characters and discuss they roles in the play (Who they are, What they do, Why the do what they do)

Macbeth                      Macduff                      The Porter

Lady Macbeth                        Lady Macduff             The Witches

Duncan                        Lennox                        The Doctor

Malcolm                      Ross                            The Bloody Captain

Donalbain                    Seyton                         Fleance

Banquo                        Menteith                     Siward

• Discuss and give examples of the following THEMES:

--Blind Ambition

--The Corruption of Power

--Appearance vs. Reality

--Superstition and how it affects human behavior

--Good vs. Evil

• Discuss the following symbols/motifs (what people and/or  ideas the represent and connect them to a theme)

--washing of hands                        --blood

--planting of seeds, things growing

--the atmosphere of Macbeth’s castle

--spells or chants and supernatural beings

--weather                                       --daggers

--spirits, scorpions, snakes and things in the mind

--birds and flying:

                  Eagles                                      Crows

                  Sparrows                                 Geese

                  Owl                                         Wren

                  Martlet

                  Falcon

• Identify the speaker and the significant of important and famous quotes from the following characters:

Witches, Apparitions, Banquo, Duncan, Macduff, Malcolm, Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, The Bloody Captain, Lady Macduff, Ross

• Know and review your study questions for each Act (you should have done these for homework).  Some of these questions will be on the test.

MACBETH Study Guide

 

1)             Outline the plot according to the six elements (make sure you list each) and please give three scenes for the rising action and falling action.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2)             Define monologue and soliloquy and give an example of each from Macbeth.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3)             What is Macbeth’s Tragic Flaw?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4)             Explain how the following themes work in Macbeth and give two examples of each:  “Blind Ambition” and “Superstition and how it affects a person’s behavior”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5)             Discuss the following motifs/symbols and what they represent: spells or chants and the planting of seeds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6)             What do the following represent:

Eagles

 

Sparrows

 

Owl

 

Martlet

 

Falcon

 

Crows

 

Geese

 

Wren

 

7)             Identify the following characters (who they are, what they do, why they do what they do):

 

Banquo:

 

Doctor:

 

Donalbain:

 

The Witches:

 

Ross:

 

The Bloody Captian:

 

Lennox:

 

Fleance:

 

8)             Who is knocking at the gates in Act II?  What does this foreshadow?

 

 

 

 

 

 

9)             List one irony from the play.

 

 

10)          How does Lady Macbeth lose power in this play?

 

 

11)          Who tells Macbeth that Lady Macbeth is dead?

 

 

12)          Why is Lady Macbeth upset with Macbeth after he kills Duncan?

 

 

13)          What three things does the Porter say about drink?

 

 

 

14)           Who invites evil spirits to the castle?   How and why?

 

 

 

15)          Set up with a thesis a short essay that explains who wins in Macbeth and why?  Make sure you use examples from the text to back up your ideas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the following quotes identify the speaker:

 

 

16)          “Your castle is surprised; your wife and babies are savagely slaughtered.”

 

 

 

17)          “And oftentimes, to win us to our harm, the instruments of darkness tell us truths, win us with honest trifles, to betray us in deepest consequence”

 

 

 

18)          “As sparrows, eagles, or the hare the lion.  If I say sooth, I must report they were as cannons overcharged with double cracks, so they doubly redoubled strokes upon the foe.”

 

 

 

19)          “Look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under’t”

 

 

20)          “Out, out, brief candle!  Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more.  It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.”

 

 

OBJECTIVES:  At the end of this unit students will be able to

 

THEMES:

Be able to show three examples from the text to back up each of the following:

Loyalty

Hospitality

Pride/Arrogance

Coming of Age

Forgetting (or the evils of drugs and women)

 

MOTIFS:

Be able to explain the following and why they are used:

Storytelling

Back story of Troy

Agammenon/Clytaimnestra

 

Other Epic elements:

Starts “in the middle of things”; Odysseus’ tragic flaw; sports

 

SYMBOLS:

 

Be able to explain the following:

Birds (especially eagles); Hades; Odyssey’s Wound

 

GODS (know the following and what they do in the text)::

Athena; Poseidon; Hermes; Zeus; Helios

 

SEDUCTRESSES: (know the following and their purpose)

Helen; Calypso; Circe; Sirens

 

CHARACTERS:

 

Be able to give a description of the following and their roles in the story (perhaps what the symbolize or represent – and connect to a theme)

 

Agammenon                                      Amphinomos

Achilles                                              Telemachos

Helen                                                 Laertes

Menelaus                                           Penelope

Aias (Ajax)                                         Antinoos       

Orestes                                              Eurymachos

Nestor                                                            Lotus Eaters

Mentor                                               Ciconians

Nausicaa                                            Polyphemos

Alcinoos                                             Scylla

Arete                                                  Charybdis

Emaios                                               Aiolos

Theoclymenos                                   Elpenor

Melanthios                                        Teiresias

Arnaios                                              Eurylochos

Eurycleia                                           Cassandra

Tityo                                                   Tantalus

Sisyphius

 

Argument/persuasion  

OBJECTIVES:  By the end of this unit students will be able to

1)    Define the following terms: Logos, Ethos, Pathos, Thesis Statement, Order of Development, Conclusion, Transition, Audience, Hook, Purpose, Evidence

2)    List the six traits of writing and the six steps in the writing process.

3)    Properly outline the constructive for a debate and rebut opponents points/arguments

4)    Participate in Spar and Forum debate

5)    Watch a national debate and evaluate and explain who won by keeping a flow chart of arguments and rebuttals

6)    Choose a topic about a controversial issues and take one side of argument

7)    List the Do’s and Don’ts of persuasive argument

8)    Write a clear and precise thesis statement with an order of development

9)    Properly cite sources both in-text and on a works cited page

10) Find evidence from a variety of different sources including Print Sources, Internet Sources, Media Sources, and Personal Sources

11) Use the Internet to properly to conduct research 

12) Create at least 10 Bibliography citations and 10 research entries

13) Use research notes to cite passages from sources

14) Use evidence to back up your position

15) Use your order of development as an organizational tool

16) Use transitions to connect points of argument

17) Use Standard Edited American English

18) Use Proper College Composition Format

19) Use the six steps of the writing process to draft and revise a paper

20) Write three drafts of a persuasive essay using at least three sources of evidence