Goals for the Week of November 9-13
November 9, 2009 |
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* Students will analyze plot development in Books 9-12 of The Odyssey: "The Great Wanderings"
* Students will identify the characters in the "nekuia" section and the development of themes about kleos (honor)
* Students will identify and discuss the use of irony in the nekuia
* Students will infer development of Odysseus's character in Books 9-12 and the shift in societal focus to a need for wisdom and self-restraint |
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 Notes Books 9-12 (48.13 KB)
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Goal's for Week of November 2-6
November 2, 2009 |
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* Students will identify elements of xenia (hospitality) as displayed in Books 4-12 of the Odyssey
* Students will identify instances of "good hosts" versus "bad hosts" and the implications for hindering or helping Odysseus's "nostos" (homecoming)
* Students will note abuses of xenia and the complications that arise from them
* Students will identify instances of temptation for Odysseus and note how he resists them or succumbs to them, and how they complicate his journey home
* Students will analyze Odysseus's character development
* Students will identify conventions of the epic poem and the hero's journey as defined by Joseph Campbell |
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Objectives for Week of October 5-9
October 5, 2009 |
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* Students will finilized drafts of college application essays
* In small groups (5)students will present an analysis to the entire group on one of 5 topics for The Return of the Native:
1. Analyze Eustacia Vye as a tragic figure and take a stand as to whether she does or does not deserve her tragic ending.
2. Explain how misunderstanding, misperception and unfortunate coincidence (dramatic irony) have driven the story's plot and theme.
3. Analyze the role of Egdon Heath as an important force - perhaps even another character - in the novel.
4. Support or refute the claim that Clym Yeobright is a tragic figure based on Aristotle's definition. Include an explanation of the role of blindness as a metaphor for his character. Also, support a position on whether Clym is worthy of our sympathy.
5. Analyze the commentary on the conflict between modern ideas and the pagan, primitive attitudes of the residents of Egdon Heath.
* Students will attend a performance of Ibsen's "The Master Builder" and begin an analysis of the symbolic nature of the final scene. |
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College Essay Rubric (24.58 KB)
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Goals for Week of September 29 - October 2
September 28, 2009 |
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* Students will discuss plot development and identify events and dialogue that move the story forward in "Return of the Native"
* Students will write an AP-style analytical essay explaining the significance of the title of Book 4 ("The Closed Door") relating to development of plot and theme
* Students will identify elements of tragedy in "The Return of the Native"
* Students will write a timed essay in class, supporting or refuting the claim that Eustacia Vye or Clym Yeobright is a tragic figure
* Students will identify and explain 2 major themes in the novel |
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Books 5-6 Notes (47.1 KB)
Book 4 essay topic (25.09 KB)
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Goals for Week of November 16-20
December 31, 1969 |
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* Students will finish reading the "nostos" section of the Odyssey
* Students will identify final stages of Telemakhos's entry into the world of the hero, including the ritual scarification and "terrorizing" of the women
* Students will identify instances of Odysseus's self-restraint and final development of his character
* Students will identify and compare examples of divine intervention in Books 18-24
* Students will evaluate the appropriateness of the punishments dealt to the unfaithful servants and wicked women
* Students will identify perverse humar in Books 21 and 22
* Students will write a timed, in-class essay for the Odyssey on one of four themes: xenia, metis, self-restraint or the hero's journey
* Students will read and begin outlining an analytical essay on Tennyson's "Ulysses" |
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