This week there will be several assignments including a test on Wednesday and quizes over reading from the new book.

Monday -Review

Tuesday – Review

Wednesday – Work on takehome test questions.

Thursday – Read book 1 and 2 in the Iliad.

Friday – Read books 3 and 4 of the Iliad.

It has been a while since we have had a full week of school, but here we have one. And for this class it is going to be very full. I plan to finish off our review of Edith Hamilton and then we will end the week with a test. Here is the homework schedule.

11/5 – review 146- 200 (know the general plot of each story, the major characters, and the cause of the major conflict in each story.

11/6 – Review247-287.

11/7 – Review 287 – 330.

11/8 – Review for test.

11/9 – Read introduction and book 1 of the Iliad.

This week is going to be challenging in Classical Literature. Our goals are to finish up Hamilton’s Mythology, (We will not review the whole thing because much of it is going to be studied in greater detail in the other books we will read this year.) and to finish your character description of a mythological character. Your home work assignments will be as follows

10/29 Monday Review Hamilton: Part 3: Chapter 1 (Perseus), Chapter 2 (Theseus), Chapter 3 (Hercules), and Chapter 4 (Atalanta).

10/30 – Tuesday Finish paper to turn in tomorrow

10/31 – Wednesday  none

11/1 Thursday is Reformation Day – dress up if you can.

11/2 Friday - do not come to school

8/27Your first homework assignment is to get the class letter signed by one of your parents it is due Friday (8/31) at the beginning of class. The page with you mygradebook.com log in information is due tomorrow (8/28) at the beginning of class.

By: mrwheeler on August 27th, 2007
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8/28/07 Sorry guys no homework today.

By: mrwheeler on August 28th, 2007
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Analyze the paragraph at the end of the preface in 5 or more sentences.

By: mrwheeler on August 29th, 2007
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8/30/07 Review for quiz over all notes given in class this week (Biography, preface, and analyzing quotations)

By: mrwheeler on August 30th, 2007
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8/31/07 In Wordly Wise do exercise A for lesson 1.

By: mrwheeler on August 31st, 2007
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Please pick a website that you want to use for you annotate bibliography and e-mail me the link before class tomorrow. Be prepared to discuss the site in class. Also do Wordly Wise 1:b&c

By: mrwheeler on September 4th, 2007
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For homework please work on your first website critique. You must have a draft with about 200 words in class tomorrow(9/6).

By: mrwheeler on September 5th, 2007
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No homework and better yet no quiz.

By: mrwheeler on September 6th, 2007
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9/11/2007 Today for homework you need to make up a bibliography using ten of the sources on the sheet I gave you in class. It is due at the bell tomorrow. Follow MLA format meticulously!! This is a graded assignment. If you have questions feel free to call me at four four eight-four zero zero two

By: mrwheeler on September 11th, 2007
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9/13/2007 Tomorrow looks like a great day for a quiz.

By: mrwheeler on September 13th, 2007
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9/18/2007 Rest assured we will have a quiz tomorrow on chapters 1-4 of The Greek Way.
Pay special attention to quotations and the big/main idea in each chapter.

By: mrwheeler on September 18th, 2007
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Wow it is Friday already. As I promised no homework, but I recommend that you spend a lot of time on the annotated bibliography. Try to have it done soon so that next weekend you will just be editing. It is important tot have a lot time to edit your paper as careless little mistakes can ruin an excellent paper.

By: mrwheeler on September 21st, 2007
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Remember your annotated bibliography is due Monday. I look forward to getting those, because I know many of you have put a lot of work into them. On Monday please bring you mythology book to class. Please also remember to study over the weekend for you test on Tuesday.

By: mrwheeler on September 27th, 2007
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For tomorrow please answer the questions on the sheet that I gave you in class for the introduction. Please also have your Mythology book with you. This is part of being prepared for class. You do not need to write out the answers, but you should be very familiar with the answers to the six questions.

By: mrwheeler on October 2nd, 2007
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Please review pages 24-47, paying attention to questions 3-8 on the review sheet. There will be a quiz on the 12 Olympians tomorrow.

By: mrwheeler on October 3rd, 2007
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In Mythology, review pages 48-77 and study the questions on the review sheet. Remember there may be a quiz any day.

By: mrwheeler on October 4th, 2007
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Your homework for the weekend is to write an etiological myth, that is a myth explaining the reason why something is the way it is. For example why the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. You can use Greek characters or make up new ones. the paper is due Monday in correct MLA format. It needs to be two pages, or within a couple lines of two pages long (double spaced).

By: mrwheeler on October 5th, 2007
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No homework in honor of Canadian Thanksgiving!

By: mrwheeler on October 8th, 2007
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Homework for now consists of correcting your annotated Bibliography as necessary and writing your character sketch.
The times that I will be available to work with you on your annotated bibliography are as follows.

Wednesday (10/17) 7:15-7:45
Thursday (10/18) 3:05-4:05
Friday (10/19) 7:15-7:45 and 3:05-4:05
Monday (10/22) 7:15-7:45 and 3:05-4:05

By: mrwheeler on October 17th, 2007
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Review pages 79-95.

By: mrwheeler on October 22nd, 2007
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Review pages 122 – 135. Be ready for a quiz.

By: mrwheeler on October 24th, 2007
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Same as yesterday; maybe today we will get to have a class.

By: mrwheeler on October 25th, 2007
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Good Evening,
Okay, as I said I would here is a gmail account that you all can use to send me your projects projectsubmission@gmail.com. Go to this page http://mail.google.com/mail/ enter the account name “projectsubmission” and then enter the password “iloveliterature.” You will then be able to send me your projects. I must have your papers by 12 Sunday night or they will receive a 20% deduction. If you have any problems please call me. Plan and work ahead, if you leave this to the last minute it could become a really sad situation. Please remember you also have a short reading assignment due on Monday.