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.

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.

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
at 7:51 pm

8/28/07 Sorry guys no homework today.

By: mrwheeler on August 28th, 2007
at 9:20 pm

Analyze the paragraph at the end of the preface in 5 or more sentences.

By: mrwheeler on August 29th, 2007
at 8:40 pm

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
at 2:47 pm

8/31/07 In Wordly Wise do exercise A for lesson 1.

By: mrwheeler on August 31st, 2007
at 11:17 pm

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
at 4:02 pm

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
at 12:39 pm

No homework and better yet no quiz.

By: mrwheeler on September 6th, 2007
at 4:13 pm

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
at 9:43 am

9/13/2007 Tomorrow looks like a great day for a quiz.

By: mrwheeler on September 13th, 2007
at 7:05 pm

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
at 4:12 pm

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
at 12:29 pm

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
at 11:01 am

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
at 11:01 am

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
at 5:11 pm

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
at 3:14 pm

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
at 2:46 pm

No homework in honor of Canadian Thanksgiving!

By: mrwheeler on October 8th, 2007
at 5:16 pm

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
at 10:47 am

Review pages 79-95.

By: mrwheeler on October 22nd, 2007
at 5:52 pm

Review pages 122 – 135. Be ready for a quiz.

By: mrwheeler on October 24th, 2007
at 3:36 pm

Same as yesterday; maybe today we will get to have a class.

By: mrwheeler on October 25th, 2007
at 6:21 pm

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.

The Atheists Creed

We believe in Marx Freud and Darwin.
We believe everything is OK
as long as you don’t hurt anyone,
to the best of your definition of hurt,
and to the best of your definition of knowledge.

We believe in the therapy of sin.
We believe that adultery is fun.
We believe that taboos are taboo.

We believe that all religions are basically the same,
at least the ones that we read were.
They all believe in love and goodness.
They only differ on matters of
creation, sin, heaven hell God and salvation.

We believe in Masters and Johnson.
What’s selected is average.
What’s average is normal.
What’s normal is good.
We believe that man is essentially good.
It’s only his behavior that lets him down.

We believe that each man must
find the truth that is right for him
and reality will adapt accordingly.
The universe will readjust. History will alter.

We believe that there is no absolute truth
excepting the truth that there is no absolute truth.
We believe in the rejection of creeds.
And the flowering of individual thought.

In other words we do not judge. Where does this leave the Christian? Obviously we must pass judgment on many of these ideas, and we must acknowledge and proclaim that even our loving heavenly Father has condemn them. And there lies the key to escaping the moral and mental suicide of trying to live without absolutes and yet fulfilling the Lord’s commands not to judge. Is it not that Christ is exhorting us as his followers not to write people off; do not pass ultimate judgment on people and condemn them. But we must ruthlessly hone our minds to pick up on every lie of our enemy and expose it for what it is; bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ. Is this not what we want for our young people. Is this not what Paul was urging when he persistently tells Christians to judge:

1Co 10:15 I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say.

1Co 11:13 Judge in yourselves

1Co 14:29 Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge.

1Co 2:15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things.

May God grant us dexterity that with equal heat we may love people with the forgiveness and grace of God, while we ruthlessly condemn every idea that raise itself against the knowledge of Christ.

Ten Ways School Prepares You for the Work World

The first day you pack a briefcase and head off to a professional job interview may seem far away, but the time to build strong skills and valuable habits is now. School is full of opportunities to develop the qualities most important to employers.

Writing Skills

If you dread essays and other writing assignments, consider this: in a recent survey of employers, communication topped the list of skills they look for most. By doing your best on every research paper and lab report you write, you’re preparing yourself for a career.

Health professionals keep patient charts, researchers and artists depend on the money they collect by writing grant applications, software engineers write technical specifications, and nearly everyone writes email to people inside and outside their organization. And before you even get the chance to interview, you’ll need to represent yourself in cover letters and résumés.

Speaking Skills

Next time you’re assigned a class presentation, think twice before dismissing it as an unimportant part of your education. Employers look for speaking skills in job hopefuls and it’s never too soon to practice good eye contact and other public speaking techniques.

Teamwork Skills

How many times a week does your class count off and break into small groups to tackle a challenge? You practice voicing your opinions, listening and responding to others, and reaching compromises. By the time you leave high school, you can be an expert in teamwork, an increasingly important skill in today’s workplace.

Problem-Solving Skills

Problem solving goes far beyond your algebra textbook. Every school assignment is an opportunity to weigh all possible solutions carefully and select the one you think is best. As a working professional, you’ll keep solving problems, whether computer programming bugs or budget shortfalls.

Initiative

Every time you raise your hand in class, every time you choose your own research topic, every time you interpret a piece of literature, you take initiative. And employers value can-do professionals who come up with new ideas and chart their own course through projects.

Cool Under Pressure

Who hasn’t made the argument that testing isn’t a real-life situation? It’s not like your future boss is going to ask you to translate a Spanish passage without a dictionary in under 20 minutes. But try thinking of the pressure of testing as practice for the work world’s own explosive situations. You could someday find yourself meeting tight deadlines, speaking with irate customers, holding a scalpel, or handling dangerous chemicals.

Attention to Detail

When you double-check your calculations for a math problem, make sure you’re using the correct homonym in an essay, or cite sources carefully in a research paper, you’re paying close attention to detail. That habit will come in handy in any workplace, whether you maintain a database, keep a log of the hours you spend with clients, or simply write emails.

Time Management

How many classes do you attend each day? How many homework assignments do you tackle each night? And what about sports practice, play rehearsal, and other extracurriculars?

You have the chance to be a real pro when it comes to juggling the many demands on your time—and that’s a good thing since most jobs require multitasking. Examples of on-the-job juggling feats include taking care of current clients while attracting new ones, responding to emails while working on a major presentation, and ordering tomorrow’s produce while planning next week’s menu.

Honesty

Employers need to know that they can trust you with everything from credit cards to trade secrets. But how can you work at honesty? Every day that you do your own homework and resist the temptation to cheat on exams, you exercise your integrity muscle.

Love of Learning

Last but not least, a love of learning will see you through the initial weeks of a new job. It will also serve you well as you advance in your working life, taking on new projects, building expertise, and branching into new areas of interest. While your grandparents may have worked for the same company their entire lives, today’s workforce is mobile, with most people changing careers, not just jobs, throughout their lifetime.

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