End of Week 1 and Friday's Homework

What a packed first 7 days of school! I can already see some of the exhaustion on many of the students' faces... I am impressed with how tenacious they have been in grappling with close reading. Close reading a text to analyze things like figurative language, symbolism, themes, etc. is a difficult skill to master. However, once they have it down, they will be able to tackle any English course in college!

Below is one of the big ideas we have been working with this week:

How does Homer use figurative language (epic similes, epithets, allusions) to develop his story and the epic hero, Odysseus? Students are exploring this question by close reading The Odyssey.

Here is what's due on Friday (9/12/2014) in students' LANGUAGE ARTS NOTEBOOK

1. Completed T.I.P. Chart
2. Pg. 1199 questions (Book 2 - Reading the Epic Practice)
3. Pg. 1204-1206 questions (Odyssey Book 5 - Questions B, C, and D

Next week, we will be going through Homer's epic poem very quickly. Students are encouraged to be in class every day so that they are not falling behind.

Pictures coming soon!