January 30th-31st

1. Make sure that you are caught up on Books 1, 6, and 22 of The Iliad.
2. Make sure that all of your characterization notes are updated.

In class on Wednesday: Start time lining the major events of Books 1 and 6.

January 29th

Class Today:

1. Read Book 22 of The Iliad. 

2. Get the following notes on characterization IN your own notes.

Characterization: The techniques an author uses to develop a character. (Notice that it is a study of the techniques or the strategies... it is not the result of these strategies)

Direct Characterization: Tells the audience what the character's personality/purpose is
Indirect Characterization: Shows the audience things that reveal the personality of the character.

Techniques an author uses for INDIRECT Characterization: STEAL
S: Speech- What does the character say? How does the character speak?
T: Thoughts-What is revealed through the character’s private thought s and feelings?
E: Effect- on others toward the character. What is revealed through the character’s effect on
     other people? How do other characters feel or behave in reaction to the character?
A: Actions- What does the character do? How does the character behave?
L: Looks-What does the character look like? How does the character dress?

Imagery: Words and phrases that invoke the senses (Think of the five major types of imagery)

Allusion: Indirect reference to a notable person, event, book in history/literature/art, etc. Provides added meaning with the reference.

Please get the Characteristics of an Epic Hero in your notes: 

Characteristics of an Epic Hero

January 26th

Create an Iliad Photo Library

Develop a digital photo library showcasing powerful or exciting scenes from the Iliad. For each work you find, keep track of the title, the artist (if known), the approximate year it was created, and the museum in which it is exhibited. You will need to include the quote/passage from The iliad that is represented in your image. 

Once you have gathered all of your images, assemble them into a visual presentation using Google Slides. 

You will need the following: 

1. Title slide

2. 8 important scenes with textual quotes (cited) and coinciding images slides. 

3. Reflection slide. 

Resources

Use reference books and the Web sites in your Resource Bank to complete this activity. 

As you browse through the sites in the Resource Bank, consider collecting the images you want to use in a file on your computer.

Wrap-up

On your last slide, post a reflection of what you understand more about The Iliad from doing this project. 

Post your Iliad gallery to Google Classroom. 

Resource Bank

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/help/startpoints?redirect=true
Make Tufts University?s Perseus Digital Library one of your first research stops on your image search. Choose the vase, sculpture, or coin gallery, and then search by keyword. 

http://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/ BeazleyAdmin/ Script2/ default.htm
Welcome to the University of Oxford's extensive Beazley Archive, an online research database of ancient Greek pottery and sculpture. Look for images in the "Dictionary" section, which features illustrations and entries for many of the players in Homer?s Iliad. 

January 24th

1. The two quizzes are due today at the beginning of class.

2. Trojan War Documentary- Video worksheet.
Ancient History- Trojan War
Video Response Sheet

Theme: universal direct or indirect meaning in a text (often conveys a message/teaching from author)

Three major themes of The Iliad: 

• Power of Fate
• A Hero's Limitations
• Importance of Honor

You will need to gather textual evidence of each of the first three themes as seen in Books 1 and 6 of The Iliad. 
These will be checked on Friday.

For Friday:
1. Read Book 6 of The Iliad .
2. 3 themes and textual evidence from The Iliad  in your notes.

January 22nd.

Happy Monday!

1. Quiz over historical context of The Iliad. Open book... due on Wednesday at the beginning of class.

2. You have read the background on the Ancient Greeks for today. We are diving into the quintessential Ancient Greek text today, The Illiad. 

For Wednesday, please read 178-194. Make sure to read the italicized section on 182. It will help as a preview of the plot. Complete your open book quiz due Wednesday at the beginning of class.

January 19th

1. You will have two people review, annotate, and score your Blended Writing sample today. Turn into Mrs. Cole once the paper has been scored twice.

Readers:

• You will mark the techniques of Argument (red), Expository (blue), and Narrative (green) writing with colored pencils. 
• Not only mark that it is the specific type of writing, but the techniques used in the side margins. 
• You will need to CIRCLE transitions.
• When you are done you are going to use the scoring guide to score your partner's paper. Start in between the 3 and the 2. Do you need to move UP to three or down to two? Look at the distinguishing components in the differences of scores. Write the score at the top of the paper.
• Return to your partner. 

For Monday:

Read and TAKE NOTES on pages 162-73 and 176-177 in your literature book! Here come the GREEKS! Be ready for a quiz on Monday!

Wednesday, January 17th

1. We will be writing a practice Blended Writing sample today. You will need the following papers:

• Blended Writing handout
• Transitions sheet
• Blended Writing scoring guide
• 2 secondary sources (from me). 

2. Construct a rough outline answering the prompt. Look through two secondary sources and consider where they will be integrated. We will be utilizing a basic 5-paragraph essay format for this standardized EOC writing assignment.


3. Start writing the body of your paper, remembering to integrate expository and narrative to support your argument. Use the checklists on the blended writing handout to help you. Remember to integrate your direct quotes and paraphrases correctly.

4. Write your introduction and conclusion integrating a narrative anecdote in your introduction and revisit it in your conclusion.

Submit your finished paper to Google Classroom AND print off for class on Friday.