Wednesday 10/27

• Read check on the homework
  
• We took some notes on Comedy & some text notes on the Theseus/Hippolyta background
• We discussed some points of plot summary from the homework
• We continued with the in class dramatization

HW: finish reading Act II

Tuesday 10/26

• Notes on Shakespeare and theatre
• Continue with in-class dramatization of Midsummer

HW: read Act II Scene I to the entrance of Demetrius

Monday 10/25

• We began the 2nd Q Shakespeare unit -- some review of basic concepts; in class reading of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" -- bring your copy to class from now on.
  

Friday 10/22

• Power of Myth: The Troubadours & the mythology of romanitc love
  

Thursday 10/21

• Shadow Day
• Greek mythology jeopardy
  

Wednesday 10/20

• Test
• bring D'aulaire's tomorrow
  

Tuesday 10/19

• We finished reviewing for the test (tomorrow)
• Jounral entry -- personal response to "Critical Theory"
  

Monday 10/18

• We reviewed for the To Kill A Mockingbird test -- Wednesday
  

HW: last journal entry of the quarter (due Wed) -- reflect on the critical theory we discussed. the idea that the text might be sending sexist and/or racist messages -- did it occur to you when you read it? why or why not? reflect on how stories either conceal or reveal a reader's perception of how stereotypes are constructed or manipulated.

Friday 10/15

• We finished with our critical reading of TKM; we will spend one more day on this, review on Monday and have a test on Tuesday.

Thursday 10/14

• No class on Wed.
  
• We continued with our critical reading of To Kill A Mockingbird; we will spend one more day on this, review on Monday and have a test on Tuesday.

Tuesday 10/12

• We continued our critical reading of To Kill A Mockingbird; we will spend one more day on this, have review on Monday and a test on Tuesday
  

Monday 10/11

• We continued with notes on a Critical Reading of TKM

HW; Journal entry: Scout has two big experiences of someone who is an outcast from society -- Tom & Boo. Do you think the lessons she learns in the two cases are supposed to have anything to do with one another? For example, does the connection she makes with Boo at the end of the novel tell us anything about her relationship to Tom? Explain.

Thursay 10/7

• Test on Odyssey
• Continue with notes on To Kill A Mockingbird
  

Wednesday 10/6

• We began discussing a "critical" reading of TKM

Tuesday 10/5

• We continued with the test review -- Test Thursday
  

Monday 10/4

• Today we began reviewing for the test on the Odyssey -- TEST ON THURSDAY
  

Friday 10/1

• Power of Myth episode: Sacrifice & Bliss

HW: Mockingbird -- Chapter 14 to end RC Monday

Thursday 9/30

• Diagramming modifers exercise
• Analysis of scenes from Odyssey movie

HW: Pers Narr due tomorrow & Mockingbird half read check Monday