Hello my lovelies!

Here's a look at the week ahead:

Monday (No Periods 2 or 6): Period 4 will work on finishing up their Oedipus rough drafts, due on Tuesday.

Tuesday: Oedipus rough drafts are due, worth a quiz grade!!! We will be peer editing in class.

Wednesday (No Period 4): We will begin our Money, Power, & Corruption Unit.

Thursday: Periods 2 & 6 will start discussing how ideas and objects corrupt both people and society. Period 4 will begin our Money, Power, & Corruption Unit.


Friday (No Periods 2 or 6):  Period 4 will start discussing how ideas and objects corrupt both people and society.


Looking ahead:

***ALL FINAL OEDIPUS ESSAYS ARE DUE AT THE START OF CLASS ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 8TH.***

Assessment

Keeping in mind The Epic of Gilgamesh, The Book of the Dead, and Adoration of the Disk, select one of the assessments below. Each response should be either 2 stanzas or 2 paragraphs, 8-10 sentences (or lines) each.
 

Choice # 1

Go to  www.bookofdead.com.

Go to the interactive plates on the website.

Choose one of the poems and independently identify the speaker, tone, and belief in the afterlife. (2 lines)

Write your own Book of the Dead poem. You may choose Osiris, or another character from any text we have read,  and follow the guidelines above. (14-18 lines)


Choice #2

Complete an autobiographical papyrus scroll.

Respond to the following questions and write your own autobiographical papyrus scroll. Use the scrolls on www.bookofdead.com as an example.

A)    What would you like people to find written about you when they open your tomb thousands of years from now? (1 paragraph)

B)   Would you leave instructions about how to bury you, your feelings on this current life, what you expect out of the next life? (1 paragraph)

Monday, 10/6 (D Day)- Period 2, 4, 6- 
continue reading Gilgamesh

Tuesday, 10/7 (A Day)- (no period 4)
periods 2&6- finish reading Gilgamesh

Wednesday, 10/8 (B Day)- 
period 4-finish reading Gilgamesh
periods 2& 6- begin discussing the symbolism in Gilgamesh and work on packet

Thursday, 10/9 (C Day)- (no period 2 or 6) begin discussing the symbolism in Gilgamesh and work on packet

Friday, 10/ 10 (D Day)- work on open ended response

Hi all,

I hope that you've enjoyed your long weekend!

Please remember to read 'The Death of Enkidu' and write your 1 paragraph response for tomorrow! This is the story and "Pause and Reflect" question that I photocopied for you.



See you tomorrow!

View the Prezi from class on Epic Heroes and their journeys below.

We all belong to a culture.

Culture is the combination of:

·      human knowledge

·      beliefs

·      behavior

that we learn and pass on to future generations.

We usually express our culture in certain ways, like

·      how we dress

·      what we eat

·      what we believe

·      even how we played as kids

Here's the video step-by-step process of how to create your class blog.

It was really great meeting all of you on Friday! I'm looking forward to seeing you again tomorrow!

Things you should remember:

• Your "Letter to Ms. Barbour" is due at the start of class TOMORROW. This is your first homework grade of the marking period.
• The last page of your Policies & Procedures should be signed and returned by both you and a parent or guardian for next Thursday, September 11th. This is worth a quiz grade.
• Your summer reading assessment will be TOMORROW. You MAY use your notes.

(Here's a link to the district summer reading. Your work is listed under "Grade 11 Assignments.")

I'm looking forward to a great year with all of you.