Thursday/ Friday January 31st and February 1st

1. Epic conventions and style and The Iliad due to Schoology. 

2. Personal reading. 

3. The Real Trojan Horse

• First define historical context.
• List 6 examples from the Troy/Trojan war video that you believe have a direct connection to the creation of Homer's The Iliad.
• Provide an explanation of how the example from the video connects specifically to what you have read in The Iliad. 

Tuesday, January 29th

1. Personal reading- first 10 minutes

2. Sentence diagramming- Review

*** Remember modifiers fall below the main clause line.

A. Simple subject and simple predicate

__S___|____P______
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B. Simple subject, simple predicate, direct object

_S___| ___P____|__DO____
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C. Simple subject, simple predicate, complement (completes predicate.. tells more about subject)

_S___|____LV____\___C___
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3. Review through the following interactive Sentence Diagramming presentation. It will take you through each step of the diagramming process at your own speed.

Online Sentence Diagramming Basics

4. For Wednesday/Thursday: Finish Book 6  of The Iliad, plus the examples of Epic conventions and style in your notes.

Book 6 Quizlet found HERE: Book 6- The Iliad

Monday, January 28th

1. Intro to sentence diagramming. I LOVE SENTENCE DIAGRAMMING!

                                                                    I | love | diagramming
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                                                                      |                   \ sentence
Famous opening lines- Diagrammed.
 
To know:

• Team subject. Team predicate
• Main clause line.
• Team line.
• What is only cool enough to be on the main clause line?

______|_________
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2. Independent reading- first 10 minutes.

3. Review Book 1 of The Iliad.
Quizlet review found here: Book 1 of The Iliad Review
Quizlet character review found here: Book 1 Characters- The Iliad

Terms to consider: 

• Historical Context: The influence of a time period on an author and his/her text. 
• Epic: A long narrative poem usually accounting the story of a hero. 
• Epithet: A descriptive name of a person or place that emphasizes attributes.
• Epic simile: A comparison between two things on a grand scale. 
• Theme: A universal idea explored and commented upon in a text.

4. For today, you should have the EPIC notes in YOUR notes.  You will need to partner up and look how the first book of The Iliad functions as an epic. You will use the "General Characteristics" and the "Elements of Epic Style" to guide your evaluation. You will need examples from Book 1 in your notes. Not every characteristic, etc. will be in Book 1, but do your best.  Be specific in your examples.

For Tuesday, please read Book 6 of The Iliad. As you are taking notes, consider the Epic conventions, as well as Historical Context. Pages 195-200.

Friday, January 25th

For today you have read Book 1 of The Iliad. 

1. With your notes, you will need to get together with a partner and construct a TIMELINE of the most significant plot events that occur in Book 1 of The Iliad.

Start with:                                                                 End with:
___________________________________________________
      |                                                                                   |
Homer                                                                      Achilles
for the inspiration                                                    refuses to
from the Muses                                           submit to Agamemnon

2. When doing analysis of literature, one of the earliest ways to start analysis is by examining how the text functions through its GENRE. This is where we think about how does the set structure inform the way the text functions or is presented.

Genre: Type or category.

The Iliad falls into the EPIC genre.

Please read through and take notes on the EPIC STRUCTURE... Found HERE: EPIC Genre NOTES

Have these into your notes by when you come into class on FRIDAY, January 25th.

PLEASE BRING HEADPHONES FOR THURSDAY. 

Thursday, January 24th

Plan Your Future Day:

Late Start Daily with Mentoring/BT- NEEDS 4th HOUR LUNCH SHIFTS

1st Hour- 8:30-9:07

2nd Hour- 9:12-9:49

3rd Hour- 9:54-10:31

Mentoring/BT- 10:36-11:00

4th Hour/Lunch- 11:05-12:17

Lunches

1st- 11:05-11:29

2nd-11:29-11:53

3rd-11:53-12:17

5th Hour- 12:22-12:59

6th Hour- 1:04-1:41

7th Hour- 1:46-2:23

1. For class today, please watch the following video (with headphone), and take notes.
Introduction to Homer and The Iliad- Video

2. Remember to have the EPIC notes in YOUR (epic) notes for Friday. 

Tuesday, January 22nd

1. Independent reading.

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2. Quiz over historical context of The Iliad. 

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

Terms/concepts to know:
1. Epic
2. Epithets
3. Epic simile
4. Theme
5. Epic conventions.

Make sure that these terms/concepts and definitions are in your notes.

For Wednesday/Thursday, please read 178-194. Make sure to read the italicized section on 182. It will help as a preview of the plot.

In your notes balance the following:
1. Plot events.
2. Evidence of the Epic Conventions/Stylistic techniques.

Friday, January 18th

1. Power and Machiavelli projects due at the beginning of class.

2. Independent reading.

3. 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!