ODY Pt. 2: Study Session

During your studies for the upcoming Quiz on Part 2 of The Odyssey, you may wish to reread/review details pertaining to the following:

• Odysseus' Return to Ithaca
• The Reunion of Father and Son
• The Plan. You know the one. The big one.
• The Disguise
• Argus 😢
• The Suitors' Treatment of "the beggar"
• Queen Penelope and her Conversation With "the beggar"
• The Challenge (The One That Penelope Gives The Suitors) AND The Winner
• The First To Die & The Suitors' Reaction
• Penelope's Test & Royal Carpentry 101

Also:

• Questions 1, 2, and 3 on page 1115 (After You Read)
• Epic Poetry Lit Terms

But Mr. Tidyman it's Sundaaaaaaayyyyyy and I only wanna review for, like, 12 minutes!!

Did you know that the author of YA-Lit megahit The Fault In Our Stars

John Green

explains it better, and faster, than I ever could?

Link to Crash Course Literature 201: The Odyssey*

*Disclaimer: This video covers some plot that has been cut

from your version of the text.

It also deals honestly (but not lewdly) with the issues

of sex and faithfulness in the story.

Thanks, "jared" from YouTube, for this whiteboard rendition.

The Hero's Journey

Thank you, Joseph Campbell. Heroes walk the same path.

https://prezi.com/9bmnwcgio1lx/heros-journey-the-lion-king/?webgl=0

Wanna blow your mind? Check out all the results for this idea:

https://www.google.com/#safe=strict&q=joseph+campbell+hero%27s+journey+prezi&*

Tomorrow: Tues 2/21

I'm not saying that there's a Quiz over Part One of the Odyssey tomorrow.

I'm not saying that at all.

But if there were to be one, hypothetically, tomorrow would definitely be the day to give one. If one were, in fact, to give one. Hypothetically.

And furthermore, if one were to review for this hypothetical quiz, here's what one might undertake to review:

• Know the Elements of Epic Poetry
• Several of these lit terms can be found in the Textbook itself, before The Odyssey begins, on pages 1040e-1040F
• These ones, specifically, might be handy
• Know The TEXT
• Not just the text of Odysseus' Adventures, but read (and KNOW) all of the yellow-box Summary information. The stuff that's set apart from the text of the story itself.
• Be prepared to demonstrate your knowledge of HOW the text of The Odyssey serves as an example of an epic poem, with particular regard to HOW the adventures of Odysseus communicate the values of Ancient Greek culture.

Stay Gold.

Anticlea

That was Odysseus' mom's name.

Anticlea.

Essays Due; Land of the Dead

Students handed in their Synthesis Essays on the heroic question: Is it more important for a hero to be smart? Or to be strong?

If you belong to the population of students who wanted to whine about this assignment,

please remember:

It was assigned last Friday.

You had 7 days.

BUT THEN!

Students accompanied Odysseus, son of Laertes, on his hair-raising, heart-wrenching journey to the

Land of the Dead

This is a link to the in-class listening document

We stopped several times along the way to check for listening comprehension, as well as savor Odysseus' heartbreak.

HW:

• Finish Part 1 of The Odyssey
• 1071-1082
• I'm not saying that there'll be a Quiz on Tuesday. But hey. You never know
• Except I know you haven't had one yet.
• And I know that the major divisions between sections of a story are a good time to pause and assess.
• And I know y'all have a 3-Day weekend to read, review, and catch up.
• Just sayin'.

ODY: Textbook Citation

This document has a copiable-and-pastable Works Cited entry for our textbook!

When quoting in your essay, be sure to use:

(Fitzgerald #)

💻M👏L👏A👏FORMAT👏PLZ

Another MLA Powerpoint
(Instructions, not examples)

YouTube Tutorial! YOU'RE WELCOME
There are several others, too

Purdue Online Writing Lab

Hero Synthesis: Drafting Day

Re-Link to the Hero Synthesis Assignment

(this was introduced in class last Friday, 2/10

Don't believe me? Scroll down.)

Link to the Thesis Brainstorming Document

(optional. Possible helpful? But not graded)

Synthesis Rubric

Shout out to Lakethia W. for pointing out (in a spicy comment) that one had been available since January.

This one has been gently tweaked and clarified for this assignment.

Writing Workshop Day 1: Opening Brainstorm

After school today, from 3ish to 4 ish, Freshmen were invited to a Writing Workshop in which they participated in a Group Brainstorming session.

Remember, the central question in the Hero Synthesis Essay is:

Is it more important for a hero to be 

strong?

Or to be

smart?

And so students first had to stake out a position. Then, they got together with like-minded students to collect, on big papers, points for their argumentative side:

There will also be another Writing Workshop held tomorrow, after school, from 3:15-4:15.

Intro to Odyssey (Membean Minutes)

Upon arrival to class today, students took their MB Session 9 Quiz (if you were absent today, please see me to re-set your quiz).

During, and after the Quiz, I shared the following details with students, details specifically concerning the treatment of Dubious Minutes:

This is a link to the Membean Issues powerpoint.

Dubious Minutes Explanation

General Help On Membean

(Searchable Solutions Center)

If you were one of the 7th period students who

was pointedly interesting in seeing Dubious sessions,

I have sent an e-mail to Membean HQ on this very topic,

and will share what I hear tomorrow.

Then, we moved along directly to some notes introducing The Odyssey as an example of the genre called epic poetry.

Link to the Odyssey Introduction & Epic Poetry Terms
(.gslides credit Mrs. Sottek 2017)

And here is the Notes Sheet that accompanied the Slides

HW:

• Read The Odyssey: 1050-1063 The Cyclops, Polyphemous
• 1 DJ Entry to accompany
• 
  
• Membean Session 10 is on: 2/13-2/26

The Hero's Journey: Listening

Students completed a Listening Assignment in class today, on the topic of the Hero's Journey.

This is a link to the audio file from class!

And this is a link to the Hero's Journey Notes sheet from class

Students filled this out, and handed it in at the end of the period

Which means that if I don't have yours, please hand it in

Infinite Heroes. A Singular Journey.

HW: 

• Begin The Odyssey: read pgs 1044-1049
• Complete 1 Dialectical Journal Entry
• Membean Quiz Tomorrow (Session 9 just ended: 1/30-2/12)

Bonus Material: The 17-Step Hero's Cycle Diagram

Quiz #3 & Synthesis

Link to the Synthesis Essay Document
Due Friday, 2/17

Also, Mythology Quiz #3 was given today. If you were absent, please see me to make up the quiz.

Quiz Tomorrow: Study Session

Mrs. Syes hosted a rather well-attended study session over Mythology today after school:

No one got injured. I think.

The focus was basically "Mythology So Far". There was a Kahoot (Shout out to Kahoot Champion BOB Q!). Mrs. Syes then answered, with broad and full explanation, questions donated anonymously by Freshmen in attendance.

Study Tips For The Quiz:

• Refresh your knowledge of the main points of Hamilton's Introduction. Why does Greek mythology matter? What does it mean for us?
• Know the Big 12 (Olympian Gods and Goddesses). Like, really know them. We've been reading myths for a couple weeks - you should know these gods like the back of your hand.
• Here's a helpful sheet that you should've already filled out in class.
• Seriously, you should know all of the information in the above doc by now.
• 
  
• Be familiar with the important figures and stories from the Creation chapter.
• Know how to complete a (high-quality, thorough) Dialectical Journal entry
• Here's a re-link to the Powerpoint that explains this.
• Come prepared to demonstrate knowledge & understanding of the Trojan War, as well as the Fall of Troy (Chapters 13 and 14 in Mythology)
• Questions might be drawn from the chapters, the in-class lectures (see below for powerpoints), the documentary from today, or any combination thereof.

Finally, here is a pic of some of my favorite student questions from this afternoon:

Click to zoom in. Then, in the new tab, right click the image and choose 'Open Image In New Tab' for best viewing.

Fall Of Troy: Fact or Fiction?

Today, students (hopefully) enjoyed a rare English-class opportunity:

We watched a PBS Documentary: "Secrets of the Dead"

This show examined multiple perspectives on whether or not the city of Troy, and the fabled Trojan Horse, were FACT, or just MYTH.

This is a link to the Listening Note-Taking Sheet from class. And just so you know: this document was turned in, for a grade, at the end of class. So if I don't have yours, you don't have a grade.

No, I cannot post the video online. I had to purchase it from YouTube, which means re-posting it for free is copyright infringement.

HW:

• Quiz tomorrow on Mythology. Everything we've covered is fair game, as well as the 4 Major Heroes (Jason, Perseus, Theseus, and Hercules), The Trojan War, and The Fall of Troy.

The Trojan War

TWO POWERPOINTS FROM CLASS:

Made by Tidyman
Sorry the formatting didn't carry over from Powerpoint.


 Made by Mrs. Sottek
You can tell.

Link to the Guided Lecture Notes from Class

HW:

• Read Ch. 14: The Fall Of Troy

Students Present: Myths! (Day 2)

A handful of final presentations were conducted today.

Two other goals for the day:

1. Do a 15-minute Session of Membean
2. Get your ENGL Textbook signed out to you (see me for this if you were absent)

HW:

• Read Ch. 13: "The Trojan War"

Students Present: Myths! (Day 1)

Students presented their multi-media Myth projects today.

Almost every group go to go, but we'll have a few more tomorrow. We missed the SSMV Vandy Squad Nerds.

Tomorrow: Mythological Presentations!

Even though I know it's Sunday and I don't expect this site to get much traffic today, here's a quick post in preparation for tomorrow:

This is the Multi-Media Myth Project Assignment Sheet

This is the Rubric

This is a guide to who-all is presenting on what, and when:

How to "Hand In" This Project:

• Frankly it depends on the kind of multi-media visual your group has prepared
• For saved visual files, consider the following:
• Bring it in on a USB Drive
• Email it to jesse.tidyman@mnps.org (as an attachment)
• For web-based or cloud-hosted visuals, you might:
• "Share" it to me (Dropbox, Google Drive, and MNPS Office365 all have this feature)
• Email me a link to the website with your visual (Prezi comes to mind)
• Special Note on Movies:
• I have no idea how many groups decided to film anything and make a movie. But let me warn you now: I use a Macbook in 3NW. Which means I can play MANY video-file formats, but I CANNOT play Windows MovieMaker (or any other Windows OS movie-creation/project program)  project files.
• You can use whatever software you want but you have to export your project to a video file format such as .mp4, .mov, or .mkv. Or you can burn it to a blank DVD, if you have the hardware for that.

Bonus: Done with your project? Bored? 

I have this book in my classroom.

This is a link to an audio-drama of the Cupid & Psyche myth.
No, it's not required for class. But it's listening and not reading, so hey, maybe you might enjoy it.

Socratic Circle: Heroes of Mythology

Students participated in a socratic circle discussion activity today. Results were generally underwhelming.

Project Work & Socratic Prep

A handful of my classes reviewed the Hero Chart columns for Perseus and Theseus.

A handful did not, after it became rankly apparent that only about 7 students did the reading and HW. Thanks, 3rd period.

The reading is the easiest part, you churls.

After that, groups had time to work on their Mythological Presentation Projects, which will be due Monday.

HW:

• Prepare Questions for tomorrow's Socratic Circle concerning Heroes
• Bonus link to the Socratic Guidelines for tomorrow
• Read Hercules' chapter.
• Complete his column on the Hero Chart
• Complete one Dialectical Journal.
• Continue to prepare the Multi-Media Presentation Project due Monday
• Don't forget: Membean is still going on!

Jason as Hero; Project Work

First objective for class today was to review Jason's column in the Hero Chart.

The balance of class time was spent working in groups on the Multi-Media Myth Presentation Project (scroll down to see post below.)

HW:

• Read Perseus & Theseus
• Fill out both Hero Columns
• Complete 1 Dialectical Journal entry (two passages total)
• Membean Session 9 is ON! 1/30-2/12
• Continue to work on the Multi-Media Presentation (due Mon)