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'.