Friday, January 29, 2016

Today in Class: January 29, 2016

B1 10th Lit/Comp


  • Oedipus Rex .PDF Page Numbers
    (Fill in on packet p. 2)
    • Prologue
    • Parodos: Starts p. 3 “Exit All but chorus”
    • Scene 1: Starts p. 4 “Oedipus returns”
    • Ode 1: Starts p. 8 “Exit Separately…”
    • Scene 2: Starts p. 8 “Enter creon”
    • Ode 2: Starts p. 13 “Exit”
    • Scene 3: Starts p. 14 “Part II”
    • Ode 3: Starts p. 17 “Strophe”
    • Scene 4: Starts p. 17 “Enter an Old Man”
    • Ode 4: Starts p. 19 “Exit all”
    • Exodos: Starts p. 19 “Enter a second…”
  • Read and discussed Prologue and Scene I as class
  • Homework:
    • Prepare for Ode I Socratic Seminar (Seminar Tuesday) (p. 11-12)
    • Read Scene II and complete reading comprehension questions

B3 American Lit

  • Subject-Verb Agreement
  • “To Build A Fire” Literary analysis student exemplar
  • Writing: Informative Text in response to “Winter Dreams”
    • “Winter Dreams” can be thought of as a commentary on the notion of the American Dream—the idea that a person’s success depends more on his or her efforts than on factors such as class or race. In a 3-paragraph mini-essay, explore the vision of the American Dream as Dexter experiences it.

B4 Creative Writing

  • "Oh! To Heritage You'll Go!" group readings