9 Dec S: Read study guide and bring in any questions you have.
10 Dec S: Review
11 Dec (Block F) OR 12 Dec (Block C) L: Review
On Canvas (posted here), please do the following: (link is now active)
Pick two passages from The Odyssey (you can use your classmates' passages from last night's assignment if you wish) that are thematically related.
Make sure you say where in The Odyssey these passages are from and give page numbers.
Write a semi-formal freewrite in which you compare or contrast the passages above.
Identify an important idea or value or theme that the two passages share
Explain how each passage develops that idea
Analyze closely by explaining the significance of specific words, phrases, and images
Word count for freewrite: 300 words minimum (not including long quotations)
13 Dec S: Review
Please find the assignment is posted on Canvas (link is now active)
Please print out and mark a PDF of the passages, to be found here.
Note: feel free to handwrite your practice essay/freewrite, rather than type it. In that case, take pictures of your essay and post the pics on Canvas.
Also, please read/peruse sample essays on The Odyssey.
These are now posted on Google Classroom under "Classwork/Sample Paras and Essays"
Week Eighteen
16 Dec: No classes
17-20: Midterms