Mon 12/4 (S): Read study guide and bring in any questions you have.
Tues 12/5 (S): Click here for Canvas assignment
Be sure to go to the correct block (F or G) to post your assignment
Weds 12/6 or Thurs 12/7 (L):
On Canvas here, please do the following:
Pick two passages from The Odyssey (you can use your classmates' passages from Thursday'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
Fri 12/8 (S): Please do the following:
Please find the assignment on Canvas
PDF of the passages to analyze below.
Also, please re-read your Odyssey in-class essay (on Bk 12 or 19/20) and hit "reply" to my side comments
Fine to just acknowledge my comments with "okay" or "I get it" if it's not an easy fix
If you don't understand a comment, then please come talk to me!
Extra essays on The Odyssey and "Red Convertible" here