Good morning, my friends!

Please: Grab a grammar book Turn to page XXXXX Take out your notes Be prepared to follow along when the music

ends.

Grammar

For today:

Grammar Odyssey Reflection Sharing Writing Projects O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Snacks! Wrap up and Adios

Odyssey Reflection

Try to think of some new understanding you gained from reading the Odyssey. Either explain what it was and what it means to you, or, if you had none, explain why you think this story didn’t enrich your understanding of history or literature.

Sharing Writing Projects

Volunteers?

Begin by telling us which prompt you chose, why you chose it, and a brief exposition of setting and characters.

O Brother Film Connection

Sirens/Circe

Quarter Wrap-up

R&J Prologue, Sad Romeo, The Ball, The

Balcony, The Secret Wedding, The Fight!, Adios Tybalt and Mercutio, Romeo’s Banishment, The Wedding is on , The Friar’s plan, The Wedding is off , Romeo’s return, a Very Unhappy Ending

Quarter Wrap-up

Literary Analysis Paper A debatable thesis with a subject and opinion

Solid evidence to support that opinion Intro: Hook, Background info, Thesis

statement Body Paragraphs: Topic sentence, Evidence

sandwich, transition Conclusion: Wrap up evidence, invite further

thought, restate thesis

Quarter Wrap-up

Homer’s The Odyssey Telemachos gets fed up, Athena’s

intervention, O’s trip home from the Trojan War, Blown off course to the Land of the Lotus-Eaters, the Cyclops, the Lastrygonians, a visit with Circe, Chit chat with the dead, Scylla and Charybdis, Helios’ cattle, nine years with Calypso, Storytime with Alkinoos, O and the swineherd, O’s return, the Challenge, the FEAST!!!

On a serious note…

Thank you all so much for your attention and effort this quarter. It can be weird to switch between teachers mid-year and I commend you for hanging in there. You’ve been a joy to work with.

Each one of you has given me a different perspective on how to teach, (what to and what not to do!)

I’ve learned a lot of valuable things from you. Remember, you each have tremendous potential.

You’ve just got to bring it out. I wish you all the best! Keep in touch

whauser84@gmail.com

On a much less serious note…

Sing along if you know the words…