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The class…

• took their L to J quiz.
• listened to the story of Demeter and Persephone.
• listened to the story of Dionysus.
• answered questions about the connection of these two gods to humanity.

Homework: None

The class…

• finished viewing Atonement and discussed the nature of creating fiction and the character of Briony Tallis.

Homework: None

The class…

• discussed narrowing a topic and completed a worksheet for an organizational plan for their paper.
• conferenced with a group of students about planning their paper.

Homework: None

Today, the class…

• had an SSR period.
• received copies of The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan to read in preparation for a field trip to see the film.
• took a quiz on the Greek Pantheon of gods.
• presented their Pandora skits.

Homework: None

Today, the class…

• heard an explanation as to whyt the “Dubliners” test needed to be pushed back to Monday.
• watched a few minutes of Atonement during our abbreviated class period.

Homework: None

Today, the class…

• had an abbreviated class period, so we answered six journalistic questions about a broard topic.

Homework: None

Today, the class…

• reviewed the Pantheon and Creation
• listened to the story of Pandora and its many variations.
• worked in a brief skit about the creation of evil according to Greek mythology.

Homework: None

Today, the class…

• watched Atonement and filled out a comparison matrix for the book.

Homework: None

The class…

• worked on narrowing topics by examining a list of nouns to research.
• discussed the topics that appealed to them in a small group.
• examined the relative quality of several topics based on the criteria I gave them for topics.

Homework: None

Today, the class…

• reviewed the members of the Greek Pantheon.
• read Enuma Elish and Rig Veda, two different versions of the Earth’s creation.
• read of the Norse Creation from the Elder Eddas.
• compared all these myths in a chart.
• heard of the Greek creation of man and the five ages of man.