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=**Honors Sophomore English - Spring Semester**= =**White 3, Red 4**= = =
 * When instructed, take the Participation Reflection survey to weigh in on how you evaluate your own ability to add to the classroom atmosphere over the past weeks.** Information from this survey will be used to determine separate participation grades which will cumulatively count toward the 20% Participation portion of your quarter grade.

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===Use the following link to access the StoryCorps website and listen to 3 stories, chosen based on personal interest. Select one that reveals something interesting about the nature of dialogue (either an interesting way of talking or a revealing way people talk back and forth to one another) and transcribe one page of the conversation.===

Click on the link below to view a slide displaying images of Eurycleia recognizing Odysseus in Book 19 of the __Odyssey__.
Defend, challenge, or qualify the following statement, synthesizing at least three sources:

Odysseus is characterized as unnecessarily violent through his response to Eurycleia when she recognizes him.
Attached here is a modified student sample essay that models a synthesis approach.

Synthesize material from at least three of the six sources (original text, movie, 2 poems, 2 visuals) and incorporate it into a coherent, well-developed essay that defends, challenges, or qualifies the following statement:

Odysseus’s slaughter of suitors should be celebrated as the justified triumph of a conquering hero.
Due 3/4 (White) or 3/5 (Red)

Homer. //The Odyssey//. Trans. Robert Fagles. New York: Penguin Classics, 1996. Print. //Odysseus Slays the Suitors.// Attic red figure skyphos c. 450 B.C. The Trojan War - An Illustrated Companion. 26 Feb. 2010 . //The Odyssey//. Dir. Andrei Konchalovsky. Perf. Amand Assante. Hallmark Home Entertainment, 1997. Videocassette. Pastan, Linda. “The Suitor.” //Literature: An Introduction to Reading and Writing, 5th ed.// Ed. Edgar V. Roberts and Henry E Jacobs. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1998. Schwab, Gustav. //Die schönsten Sagen des klassischen Altertums// 1882. The Trojan War - An Illustrated Companion. 26 Feb. 2010 . White, Carolyn. //The Voyage of Penelope//. //Orpheus and Company//. Ed. Deborah DeNicola. Hanover, NH: University Press of New England, 1999.


 * Rubric**
 * //Original Thinking://**
 * Formulates a thesis in response to prompt, clearly defending, challenging, or qualifying thesis with subpoints
 * Analyzes the works in a significant, not superficial, way and avoids unnecessary plot summary
 * //Support, Details, and Evidence://**
 * Uses sufficient detailed supporting examples and/or well-selected passages from at least three sources to support thesis and ideas
 * Uses correct parenthetical citations and includes MLA-formatted works-cited page
 * //Organization and Clarity//**//://
 * Demonstrates structural unity (intro/body/conclusion, topic sentences, transitions) focusing on synthesis of ideas
 * Demonstrates grammatical and mechanical accuracy; errors do not obscure meaning

//Grading:// A Work surpasses some/all criteria, demonstrates superior thoughtfulness B Work capably meets all criteria C Work meets some of the criteria D/F Criteria has not been met

Carefully view the two interpretations of Odysseus's descent into the Underworld, comparing it to the depiction in Book 11 of //The Odyssey//. Then synthesize material from all three sources and incorporate it into a coherent, well-developed paragraph that defends, challenges, or qualifies the following statement:

Odysseus’s journey to the Underworld serves a different purpose in each text.
Use the following to document your works cited: Homer. //The Odyssey//. Trans. Robert Fagles. New York: Penguin Classics, 1996. Print. //The Odyssey//. Dir. Andrei Konchalovsky. Perf. Amand Assante. Hallmark Home Entertainment, 1997. Videocassette. //Ulysses//. Dir. Mario Camerini. Perf. Kirk Douglas. Fox Lorber Home Video, 1954. Videocassette.

The following file is the power point illustrating a sample response to the question "How does Homer characterize Zeus through his relationship to other gods in Book 1 of The Odyssey?" Use as a model for the following question if needed. Write up a single paragraph of similar depth, using quotes to support your ideas. Feel free to narrow your focus to the information about Telemachus from page 81 to top of 83 (what we read together in class).

How does Homer characterize Telemachus through his relationship with the visitors to his house at the beginning of Book 1 of The Odyssey?
Due for class Mon 2/1 or Tues 2/2

The attached file is a visual representation of Joseph Campbell's vision of the hero cycle

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 * Click on attached files for complete syllabus and description of classroom expectations.**

Complete the following questions to help me get to know you at the beginning of the semester.
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McKernan, John. "Certainly Odysseus Wept." //Orpheus and Company//. Ed. Deborah DeNicola. Hanover, NH: University Press of New England, 1999.