H. English Ten period 5

1. Visit Study Sync and Preview the Unit.
2.  Here is the link for the online text Antigone translated by Fitzgerald (the same as in our textbooks!) https://mthoyibi.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/antigone_2.pdf
Based on your reading and understanding of The Prologue and the First Ode, respond the following questions. You DO NOT Need to write the question, simply responses that are in complete sentences in most cases: Antigone First Response Prologue and Ode

Honors Exposition Period 6

As an Honors Class, the reading you undertook in class, on Friday, was truly Honors and College Level.  In part because of the vocabulary and sentence structure, but mostly because of the maturity and philosophical nature of the text.  For Monday's Socratic Discussion (in which desks are arranged in a circle, and YOU pose questions of your peers) please do the following to prepare: Re-read over key parts of the text, "On Tragedy". Particularly: Plot (pg. 228); Unity of Plot #2 bottom of page 231; Discovery; pg 234; Aim of Tragedy (page 235).
1. Write a full page reflection: What elements of "On Tragedy" transformed your understanding and why? What elements of the text demanded most from you? Which parts most resonated or stuck with you?
2. What figure or character from popular culture (real or fictional) now best fits the definition of a Tragic Hero, or Their Story A Tragedy? Why?
3. Lastly, compile several questions about the text and Oedipus that are Author and You or On My Own Questions for discussion on Monday.  To be fair, all students should have no fewer than ten total questions.

H. Expository Composition period 6

1. Finish The Story Chart identifying elements of Rising Action, Climax, Resolution, etc.

H. English Ten period 5

1. It would not hurt for ALL students to re-read pages 685-689 in the Green Literature Text that can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4BLVnt1qsfka0hHMGIyWVJmLWc/view?usp=sharing

2.  Complete one Character Reflective Journal, in which you select a quote from the play, then write--what does that quote Say/Mean and What does it Reveal about The Character Who Speaks? 

Be ready to discuss tomorrow!

H. English Ten period 5

1. Complete Antigone Anticipation Guide. Bring and be ready to discuss!

H. Expository Composition Period 6

You all got out of homework on Friday--keekeekee! Please complete the following survey using Google Forms about your College Admission Intentions. Find the survey here: https://goo.gl/forms/1vk47ywv8OIXzp7n2  Please complete before Monday, September 25, 2017.

H. English Ten period 5: Origin of Greek Drama and Tragedy

View BOTH of following short, animated clips that allow you to better understand the origin of Greek Drama and Tragedy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjLrMxO4cys&t=35s  and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRy6KmOvZfU  If the videos don't work, write down the url address and search for them on Youtube, or YouTube Education. Then, complete the TED Reflective Journal based on your viewing (even though the heading is different, still use it for the short videos).

Using Semicolons and Colons

Please use your headphones to hear while you read Grammar Girls explanation of semi-colons and colons. Click here: http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/semicolons

H. Expository Composition period 6

1. We created levels of questions for the Poverty essay: 2 Right There; 2 Author & You; 2 On My Own.
2. We read Oedipus to page 16 in the red text/224.

H. English Ten period 5

1. Select your own article of choice from the Voices section of The Huffington Post. Complete a SOAPS Sheet and an Academic Summary on your reading.
2. Bring "The Cold Equations"

H. English Ten period 5

1. Visit the following link to learn, 'What is a sentence?"https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/sentence/what-is-a-sentence.htm
Afterward, take the quiz, by clicking the green link!
2. Complete Exercise B on the Complex Sentence Practice Handout.
3. Begin Working on First Read, "Story of An Hour" on Study Sync. It is due Friday!

H. Expository Composition Paragraph of Definition Revision

Revise your paragraph of extended definition so that: 1. You are defining an abstract concept that is worthy of a definition. Only define terms in which your definition may be different from the masses; the word may have changed OR have an alternate connotation in a community you may be a part of.
Your paragraph of definition MUST do the following:
1. Begin with a formal definition obtained from a dictionary. 2. Identify the class of the word (is it an emotion; state of being; time period or time frame, etc.) 3. Provide synonyms for the word or its class, to help the reader create associations. 4.  Provide an example of what the word is. 5. Use either an analogy or negation to further define your term.  Your paragraph of definition must also use semicolons and colons in at least two instances.  Remember, this is a paragraph and not an essay.
2. You must use the graphic organizer--blue--to brainstorm before submitting your final paragraph.

Close Reading Questions

Re-read the portion of Oedipus Rex began in class yesterday. Then respond to the following questions: 1. What is the occasion as the play begins? 2. Why are mourners thronged around the palace of Thebes? 3. Summarize what the priest tells Oedipus. 4. Why are the citizens of Thebes there? 5.Name three results or outcomes of the current plague that Thebes is facing. 4. What line, in your opinion demonstrates King Oedipus devotion to his citizens? 5. What riddle does Oedipus now need to solve? 6. In the Ode of Entry, the chorus calls upon Athena; Phoebus; and Apollo. Look up each of these Greek deities, on Wikipedia (no need to write the definition) but once you know who these deities are, respond: Why does the Chorus call of each of them to aid the city of Thebes? 7. On page 14, Oedipus says, "I speak of course, as a stranger to the story and stranger to the crime, being to late your last citizen.." what is ironic, almost humorous about this statement given what we know about Oedipus? 8. Find another example of verbal or dramatic irony. 9. What is Oedipus the King trying to see? What can he see all around him?

Comprehension The Cold Equations

The Cold Equations Study Guide: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4BLVnt1qsfkUV92dWpWNkRVbmc/view?usp=sharing

Homeroom Broadcast

https://lausd.wistia.com/medias/6tjg7g3nan

Oedipus Rex by Sophocles as translated by Paul Roche

Here it is: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4BLVnt1qsfkU3ZfVDdoeTFMUG8/view?usp=sharing

H. English Ten period 5

1. Remember to create Levels of Questions based on The Cold Equations and your own from any text. If I am correct, you should have a total of 8 questions.
2. Please bring the short story to class tomorrow and your headphones and Chromebooks.

H. English Ten period 5

1. Reading, Annotating and Listening: The Cold Equations.
Carefully continue reading and listening to "The Cold Equations". The links to the audio are provided on posts two or three days earlier. Use your PDF copy to underline or make marginal notes, and to record comments, thoughts, or impressions.
2. Be sure to finish the Context Clues and Reading Comprehension (I believe this was assigned) in Study Sync. I extended the Window.