Friday, December 4, 2015

Week 12

Hard to believe, but our fall semester is coming to a close.  I hope you’ve enjoyed our exploration of Homer’s Odyssey and the Greek Myths as much as I have!  We have seen Odysseus through his wanderings, and will pick up in the spring with his homecoming. 

Please let me know whether you plan to continue with us next semester.  Classes begin on Jan 7.

PARENTS: You should have received a balance statement showing deposit status, deposit options for next semester, and spring tuition.  If you did not get a statement, send me an email and I’ll get that to you. Due to some schedule changes, our spring class will meet from 1:00 to 4:00 (still Thursday afternoons).

Next Thursday, please come with all incomplete work corrected.  We’ll set aside time in the first hour to answer questions and wrap up unfinished assignments for those who need it.  I’ll have an alternate review activity for those who are finished.

In our second hour, we’ll have some fun with a white elephant gift exchange.  Bring something that connects in some way with our reading/discussion this semester.  Briefly explain the connection on an index card and attach it to your gift.  Each person will have to guess the literary connection in order to swap.  Keep it under $10, or better yet, don't spend anything :) The best gifts for this game turn out to be the imaginative ones that use ordinary things from around the house.

I have not updated the assignment record yet, but will have that done by Monday.

Reading Assignment:
  • ·      Scan books 13-24 of The Odyssey. Highlight names in pink, setting (places, times) in green, and block off the dialogue.


Writing Assignment:
  • ·      Complete comparison II on pg. 35 (We noticed a few workbooks are missing information on this page, so I will scan and email it later today for you to print if your edition is one of them.)
  • ·      Add 10 more points to your ANI chart, for a total of 20 in each column.


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