Reminders and Make-up work deadline

Most of you still need to complete the comparison paragraph from the previous post. Please have that done for Monday.

All Unit 2 make-up work is due Friday, May 20th. The make-up assignments are available here. No Unit 2 make-up work will be accepted after this point.

Comparison/Contrast Paragraph Due Friday

1. Write a structured paragraph comparing and contrasting Hercules to two of the following heroes: Jason, Perseus, Theseus.

2. You will need to use transitional phrases from the chart below.

3. You will need to successfully incorporate a minimum of ONE quotation from the story of Hercules. Notes on quotation incorporation are available here.


Comparison Phrases:

Both...
Like...
Similarly...
Similar to...
In comparison to...
Likewise...
By comparison...
In the same way,...
...as well as...

Contrasting Phrases:

Although...
In contrast...
While...
On the other hand...
However...
On the contrary...
Whereas...
Unlike...
Contrastingly...

Due Monday, May 9th

Many of you are rewriting the antithesis letter assignment to demonstrate proficiency. Resources are available below.

Antithesis Essay 2 Assignment

Antithesis Outline Frame (extra help, if needed)

Here is a partially filled in frame outline for the Jason Letter that may help you in the 2nd antithesis assignments.

Help Sessions:

Every morning: McElliott is available at 7:00 in room 113.

Wednesdays:

McElliott is available in room 113 from 2:30 -3:15
Lilly-Davison is available in room 114 from 3:15-4:00

Mondays:

McElliott is available in room 113 if there's no staff meeting
Lilly-Davision is available from 3:15-4:00