Newspaper Article and Hades Assignment Information

Newspaper Article information is available here. Remember this is due on Monday, 10/1.

Hades Assignment information is available here. Remember this is due on Tuesday (A day) 10/2 or Wednesday (B day) 10/3.

Creation Story Paragraph Due 9/19-9/20--10 Land!

Please use this slide show to help you complete your paragraph on the Creation Story. Remember, turning this in on time will earn you 10 Land!

Due Thursday/Friday

Please bring in your signed syllabus for 10 sheep!

Also, please make sure your poster is complete with the following elements:

Greek name
Roman name (if applicable)
Image of character
2 plants/trees/animals/symbols
Summary of your character from the book information
Decorative elements

Syllabus Signature and Day 1 Survey

Please review the syllabus here and have a parent/guardian sign a sheet of paper acknowledging that they have reviewed the policies. It does not have to be printed on a printer; you can just have them sign a slip of paper.

For those of you absent on the first day of class, the questions for the student survey are available below.

1. Name
2. Tell me about your family…
3. Hobbies/ Sports/ Work/ Free time
4. Why did you decide to take Mythology
5. If you had to be an animal, which animal would you choose and why?
6. Briefly describe your experiences in your other high school English classes.
7. What is one project you would like to do in Mythology this year?
8. Who would you consider to be a personal hero of yours?
9. If you could change one thing about the current school system, what would you change?
10. What are your goals for life after high school?
11. If you could choose one supernatural power, what would you choose?
12. What do I need to know about you as a student and person in order to understand you better?

Odyssey Questions and Finals Information

Odyssey Questions


Seniors will take your finals on Tuesday and Wednesday (6/5-6/6) and non-seniors will take their finals during the regularly scheduled finals period.

Part I: Multiple Choice Section: 100 Questions

10 Basic Gods and Goddesses Questions
8 Quest of the Golden Fleece (Jason) Questions
6 Four Great Adventures Questions
Phaethon
Bellerophon
Daedalus
Otus and Ephialtes
6 Perseus and Theseus Questions
9 Hercules Questions
3 Atalanta Questions (non-seniors only)
13 Trojan War Questions
7 Fall of Troy Questions
11 Odyssey Questions
9 Aeneid Questions (non-seniors only_
14 Superfabulous Thinking Questions
10 Quotation Incorporation/Critical Reading Questions

Part II: Structured Paragraph

You will write a complex claim paragraph on a topic given to you using guidelines we have practiced in class.

Book Project Due Tuesday, May 29th!

Please remember to complete your book project by Tuesday, May 29th. A copy of the "green" instructions sheet, including login information, is available here.

Hercules Paragraph Information

The slide show containing examples and the assignment description for the Hercules paragraph is available here.