1.Click on the following link.
Ms. Williams' class
2.First respond (rotund paragraphs) to Ms. Williams' journal topics:
A.Free fallin'
In this blog post, you should explain the relationship between fate and freewill in Oedipus Rex. After you have discussed this relationship, you should find a passage that reflects your ideas. Place the passage at the beginning of your post. The post is due by Saturday and you should comment by Tuesday.
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Wednesday, January 10, 2007
B.What's in the bag?
Ruminate about the idea of fate and free will. How much control do you really have in your life and the decisions you make. This question may seem simple, but think about the large and tiny decisions that you make on a day to day basis. Are you in control?
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3. Comment on 3 blogs from Ms. Williams' class and 3 from ours. Your comments should be substantive, not just another, "I agree." "Great job."
For instance, you can respond in one or more of the following ways:
-Ask a probing question.
-Share an insight.
-Offer and support an opinion.
-Make a suggestion.
-Expand on the classmate's posting.
Monday, January 22, 2007
3rd Period Test
Odyssey Test- Blog This!
Cut and paste each question and answer underneath the prompt.
1. What have you learned about Greek culture, values, and religion? Address the roles of women and men, honor and virtues, gods and goddesses, etc. (250 words)
2. What resonated with you in reading about Odysseus’ adventures? Why? (150 words)
3. This epic poem is dated nearly 3000 years ago, why is it still relevant? (150 words)
Short Answers-
Answer in complete sentences. Cut and paste each question and answer underneath the prompt.
4. How would you characterize the narrator, the fictive "Homer" whose voice we imagine as singing the verses of the Odyssey?
5. What kinds of behavior are treated as contemptible in the Odyssey?
6. How does the poem represent mortal women? Since Penelope is the most important woman in the Odyssey, what qualities does she possess, and how does she respond to the troubles she faces? (Some of the other women are of note, too-Eurycleia the serving woman, the faithless maidservants, Nausicaa the Phaeacian princess, and Helen of Sparta, Menelaus' queen, whose elopement with Prince Paris sparked the Trojan War.)
7.How do Homer's gods think and behave? How do their actions and motivations differ from the conception of god in other religions of which you have knowledge? What role do the Homeric gods play in human affairs, and what is the responsibility of humans with respect to those gods?
Cut and paste each question and answer underneath the prompt.
1. What have you learned about Greek culture, values, and religion? Address the roles of women and men, honor and virtues, gods and goddesses, etc. (250 words)
2. What resonated with you in reading about Odysseus’ adventures? Why? (150 words)
3. This epic poem is dated nearly 3000 years ago, why is it still relevant? (150 words)
Short Answers-
Answer in complete sentences. Cut and paste each question and answer underneath the prompt.
4. How would you characterize the narrator, the fictive "Homer" whose voice we imagine as singing the verses of the Odyssey?
5. What kinds of behavior are treated as contemptible in the Odyssey?
6. How does the poem represent mortal women? Since Penelope is the most important woman in the Odyssey, what qualities does she possess, and how does she respond to the troubles she faces? (Some of the other women are of note, too-Eurycleia the serving woman, the faithless maidservants, Nausicaa the Phaeacian princess, and Helen of Sparta, Menelaus' queen, whose elopement with Prince Paris sparked the Trojan War.)
7.How do Homer's gods think and behave? How do their actions and motivations differ from the conception of god in other religions of which you have knowledge? What role do the Homeric gods play in human affairs, and what is the responsibility of humans with respect to those gods?
1st Period Test
Odyssey Test- Blog This!
Cut and paste each question and answer underneath the prompt.
1. What have you learned about Greek culture, values, and religion? Address the roles of women and men, honor and virtues, gods and goddesses, etc. (200 words)
2. What resonated with you in reading about Odysseus’ adventures? Why? (100 words)
3. This epic poem is dated nearly 3000 years ago, why is it still relevant? (100 words)
Short Answers-
Answer in complete sentences. Cut and paste each question and answer underneath the prompt.
4. How would you characterize the narrator, the fictive "Homer" whose voice we imagine as singing the verses of the Odyssey?
5. What kinds of behavior are treated as contemptible in the Odyssey?
6. How does the poem represent mortal women? Since Penelope is the most important woman in the Odyssey, what qualities does she possess, and how does she respond to the troubles she faces? (Some of the other women are of note, too-Eurycleia the serving woman, the faithless maidservants, Nausicaa the Phaeacian princess, and Helen of Sparta, Menelaus' queen, whose elopement with Prince Paris sparked the Trojan War.)
7.How do Homer's gods think and behave? How do their actions and motivations differ from the conception of god in other religions of which you have knowledge? What role do the Homeric gods play in human affairs, and what is the responsibility of humans with respect to those gods?
Cut and paste each question and answer underneath the prompt.
1. What have you learned about Greek culture, values, and religion? Address the roles of women and men, honor and virtues, gods and goddesses, etc. (200 words)
2. What resonated with you in reading about Odysseus’ adventures? Why? (100 words)
3. This epic poem is dated nearly 3000 years ago, why is it still relevant? (100 words)
Short Answers-
Answer in complete sentences. Cut and paste each question and answer underneath the prompt.
4. How would you characterize the narrator, the fictive "Homer" whose voice we imagine as singing the verses of the Odyssey?
5. What kinds of behavior are treated as contemptible in the Odyssey?
6. How does the poem represent mortal women? Since Penelope is the most important woman in the Odyssey, what qualities does she possess, and how does she respond to the troubles she faces? (Some of the other women are of note, too-Eurycleia the serving woman, the faithless maidservants, Nausicaa the Phaeacian princess, and Helen of Sparta, Menelaus' queen, whose elopement with Prince Paris sparked the Trojan War.)
7.How do Homer's gods think and behave? How do their actions and motivations differ from the conception of god in other religions of which you have knowledge? What role do the Homeric gods play in human affairs, and what is the responsibility of humans with respect to those gods?
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