Friday, 2/27/09.

Composition
1. Myth Beings Card Project (due Tuesday).

***Myth Beings Card Project due Tuesday, 3/3***

World Literature
1. Finish essay rough draft - typed or on looseleaf (peer review Monday).

***Essay final draft due Tuesday, 3/3***

Thursday, 2/26/09.

Composition
1. Finish the myth summaries sheet for Aesculapius and Aurora & Tithonus.
2. Work on the Mythological Beings Project! Due Tuesday of next week.

***Myth Beings Card Project due Tuesday***

World Literature
1. Finish getting CDs. Finish copying them into your essay packet.
2. If you can, start working on the CMs that explain how CDs prove your thesis statement.

Wednesday, 2/25/09.

Composition
1. Brainstorm for & work on Greek Mythological Beings card project.

World Literature
1. Finish the Siddhartha essay introduction paragraph. Essay prompt: What does Siddhartha say about how one must find happiness in life? Also: Start getting CDs from the books that will support your thesis.
2. Bring in Things Fall Apart book starting Friday.

Tuesday, 2/24/09.

Composition
1. Finish reading & doing summaries on the sheet for Mr. Power's versions of the myths - the stories of Phaeton, Arachne and Cecrops.

World Literature
1. Finish the book!
2. Do ch.11 & 12 ("Govinda") questions sheet.

Monday, 2/23/09.

Composition
1. Create a timeline or event map on the story Prometheus & Io (p. 78) that we read in class.

World Literature
1. Finish ch. 11, "Om" <---the climax of the book!
2. Complete the Circle Discussion Questions sheet*

*for per. 5 students, the questions are below:
1. What different ways does Siddhartha try to learn and reach enlightenment? What does he think is the best way to learn? In the last chapters, what is the book saying about how all people can/should learn how to change their lives or become happy?
2. How does Siddhartha search for happiness? What makes him happy? What ‘techniques’ are most effective for making a person happy (according to the text)? What message about personal happiness is the book communicating, especially near the end?
3. What symbolism have you noticed in the book? What could these symbols stand for? How does the symbolism connect to the ideas of learning, enlightenment, and happiness?

Friday, 2/20/09.

Composition
1. Finish reading the myths of lovers: Pyramus & Thisbe (105-107), Ceyx & Alcyone (110-112), Daphne (119-120).
2. Finish making a timeline or event map and writing about the origins about the lovers myths on the sheet handed out in class.

World Literature
1. Ascetic journals 12, 13, 14 <---- last one!
2. Read ch 10, "The Son", and be ready for a quiz on Monday about the chapter.

(we will finish our Ecclesiastes work on Monday)

Thursday, 2/19/09.

Composition
1. Finish the summary of the three flower myths (p. 89). Be sure to fill in the origins for each myth.

World Literature
1. Ascetic journal day 11 (only a few more...stay strong!)
2. Read ch. 9, "The Ferryman," and answer this question on looseleaf:
What does Siddhartha learn from the river?
Make sure your answer is in paragraph form and includes 2 CDs from ch. 9 to support your answer.

Wednesday, 2/18/09.

Composition
1. Finish reading "How the World and Mankind Were Created" (part 1, ch 3) in Mythology book.
2. Finish the "World/Mankind" origin & questions sheet.

World Literature
1. Ascetic journal day 10.
2. Finish ch. 8, "By the River" - Sidd contemplates suicide!
3. Do Circle Discussion questions! Be prepared for the circle discussion tomorrow with CDs, ideas, and your book, of course.

Ecclesiastes & Siddhartha essay prompt:
What similar idea do Siddhartha and the book of Ecclesiastes both seem to be communicating about worldly things? What different plan of action or conclusion does each author suggest, and how are they different?

*****Circle Discussion on Siddhartha tomorrow*****

Tuesday, 2/17/09.

Composition
1. None! Enjoy your afternoon. Tomorrow we will be reading Part 1 ch. 3 "How the World and Mankind Were Created" so you can get a jump-start on that tonight if you wish.

World Literature
1. Ascetic journal day 9. Journal check tomorrow.
2. Read ch 7, "Samsara", and do the ch 7 questions we copied in class:
1. What is good about it Sidd’s life? What is bad about it?
2. How does Siddhartha feel about his life?
3. What is Siddhartha’s hobby?
4. What was his Kamala dream about?
5. What was the Bird dream about?
6. Why does he feel dead?
7. What happens with Kamala at the end of the chapter?
8. What are the three major symbols used in the chapter? What do they symbolize?

Friday, 2/13/09.

Composition
1. Finish the 'Big 14' gods & goddesses chart we started in class.

****Quiz Tuesday on the 14 gods & goddesses on the chart****

World Literature
1. Ascetic journal day 5, 6, 7, 8. Remember, one journal entry for each day including Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Stay strong!
2. Finish ch. 6, "Amongst the People," and finish the Samana At Heart sheet we started in class on looseleaf paper.

Thursday, 2/12/09.

Composition
1. Finish all mythological beings notes and the Demeter/Dionysus sheet.

World Literature
1. Ascetic journal day 4.
2. Read Siddhartha ch. 5, "Kamala," and do your comic strip on the chapter. Remember, color means extra points.
*Quiz tomorrow on ch. 5. You will need to know the names of the TWO (sorry, I typed/said three in class) characters Siddhartha meets that have names. You will need to know why he abstains from relations with the first girl he meets, you will need to know the three things that he thinks he does well, and you will need to know what it is that Siddhartha experiences for the first time ever.

Wednesday, 2/11/09.

Composition
1. Finish the mythological beings notes that we worked on in class.

World Literature
1. Ascetic journal day 3 (how are you doing?!?)
2. If you didn't finish reading ch. 4 "Awakening" in class and didn't finish answering the questions, then finish them before tomorrow. The questions were as follows:
1. As you read, what question(s) do you have?
2. Sidd decides to change what he is trying to do. What is he going to "study" or do now? How has he not done this before in his life?
3. Why does he feel an "icy chill"?
4. He compares himself to a star. How is that so?
5. How is he different now?

Tuesday, 2/10/09.

Composition
1. Mythology book p. 24-36 - finish the notes on the 12 gods and goddesses of Olympus. Here is a list of them:
Zeus
Hera
Poseidon
Hades
Athena
Apollo
Artemis
Aphrodite
Hermes
Ares
Hephaestus
Hestia

World Literature
1. Ascetic journal day 2
2. Finish ch. 3 - "Gotama"
3. Answer in paragraph form: Is Siddhartha arrogant? Use 2 CDs from ch. 3 to support your answer.

Monday, 2/9/09.

Composition
1. Do the summary/reflection part of today's Cornell notes.
2. Finish your 'Greek god' drawing/characteristics. Remember, he or she must have faults!

World Literature
1. Finish reading ch. 2, "With The Samanas", in Siddhartha.
2. Do your first ASCETIC JOURNAL based on whatever you decided to give up!
3. Finish the ch. 2 questions you didn't finish in class (they are listed below).

Ch. 2 Qs-
1. How does Sidd act when he is with the Samanas?
2. What is his goal?
3. How does Sidd meditate?
4. What frustrates Sidd?
5. Complete the quote: “I could have learned more quickly and easily _______________________________”
6. Acccording to Siddhartha, what can one learn? Explain what he means.
7. Who is Gotama?
8. What does Sidd do with the oldest Samana, and what does this show about him?

Online text of Siddhartha

Click below to read Siddhartha online. You can also use this online link if you are having trouble with a different translation in your own book.

Click here to read Siddhartha by Herman Hesse.

The chapters are on the left-hand side. You can use the search function, too!

"But Siddhartha himself was not happy..."(Hesse 2).

Friday, 2/6/09.

Composition
1. Create your own myth that explains something in nature. It should answer one of these questions we went over in class:
How did we all get here?
What are volcanoes?
Why do the seasons change?
Why do flowers exist?
Why does the sun rise and set?

World Literature
1. Finish Siddhartha ch. 1 - "The Brahmin's Son"
2. Do the inference journal -
5 word inferences (like we did in class)
5 CD inferences (quotes from the book)

Quiz on Monday.
Quiz questions:
Why is Siddhartha unhappy?
What does Siddhartha decide to do?
How does he convince his father?

Thursday, 2/5/09.

Composition
1. Complete the summary/reflection portion of the class notes we took today. The summary should basically answer the question, "What do I now know that I will remember for this next semester?"

World Literature
1. Finish the class Cornell notes by filling in the summary/reflection portion at the bottom. It should be a summary of the things we realized or learned through our reflection today.

Wednesday, 2/4/09.

Composition
1. None, except to remember to bring binder and all materials tomorrow.

World Literature
1. None, except to remember to bring binder and all materials tomorrow.

Tuesday, 2/3/09.

Composition
1. Bring your English binder, Mythology, and all materials to class tomorrow.
2. Finish copying the class rules.

World Literature
1. Bring your English binder, Siddhartha, and all materials to class tomorrow.
2. Finish copying the class rules.