Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Tuesday-Wednesday, 01/22-23/13

Composition
1. Study VPP11 words!
2. Finish the Citation worksheet (parts A, B, and C).
3. Finish the irony chart.

English H I
1. VPP11 exercise 5.
2. Myth beings notes - due Friday.
3. Myth card project - due Tuesday (a week from today).
If you'd like to use a card generator, click on one of the links below:
Magic: The Gathering Card (make sure it's a "creature" card)
Yu-Gi-Oh Card (make sure it's a "monster" card)
Pokemon Card

English H II
1. VPP11 exercise 5.
2. Read and annotate Oedipus Rex up to p. 46 (the climax of the play). Add the topic of fate/free will to your annotations.
*Check out this TV Tropes article on the Self-Fulfilling Prophecy, and what it has to do with That's So Ravyn and Oedipus Rex.
*Extra credit essay prompt:
Compare and contrast the thematic messages between the film Minority Report directed by Steven Spielberg (2002) and Sophocles' Oedipus Rex in regards to fate and free will.


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