No Place Like Home Syllabus 11/6 – 11/20
Syllabus: November 2009
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Friday 11/6
CLASS: Discuss The Odyssey, Book 13
HOMEWORK: Read and annotate The Odyssey, Book 16 and New Yorker article (“The Last Tour”).
Monday 11/9 – No Class
Tuesday 11/10
CLASS: Discuss The Odyssey, Book 16 and “The Last Tour”.
HOMEWORK: Read and annotate The Odyssey Book 17 (lines 222 – end)
Wednesday 11/11
CLASS: Discuss Book 17.
HOMEWORK: Read and annotate The Odyssey Book 19
Thursday, 11/12
CLASS: Discuss The Odyssey Book 19.
HOMEWORK: Read and annotate The Odyssey Books 21 and 22. Complete Response # 7: Select one short passage in either Book 21 or Book 22. In a written close reading analysis, zoom in on the language, imagery, metaphors, or other specific aspects of the passage and comment on how these specific elements help to shed light on certain issues/themes of the epic (Odysseus’s identity or homecoming, for example). You may want to make connections to other moments in the epic as well. You must weave short pieces of evidence from your selected moment smoothly into your discussion. (1-2 pages typed)
Friday 11/13 – Parent/Advisor Conferences
Monday 11/16 – No Class
Tuesday 11/17
CLASS: Response 7 due. Discuss The Odyssey Books 21 and 22
HOMEWORK: Read and annotate The Odyssey Book 23.
Wednesday 11/18
CLASS: Discuss Book 23
HOMEWORK: Read The Odyssey Book 24. Prepare for a test on The Odyssey on Friday 11/20 (this will cover material in Books 13, 16, 19, 21-24). Review class notes, annotations, analyses, key
passages, and terms/characters.
Thursday 11/19
CLASS: Discuss Book 24 and final project options.
HOMEWORK: Prepare for Odyssey test. Review class notes, annotations, analyses, key passages, and
terms/characters.
Friday 11/20
CLASS: Odyssey Test
HOMEWORK: Read and annotate Odysseus in America Chapter 20 (pp 208-230). Begin work on final project: Start your initial freewrite or proposal which is due Wednesday 11/25. In your initial freewrite or at the bottom of your proposal, in addition to answering the questions on the final project handout, you should try to identify specific search terms (both broad and narrow) that can help you in your research.