- assigned laptops
- For homework, read "Oedipus Rex" and "30. A Study of Sophocles" packets.
- annotate and highlight
- Post 2 college tips to blog
- Add your e-mail to class blog so you're able to publish
- Discussion over college tips
- Be controversial; but don't cross the line
- Tell a story; use imagery
- Don't babble; be considerate of admission officer's time
- Word choice; but sound like you, not a thesaurus
- Be original; stand out
- Be genuine; show them who you really are
- Revise until perfect
- How to be a scribe
- Record events of the day
- Link assignments
- Have almost too much information
- Post same day (before 9:00 pm)
- Good Donuts vs Bad Donuts
- can bring other foods
- bring napkins
- Laptop Expectations
- no cords hanging out
- get laptop at beginning of class
- handle with 2 hands
- report damage
- $1,300 to replace
Alright, that's the run down of class. We then discussed and took notes on What is a Hero. The notes we have completed so far are below:
Hero Notes
- Literary Heroes
- To Kill A Mocking Bird; Atikus
- defends someone who was unjustly accused
- Odyssey; Odyseus
- epic hero
- defeats all battles
- Anthem;
- break out of conformity
- champion of ideas
- Film Heroes
- Hancock; anti-hero
- not typical (ex. drunk)
- Frodo; epic hero
- went through journey
- Katniss; free the people
- introduced a life saving idea to society
- Iron Man; anti-hero, epic hero, tragic hero
- too much pride= tragic hero
- Historical Heroes
- Abe Lincoln
- unified the nation
- MLK
- break free from conformity
- Rosa Parks
- stands up for personal cause that influences others
We recognize that all heroes fight for freedom and spread a message. We now began talking about the specific types of heroes.
- Tragic heroes
- noble birth
- wisdom
- tragic flaw
- faced with a choice then always choose wrong
- reversal of fortune (caused by tragic flaw)
- realize their misfortune is their own fault
- often dies in the end.
That's as far as we got!
-Jessica Sotwick
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