6th: Odysseus character revealed by Circe

In your pods today, please brainstorm answers to these questions. After you've come up with ideas, please post them to the blog. If there's time, please respond to other people's ideas, too.

1. What new impressions of Odysseus did you get from this part of the story?

2. In what ways is Circe a danger to Odysseus and his men? Is she more or less dangerous than the Cyclops? Support your opinion with text from the epic.

3. Eurylochus' character contrasts sharply with Odysseus' in this episode. What aspect of Odysseus' character are revealed through this contrast?
*Consider:
~how each feels about Circe
~what each wants to do after Circe has transformed his first group of men
~how Eurylochus criticizes Odysseus
~how Odyssesu reacts to Eurylochus' criticism

4. What heroic (or anti-heroic) qualities does Odysseus reveal in this episode? Explain your thinking.

5. As a metaphor, what does Circe suggest Odysseus needs to learn or overcome?

5th Odysseus--character revealed by Circe

In your pods today, please brainstorm answers to these questions. After you've come up with ideas, please post them to the blog. If there's time, please respond to other people's ideas, too.

1. What new impressions of Odysseus did you get from this part of the story?


2. In what ways is Circe a danger to Odysseus and his men? Is she more or less dangerous than the Cyclops? Support your opinion with text from the epic.


3. Eurylochus' character contrasts sharply with Odysseus' in this episode. What aspect of Odysseus' character are revealed through this contrast?
   *Consider:
   ~how each feels about Circe
   ~what each wants to do after Cice has transformed his first group of men
   ~how Eurylochus criticizes Odysseus
   ~how Odysseus reacts to Eurylochus' criticism


4. What heroic (or anti-heroic) qualities does Odysseus reveal in this episode? Explain your thinking.


5. As a metaphor, what does Circe suggest Odysseus needs to learn or overcome?

What's the Perfect Adventure?

If you were writing a recipe for the perfect adventure, what would you include?

Be creative; use accurate measurements and appropriate cooking verbs: mix, chop, saute, broil, bake, etc.

Set this up like a recipe, ingredients first and directions next, the yield (product) last.

Example:
Ingredients:
1 cup of danger
1 tsp of romance
etc.
Directions:
Chop danger into small pieces. Sprinkle romance evenly over the danger pieces... etc.

Yield: one perfect adventure

"City of Ember"--reflection

Now that we've finished this movie by director Gil Kenan and screenwriter Caroline Thompson, do some reflection about its argument--what would you say is the creator's concern about the future? Our society? Remember the definition of dystopia: the worst type of society

With your pod, create a topic sentence that makes an argument about the creator's response to one of these questions:

Why is there so much concern about the future?
What role might technology play in creating a dystopic society?

6th--Equality's "This I believe"

Think about the "This I believe" essays we've heard, and the ideas you read about in Anthem. In thinking about Equality,
1. What would you say he believes?
2. What has he learned about life and how does this influence his beliefs?
3. Jackie Robinson said one must be willing to fight for what is good. What is Equality fighting for? Will it be a losing fight, do you think?
4. What will sustain him in his fight?
5. What will he do for others, do you think?
6. What other questions do you have, from your reading last night?

5th Equality--what does he believe?

Think about the "This I believe" essays we've heard, and the ideas you read about in Anthem.

In thinking about Equality,

1. What would you say he believes?
2. What has he learned about life and how does this influence his beliefs?
3. Jackie Robinson said one must be willing to fight for what is good. What is Equality fighting for? Will it be a losing fight, do you think?
4. What will sustain him in his fight?
5. What will he do for others, do you think?
6. What other questions do you have, from your reading last night?

What America Means to Me

Using your "What America Means to Me" collage, open a word document and write down words, phrases, images, and emotions you were trying to convey. Then, write a topic sentence that answers: What does America mean to me? Continue on your EEE's writing your paragraph that explains in detail, using your images and words, what America means to you.
1. Use a topic sentence,
2. a thoughtful, spell-checked, properly punctuated, specific example-listed discussion,
3. and a concluding sentence.
***Do this in Word first and then copy and paste it onto this blog.