AFTER A SECOND DAY IN OUR LIBRARY, we returned to the final scene in Book 23, wherein two Greeks, in a final contest of skill during Patrocolos' funeral games, shoot at a dove. We used this moment to model some research skills, diving deeper into this moment to discover what it means. We also finished the first half of the last book, and watched part one of "Who Mourns for Adonnis," from the original Star Trek series.

Monday

Collect the annotated bibliographies, checking them for completeness and formatting. Once graded, I will return them for revision. Finishing the second part of "Who Mourns for Adonnis," and then working on locating your three images.
HW: Locate your three sources. You will need to add them to your annotated bibliography. The annotation should explain why the work is important and/or significant. Start that tonight.

Tuesday

Returning to book 24, listening to the remaining lines. "Why does this epic poem end with the funeral of Hector? What does that say about the poem? The society that produced the poem? The ancient Greek society that valued the poem? Our society today, one that still reads this poem?
HW: Your three illustrations are due tomorrow. Bring in printed copies of all three, stapled to an updated annotated bibliography. On Troy, here's a link to another short (45 min.) documentary on what archeologists think about Troy. Starting at about minute 28, they talk about the discovery of a late-Bronze Age shipwreck which seem to verify a potential link between the Trojans and the Mycaneeans.

Wednesday

Having studied some of the ancient greek artwork, we will return to and finish your shield(s) of Achilles. What does the shield mean, in and of itself? In the context of it's owner (who--at poem's end--is doomed to die a glorious, yet short life)?
HW: By class tomorrow, you need to put your hands on the class reading relating to your hero/god. At least three students in class need to skim it, making sure it a) stands on its own; b) is appropriate in terms of difficulty; c) goes into sufficient depth to represent your assigned figure.

Thursday

Reading and discussing a selected text on Heracles. This will serve as a model for what you are providing the class on your own god/hero.
HW: The selection on your hero/god is due tomorrow. Bring in one hard copy, one that another student can read. These should be clean copies, without any black margins or shadows. If you import them into Word, you can add a footer with page numbers and a title.

Friday

If needed, we will use this for another discussion day on Achilles. If not needed, we will begin looking at Achilles, drawing some initial conclusions about him.
HW: The entire project is due Monday. Spend this weekend gathering your materials into a report. I do NOT want any type of fancy cover or binder. Put your effort into the content, the selection of your choices, your annotations of each item.