Today - we are going to a quiz, look at individual goals and choose one to develop a project on to teach to class, and finally look at Book 18.
Here is the reading schedule for the rest of the semester:
April 30th - Book 18 and individual goals
May 1st - Book 19 and individual goals
May 2nd - Book 20 and individual goals
May 3rd - Book 21
May 4th - Book 22 and vocabulary quiz.
May 7th - Book 23rd
May 8th - Book 24th
May 9-11 - Projects
Finals are on May 14 (1-3-5). It will be a semester final.
What is heroic behavior? What motivates heroic behavior?
How best should we mortals live our lives especially in the face of imminent death?
What does an individual owe to society?
Is the human condition one of shared suffering?
Is the Iliad an anti-war poem?
SYMBOLS: Helen, Walls, the Burial of the Dead, friendship/respect of enemies on the battlefield
Parallelisms: Paris vs Menelaus - Hector vs Aias (1-on-1 combat);
Paris/Helen vs. Hector Andromache; Achillis vs. Briseis vs
Agammenon/Chryseis; the Death of Patroclos vs. the Death of Hector.
Achilles movement towards disillusionment and death to reach new clarity about human existence.
Today we will read Book 12. Monday we will have a quiz over the first half of the book and read chapter 13. You need to post blog entries up to Book 12 by Monday.
Today, we are going to discuss the themes and structure of the Iliad, take notes, and read book 9.
THEMES:
What is heroic behavior? What motivates heroic behavior?
How best should we mortals live our lives especially in the face of imminent death?
What does an individual owe to society?
Is the human condition one of shared suffering?
Is the Iliad an anti-war poem?
SYMBOLS: Helen, Walls, the Burial of the Dead, friendship/respect of enemies on the battlefield
Parallelisms: Paris vs Menelaus - Hector vs Aias (1-on-1 combat); Paris/Helen vs. Hector Andromache; Achillis vs. Briseis vs Agammenon/Chryseis; the Death of Patroclos vs. the Death of Hector.
Achilles movement towards disillusionment and death to reach new clarity about human existence.
READING SCHEDULE:
April 16th - Book 9 and notes
April 17th - Book 10
April 18th - Book 11
April 19th - Book 12
April 20 - Review and Quiz onver 1st half of book
April 23rd - Book 13
April 24th - Book 14
April 25th - Book 15
April 26th - Book 16 and 17
April 27th - Voc quiz, Review Guide
April 30th - Book 18 and individual goals
May 1st - Book 19 and individual goals
May 2nd - Book 20 and individual goals
May 3rd - Book 21
May 4th - Book 22
May 7th - Book 23rd
May 8th - Book 24th
May 9-11 - Projects
May 14th Review
May 15th FINAL
