Monday, January 15, 2007

Tests and tasks


Mr. Little and his students, oops...I mean Charon, boatman of the Acheron
Welcome to Finals Week. Class is winding down and it is time to prepare for the final assessment, make sure everything owed is delivered, and bring everything we’ve learned together. It is also a time of reflection.

We will review the texts we’ve read and concepts studied today via PowerPoint reviews. Please take notes on those items you do not know. The final covers a lot: genre, characterization, plot, archetypes, grammar, point of view, setting, Gilgamesh, Genesis, Odyssey, Inferno, Henry V and the poems and short stories we read. Keep special note of the vocabulary and special terms associated with each text such as nostos, kleos, xenia, etc.

Review your electronic portfolio. We’ll sit down and look at it together. It should have your: autobiography, resume, sonnets, haiku, essays and, if desired, the Myth and Dante PowerPoint presentations. I will grade the portfolio based on its completeness.

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