Thursday 26 March: View screencast on Antigone; here's the handout that goes with the screencast; read Sophocles' Antigone pp. 59-74; receive returned drafts by the end of the day Friday 27 March: Sophocles' Antigone pp. 75-89; Work on paper Week 3 Monday 30 March: Sophocles' Antigone pp. 90-104; Work on paper Tuesday 31 March: Finish revisions of Frankenstein paper; Sophocles' Antigone pp. 105-119 Wednesday 1 April: Wonder Wednesday Thursday 2 April: Final Frankenstein paper due to Dropbox by 9pm Friday 3 April: Sophocles' Antigone pp. 120-end; finish reading before attending Zoom call at 11:30am; Sophocles' Antigone timed writing assigned; here is an assignment sheet to reinforce ideas from the Zoom call Week 4 Monday 6 April: Prep for Sophocles' Antigone timed writing; optional Zoom call at 11:30am Tuesday 7 April: Sophocles' Antigone timed writing; Anouilh's Antigone available (handed out in hard copy at school) Wednesday 8 April: Wonder Wednesday Rest of week off for Holy Week Wednesday 15 April: Wonder Wednesday Thursday 16 April: Begin Anouilh's Antigone; read pp. 3-25; note differences between Anouilh and Sophocles As you know, Anouilh's Antigone is a twentieth-century re-working of Sophocles' Ancient Greek text. It was first performed in 1944 in France--when France was occupied by Nazi Germany. As you read, consider the possible political implications of the play as you explore the rising voice of the individual against the state. Friday 17 April: Finish Anouilh's Antigone; read pp. 26-51 (end); participate in discussion forum by 6pm ******************** Week 5 Monday 20 April: (Mandatory) Zoom call 11:30-12:30; Be ready to talk more about the SQ you answered on the discussion forum. On the call, we'll talk about the play and then set up staged reading group assignments Tuesday 21 April: Proposal for staged reading scenes due--groups may hand in one proposal with all names on it. Give your first, second, and their choices of scenes. Hand this in by noon today so that I can assign scenes immediately and you can get started. I will assign scenes in the order I receive proposals so there's an advantage in deciding efficiently. Hand in through the assignment in Jupiter (anyone in the group may hand in for all). Wednesday 22 April: Jane Austen Day! Thursday 23 April: Here is the promised grading checklist for the project. Please take a look before you begin in earnest. Workday 1; Journal 1 due, uploaded as a pdf to the assignment in Jupiter by 9pm. Journals may be handwritten or typed; please see the instructions. Each individual writes a journal, and while you may talk a bit about ideas, the journals should really be individual work Friday 24 April: Workday 2; Journal 2 due to the assignment in Jupiter by 9pm ************************ Week 6 Monday 27 April: Workday 3; Journal 3 due to the assignment in Jupiter by 9pm Tuesday 28 April: Performance Day! Zoom call begins at 11:45. Everyone is welcome to attend the whole meeting if desired. Otherwise, Groups 1, 2, 3, 4 attend from 11:45-12:30, and groups 5, 6, and 7 attend from 12:30-1:15. Journal 4 due by 3pm. Reminder: Here is the Dropbox link for submitting work: https://www.dropbox.com/request/dSfZMosJxUPKsS5vmYdN All work must be in pdf format. Week 1 Wednesday 18 March: View screencast: Vocabulary exercises to study for quiz (2 lists)--Vocabulary due by 5pm today; Frankenstein paper assigned Thursday 19 March: Work on Frankenstein paper Friday 20 March: Work on Frankenstein paper; Complete and submit this vocabulary review (2 lists) by 5pm; Here is the vocabulary key Write up what you've decided to do for your Frankenstein paper--this proposal will be binding in the generalities but of course you may decide to change the particulars as you go. Give your best specific ideas so that I can help you with outlining, etc. Submit your write-up as a pdf to the Dropbox, labeled clearly, by the end of the day today. ********************************************************************************************************************************************* Week 2 Monday 23 March: Vocabulary quiz; Work on Frankenstein paper •For the vocabulary quiz: I made notes in the comments on Jupiter Grades for any words you had a difficult time writing sentences for. The vocab review (sample quiz) was marked only for participation. The review screencast has been up via this site since Friday. Please make sure you have reviewed thoroughly before opening the quiz, for which you should set a timer, per the instructions on the top of the paper. Here is the quiz. Please fill it out on the paper, scan it to a single pdf, and upload it to the Dropbox by noon today. •If you have not sent me your Frankenstein paper proposal, please send it today. Outlining and working through ideas can only improve your paper. Tuesday 24 March: Work on Frankenstein paper Wednesday 25 March: Best possible draft of Frankenstein paper due to Dropbox by 3pm |