Test and project on Tuesday

Don't forget that your brochure project is due at the beginning of class on Tuesday.

Also, be sure to study! Study! Study! Study! Your test over The Odyssey will be on Tuesday during class.

E-mail Mrs. B if you have any questions.

Project requirements for brochure:

Odysseus visited many places on his trip back home from Troy. You are to create a cruise brochure based on Odysseus’ travels. This brochure should be colorful and creative and written to entice travelers to spend their money on this cruise. Use persuasive language and lots of adjectives that will encourage would be cruisers to take YOUR cruise.

What to include:

A description of the cruise, including:
Name of the cruise line
The cruise ship
Length of the trip
Cost
How to contact the cruise line
Sites (include at least six of the following):
Island of the Lotus Eaters
Aeaea (home of Circe)
Aeolia (home of Aeolus, king of the winds)
Land of the Dead (underworld, also known as Hades)
Island of the Sirens
Scylla and Charybdis
Land of Helios
A map
Trivia about Odysseus’ travels:
Include a minimum of seven facts about his travels
Include a drawing of one of the creatures that Odysseus faced

How to get started:

Prewriting
Brainstorm ideas for descriptions of the cruise
Choose the six sites you will include
Choose the seven facts you will include
Choose a design for your brochure (where the map will go, where the creature will go, where the descriptions and facts will go, etc.)
SPREAD OUT THE INFORMATION YOU ARE ICNLUDING SO THERE ARE NO BARE SPOTS ON YOUR BROCHURE!!!
Creating
Write your descriptions and facts
Draw your map
Color your brochure
Ensure that your brochure is error-free

Typed rough draft due tomorrow

A typed rough draft of your short story is due tomorrow, October 7.

Test tomorrow!

Test tomorrow, Sept. 15, over Animal Farm.

Check out this link for comparisons of AF and the Russian Revolution:

http://barney.gonzaga.edu/~sbennet3/mead/lessonplans/animalfarm.htm

Study guide help:

1. Propaganda is a clever communications that aims to influence the attitudes of its audience.
2. Examples of propaganda seen in Animal Farm:
-Four legs good, two legs bad
-Animalism
-Major's speech
-Squealer's speeches
-The seven commandments
-All animals are equal
-Boxer's motto
3. See the website above
4. Revolution of the animals : 1905 Revolution
Battle of the Cowshed : February Revolution
Battle of the Windmill : October Revolution
5. Look in your Russian Revolution packet!
6. Look in your Russian Revolution packet!
7. See your "Measure of Power" worksheet.
8. Look in your Russian Revolution packet, and look on the website above.
9. This is based on your opinion backed by strong supporting evidence.

Don't forget to study the vocab as well!

Homework 8/13 - Letter to Ms. Burczyk

It needs to be a formal letter addressed to me. The length is at least three paragraphs long with 5-7 sentences in each paragraph. You will need to answer the following questions in the letter:

What is the best experience you have ever had in school?
What kinds of things are you interested in?
What should I know about you?
What do you hope to get out of this class?

Summer reading project

To earn your bonus points for summer reading, please complete a blog entry that includes the following information:

1. Book title and author
2. Summary (1-2 paragraphs)
3. Pick your favorite character in the book and explain what is compelling about this character (1-2 paragraphs)
4. Write a review that details why someone else should or should not read this book (1-2 paragraphs)