D PERIOD - The Sun Also Rises

Find instances of Hemingway using PASSBO, (physical description, action, speech, self-created environment, background information, and other people's thoughts), to characterize Jake Barnes.  Cite your finds and discuss what each tells the reader about the character.

E PERIOD - The Sun Also Rises

Find instances of Hemingway using PASSBO, (physical description, action, speech, self-created environment, background information, and other people's thoughts), to characterize Lady Brett Ashley.  Cite your finds and discuss what each tells the reader about the character.

F PERIOD - The Sun Also Rises

Find instances of Hemingway using PASSBO, (physical description, action, speech, self-created environment, background information, and other people's thoughts), to characterize Robert Cohn.  Cite your finds and discuss what each tells the reader about the character.

Iliad, Iliad, Iliad!

F PERIOD - What were your thoughts on Iliad, Iliad, Iliad!?  Did you find the that use of humor made the reading more enjoyable or did you find it childish?  Although it is a silly account of the Trojan War, did you find that you learned the basic facts, or was the way it was written detract from your understanding.  We will be acting parts of this, (if not the whole play) out in class.  Are there any particular parts you would like to play? You may list up to three.  Narrator 2, Odysseus, and the MC will be broken into separate parts.

Iliad, Iliad, Iliad!

E PERIOD - What were your thoughts on Iliad, Iliad, Iliad!?  Did you find the that use of humor made the reading more enjoyable or did you find it childish?  Although it is a silly account of the Trojan War, did you find that you learned the basic facts, or was the way it was written detract from your understanding.  We will be acting parts of this, (if not the whole play) out in class.  Are there any particular parts you would like to play? You may list up to three.  Narrator 2, Odysseus, and the MC will be broken into separate parts.

Iliad, Iliad, Iliad!

D PERIOD - What were your thoughts on Iliad, Iliad, Iliad!?  Did you find the that use of humor made the reading more enjoyable or did you find it childish?  Although it is a silly account of the Trojan War, did you find that you learned the basic facts, or was the way it was written detract from your understanding.  We will be acting parts of this, (if not the whole play) out in class.  Are there any particular parts you would like to play? You may list up to three.  Narrator 2, Odysseus, and the MC will be broken into separate parts.

7-Lesson School Teacher

Please post your responses to John Taylor Gatto's "7-Lesson School Teacher."  What did you think about it?  Can you relate this article to your experience at Knox?  What classroom practices would you like to see changed to create a optimal learning environment?