Focus: How do we prepare for our first book club meeting?
1. Warming up with a Kite Runner vocabulary assessment
2. Reading your book club book (and preparing your syllabus for tomorrow)
3. Wrapping up with mini discussions on yesterday's Greek heroes; click HERE for the note-taking gride
Topic #1:
How does each hero fulfill the steps of the monomyth?
Topic #2:
What strengths do all four Greek heroes share? How would you characterize their flaws?
Topic #3:
Why do you think we're all still drawn to these heroes? Why do modern heroic journeys still imitate these classical myths?
HW:
For FRIDAY, NOV 16: PRINTED FINAL DRAFT OF SYNTHESIS ESSAY IS DUE BY 4:00. If you are absent on Friday, you need to print and turn in your essay before you leave.
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