I have no good news about my back/surgery recuperation. Except that the injury and pain won't last forever. I am going for daily treatments, to help it along. Will keep you posted. It is so important that you do the daily assignments, so that the impact of my absence will be less on your learning.
Unfortunately, I am not currently able to sit for more than five minutes, so posts can't be too long.
NL.CLL.4.2 Recognize cultural expectations of people in both the target culture and the students’ culture.
NM.COD.4.2 Identify information about target culture perspectives and practises.
NL.CLL.2.3
Identify written words and phrases that are similar to words and phrases in the students’ language.
NL.CLL.2.4 Interpret phrases, commands, simple questions and descriptions that are presented with accompanying gestures, intonations, and other visual and auditory clues.
NL.CLL.2.5 Recognize vocabulary and syntax of single words and simple memorized phrases in the target language
Recognize cognates in English derived from target language and how to use them as context clues.
Objective: Introduction to Odyssey and episode of Odysseus and the cyclops, Polyphemus. Preview of vocabulary for chapter 01. Oral presentation of story in Latin with instructions for completing reading guides for each chapter.
EQ: How does your experience of reading this text differ from reading texts in your textbook. In Homer's version of the Cyclops story Polyphemus is clearly a monster. How does this text present Polyphemus as something other than a monster?
Today begin by reivewing vocabulary for the first two chapters of Ego Polyphemus in Quizlet
Read this short Encylopedia Mythica article about Polyphemus the Cyclops. Although Homer's tale of Odysseus and Polyphemus is the most famous story, other ancient authors present a more sympathetic view of the Cyclops.
Search the web for ANCIENT images of Polyphemus. What kind of divine being is Polyphemus. Who were his parents?
Read this short Encylopedia Mythica article about Polyphemus the Cyclops. Although Homer's tale of Odysseus and Polyphemus is the most famous story, other ancient authors present a more sympathetic view of the Cyclops.
Search the web for ANCIENT images of Polyphemus. What kind of divine being is Polyphemus. Who were his parents?
Then, sharing iPads watch this TedEd video (4 minutes) Everything you need to know to read the Odyssey.
Direct link to text of "Ego, Polyphemus" (try to complete two stories each day)
Vocabulary for Chapter 01 of "Ego, Polyphemus."
Link to all Quizlet Sets for Vocabulary Ego Polyphemus
Practice vocabulary in several ways, including copying them into to your notebook.
Write down your questions on the readings. If no one in the class can answer, email me at gillmagistra@gmail.com. For each story that you read, include an image to represent it in your notebooks.
Please help each other with translations.
Last 40 minutes. (Have one student write random Latin vocabulary words from Chapter 01 and 02 on the board. About 20.
Divide the class into three teams. Each team should get a flyswatter (behind my desk). Then have the student who wrote the words call out the English meaning. Each teams sends a student to the board and the first team to swat the correct Latin definition wins a point for his or her team.
HOMEWORK: POLYPHEMUS VOCABULARY.
Direct link to text of "Ego, Polyphemus" (try to complete two stories each day)
Vocabulary for Chapter 01 of "Ego, Polyphemus."
Link to all Quizlet Sets for Vocabulary Ego Polyphemus
Practice vocabulary in several ways, including copying them into to your notebook.
Write down your questions on the readings. If no one in the class can answer, email me at gillmagistra@gmail.com. For each story that you read, include an image to represent it in your notebooks.
Please help each other with translations.
Last 40 minutes. (Have one student write random Latin vocabulary words from Chapter 01 and 02 on the board. About 20.
Divide the class into three teams. Each team should get a flyswatter (behind my desk). Then have the student who wrote the words call out the English meaning. Each teams sends a student to the board and the first team to swat the correct Latin definition wins a point for his or her team.
HOMEWORK: POLYPHEMUS VOCABULARY.
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