The Epic of Gilgamesh

Over the weekend, you need to:

1) Finish reading The Epic of Gilgamesh through the end of Table VII;

2) Write one reading blog for Tablets I-III;

3) Write one reading blog for Tablets IV-V; and

4) Write one reading blog for Tablets VI-VII.

What is a Reading Blog?

Reading to Blog

What's more important the book or our interpretations of the book? Can there be a book without there being interpretation? We'll be able to answer some of those questions after we've recorded the history of our relationships with our books.

In order to preserve paper, as well as to promote our communication with the academic world outside of CNG, we'll be keeping blogs about the books we read.

You will write your own blogs, and respond to your blogs as prescribed by your weekly homework blog entry. You should not approach each blog the same way. With variety comes varied thought; therefore, I hope you focus on different topics and take different approaches in each entry.

Here are some possibilities:

-Respond to the text personally: 

I never had my house blown down by a wolf, but I have felt loss. For example, I once abandoned my favorite apartment. I left most of my furniture there, some clothes, even a television!

-Connect text to another book, a film, work of art, a comic or any other creation: 

The Three Little Pigs reminds me of The Matrix. When the Wolf "huffed and puffed and blew his house down" he acted just as Morpheus did for Reeve's character. Suddenly, Reeves was without the security he once felt.

-Ask questions to later answer:
What might the grandmother represent? Why would the Wolf want to blow down the houses? How might I write a better ending? I would then maybe answer these questions in later blogs. 

-Visual Vocabulary 
Select the words you think it was important to define in the text. Match a picture to it on your blog post. 

-Hyperlink 
You might want to use the 21^st century's answer to footnotes when you're talking about something that is not common knowledge. We'll do a demo of how to insert a hyperlink in class.

You may use any combination of these, or you can write your own type of entries. Let your reading guide your entries. We'll take a look at them in class and in conferences.

Ishmael In-Class Essay and Vocabulary Quiz

On Thursday, you will have a short vocabulary quiz on the Latin roots we discussed today.

Also, you will have a 35 minute, timed in-class essay based on our readings from Ishmael.  I encourage you to come to Wednesday's opportunity period if you have any questions.  Your grade will be based on your understanding of our in-class Ishmael readings and your accurate use of capitalization, punctuation and spelling.

Take it or Leave it

For next Tuesday, please have your Ishmael discussion questions ready for class.  In case you've forgotten, here they are:

a.       What does Ishmael imply about the “Takers”?

b.      How has the relationship between Ishmael and the protagonist changed?

c.       Make 2 inferences regarding the “Leavers”?

d.      Define “mother culture”

e.      Do you agree with Ishmael?

A Picture is Worth a Thousand... INFERENCES!

For Friday, choose your favorite picture. Post it into your blog. Then write at least three inferences you are able to make based upon the picture and your prior knowledge.

The QUESTions Blog Titles

For next class, comment on this blog posting, so I will be able to communicate with all of you.

Welcome to Pre-AP 9th grade English

This week you need to begin a blog here. In your blogger profile, be sure to use your full name.  The title you create for your blog should be accurate, original and clever.

For our second class, we will be reading passages from Ishmael, one of your summer reading options.