In preparation for next semester and future years of English, please create a turnitin.com account.

Freshman class ID: 10557257 Password: bluewater

If you already have an account- simply log in with your email and the password you created, then click on the tab: enroll in class. Add the new ID and password.

If you do not have an account- Go to turnitin.com :) Click on sign-up, then student under sign-up again. Fill in all the blanks including the class ID, password, email address (make it a real one you use- I sometimes send reminders), make up a password etc. Once you are enrolled you just sign in with your email and the password you made up. Submit papers by clicking on a posted assignment and either attaching or copying and pasting your document. :) So when your printer doesn't work-- I still have your work! :) Many colleges use this too. So it is good practice.

Reminders:
Mandatory: turnitin.com (20 pts.) and Odyssey packet (100 pts.).
Extra Credit: Type Odyssey essay with MLA format (up to +20) and upload to turnitin.com (+10). :)

The plan: everyday we will read another section of the Odyssey and discuss what it represents and how it affects us still today. Students will apply that to writing their own story and to finding historical articles or current events that relate to the story.

Classwork: 11/30-12/1: We read Book 1 and 9. We wrote a five minute story challenge as a class to practice for our exposition.

Homework: Find any article you like on any of the topics discussed in class: War reparations, battles lost because of over confidence, beautiful dangers, drugs, alcoholism, etc. Annotate to compare it to the Odyssey. 20 min. Write your exposition: 10-20 min. Your adventure should start with adventure. Just like in class- do not describe your hero/heroine unless it is part of the action.