Syllabus

//The Odyssey // Instructor: Mrs. Jamie Goveia   email: jenewto@ilstu.edu This online course is designed as a credit-recovery or advancement module for 8th or 9th grade students. Students will read the abridged version of Homer’s //Odyssey// found in Prentice Hall’s //Literature: Gold Edition//, and complete a variety of electronic assessments designed to show their understanding of the text. These assessments include whole class discussion, short answer writing assignments, multimedia projects, and the use of assorted web2.0 technology. Students must be comfortable using online technology, and have frequent, reliable access to the Internet.
 * Language Arts 9 **

By the end of the course students should be able to: 1. Define elements of an epic poem 2. Summarize the main events in //The Odyssey// 3. Analyze other interpretations of //The Odyssey// 4. Justify an interpretation of Odysseus as an epic hero
 * Objectives **

**Expectations for Students**:
 * 1) Students will need to be responsible for their own learning. Since I’m not in class to look over your shoulder, you have more responsibility to keep up with the reading and written assignments. The class wiki will be the only reminder you have of what you should be doing next. Bookmark it and visit it often.
 * 2) Ask questions! If you have a question that the whole class could benefit from, post it in the Ask the Teacher page. If you have a private question, email me. I can’t help if you don’t ask!
 * 3) Log in to the wiki every day. Check the announcements for important info and the Ask the Teacher Page to see if there are questions you can help your peers answer.
 * 4) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 150%;">Expect to spend around 3 hours a day working on this class, either reading or completing the assignments. Everyone works at a different speed, but you must work EVERY DAY, or you won’t be able to keep up.
 * 5) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 150%;">Keep distractions to a minimum. It is tempting to “multitask” while you’re online, but that often has bad results. Try to save facebook, AIM, and other non-coursework sites for after you’ve completed each day’s work.
 * 6) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 150%;">As in every class, be honest, kind, and responsible. Obviously, there is no cheating or plagiarism allowed. Plagiarism or cheating will result in a zero for that assignment. If you have any questions about plagiarism, see this link [], or email me.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 150%;">**Grading Policy** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 150%;">Each assignment has a rubric that tells you how to get an 'A'. Read it carefully BEFORE you complete the assignment. Each assignment is due by the end of the day of the deadline (11:59 P.M.). Work that is turned in after that time will be 10% off each day it is late.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 1.75in; text-indent: -1.75in;">i. Definition <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 1.75in; text-indent: -1.75in;">ii. Examples
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 150%;">Course Content: **
 * 1) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 150%;">Day 1 Epic Poetry
 * 2) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 150%;">Definition
 * 3) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 150%;">Characteristics
 * 4) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 150%;">Epic Hero
 * 5) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 150%;">Days 2-9 Selected //Odyssey// Episodes
 * 6) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 150%;">Invocation
 * 7) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 150%;">Sailing Home from Troy
 * 8) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 150%;">Lotus Eaters
 * 9) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 150%;">The Cyclops
 * 10) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 150%;">Video Analysis Paper
 * 11) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 150%;">Land of the Dead
 * 12) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 150%;">Circe’s Island
 * 13) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 150%;">Scylla and Charybdis
 * 14) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 150%;">Worksheet #1 Odysseus’s Epic Hero Qualities
 * 15) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 150%;">Cattle of the Sun God
 * 16) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 150%;">Class Discussion #1
 * 17) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 150%;">Returning Home
 * 18) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 150%;">Worksheet #2 Epic Simile
 * 1) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 150%;">Argos
 * 2) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 150%;">The Suitors
 * 3) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 150%;">Penelope
 * 4) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 150%;">The Challenge
 * 5) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 150%;">Penelope’s Test
 * 6) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 150%;">Class Discussion #2
 * 7) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 150%;">Day 10 Group Presentation
 * 8) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 150%;">Summarize Odysseus’s travels
 * 9) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 150%;">Use Glogster.com to present it with visuals and sound