1. Literature
a. Noting Details
b. Inferring Character Traits
c. Unlocking Allegories
2. Research
a. Choosing a suitable research topic
b. Narrowing down a topic
c. Formulating the Thesis Statement
d. Note Taking
i. Paraphrasing
ii. Summarizing
iii. Identifying Plagiarism
e. Writing a Bibliography
f. Identifying the movements of the Research Introduction
3. Grammar: Wordy Sentences
CHAPTER ZERO
Congratulations, loyal Bloggers!
You made it through the twenty four tragic, suspenseful and action-packed books of Homer’s Iliad. (I hope you REALLY did!)
But before you go out and brag about your accomplishment, there is one more thing you have to do. The good news is that this is the last installment of the two-months of reading, reflecting and writing. The better news is that this will be considered as your final project for the third quarter.
This final blog will be worth 30 points, instead of 10. We therefore expect to find Something Special in your presentation. It may be a scanned drawing, music, pictures, a linked webpage, an attached video, or anything that will spice up your entry.
You only have to answer ONE very challenging question.
This is called Chapter Zero:
If you were to change one event or chapter from the Iliad, and replace it with your own story, what chapter or episode will that be?
Write your “version” of the story.
Narrate how it will affect the entire story or ending of the Iliad.
The deadline for this is on Sunday, December 20, 2009, 11:59PM.
Ready. Set. Write!
Questions for Iliad Books 13-17
Choose ONE character, and characterize them through the guide questions given:
1. ZEUS
a. As a god, what forces can he control? What forces make him powerless?
b. What weaknesses does he show in the given chapters? Cite textual proof.
c. Relate his weak and strong characteristics to someone you know today.
2. ACHILLES
a. In your own words, what is the effect of his decision to send out Patroclus into the battlefield?
b. What could be his “hidden motivation” for sending him out?
c. What kind of leadership is he trying to convey here? Do we have similar leaders today with the same characteristics as Achilles?
3.PATROCLOS (also: Patroclus)
a. What could be the possible “reactions” of both the Trojan and Greek army when they realized that it was Patroclus who was killed? Give a narration for both sides.
b. Based on these reactions, who was Patroclus as a warrior, and as a man?
Questions for Books 7-12
Answer only ONE question.
1. Compare and contrast the culture of the Trojans and the Greeks as shown in books 7-12.
· Cite situations from the text to prove your answer.
· Compare it to the modern culture of the Philippines. How are we similar/different from the ancient cultures?
2. Create an insightful Character Analysis for ACHILLES as illustrated in books 7-12.
· What kind of warrior was he, especially in Book 9?
· Are his decisions appropriate for a king like him? Why? Why not?
3. This is a battle scene between Hector and the Great Ajax in the movie TROY. Compare and contrast this scene from the real battle between Hector and the Great Ajax according to Homer.
· If you were Homer, would you accept this “version” of the fight between the two? Why? Why not?
· Explain your opinion in detail.
Deadline for Blog entries is on Friday, NOVEMBER 20, 2009; 11:59 PM.
NO extensions allowed.
If you haven’t submitted a BLOG LINK, submit it through email.
If you already HAVE a BLOG LINK, THERE IS NO NEED TO EMAIL ANYMORE.
