Thursday - April 10, 2014

Class Work

1. Peer editing task: You will be editing the war movie reviews assigned to you by CANVAS. I will give you a paper rubric to complete.

The final copy is due Tuesday. Post in MYCOMPLAB.

2. Return to your "hero" groups. If your group decides that another hero might be a better choice, now is the time, the only time, to change.

Here is the task:
We are going to take a few minutes to gather information about eight Greek heroes.

http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/heroes/tp/TopHeroes.htm



This site will give you some generic facts. You will work with a partner or two. (No groups larger than three.)  This site is an introduction to your hero - not the only place you will look.
A. Agree on the hero your group will research.
B. Write your choice on the board. (This is a one-and-done event. If your hero is already selected, adopt a different hero!

This site will give you some generic facts. You will work with a partner or two. (No groups larger than three.)
A. Agree on the hero your group will research.
B. Write your choice on the board. (This is a one-and-done event. If your hero is already selected, adopt a different hero!


C.  You need to complete the following tasks:

1. Locate visuals of your hero / ancient and modern
2. Find out about any super powers the hero might possess.
3. Who are the relatives and friends of the hero? Identify them. What did these relatives add to the development of the hero?
4. What challenges does the hero face? How did he or she overcome those challenges?
5. Pick one major episode in the life of your character and be ready to tell the story to the class.
6. Look for any movies that are based on the life of your hero. How faithful to the original story is the movie?

Create a PowerPoint ( 10-12 slides) or other visual presentation to use as you share the information with the class. Post in CANVAS.   Everybody in your group needs to speak. 50 PTS - 30 for the visual/20 for the presentation. Show time = Tuesday!

Homework

Find a piece of art that was created to commemorate something related to war. Post the picture and the answers to the question in CANVAS. This is due Tuesday. (50 pts.)

Looking at War Art

• What is the title of the work? How does the title help you to understand the message? What is the message?
• What is the most obvious image in the work. To where is your eye drawn?
• Look at the colors. Are they symbolic? Would the message be different if the colors were different? Explain.
• Study the shading and shadowing. How do these elements impact the overall message?
• Who is the artist? When was the work created?
• Is the artist's message about a specific event in history? Name that event. What was going on in the world when the work was created?
• Is the art universal - speaks to people of all times and in all places, or is it limited to the audience for whom it was created.
• How does the work relate to us in 21st century America?