Thursday, October 2, 2008

Tonight is PTSA Parent Night! Festivities begin at 6:30 p.m. in the gym, after which parents can follow your schedule and see what you experience each day. Each class session will last seven minutes; I have prepared a handout with contact information, important dates, and further clarifications that can be found here, as well. Please encourage your parents or guardians to come if they can--I will have lollies! Room 313--the place to be.

Sophys: Final quick review for tomorrow's test, then headlong into Antigone and the related questions. We really need to finish this play and move on to Higher Levels of Analysis with Sophocles's language.

APees: MacStuff. Journal entry about Malcolm's duplicity, then discussion of honor and honors as it applies to the men in this play. What kind of commentary is Shakespeare establishing about the role of government in both the medieval world and his? And what kind of statement might he be making about free will and personal responsibility?

Word of the Day: eschatology: (noun) a branch of theology concerned with the final events in the history of the world or of humankind

Today is Name Your Car Day. I have not yet named my vehicle and welcome suggestions; some of your car names as previously discussed are descriptive (Rusty, Shiny, e) and some are typical names (Beth, Stella, Charley) while yet others imply doom (The Dragon, Chuck Norris, The Yellow Monster). If you feel left out, feel free to post here with the ideal name for your car. I have no idea who "invented" this particular holiday, but it's fun. My iPod, or myPod, is alrady named "miss bronte" so that won't do; perhaps I should name my car Owen.