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Sophocles lived 496 – 406 B.C. Born in Athens Wrote Antigone, then Oedpius Rex, then Oedipus at Colonnus Wrote a total of 120 plays. We only have 7 complete plays, and fragments of the others He was a musician throughout … Continue reading →

What a year! I know that everything is in flux, but whether we meet in person this August or virtually over Zoom, I am excited to work with you. We will work hard. We will read (a lot), analyze, write, … Continue reading →

We are in test prep mode. Reading poetry (of all types) is always good, and April is National Poetry Month! You can review great poems on http://www.poets.org and on http://www.poetryfoundation.org. They have poems, information on the authors and other resources. … Continue reading →

Good morning! My wrap up video: https://youtu.be/1WUlNMNkDvI So, I experimented and created my first Google Slides presentation (like, ever!). Feel free to laugh at me — I understand. Here is a link to the presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1C1d55gHp492obCQMkcl73EjrzbC9X8Zp2iTx6lz9HJA/edit?usp=sharing If it does not … Continue reading →

Hi guys, first for a little sense of normalcy, watch: https://youtu.be/On4Bjzat2IU NOW, getting down to business — There’s a lot to take in as the novel winds down. Read over the questions below and post your responses to http://www.turnitin.com (for … Continue reading →

Guys, I am out today and don’t want you to fall behind. In class today, please answer the following questions in your journals: In chapter 23, Henry and Catherine see a couple like themselves.  Catherine says that they are not … Continue reading →

The Hemingway Code Hero HW: visit: http://www.lostgeneration.com and click on Biography, then read all about Hemingway The Hemingway man was a man’s man. He was a man involved in a great deal of drinking. He was a man who moved … Continue reading →

In the Genealogy of Morality, Friedrich Nietzsche wrote that “man is sicker, more unsure, more changing, more undetermined than any other animal, of this there is no doubt – he is the sick animal: how does this come about? …he, the one … Continue reading →

In your journal, respond to the following prompt: Throughout the novel, the characters discuss dreams and illusions.  Sometimes these references are obvious, other times they are subtle.  In chapter 5 it is pretty-heavy handed. Gatsby “was consumed with wonder at … Continue reading →

As Camus continued to write, he began to develop more fully the notion of life as “absurd,” which mainly centered on the idea that our awareness of the certainty and finality of death makes life meaningless. In his journal he … Continue reading →