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Read "Myth of Sisyphus"Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
10/9/2007 12:00 PM
Plato's Allegory of the CaveUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
10/15/2007 12:00 PM
GorgiasUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Read by Thursday, Oct. 18; likely quiz!
10/18/2007 7:00 PM
Read Genesis Chs. 1-11Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
10/23/2007 9:00 PM
Read "Encomium of Helen"Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
10/22/2007 9:00 PM
Read Genesis Chs. 12-25Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
10/26/2007 9:00 PM
Read Job, Chs. 1-3, 38-42Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
10/29/2007 9:00 PM
Mid-semester exam study guideUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Be ready to deliver ideas for our exam on Wednesday!
11/7/2007 1:00 PM
Homnick and Hook reading (handout)Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Read both articles to prepare for our assignment on the Old Testament.
11/9/2007 1:00 PM
Old Testament PaperUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Details tba
11/16/2007 1:00 PM
The Great DialogueUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Final paper -- Investigate a "key question" or "great idea" from the class through the views of 6 or more speakers from our readings.  See complete details above.
1/16/2008 1:00 AM
Wagner's Das RheingoldUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Libretto & Film
1/11/2008 10:00 AM
Great Dialogue Idea Workshop #1Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
1/4/2008 1:00 PM
Great Dialogue Idea Workshop #2Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
1/8/2008 1:00 PM
Great Dialogue Draft WorkshopUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
1/11/2008 1:00 PM
Mid-Term ExamUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
1/17/2008 1:00 PM
Mid-Terms for Hours 1 & 6Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
1/18/2008 11:00 AM
Course Outlined Signed by ParentsUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Return a signed copy of the course outline
1/25/2008 12:00 PM
The TrialUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Read "Arrest," "Conversation with Frau Grubach, Then Fraulein Burstner"
1/25/2008 12:00 PM
The TrialUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Read "B's (Fraulein Burstner's) Friend," "Initial Inquiry"
1/28/2008 12:00 PM
The TrialUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Read "In the Empty Courtroom, The Student, The Offices"
1/30/2008 11:00 PM
The TrialUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Read "The Flogger"
1/31/2008 11:00 PM
The TrialUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Read "The Uncle," "Leni"
2/4/2008 11:00 PM
The TrialUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Read "In the Cathedral"
2/7/2008 11:00 PM
The TrialUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Read "Lawyer, Manufacturer, Painter"
2/11/2008 11:00 PM
Read "The Myth of Sisyphus"Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
2/11/2008 2:00 PM
The TrialUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Read "Block, The Merchant," "Dismissal of the Lawyer," "The End"
2/25/2008 11:00 PM
"The Trial" EssayUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Purpose:  To answer the question "Of what is K guilty?" or "Why does K suffer?" in a literary essay.
Length:  4-5 pp. essay in MLA format
Audience:  Thoughtful but skeptical readers of the novel
Due Dates:
      Thesis by 2/29/08
      Rough Draft by 3/6/08
      Final Draft by 3/10/08
3/10/2008 12:00 AM
Quiz on "The Cathedral"Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
2/15/2008 2:00 PM
"Allegory of the Cave"Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
3/12/2008 12:00 AM
Gorgias: Encomium of HelenUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
3/18/2008 3:00 PM
Plato: The GorgiasUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
3/20/2008 2:00 PM
Oedipus RexUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
3/19/2008 2:00 PM
The Odyssey Ch. 9Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
4/2/2008 2:00 PM
Read The Odyssey, Ch. 11Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
4/7/2008 8:00 PM
Read The Odyssey, Ch. 12Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
4/9/2008 8:00 PM
"Ulysses" by TennysonUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
4/10/2008 8:00 PM
Attachment
Mid-Term ExamUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
4/10/2008 10:00 PM
Read Genesis, Chapters I - IVUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
4/14/2008 12:00 PM
Read Genesis 4-11Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
4/18/2008 2:00 PM
Read Genesis 12-25Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
4/22/2008 2:00 PM
Read Job: 1-3, 38-42Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
4/25/2008 9:00 PM
Mid-Term Exam IIUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Retakes, anyone?
4/25/2008 3:00 PM
Read Homnick & Hook EssaysUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
4/30/2008 2:00 PM
Homnick and Hook Wiki ProjectUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
5/9/2008 9:00 PM
Gospel of JohnUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
5/7/2008 11:00 PM
Dostoevski, "The Grand Inquisitor"Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
5/23/2008 5:00 PM
Malory, "Le Morte D'Arthur"Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
6/6/2008 11:00 PM
Dante, "The Inferno"Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
6/6/2008 11:00 PM
Group Exam Prep WorkUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
6/6/2008 10:00 PM
Group Final Exam, Pt. 1Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
6/9/2008 10:00 PM
Group Final Exam, Pt 2Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
6/12/2008 12:00 PM
"The Trial"Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Read "Arrest"
9/4/2008 9:00 AM
Course Outline SignedUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Please!
9/5/2008 9:00 AM
"The Trial"Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Read "Conversation with Frau Grubach, Then Fraulein Burstner;" "B's Friend"
9/8/2008 10:00 PM
"The Trial"Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Read "Initial Inquiry"
9/9/2008 9:00 AM
"The Trial"Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Read "In the Empty Courtroom; The Student; The Offices"
9/12/2008 9:00 AM
"The Trial"Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Read "The Flogger;" "The Uncle, Leni"
9/15/2008 10:00 AM
"The Trial"Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Read "In the Cathedral"
9/18/2008 9:00 AM
"The Trial"Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Read "Lawyer, Manufacturer, Painter"
9/22/2008 9:00 AM
"The Trial"Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Read "Block, the Merchant; Dismissal of the Lawyer"
9/25/2008 9:00 AM
"The Trial"Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Read "The End"
9/26/2008 9:00 AM
Kafka Essay: Thesis StatementUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
A single sentence which answers the essay prompt: Of what is K guilty? or Why does K suffer?
10/3/2008 9:00 AM
Kakfa Essay: Full Rough Draft CompletedUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Purpose:  A literary analysis of The Trial which answers the question: Of what is K guilty? or Why does K suffer?
Audience: Some who has read the novel.  Do not summarize the plot.
Format: A formal essay of 3-4 typed pages in MLA format.
Read "Writing About Literature" in the coursepack.
10/9/2008 9:00 AM
Reading: Myth of Sisyphus (Camus)Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
The cross-over between existentialism and the Greeks
10/8/2008 9:00 AM
Kafka Essay: Final DraftUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
A complete and refined essay on The Trial.
10/14/2008 10:00 PM
Reading: Allegory of the CaveUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
10/13/2008 9:00 AM
Euripides' MedeaUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Read the play, completing it by Monday
10/27/2008 9:00 AM
Gorgias: Encomium of HelenUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
A defense of the Face Which Launched a Thousand Ships
10/28/2008 10:00 PM
Attachment
Mid-Term ExamUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Study Guide is attached!
10/30/2008 9:00 AM
Morrigan & MedeaUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Comparisons and contrasts between the two crone/seductress figures.
11/7/2008 11:00 PM
Read Old Testament: Genesis, Chs. 1-3Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
11/19/2008 9:00 AM
Read Old Testament: Genesis 4-11Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
11/24/2008 9:00 AM
Read Old Testament: Genesis Chs. 12-25Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
12/1/2008 9:00 AM
Homnick/Hook OutlineUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Three arguments supporting or refuting Homnick or Hook's points, supported by the OT. 
12/5/2008 9:00 PM
Read Job, Chs. 1-4, 38-42Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
12/8/2008 9:00 PM
Homnick/Hook WikiUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Add or revise an argument from the outline assignment to our Wiki page!
12/12/2008 9:00 PM
Read Gospel of JohnUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
12/18/2008 9:00 PM
Read "The Grand Inquisitor" by DostoevskiUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
1/5/2009 8:00 PM
The Great DialogueUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
1/14/2009 10:00 PM
First post checkUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Remember that you are only required to do 3!  All posts to revieve credit must be in by 6 on Sunday.
2/8/2009 6:00 PM
2nd post checkUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Five are due Sunday the 14th!  Don't miss any so you don't have any homework over break, other than to read!
2/14/2009 6:00 PM
Kafkaesque Bulletin Board ProjectUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
You will connecting pieces of K's world to the pieces of existentialism we talked about in class.
3/2/2009 11:00 PM
Post checkUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Five posts by 6:00
3/1/2009 12:00 PM
Finish the TrialUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
I know a lot of you are behind in the reading.  Take the weekend to catch up because there are bigger, much thicker chapters that need time to understand well.
3/2/2009 12:00 PM
Paper outlineUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
This is an outline for your Trial paper.  It does not need to be in any format, just as long as I see that you have a plan and what that plan looks like.
3/10/2009 9:00 AM
Rough Draft DueUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
3/16/2009 10:00 PM
Post checkUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Don't forget to have five!
3/22/2009 6:00 PM
Oedipus completed Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Finish the play, it won't take you that long if you take the time to read it.
3/23/2009 9:00 AM
Completed Rough DraftsUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
If you turn in another rough draft, we will have more workshop time on Monday that will ultimately turn in the best paper possible.
3/20/2009 10:00 PM
Answer our Survey!Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Let Mr. Chisnell know what you think before Spring Break!
4/3/2009 10:00 PM
Attachment
Genesis QuestionsUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
These are the questions you were on in class, to be finished for homework. (You need to open the attachment to see them)  Your answers are due tomorrow (3/14/09)
4/13/2009 4:00 PM
Read Dante Ch. 1Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
4/28/2009 9:00 PM
Read Dante, Chs. 2-3Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
4/29/2009 9:00 PM
Read Dante, Chs. 4-6Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
5/1/2009 9:00 PM
Read Dante, Chs. 7-8Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
5/4/2009 9:00 PM
Inferno Wiki CompletedUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Revise the sins of Dante for the 21st century!
5/15/2009 10:00 PM
Read Dante, Chs. 9-10Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
5/5/2009 9:00 PM
Read Dante, Chs. 11 & 34Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
5/8/2009 9:00 PM
The Great Dialogue -- SeniorsUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
The final project (and take-home Final Exam!) for the course!
Seniors and Juniors have different requirements.
See the link to the left!
5/20/2009 5:00 PM
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