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Bellwork: “Sing! Sing a Song"

Bellwork: “Sing! Sing a Song" . Consider the following quotation: "Sing, O Muse, a new song about Ilium, a funeral dirge accompanied by tears“ (Euripedes 52). What is the tone of this quotation? What is the meaning/significance of this quotation?

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Bellwork: “Sing! Sing a Song"

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  1. Bellwork: “Sing! Sing a Song" • Consider the following quotation: "Sing, O Muse, a new song about Ilium, a funeral dirge accompanied by tears“ (Euripedes 52). • What is the tone of this quotation? • What is the meaning/significance of this quotation? • Do you find any irony in this quotation? • Time: 5 minutes.

  2. Homework • Work on Word Bank • Seminar Preparation • Read the Seminar Text (Job 3) • Take Active Notes • Write at least 1 Discussion Question • Vocabulary Unit 9 Exercises 2& 3

  3. Period 1 & 5: Goal? Period 3 & 7: Love!

  4. Word Bank Share • Didja find a juicy word? • What is it? • Where’d ya find it/hear it? • What’s it mean? • What part of speech is it? • Extra credit STAMP! • Maximum of 3 volunteers Words

  5. Quiz 1 1. Why does Athena ask Poseidon to “give the Achaean [Greek] army a bitter journey home” (Euripides 40)? 2. What does Talthybius say will happen to the women of Troy? 3. Why is Cassandra happy about her marriage to Agamemnon?

  6. Quiz 1 Continued A. “Sail as fits your fortune, and do not set the prow of life’s ship against the swell, as chance steers your voyage” (41). B. “The lot has assigned me as a slave to a foul man of trickery an enemy of justice, a lawless monster who turns everything inside out and then back again with his double tongue, transforming men to hatred of what they once held dear” (46).

  7. Quiz • You can use your VIPs • When you are finished • Turn your quiz into the TBC folder • Find something (quiet) to do • Time: 10 minutes

  8. Student Led Vocab Activity • Period 2: Shoshana & Tristan • Period 3: Michelle & Olivia • Time: 10 minutes

  9. “Spirituals” • Read the article about Spirituals • Do NOT write on this article • Take Notes in your journal • Look at the two examples of Spirituals • In your journals, write a definition for Spirituals • Time: 5 minutes

  10. “Spirituals” • Turn and Talk to your groupmates • Share your definition of Spirituals • Write down your group members’ definitions of Spirituals • Time: 2 minutes

  11. “Spirituals” • Listen to the example Spirituals • Takes Notes on: • The Tone • The Message • The Purpose • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9Y_GLT4_9I&feature=related • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBrn0XXsw-Y&feature=fvwrel

  12. “I Sing When I’m Sad” • Choose Your Role: • Lyrist • Composer • Performer • Time: 7 minutes • Use the experiences of the Trojan Women as inspiration • Write a Spiritual from the perspective of the Trojan Women • You can use the tune of an already existing song or create you own • Be prepared to sing your Spirituals for the class.

  13. Show Time • Let’s share our Spirituals! • Take notes on the tones and messages of your fellow classmates’ spirituals.

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