• Eurolit HW: Read Iliad Books 
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• Honors 9 HW: Nuts & Bolts of Hercules for College Bowl.
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• Honors 9 Notes:

• What we wanted to see: 
• Keep to your topic in each paragraph
• Thesis sentences in your intros, name the book/myth/etc, name the author, and the theme of the work (Specifically things like Hubris in this essay). 
• Use topic sentences for each paragraph, should provide transition from one paragraph to the next and set up the following paragraph.
• DO NOT rehash the plot, don’t describe the story
• Always answer the why question, what can you point to in the text that proves your claim?
• Body paragraphs should have at least one defining quote that proves your paragraphs claim/focus
• Everything should refer back to your thesis statement

• Structure of essay: 
• Intro W/ Thesis Statement
• Body Paragraph x 3
• Conclusion that has REAL thinking, finish off proving your thesis as strongly as you can.

• College Bowl on Theseus:
• Mostly nuts and bolts.
• Theseus is the King’s son who pulls the sword out of the stone.
• Travels and defeats Ogres, Giants and Sorcerers.
• Meets Sciron, tries to kick Theseus into a giant man-eating turtle’s mouth, but Sciron is tricked and Theseus pulls him off the cliff and into the turtle’s mouth.
• Pityokamptes tries to fling him with pine trees.
• Procrustes tries to stretch out Theseus.
• Theme? Brains over brawn, attitude. 
• Quote about Fear being the best thing you can give your enemy.
• What does Procrustes tell us about our society? He wants to everyone to fit into his standards, conform to his ideals.
• There are many types of strength in this world.
• Are our strengths predetermined? Should we strive to change our strengths or stick with what we’re naturally given?
• Theseus and the Minotaur
• He must brave the Labyrinth and slay the Minotaur
• Assisted by Princess Ariadne, gives him a ball of yellow silk from Daedalus which guides him.
• Minotaur is an embodiment of the Id, Labyrinth is a symbol of our mind

Honors 9 English HW: Know nuts & bolts for “Siegfried”

Eurolit HW: Read Iliad, books XX and XXII

Honors 9 Notes:

• Heracles College Bowl
• Did Heracles intend to kill his music teacher? And does it matter?
• Why is brass so common in the stories? Is it a symbol for overcoming something physically strong with his willpower.
• Heracles uses his opponents strengths against them.

Molly is the champion of the 12 Labors challenge! Congrats Molly!