The Academy Awards

You all deserve something much more meaningful than a gold statue of an expressionless man named "Oscar." You can walk the halls of Westminster with your heads held high, knowing you gave your best and it showed. Down deep, you know your performances exceeded expectations, and indeed, brought the Greek myths to life. Your audience was momentarily transported back to ancient Greece, and you immersed them in the culture and traditions of the day. To do that in theatre is no easy task; but you not only achieved it, you excelled. You did it with comedy, tragedy, clever writing, staging, lights and costumes. You did it with appropriate vocabulary, clear diction, impeccable timing, and just plain ol' good storytelling. Best of all, you did it as a team. There might have been a few bumps along the way, but you worked well together...another life lesson you can't learn from a book. I am so proud of each one of you.

Oh, and thank you for the "whiteboard of appreciation" in the classroom after the skits. After you left for 7th period, I carefully read each and every "note." Very sweet. I was touched.

As we wrap up our time together, we will define and discuss the epic and brainstorm the epic stories you already know. We will also start The Children's Homer and do some reading aloud in class, so make sure and bring your book to class every day. I will give you a more concrete schedule in class.

Hold your heads high,
Mrs. Dixon