SEPTEMBER 29-OCT 3

WEEK 5 English 9

Monday, September 29

Hand Out Vocabulary 6 due Tuesday( should be 5, we will catch up next week)

Vocabulary quiz FridayComplete presentations in groupsReturn Biographies to libraryGet new free Reading bookYes you will always record reading times

every time you read: EliReview Reading log for last week (Sept 22-

28)

Monday, September 22nd

Odysseus: read page 890

Begin Cornell Notes

TUESDAY /WEDNESDAY NOTES

Key Words Quotes/ Definitions Notes /Questions Page #lines

Epic 890

Tuesday

Cornell Notes ( just go to insert & highlight )Key Words Definition

(Quote)Notes/Questions

Pages

Epic “a long narrative poem…About a hero…who reflects the values and ideals of a nation..)

See book for full information

890

Epic hero “larger than life figure…Embodies the ideals & values of a race…”

890

Epic Simile comparison of two things using like or as, a long extended simile is a epic simile

Summary not a quote

891

Full title The Wanderings of Odysseus from the Odyssey

By Homer Translated by Robert Fitzgerald

Book One Summary introduction 895

Book 9 New Coasts and Poseidon's Son

Key word page

Odysseus “ I am Laertes’ son”

896 Line 7

“…” “Ithaca” His home where he is king

896 Line 13

Odysseus “ I shall not see a place more dear”

Explains his love home

896 Line 17

City of Cicones Enemies of Odysseus

Stopped to look for supplies

897

Lotus“Coastline of Lotus Eaters”

“Honeyed plant”…made the men forgetful of homeland

They would “stay forever, forgetful” of purpose

897

Cyclopes “a prodigious man”

Huge, enormous 899 Line 86

Curiosity men were eaten Caused danger 903

Key Word Pages

Cyclopes Didn’t plow, “ignorance leaving fruitage”

898

Clever/ intelligentOdysseus

Wine12 two handed jars

1 to 20 to dilute 899

Curiosity Men suggest to get supplies and leave

weakness 900 Line 130

A Prodigious Man

Describes Cyclopes

Line 87 page 899

Cyclopes Don’t respect Gods

Odysseus prays to Zeus

902

Leader Made a plan of escape

Create a spike to blind the giant

904

Cyclops story

Key words Quotes/other Notes Page

Clever Brought wine Used it on Cyclops

904

Nohbdy(spelling from book)

“Everyone calls me Nohbdy”(906).

Tricking Cyclops

The name deceives

906

907 line 324

Odysseus was brave

He did this act instead of asking his crew

Drove a big spike

906

Skill/clever Created sheep skins tied together to hide his men under

When Polyphemus is blind he will reach and feel if it is sheep he would let them pass, men he would grab

907

Polyphemus Son of Poseidon God of the sea 907

Ego “Godsake Captain”

Odysseus brags 911 & 912

Respects the Gods

Slew a sheep for Zeus

912

Tuesday September 30

Correct Vocabulary 6 ( nest week will be 5)

Unit Test for lessons 1-6 Monday Oct 13

Silent Read ( Record times on log )

THURSDAY OCT 2

A Letter in a Bottle: Choose a perspective to write from: Odysseus or a crew member (other?)

Determine your audience: You are sending a communication hoping it will be received back at Ithaca: a news article, a letter, (other?)

Topic: Odysseus’s character; an epic hero Begin with a summary of the events to date. Include definition of epic hero and cite Include names of places, problems, and people or gods. Discuss your opinion of Odysseus’s character as an epic hero. Cite a minimum of 3 times using MLA. Ex “….”(906) Elaborate on how citation supports your thoughts. Length: 450- 650 words Possible 100 points_________    

Friday, October 3

Quiz Vocabulary 5 Reminder Unit Test coming Oct 13 Monday

20 minutes to work on writing Letter in a Bottle

SILENT READ record times/conference with teacher