Literature: Reading - Homer's The Odyssey
Discussion - "What is a myth?"
"How Evil Came into the World"
"Creation"
Writing: phrases/sentence structure
Vocabulary: #121- 145 divers, breach, tactic, convey, adversary, fury, avowal, disdain, glade, stealth, snare, vile, fodder, foreboding, kinsmen,succumb, dote, entice, flawless, chide, treachery, exquisite, consent, cleft, regale
Homework:
- SAT vocabulary notes - due Monday
- Finished assignments ("What is a myth?," "How Evil Came into the World," "Creation") - Due for grading on Monday and Tuesday
- TSI study guide and annotated passage - Due Wednesday
Activities
Monday
1. Quiz # 8 on vocabulary #s 96-120 and "What is a myth?."
2. Go over the sentence writing classwork.
Tuesday
1. Go over myth homework and reading classwork.
2. Receive Odyssey handout for annotation.
Wednesday
1. Go over a reading classwork.
2. Read about Homer's world, and take notes using Cornel notes format. Refer to the format on the board.
Thursday- Friday
1. Take note of the characteristics of an epic.
2. View a powerpoint presentation, and discuss epic characteristics.
