1. Spelling quiz, take 3. If a student has not yet spelled all 12 commonly misspelled words correctly, he or she tried again today for a quiz grade of 80.
2. Review of Sentence Diagramming. Students diagrammed the following sentences as a warm-up:
The cat slept.
Odysseus owned the suitors.
Penelope wept constantly.
It was a bloodbath.
Telemachus helped his dad.
3. WordSkills 3.21-3.25 notes. Such newfound joys as: pseudonym (ex: Lewis Carroll for Charles Dodgson or Lil’ Wayne for Dwayne Carter), retrospection, suspect, transfer, viceroy.
4. WordSkills Review Team: First meeting. Students met in randomly selected groups to start planning a presentation on some common prefix definitions. Hemi, semi, and demi all mean “half,” so students would find some way of getting classmates to remember this, whether it be a skit, poster, rap, song, or dance. Students will meet again in their groups on Tuesday.
HW: Read “The Beggar and the Faithful Dog” and “The Great Bow” p. 694-702 by Monday. Take notes on stickies and answer the questions handed out in class.
You can download the questions here: rq ending web
Or read them below:
“The Beggar and the Faithful Dog” p. 694-696
Reading and questions due Monday 11/16
Answer the following questions on a separate piece of paper in order to be prepared for class.
- How are Odysseus and Argos, his dog, similar? Explain at least three similarities.
- According to the summary on p. 696, how does Eurycleia, Odysseus’ nurse, recognize him?
- Make up your own question and try to answer it. The question should either be about something you don’t understand or a probing discussion question with no clear right answer.
“The Test of the Great Bow” p. 698-702
Reading and questions due Monday 11/16
- What is the test Penelope makes the suitors take in order to marry her? (699)
- What does this test tell the reader about Penelope’s character?
- What is Odysseus’ “sign” to Eumaeus that he is who he says he is? (700)
- Why do you think Odysseus takes so long to string the bow? (701-702)
- Make up your own question and try to answer it. The question should either be about something you don’t understand or a probing discussion question with no clear right answer.
Abstentees: Get WordSkills 21-25 notes from a friend, me, or this website. On Tuesday, you will need to join a WordSkills review team. Download or copy the above questions and begin reading The Odyssey homework. Tomorrow, we will be taking a practice writing benchmark.
For more on diagramming check this out:
This is a diagram of a sentence by Nathaniel Hawthorne in The Scarlet Letter:
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