Weeks 8-11

Mon 10/9 (S): Read and take notes on The Odyssey, Book 1

    • Link to Odyssey character names (you'll have a quiz on these names on Weds/Thurs)

      • Below are the names that got cut off the list

            • Kirke (Circe)—a nymph with magical powers

              • Teiresias—blind prophet, now dead

              • Agamemnon—King of Argos, brother of Menelaos; led the troops to the Trojan War, now dead

              • Klytaimnestra—wife of Agamemnon, who kills him when he returns home from the Trojan War, now dead

              • Akhilleus/Achilles—greatest of the Greek warriors, now dead

              • Kalypso (Calypso)—minor goddess, daughter of Atlas; detains Odysseus on her island of Ogygia for approx. 7 years

              • Nausicaa—daughter of King Alkinoos and Queen Arete, in the land of Phaiakia

              • Aigisthos—Menalaos’ and Agamemnon’s cousin, lover of Klytaimnestra and Agamemnon’s murderer

              • Orestes—son of Agamemnon and Klytaimnestra; killed his mother and Aigisthos

Tu 10/10 (S): Read and take notes on The Odyssey, Book 5

    • Also read the brief handout below that summarizes Books 2-4

      • You can find the handout at the bottom of this page

    • More Odyssey materials to help you out here

Weds 10/11 or Thurs 10/12 (L): Read and take notes on Odyssey, Book 6.

    • QUIZ on Odyssey character names

    • Optional: If helpful to you, click HERE for link to Odyssey recordings.

Fri 10/13 (S): NO CLASS

Mon 10/16 (S): Read and take notes on Odyssey, Book 7.

Tu 10/17 or Weds 10/18 (L): Read and take notes on Odyssey, Book 8.

    • Please do the attached epic simile exercise (see below)

    • Assignment also posted on Google Classroom

Thurs 10/19 or Fri 10/20 (L): Read and take notes on Odyssey, Book 9.

Mon 10/23 (S): NO SCHOOL

Tu 10/24 (S): NO SCHOOL

Weds 10/25 or Thurs 10/26 (L): Read and take notes on Odyssey, Book 10.

  • Practice In-class essay

      • If you wish, you can do the practice essay for Friday (I heard from some of you that you have a busy workload for Weds/Thurs). Just be aware that you'll be doing the practice essay after we discuss the chapter--and possibly the essay topic--in class.

Fri 10/27 (S): Grammar:

    • Please review parts of speech

  • Read about subjects and verbs here

    • Read about direct objects in How Grammar Works (29-30).

    • Bring pink workbook to class on Friday

Mon 10/30 (S): Read and take notes on Odyssey, Book 11.

Tu 10/31 or Weds 11/1 (L): Read and take notes on Odyssey, Book 12

Thurs 11/2 or Fri 11/3 (L): In-class essay #1 on Book 12

    • Please review your "Red Convertible" mini-essay

      • Make a list of mechanical errors you tend to make to bring with you to the in-class (to help remind you not to make them)

      • On your Google doc, please reply to each of my side comments

        • You can just write "Got it" after each comment

        • Don't "resolve" the comments (you want to see them)

  • In-class essay writing tips

    • Scenes to focus on as you prepare for the essay:

      • I. Sirens: 210, 215-216

      • II. Skylla and Kharybdis: 211-212, 217-218

      • III. Helios’ cattle: 213, 220-222

      • IV. Zeus’ revenge (shipwreck): 223-224