Monday, November 30th:
1ST PERIOD:
BIC:
8:00 – 8:15
Silent Sustained
Reading
Your second book’s
reading log and AR test are due today.
The third and final
book, reading log, and AR test will be due on Friday, December 11th,
a week from this Friday.
8:30 – 9:11:
The Trojan War; Part
2
Who was Agamemnon?
The brother of
Menelaus! And the commanding general of all the Greek forces.
What are the two
countries involved in the dispute?
Greece and Troy
Dalicia explained
what started the Trojan War.
Who was the most beautiful
woman in the world?
Helen of Sparta or
Helen of Troy!
What sparked the
entire war?
Jayla
Regina – Athena,
Aphrodite, and Hera were fighting over an apple thrown to them at a party by
the goddess of Discord. Zeus sent
the arguing goddesses to Paris, a Trojan prince noted for his appreciation of
feminine beauty, to judge which goddess is awarded the prize. Aphrodite promises Paris the most
beautiful mortal woman in the world if he awards the golden apple to her.
Paris, being a superficial lad, gives her the prize.
Meanwhile, Tyndareus
is involved in marrying off his stepdaughter, Helen of Sparta, who is – you
guessed it! – the most beautiful woman in the world. Because of her great beauty – and her stepdad being a king –
she has many, many suitors.
Worried that his decision may anger some of the many suitors, Tyndareus
makes all the suitors sign a pledge that they will all abide by his decision;
and that if any one challenges his choice for Helen’s husband, the other
rejected suitors will join in a battle to defeat the challenger. All the suitors sign the agreement.
Tyndareus choose Menelaus, a nice enough guy but kind of boring. His older
brother is Agamemnon, the chief military commander of all the Greek armies.
Meanwhile, a deal is
a deal and Aphrodite has to honor the deal she made with Paris. She conspires
to bring the two lovers together. Paris is welcomed into the home of the happy
newlyweds, Menelaus and Helen, who greet him warmly. However, it just so
happens that Menelaus is called away on a business trip, and he entrusts the
care of his wife and household to Paris – sort of like having the fox guard the
chicken coop. Menelaus no sooner leaves, then Aphrodite works her charms and
causes Paris and Helen to fall in love and run off together back to his home in
Troy. When Menelaus returns and discovers his wife and Paris gone, he goes to
Tyndareus and to Agamemnon to complain.
And the contract, which all the suitors signed vowing to honor
Tyndareus’s decision regarding his choice of Helen’s husband,
is now in effect. All the suitors are now called upon to form an army and set
sail for Troy to bring back Helen.
Vocabulary:
Valiant: heroic, full hearted warriors, brave
Achilles: the
greatest Greek warrior and hero. His mother dipped him in the River Styx when
he was a baby so that the magical waters would coat his body with protection.
However, that part of his body held by his mother – his ankles – were not
bathed by the magical waters and therefore were the sole vulnerable part of his
body.
Achilles Tendon: the
ligament, which runs back of the leg.
Achilles’ Heel:
Someone’s weakness or the weakness that might bring someone down. This term is
from Greek mythology and regards Achilles and his vulnerable ankle, which was
not bathed by the magical waters of Styx, which gave protection.
Hector: the greatest
Trojan warrior and hero. He was fated to fight Achilles. The outcome of the war
depended on these two warriors fighting each other.
Vocabulary:
Neutral: not taking
sides; impartial
Swaying: to go back
and forth; to vacillate
Stalemate: an
impasse; something which has no winner, no exit, or no solution.
How long did the war
go on?
Anselmo: nine
years!!!!!!
Vocabulary:
Slain: to be
killed Past participle of slay and
refers to the person who was killed. Example: He was slain by his brother in a
fit of rage.
Lament: a cry of
grief
Hephaestus: the Greek
god of blacksmiths.
Patroclus, the lover
of Achilles, was killed in battle by the Trojan Hector, who then stole
Patroclus’ armor.
Achilles was
devastated by the news that his lover was slain in battle by Hector. He vows to avenge Patroclus’ death and
to win back the armor that was stolen from his body.
Period 3:
Your second book is
due today!
Silent Sustained
Reading
AR Test
Reading Log is due
today!
Your third and final
book is due Friday, December 11th!!!!!
Read “The Trojan War:
Part Two”
Discussion
Vocabulary
Tuesday, December 1st:
Periods 1:
BIC: 8:00 - 8:15
Silent Sustained Reading plus reading logs
Periods 1 and 3:
Read The Trojan War; Part 3
Wednesday, December 2nd:
Periods 1:
BIC: 8:00 - 8:15
Silent Sustained Reading
Periods 1 and 3:
Read The Trojan War: Part 3 and 4
Vocabulary:
Jeered: to boo, to make fun of, to mock
When the opposing team’s star player walked out onto the
field, he was met with jeers from the home team.
Fracas: a fight, a dust-up, a brawl,
To box someone’s ear: to hit
Gallantly: with graciousness, with great good and generous
manners
Appalled: to be taken aback, to be offended and surprised at
the same time
Ransom: to pay money to release someone who has been taken
prisoner by a kidnapper.
Overwrought: to be overcome with an emotion, to be
overwhelmed with grief.
Suppliant: someone who comes to an higher official asking
for a favor.
Truce: an agreement to temporarily or permanently halt
fighting.
Pyre: a huge mound of kindling upon which the corpse and is
set on fire.
Anoint: to cover with oil
Urn: a vase in which the ashes of the dead are placed.
Shroud: a large piece of cloth used to cover a dead body.
Artemis: Greek name of the goddess of the moon. Her totem
animal is the stag. She doesn’t like men and prefers to hunt in the woods with
her bow and arrow. She is an expert with the bow and arrow.
What is Artemis’s Roman name?
Diana is Artemis’ Roman name
Hermes: the Greek god messenger
Part Four!
Strategic: (adjective) logically planned, using available
knowledge and skills to accomplish a desired aim.
Deceit: lies and trickery
Treachery: trickery; actions that are meant to hurt and
destroy another through trickery and lies.
Poised: posed and ready to take action
Poised on her toes, the ballerina waited for the music to
begin.
Thursday, December 3rd:
In auditorium today. Bring your book for Silent Sustained Reading and work on reading log.
Friday, December 4th:
1st Period:
BIC:
8:00 – 8:15
Silent Sustained Reading and Reading Log:
8:15 – 9:11
Next book is due on Friday, December 11th!
3rd Period:
Silent Sustained Reading
Reading Log
Finish “The Trojan War: Part Four”
Josselyn:
The Trojan Horse was a giant horse.
Cooper:
The Trojan Horse was a giant wooden horse filled with Greek
soldiers and left in front of the gates of Troy. The Trojans brought the horse
in and that night, the Greek soldiers inside the horse crept out and killed the people in the city.
Ashley: Odysseus was the one who came up with the idea.
Reyna: Athena helped Odysseus because she loved how intelligent he was.
Reading:
Ashley
Timerica
What did the Trojans wake up to one morning?
Ashley and Timerica: A giant wooden horse.
What did the Greeks do to make the Trojans think they had
given up and left for home?
Reyna:
Jonathan: The Greeks liked to sail and fish.
Ashley: the Greeks hid their boats so the Trojans couldn’t
see them
Where were the Greeks really?
Emily: A squad of the soldiers were in the Trojan
Horse.
Jonathan and Ashley: The rest of the Greeks were hiding in their boats by some
islands.
Who was Sinon?
He was the Greek who was used by Odysseus to tell the
Trojans that the Greeks had left.
Tyler and Timerica: Sinon told the Trojans that he was left
behind by the Greeks as a blood sacrifice to appease (to please or to make happy) Athena. Athena was angry at the Greeks for
breaking an important statue of hers.
What did Sinon tell the Trojans when they discovered him
that morning wandering around?
Timerica: Sinon told the Trojans that he was left behind by
the Greeks as a blood sacrifice to appease (to please or to make her happy)
Athena. The Greeks broke her statue.
The Greeks also built this giant horse to appease Athena.
What did the Trojans do with the horse?
Ashley and Cateryn: The Trojans knocked down the wall and
dragged the horse inside the gates of their city!!!!
What nasty surprise awaited the Trojans in the middle of the
night?
The Trojan horse was filled with Greek soldiers who crawled
out of the horse in the middle of the night and attacked the drunk and sleeping
Trojans.
