January 23, 2017 - January 27, 2017
Monday, January 23rd:
Silent Sustained
Reading
Looking Ahead:
Your first AR reading
log and AR test will be due on Friday, February 3rd.
Don’t forget: A
minimum of five entries with summary, comment, and prediction for each entry
Your Vocabulary
Workshop, Level C: Unit 3 will be due tomorrow!
Thursday, January 25th:
you will have a test over Vocabulary Unit 3
Read “The Cyclops”
today
When we finish
reading “The Cyclops”, we will have a test over “Calypso”, “The Isle of the
Cicones”, “The Lotus Eaters”, and “The Cyclops”
We are now reading The Odyssey, which is about Odysseus trying to get home after the Trojan War!!!
The word Odyssey means an epic journey – Kate
Any difficult or prolonged journey – Carolina
So the word odyssey comes from the story The Odysseus which is about
Odysseus’ journey!
In December, we read about the Trojan War, and that is called the
Iliad.
The Cyclops is the son of Poseidon
Page 660 Italics – Kate
Odysseus is telling the story about what happened on the Isle of
Cyclops to the Court of Alcinous.
This is called a flashback.
Vocabulary:
Bough: a tree branch
Ewes: (pronounced like yous) female sheep
Heaving: heavy breathing as if in a difficult physical task
Bleating: a sound that a lamb or sheep makes – “baahhhhhh”
How big is the Cyclops?
What is being described in lines 235 – 240?
What is the word rogue mean?
Someone who doesn’t follow the rules or someone who doesn’t follow the
law and is unethical and dishonest.
Ravaged: to destroy violently
Achaean: a Greek
Beholden for your help: we will be obligated to your help
What does Odysseus remind the Cyclops?
The bond between the guests and hosts are sacred – Hellen
What is the Cyclops’ reaction to what Odysseus has said?
He gets angry!
Maricarmen read page 663
Why does Odysseus lie to the Cyclops about what happened to his ship?
Tuesday, January 24th:
Tuesday, January 24th:
Continue reading “The Cyclops”
Discussion
Reading logs
Vocabulary:
Ewes: female lambs
Figurative Language:
When the young Dawn with fingertips of rose lit up the
world…..”
Personification – comparing dawn or sunrise with a young
woman with beautiful finger tips of rose.
“Cap a quiver” – comparing putting a cap back on the quiver
carried on the back of an archer to the Cyclops putting the huge stone back in place
at the mouth of the cave.
Ambrosia – food of the gods!
Cordial – (kordjial) friendly, warm and welcoming
Fuddle – state of confusion
The great gift the Cyclops gives to Odysseus for giving him
wine is to be eaten last.
Mammoth: huge
Sage: wise
Adze: axe-like tool
Read from pages 663 – 666
Readers:
Maria, Pamela, and Maricarmen
Wednesday, January 25th:
I was absent today.
Student continue reading "The Cyclops" in The OdysseyReading logs
Silent Sustained Reading in AR books
Thursday, January 26th:
Go over the Unit Three Vocabulary homework
kahoot.it.com - Vocabulary Unit 3
Friday, January 27th:
Unit Three Vocabulary Test
Go over in class
For Next Week:
Holt Handbook; “Sentences Classified According to Structure”; pages 109 - 111; Exercise 6; this will be due on Thursday, January 26th.
Holt Handbook; “Sentences Classified According to Structure”; pages 109 - 111; Exercise 6; this will be due on Thursday, January 26th.
Continue reading The Odyssey
"The Witch Circe"
"The Witch Circe"
Continue time-line
Reading logs
Wednesday, January 25th:
Continue reading The Odyssey
"The Island of Circe"
Kahoot.it.com - Review of "The Witch Circe"
"The Island of Circe"
Kahoot.it.com - Review of "The Witch Circe"
Continue time-line
Reading logs
Thursday, January 26th:
Holt Handbook; “Sentences Classified According to Structure”; pages 109 - 111; Exercise 6
Continue reading The Odyssey
"The Land of the Dead"
"The Land of the Dead"
Reading logs
Friday, January 27th:
The Odyssey Vocabulary and Grammar Packet is due today
Continue reading The Odyssey
"The Land of the Dead"
"The Land of the Dead"
Continue time-line
Reading logs
Act out scenes from The Odyssey
