Go over The Odyssey Essay
Before
you turn in your essay, please do the following:
Make
sure you capitalize all proper names of people and places.
Make
sure you capitalize the beginnings of each sentence.
Please
delete the word “Well” at the beginning of any sentences.
Make
sure you don’t write I or me or you in your essay. Do not write “I think”.
Make
sure that each sentence has a subject, a verb, and expresses a complete
thought.
Do
not start sentences with “which”. If you have started sentences with “Which”,
then connect that sentence with the previous sentence.
Do
not end a sentence with a comma.
Do
not write “would of”; write instead “would have”
Do
not write “would have came”; write instead “would have come”
Impromptu
Grammar Lesson:
I
come to school every day.
I
came to school yesterday.
I have come to school to talk to the teacher about my child’s grades.
I
go to school every day.
I
went to school yesterday.
I
have gone to school every day on time on task for the last month.
I
have come to school today to learn.
Please
submit your rough draft, if you haven’t already, to the assignment box for The
Odyssey Essay
If
your essay is already submitted and graded, then rewrite it with the
corrections I have given you, and resubmit your final draft to the final draft
assignment box on schoology, by 11:50 on Wednesday, April 4th.
Wednesday, April 4th:
Warm-up: Verbs 2 – 6
Wednesday, April 4th:
Warm-up: Verbs 2 – 6
Watched
the video of The Odyssey – The Test of the Great Bow
Your rough draft of The Odyssey Essay is due tonight!
Thursday, April 5th:
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Thursday, April 5th:
Unit 6 Vocabulary
1. Abashed
Part of Speech: Adjective
Definition: Embarrassed,
ashamed, or nonplussed
I was thoroughly abashed by
the foolish mistake that I made at the dinner party.
Synonyms: disconcerted,
shamefaced, sheepish, mortified
Antonym: unembarrassed,
unashamed.
Etymology: (Word Origin)
Norman French
1st original sentence:
When Cierra’s strap broke at the beach, she was thoroughly abashed.
2nd original
sentence:
Tymiah: He was abashed by
the criticism that he received after his performance.
Salamata: I was abashed when
I caught my boyfriend cheating on me.
Cierra: I was abashed when I
saw my mom dancing at the restaurant.
Sentence from Literary
Source:
2. Aloof
Part of speech: Adjective
Definition: Emotionally
withdrawn, standing apart from others
Sentence:
In almost every office or
business, there are some people who keep decidedly aloof from their co-workers.
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
1st original
sentence:
2nd original
sentence:
Sentence from Literary
Source:
Unit Six Vocabulary; #1 – 10
will be due on Tuesday, April 10th
Watched and discussed the
rest of The Odyssey
Discussion
Friday, April 6th:
Friday, April 6th:
Worked quietly on Vocabulary, #3 – 5
Period 4:
Vocabulary Unit 6
3.
Anguish
Part of Speech:
Definition:
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
Sentence: Survivors of a natural disaster often suffer great
mental anguish long after their terrible ordeal is
over.
Word Origin:
First Original Sentence:
Second Original Sentence:
Sentence from Literary Source:
Showed Zeffirelli’s Romeo
and Juliet
