2020 English 10
Friday, May 14, 2021
Things to know for the Test
THEMES:
Be able to show three examples from the
text to back up each of the following:
Loyalty
Hospitality
Pride/Arrogance
Coming of Age
Forgetting (or the evils of drugs and
women)
MOTIFS:
Be able to explain the following and
why they are used:
Storytelling
Back story of Troy
Agammenon/Clytaimnestra
Other Epic elements:
Starts “in the middle of things”;
Odysseus’ tragic flaw; sports
SYMBOLS:
Be able to explain the following:
Birds (especially eagles); Hades;
Odyssey’s Wound
GODS (know the following and what they
do in the text)::
Athena; Poseidon; Hermes; Zeus; Helios
SEDUCTRESSES: (know the following and
their purpose)
Helen; Calypso; Circe; Sirens
CHARACTERS:
Be able to give a description of the
following and their roles in the story (perhaps what the symbolize or represent
– and connect to a theme)
Agammenon Amphinomos
Achilles Telemachos
Helen Laertes
Menelaus Penelope
Aias (Ajax) Antinoos
Orestes Eurymachos
Nestor Lotus
Eaters
Mentor Ciconians
Nausicaa Polyphemos
Alcinoos Scylla
Arete Charybdis
Emaios Aiolos
Theoclymenos Elpenor
Melanthios Teiresias
Arnaios Eurylochos
Eurycleia Cassandra
Tityo Tantalus
Sisyphus
Thursday, May 13, 2021
End of the Odyssey
Today we are going to finish the Odyssey, finish writing blogs for 21-24, and begin to review for your final - which will be on Tuesday.
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
BOOK 23 & 24
Today, I'm going to give you some time to work on BLOGS for Books 21-23. Then we are going go begin Book 24.
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Monday, May 10, 2021
Friday, May 7, 2021
Friday
So today is Gloria's last day in class.
We will be reading Book 21 and discussing what you think will happen in the next few books.
Thursday, May 6, 2021
Thursday
Today we will review Books 17-20 (quiz on Monday), write questions for BOOK 20, and begin Book 21.
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