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

 Today we are going to review Book 22, write questions for Books 21-22 and begin Book 23.



Monday, May 10, 2021

Quiz

 We are going to take a quiz today on BOOKS 17-20 and then begin BOOK 22. 



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.



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 Comi...