The Odyssey – Return to Ithaca Vocabulary

The Travels of Odysseus

The Odyssey – Return To Ithaca Vocabulary entice – (verb) to attract or draw towards oneself by exciting hope or desire; tempt We hoped our offer might entice you. dissipated – (verb) to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel. The mist dissipated around the figure – revealing its face hobbled – (verb) to walk with an awkward movement He’d smeared himself in the dung of swine and hobbled like a hunchback. diversion – (noun) a distraction designed to draw an enemy’s attention away from the main attack We will use the decision as a diversion. conspirators - (noun) the people who created a secret unlawful plan of action The conspirators reviewed their plans for the following day. skewer – (verb) a long pin of wood or metal for fastening or holding an item in place. To stab The swineherd drew his spear and began to skewer the fleeing suitors.

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mech – machine Choose 1 of the following words to add to vocabulary: mechanic mechanism biomechanical

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mis – wrong, bad Choose 1 of the following words to add to vocabulary: mistake misbehavior misplace

The Odyssey – Return to IthacaVocabulary entice – (verb) to attract or draw towards oneself by exciting hope or desire; tempt We hoped our offer might entice you. dissipated – (verb) to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel. The mist dissipated around the figure – revealing its face hobbled – (verb) to walk with an awkward movement He’d smeared himself in the dung of swine and hobbled like a hunchback. diversion – (noun) a distraction designed to draw an enemy’s attention away from the main attack We will use the decision as a diversion. conspirators - (noun) the people who created a secret unlawful plan of action The conspirators reviewed their plans for the following day. skewer – (verb) a long pin of wood or metal for fastening or holding an item in place. To stab The swineherd drew his spear and began to skewer the fleeing suitors. mech – machine mechanic, mechanism, biomechanical -mis – wrong/bad mistake, misbehavior, misplace

Would Mrs. Britz count it correct? 1). Using one of the vocabulary words, create a sentence that both uses the word correctly and defines the word within the context of the sentence. 2). Compare sentences with your partner. Underline the section that defines the vocabulary word in context. Circle the word if it is used correctly. 3). With your partner, correct your sentences. 4). With your partner, choose the best sentence. Have the partner that didn’t write the sentence, write it on the board. 5). Analyze each sentence as a class. Write down all corrected sentences.