Weekly Objectives  Students will understand and appreciate an epic poem.  Students will determine the meaning of unknown words by using context clues.  Students will understand an epic poem.  Students will utilize various reading strategies to monitor comprehension.  The students will write for a variety of purposes and audiences using the Standard English conventions of grammar, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.

Weekly Agenda  President’s Day 2/15/10  Grammar Practice: Identifying subjects of a sentence  Review Book Ten Comprehension Questions  Homework

Celebrating Black History Month Historical Fact ( ) Hallie Quinn Brown became well known as a teacher and elocutionist; taught at Allen University and Tuskegee Institute, but is probably best known as a speaker and a dramatic reader. Hallie Quinn Brown became well known as a teacher and elocutionist; taught at Allen University and Tuskegee Institute, but is probably best known as a speaker and a dramatic reader.

Class Assignment  Write a summary of Book 10. Use your blue questions to assist you with identifying main events and ideas.

Quick Write In what ways is Circe a danger to Odysseus and his men? Is she more dangerous or less dangerous than the Cyclops? Support your answer with details from the text.

Grammar Practice  The simple subject is the main word or group of words in the complete subject. Ex. A dog with this pedigree is usually nervous. Complete subject: A dog with his pedigree; simple subject: dog

Grammar Practice  How to find the subject of a sentence? It’s easier to locate the simple the subject if you pick the verb first. It’s easier to locate the simple the subject if you pick the verb first. Ex. The shutters on that house are painted green. Ex. The shutters on that house are painted green. Ask yourself who or what are painted?

Book Ten Review Questions  What is the setting of Book Ten?  What causes Odysseus and his crew to return to Aeolus’s Island? What effect does this have on the crew?  What is Eurylochus’s internal conflict? p. 920, L  What might the gesture of holding someone’s knees suggest in Ancient Greece? P.920, L 54-56

Book Ten Review Questions  How does the god, Hermes help Odysseus ward off Circe’s power? Is his assistance effective?  What grace does Circe show Odysseus and his men?  Who appears to be more powerful? Circe/Odysseus? Explain  Compare and contrast Eurylochus and Odysseus’s leadership qualities?

Words to Know Beguiling Contender Chide Regaled Stealth Succumb Snare Enticing Vile Disconsolate

Literary Terms  Epic Simile p. 922  Foreshadowing p.924  Conflict pgs. P. 920, 924,  Characterization: Eurylochus, Circe, and Odysseus  Epithet pgs. 918, 922,

During Reading Book Ten  Purpose for reading: Read to learn more about Odysseus and his adventures. What role does Circe play in this new adventure? Read to learn more about Odysseus and his adventures. What role does Circe play in this new adventure?

After Reading  Apply literary terms to the poem  Assess students’ comprehension