1. WEEK 5 English 9
September 29-Oct 3

2. Monday, September 29
Hand Out Vocabulary 6 due Tuesday( should be 5, we will catch up next week)
Vocabulary quiz Friday
Complete presentations in groups
Return Biographies to library
Get new free Reading book
Yes you will always record reading times every time you read: 
EliReview Reading log for last week (Sept 22-28)

3. Monday, September 22nd
Odysseus: read page 890
Begin Cornell Notes

4. TUESDAY /WEDNESDAY NOTES
Key Words
Quotes/ Definitions
Notes /Questions
Page #
lines
Epic
890

5. Tuesday Cornell Notes ( just go to insert & highlight ) Key Words
Definition
(Quote)
Notes/
Questions
Pages
Epic
“a long narrative poem…
About a hero…who reflects the values and ideals of a nation..)
See book for full information
890
Epic hero
“larger than life figure…
Embodies the ideals & values of a race…”
Epic Simile
comparison of two things using like or as, a long extended simile is a epic simile
Summary not a quote
891
Full title
The Wanderings of Odysseus from the Odyssey
By Homer
Translated by Robert Fitzgerald
Book One
Summary introduction
895

6. Book 9 New Coasts and Poseidon's Son
Key word
page
Odysseus
“ I am Laertes’ son”
896 Line 7
“…”
“Ithaca”
His home where he is king
896 Line 13
“ I shall not see a place more dear”
Explains his love home
896 Line 17
City of Cicones
Enemies of Odysseus
Stopped to look for supplies
897
Lotus
“Coastline of Lotus Eaters”
“Honeyed plant”…made the men forgetful of homeland
They would “stay forever, forgetful” of purpose
Cyclopes
“a prodigious man”
Huge, enormous
899 Line 86
Curiosity
men were eaten
Caused danger
903

7. Key Word
Pages
Cyclopes
Didn’t plow, “ignorance leaving fruitage”
898
Clever/ intelligent
Odysseus
Wine
12 two handed jars
1 to 20 to dilute
899
Curiosity
Men suggest to get supplies and leave
weakness
900 Line 130
A Prodigious Man
Describes Cyclopes
Line 87 page 899
Don’t respect Gods
Odysseus prays to Zeus
902
Leader
Made a plan of escape
Create a spike to blind the giant
904

8. Cyclops story Key words Quotes/other Notes Page Clever Brought wine
Used it on Cyclops
904
Nohbdy
(spelling from book)
“Everyone calls me Nohbdy”(906).
Tricking Cyclops
The name deceives
906
907 line 324
Odysseus was brave
He did this act instead of asking his crew
Drove a big spike
Skill/clever
Created sheep skins tied together to hide his men under
When Polyphemus is blind he will reach and feel if it is sheep he would let them pass, men he would grab
907
Polyphemus
Son of Poseidon
God of the sea
Ego
“Godsake Captain”
Odysseus brags
911 & 912

9. Respects the Gods
Slew a sheep for Zeus
912

10. Tuesday September 30 Correct Vocabulary 6 ( nest week will be 5)
Unit Test for lessons 1-6 Monday Oct 13 
Silent Read ( Record times on log )

11. THURSDAY OCT 2
A Letter in a Bottle: Choose a perspective to write from: Odysseus or a crew member (other?)
Determine your audience: You are sending a communication hoping it will be received back at Ithaca: a news article, a letter, (other?)
Topic: Odysseus’s character; an epic hero
Begin with a summary of the events to date.
Include definition of epic hero and cite
Include names of places, problems, and people or gods.
Discuss your opinion of Odysseus’s character as an epic hero.
Cite a minimum of 3 times using MLA. Ex “….”(906)
Elaborate on how citation supports your thoughts.
Length: words Possible 100 points_________

12. Friday, October 3 Quiz Vocabulary 5
Reminder Unit Test coming Oct 13 Monday
20 minutes to work on writing Letter in a Bottle
SILENT READ record times/conference with teacher