1. The Odyssey – Return to Ithaca
Vocabulary

2. The Travels of Odysseus

3. 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.

4. mech machine -MECH- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

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

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

8. 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

9. 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.