Thursday, January 20, 2011

Thursday, 01/20/11

World Literature
1.  Finish reading The Fall of Troy (201-210) and the Fall of Troy questions (see below).
2.  Study and work on VPP10.  Test Monday.

Fall of Troy questions:
1.  How does Achilles die, and why is he vulnerable in this way?
2.  How does Ajax die?  Is it an honorable death?
3.  How does Paris die?  Why is it partially “his” own fault? (203)
4.  Who comes up with the Trojan Horse idea? (204)
5.  Explain the clever way that the Greeks got the Trojans to take the wooden horse into the city gates. (206)
6.  What happens to Priam, king of Troy?
7.  In your opinion, is the way the Greeks win the war honorable?  Why or why not?
8.  What terrible thing do some of the Greeks do after slaughtering the Trojans? (208-210)

Composition
1. Scarlet Ibis symbolism chart - finish!
2. Study and work on VPP10.  Test Monday.

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