Friday, 10/19/12

Composition
1. VPP6 exercise I.
2. Complete your essay introduction or, if you are in periods 4/5, finish writing the three reasons why your thesis is right. Add an extra sentence before the thesis that explains the topic of your thesis.

English H I
1. VPP6 exercise I
2. Character on the street observation! Observe a stranger on the street. Write down four things that you notice: What the "character" says, does, how he/she looks, and how others react to him/her. Be detailed. Get as much information as possible without talking to the person.

English H II
1. VPP6 exercise I.
2. Read book two of The Odyssey. Answer the following questions (or download them here):
1. What is Olympus?
2. Who is Telemachus?
3. Who is Odysseus and what has happened to him?
4. What is happening to Penelope during Odysseus' absence?
5. Who is the council that Telemachus calls? What does Telemachus tell the assembly about the suitors?
6. Who is Antinous? What does he say to Telemachus?
7. Who is Eurycleia?
8. What sort of trickery has Penelope been using against her suitors?
9. What sign indicated doom for the suitors?
10. What does the soothsayer (fortune teller) Halitherses say about this sign?
11.What is Eurymachus’ response to Halitherses?
12. In what disguise does Athena come to Telemachus and what is her advice to him?
13. What is Telemachus’ nurse’s name? What is her response to Telemachus’ plan? What does he say in response?
14. Where is Telemachus at the end of Book 2?