Objective: By the end of class, students will compare Odysseus and Penelope and review characters action of Odyssey. Students will also practice using adjectives vs. nouns - same word, different part of speech.
DO NOW QUIZ
50 points
Analyze Odysseus' character and compare to Penelope. In a minimum of two paragraphs, each containing at least 4 sentences, compare their behaviors considering the following:
How are they both clever?
How are they both loyal?
Is it OK that Odysseus sleeps with Circe and Calypso but Penelope refuses any other lover? Why or why not?
Be sure to provide examples from the text / film. Please write to the best of your ability as I will be grading for writing style as well as content.
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Vocabulary Practice - classwork - 10 points each (6 words total)
Write a sentence for each word below. Be sure to use the adjectives and nouns properly as we have been practicing. Remember adjectives describe nouns and a noun is a person, place or thing. Again, definitions on 649 - HOLT text.
RANCOR / RANCOUROUS
TUMULT / TUMULTUOUS
ARDOR / ARDOROUS
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ODYSSEY CROSSWORD PUZZLE - classwork 28 points
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