Tuesday, 9/22

I will miss you so much next week, but I am excited for you to spend time with the lovely Mrs. Sharp (and her growing child!), and I am so excited to go learn in this crazy place and hopefully come back a better teacher--

1. Pull out a piece of paper. Take the Odyssey Intro Quiz. 10 minutes.

2. Read Book 9--Odysseys begins his tale. Keep track of the monsters/obstacles, and look out for what each of them has to do with food or hospitality, how they present a unique challenge that prevents Odysseus from getting home, and how themes related to Odysseus' character are developed by how he responds to these challenges.
*Lines 1-23--introducing himself
*Lines 42-63--The Cicone's and the bellies of Odysseus' men.
*Lines 84 - 103--The Lotus-eaters, loosing a desire for nostos
*Lines 186 - 561--the Cyclops' "hospitality...?" [Finish independently]

HW: Complete a Rough Draft of your "Where I'm From Poem" and turn it in physically. Use three "I'm From" statements and at least five samples of concrete imagery that expresses a memory related to your identity.