Wednesday 9/23

1. Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections: Bedford 487-489. Copy the following into your Parts of Speech Notes:

Prepositions
Placed before a noun or pronoun to form a phrase that modifies another word. The entire phrase (prepositional phrase) then functions as an adverb or adjective.

The winding road to the summit travels past craters from an extinct volcano. 

Prepositions usually indicate location, time, direction, or quality. Some prepositions can be more than one-word (along with, as well as, in addition to).

See Bedford 487 for a list of common prepositions.

Conjunctions
Join words, phrases, or clauses, indicating a relationship between the things joined.
Coordinating--connect elements that are equal in importance (FANBOYS: For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so).
Correlative--a pair of conjunctions linking elements that are equal in importance: either... or, neither... nor, not only... but also, whether... or; both... and
Subordinating--links a less important idea (subordinate) to a more important idea. (after, although, as, because, before, if...)
Conjunctive adverbs--adverbs that connect independent clauses and indicate what their relationship is like; a semicolon can be used. (finally, furthermore, however, moreover, nevertheless, similarly, then, therefore, thus...)

Interjections
Expresses surprise or emotion. (Hey! Oh! Wow! Whoopee!)

Write a sentence in your notes that uses a preposition, a conjunction, and an interjection. If you still have time, review your own essay and identify prepositions and conjunctions to see if they are used correctly.

2. Finish Reading Book 9. What do we learn about Odysseus from the episode with Polyphemus? What might Polyphemus represent thematically about hospitality and feasting?

3. If time, begin Book 10:
*Lines 1 - 65--the folly of Odysseus' men
*Lines 149 - 165--Circe's "hospitality"
*Lines 226 - 369--Odysseus' trick
Lines 403 - 597--a taste of what is to come

HW: Study the first ten prefixes. Quiz on Block Day.