Monday, September 12, 2011

Homework Due September 19th 2011

Homework for the week



Read The Children's Homer chapters 17-23
Add outline information to notebook.
  • New Characters
  • Character Development
  • Note New Vocabulary Words- look up definitions
  • Major Plots Developments
  • Examples of Literary Techniques
  • Your Interpretation of Passages
  • Interesting Quotes or passages

Answer the following questions. Respond in complete sentences.

1. How is Achilles armor described?

2. Who is Xanthos? What do we know about him?

3. How would you describe Helen? Why is she important?

4. What did Hectors mother do after hearing the wail of women? What did she mean?

5. What did Priam retrieve from his treasure chamber? What is the author telling us about what kind of life he has?

6. How would you describe King Priam?

7. What is the role of women in Ancient Greece?

8. What did the Trojans think about the wooden horse?

9. Who is Peisistratus?

10. What is the importance of ships in ancient Greek warriors? How would you summarize book 1

Review Quizlets


Write an Illustrative Paragraph on the following topic
Summary of part 1

Review notes from notebook check. Remember we will have another one mid-October

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