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Pick up your answers to questions 29 – 52 on
center table and check your answers against the answer key on the monitors…
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Before
Discovery Ed…
a.
On your exam review sheet, the 6th bullet
point asks about the feud...
i.
ADD – “both alike in dignity” suggests a power
struggle between the Capulets and the Montagues
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Go to lab 140 and complete the Discovery Ed
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After finishing Discovery Ed test, begin
answering 24 questions on Part 2 of The Odyssey.
Answer the following questions about The Odyssey, Part 2:
1. Describe
what is happening at Odysseus’ palace when he returns to his island.
2. Why
does Athena disguise Odysseus as a beggar?
3. What
does Telemachus’ response to Odysseus’ transformation suggest about the
ancient Greeks’ beliefs in the gods?
The Beggar and
the Faithful Dog (pgs. 1083-84)
4. The
death of Argus just after he
sees Odysseus is not a coincidence? Explain what it symbolizes.
5. What
do Odysseus’ tears and comments after Argus’ death say about him as a person?
6. Why did Odysseus decide to reveal his
identity to the swineherd and cowherd at this time?
7. Why
didn’t Odysseus reveal his identity to his wife, Penelope?
8. What
impression do you get of Penelope when she insists the “beggar” be given a
chance at the bow? Also, explain how this circumstance ironic?
9. Describe
Penelope’s challenge for the suitors.
10. What
is significant about the line, “Maybe he has one like it at home”?
11. What
is an omen? (1198)
12. What
is the sign that Zeus gives? What
might this mean?
13. Does
Odysseus’ success in the challenge show that he is a good archer or that he has
a god on his side? Explain.
Death at the Palace (pgs. 1092-1095)
14. What is
the significance of Odysseus’ plea, “Help me, Apollo,” (line 1226)?
15. Explain
the significance of “Our finest lad is down!” (1249).
16. How
do the suitors feel when Odysseus finally reveals his identity?
17. How does
Eurymachus try to get Odysseus to spare their lives?
18. What
are Odysseus’ reasons for slaying ALL the suitors?
19. Do you think he “justified” in what he
did? Explain why or why not?
Odysseus and
Penelope (pgs. 1096-1101)
20. What admirable qualities do both Odysseus and
Penelope display on page 1097?
21. What
is the secret of Penelope & Odysseus’ bed?
How does Odysseus “pass” her test?
22. What
does Odysseus mean when he describes his wife as aloof (line 1351)?
23. Why
does Penelope doubt Odysseus’ identity after he abandons his disguise?
24. What
two things are being compared in the extended simile Homer uses to end this
epic (lines 1412-1416)?
ENGLISH homework:
Study for exam – Romeo & Juliet, The Odyssey use review sheet
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PLAYWRITING – Day 54
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Watched Charlie Chaplin shorts for inspiration:
o
The Lion’s Cage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79i84xYelZI
o
The Kid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNseEVlaCl4
o
Factory Work: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfGs2Y5WJ14
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Continued working on our silent films of our
final exam scripts.
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See handout for details…
PLAYWRITING homework:
Continue working on final exam script
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