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WU: Vocabulary Practice Practice correctly using our new vocabulary by using each word in the span of two to three sentences. Challenge: can you get them all into one sentence? Remember the power of the mighty semicolon. Example: As I **nonchalantly** **sauntered** into the classroom, **redolent** with memories of grammar and twitter references, I **harangued** my students for their **brazen** and **pernicious** use of the phrase "yolo swag". I could tell I had silenced their **carousing**, so we moved on to **burnishing** their pens. They need to be shiny because, in order for the pen to be mightier than the sword--which allows for insults that almost **singe** the reader--they need to be **lustrous**.

Journal Entry: Image Study for Book 9 You're job is to pull three quotes from Book 9 from the time that Odysseus and his men enter Polyphemus' cave until they escape. Look for quotes that you think are important to the plot, AND demonstrate word choice (diction) that creates images in your mind. Underline the words in each quote that make you understand what you're supposed to "see" and feel when you read the quote. Then, create an image for each quote where you apply this knowledge. This should be in your journal and I will grade it with our next journal check (I'll collect journals next week!). Sample:

Discussion--word choice and it's path to imagery/theme.

Odysseus' Wanderings Map Assignment: this is an ongoing assignment that deals with all the place that Odysseus visits, and how his character develops in each place. Thus far, we've made it through the Cyclops' Island in P. 3 and P. 6 and the Laestrygonians for P. 2.

HW: Map assignment and study for Vocab. quiz on MONDAY/TUESDAY of next week. Remember, Monday is an "A" day.