STAR Testing

1. Get a good night's sleep.

2. Eat a healthy breakfast.

3.Remember to read the directions twice.

4.Read the questions first when your dealing with a reading comprehension section.

5. Good luck !

HW for the Week of Apr. 15-19

Due Tuesday, 4/16	Make sure Ch. Charts are set up for Ch. Charts. 9-12 "A Thousand Cranes" assembly today
Due Wed.nesday, 4/17	No HW
Due Thursday, 4/18
Due Friday, 4/19

Jeopardy Review: Ulysses (Ch. 1-3 only)

https://jeopardylabs.com/play/adventures-of-ulysses-1-3

HW for Week of April 8-12

Due Tuesday, 4/9	Journal Grading! Have your journals ready.  Finish reading and Ch. Charts. for Ulysses: Ch. 1-4.
Due Wednesday, 4/10	Double check your Ch. Charts for Ulysses: Ch. 1-4.  Make sure Ch. Charts are colored!  Second chance Quickie Quiz on Wed.
Due Thursday, 4/11
Due Friday 4/12

Audio Version of The Adventures of Ulysses

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Journal #6 Table of Contents

The Adventures of Ulysses: Chapter Chart Information

The Adventures of Ulysses: 

Chapter Chart Information

Ch. 1: "Ships and Men"

Quote: "Bad luck makes good stories." pg.3

-naiad = sea nymph

-piratical = pirate like

-suitor = wannabe boyfriend

-50 men ea. ship

-3 ships

-prow= tip of the bow

Ch. 2: "The Ciconians"

Quote: "I advised you badly, O Chief. We have angered the gods." p. 7

-Maronea = first stop

-Eurylochus = U.'s assistant

-18 mean dead/132 left

-scything = slicing

-appease = to calm someone down

-Hellenes = Greeks

Chapter 3: "The Lotus Eater"

Quote: "This man is a hero. Terrible are his needs, sudden are his needs, and his dreams must be his own." p. 13 

-Libya

-morph = shape

-hypno=sleep

-Morpheus = god of dreams

-Hypnos = god of sleep

-Persephone = Morpheus's aunt

-secret pocket

-hospitality = kindness toward guests

Ch. 4: "The Cyclops' Cave"

Quote: "The gods honor courage but punish pride." p. 26

--Sicily? Crete?

--mutiny = crew rebels against captain

--undiluted = pure; no water added

--"snoring like a powersaw"

--converging = moving together towards a single point

--hubris = Greek crime of having too much pride

--Polyphemus = cyclops; Poseidon's son

--Poseideon = Poly's dad

--13 men go to shore

--2/1/7 gone

--122 men left?

Ch. 5: "Keeper of the Winds"

Quote: " 'For those who know how to listen, I have a tale to tell.' " p. 30

--Penelope = U's wife

--Telemachus = U's son

--Aeolia

--Aeolus = god of the winds

--the island fortress

--12 kids

--9 days/9 nights (U. slept)

--untrusting crew members

--personification of the wind

Ch. 6: "Cannibal Beach"

"But it was not trunk. He had been climbing no tree." p. 44

--6 days

--Island of the Racing Sun

--foliage

--one boat/one crew left

Ch. 7: "Circe"

"For the sweetest spell Circe weaves is one of hospitality." p. 54

--45 men left

--marrow = inner bone material

--23 men go to castle (Eurylochus + 22)

--Hermes = messenger god

--moly = white flower: protects against spells

--Tartarus = the worst part of Hades

--The Fates = Clotho, Lachesis, Atropos

Ch. 8: "Land of the Dead"

"You must keep to the middle way." p. 79

--Hades (The Underworld)

--Elpenor = crew member

--the gull

--River Styx

--Anticleia = Ulysses's mom

--Achilles = Gk. hero of Trojan War (know Achilles' heel story)

--Ajax = Gk. hero of Trojan War; went mad w/resentment because Ulysses was awarded Achilles' golden armor, not him

--Penelope = U's wife

--Tieresias = shape-shifter; he is very wise and Ulysses has been directed to him for advice