Ancient Literature

Vocabulary: Quiz on these ten words next week.

1. censure: criticize harshly
2. collaborate: to work together
3. conformist: follower of customs
4. congregation: crowd of people
5. convergence: joining of parts
6. digression: straying from the main point
7. diligent: hard-working
8. disdain: to regard with scorn
9. divergent: moving apart
10. empathy: sharing of feelings

Assignment: Read chapters 1 and 2 in The Cat of the Bubastes. Bring one question for the class and a print or sketch of the land surrounding the Caspian Sea.