Heroes in Literature

Vocabulary: Test one these words and their origins.

Greek;
1. schole
2. iatros
3. holos
4. rhinos
5. derma
6. athlon
7. agon
8. dromos

Latin
all numbers- first-tenth
9. medicus
10. ludo, lusus
11. sanus
12. cornu
13. cutis
14. cor, cordis
15. dorsum
16. mons, montis
17. humus
18. folium
19. sal, salis
20.  mare

Assignment: Read chapters 3 and 4 of King Arthur.
Projects are due soon!

Ancient Literature

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

Vocabulary: No vocabulary this week.

Assignment: Read books 3 and 4 of The Iliad. Projects are due soon so work hard!!

Heroes in Literature

Vocabulary: Study these words for next week.

Greek
1. iatros: doctor, physician (pediatrician)
2. holos: whole, entire (whole)
3. rhinos: nose, snout ( rhinoceros)
4. derma: skin (dermis)
5. athlon: prize, award (athlete)
6. agon: contest, struggle (agony)
7. dromos; race course
8. schole: leisure time (school)

Latin
9. ludo, lusus: play, mock (illusion)
10. medicus: physician (medical)
11. sanus: healthy, not diseased
12. cornu: horn (unicorn)
13. cutis: skin, hide: cuticle
14. cor, cordis: heart (core)
15. dorsum: back (dorsal fin)
16. mons, montis: mountain (mountain)
17. humus: earth, soil (humility)
18. folium: leaf (foliage)
19. sal, salis: salt (salt
20: mare: sea, ocean (marine)

Assignment: Read chapters 1 and 2 of  King Arthur. 

Ancient Literature

Vocabulary: Quiz on these ten words next week.

1. plunder: to rob of good or valuables
2. raze: to tear down
3. ramparts:fortification consisting of an embankment
4. exult: to show or feel lively or triumphant joy
5. bulwark: a wall of earth built for defense
6. fallow: land left unseeded for a season or more
7. rouse: to bring our of a state of sleep
8. thwart: to oppose successfully
9. flaunting: show off
10. link: to fasten or join together

Assignment: Read book 2 of the Iliad. Correct your papers and turn them in next week.

Heroes in Literature

Vocabulary: Quiz on these ten words next week.

Greek
1. elektron: amber
2. akros: top most, high point
3. kata: down, against
4. ana: up, back again
5. hyper: above, overly, beyond

Latin
6. gradus: step, degree
7. plus, pluris: more, many
8. duco, ductum: draw, attract, lead
9. ago, actum: do, act, drive, preform
10. pendo, pensum: hang down, consider

Assignment: Write a 600-700 word MLA essay on Robin Hood  using one of the following prompts:
1. Why does the reader of Robin Hood excuse the fact that he breaks the law? Give specific examples from the book.
2. How is the setting a major influence in the story? Would the influences be as strong? Give specific examples from the book.

Ancient Literature

Vocabulary: Quiz on these ten words next week.

1. bivouac: temporary living quarters
2. bravado: swaggering show of courage
3. carrion: dead and rotting body of animal
4. consort: keep company with
5. craggy : having steep hills
6. dauntless: fearless
7. defile: make dirty or spotty
8. dowry: money brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
9. elated: proud and joyful
10. feud: bitter quarrel

Assignment: Read book one of The Iliad. 

Heroes in Literature

Vocabulary: Quiz on these Latin words next week.

1. primus: first
2 secondus: second
3. teritus: third
4. quartus: fourth
5. quintus: fifith
6. sextus: sixth
7. septimus: seventh
8. octavus: eighth
9. nonus: ninth
10. decimus: tenth

Assignment: Finish Robin Hood. 

Ancient Literature

Vocabulary: Quiz on these ten words next week.

1. acumen: shrewdness shown by keen insight
2. bellicose: showing a disposition ready to fight
3. chicanery: the use of tricks to deceive someone
4. circumnavigate: travel the globe (world)
5. deciduous: shedding foliage at the end of the growing season
6. equinox: when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator
7. filibuster: tactic for delaying legislation by making long speeches
8. hubris: overbearing pride
9. impeach: bring an accusation against
10. lexicon: reference book containing an alphabetical list of words

Assignment: Write a 700-800 word essay about The Cat of Bubastes on one of the following prompts:
1. Discus Henty's ability to weave Egyptian culture into the story of his characters. Give at least three examples of this from the text. Be sure to support what you say using historical evidence.
2.Is Henty a storyteller or a master at characterization? Give three specific examples to defend your thesis.