After building some background knowledge, English I Honors students finally began reading the Odyssey.

Sing in me, Muse, and through me tell the story
of that man skilled in all ways of contending,
the wanderer, harried for years on end,
after he plundered the stronghold
on the proud height of Troy.

We’ll be working on the opening lines for a couple of days before we shift into a slightly higher gear and move through the epic.

English 8 students continued working on group analysis of “The Black Earth.“

Homework

• English 8 Studies: none.
• English I Honors: 
  • define “appositive”;
  • find two appositives in today’s reading.