English 8 students worked on a parts of speech review covering nouns, verbs, and adjectives. This is the last of our review: we’ll have a test on those three parts of speech late next week.

English I students looked at three different perspectives on Calypso. First, students listened to the Suzanne Vega song, following along with a printout of the lyrics.

Afterward, students viewed Richard Westall’s Telemachus Landing on the Isle of Calypso.

Westall, Richard; Telemachus Landing on the Isle of Calypso; Glasgow Museums; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/telemachus-landing-on-the-isle-of-calypso-86715

Finally students looked at the etymology of “Calypso.”

The etymology of Calypso’s name is from ??????? (kalypt?), meaning “to cover”, “to conceal”, “to hide”, or “to deceive”. According to Etymologicum Magnum her name means ?????????? ?? ???????????? (kalýptousa to dianooúmenon), i.e. “concealing the knowledge”, which combined with the Homeric epithet1 ???????? (dolóessa), meaning subtle or wily, justifies the hermetic2 character of Calypso and her island. ??????? is derived from Proto-Indo-European3 *?el-, making it cognate4 with the English word Hell.

Students will be using these three sources in their homework.

Homework

• English 8: use the Kahoot! to prepare for the test.
• English I Honors: complete the forum for Calypso.