Week 7

We have come to the end of our journey with Odysseus. This week we'll begin reading Virgil's famous Roman epic, The Aeneid.

Reading Assignment

Book survey - flip through your copy of The Aeneid.  What parts does it have?  Did the publishers include any useful resource material?  What observations can you make about the general structure of the poem? Inside the front cover, list ten things you notice about the book.  

Read book 1

• First, pre-read and highlight by scanning for names (pink) and settings(green).  
• Block all the dialogue and write the name of the character speaking at the top of the block.  
• Next, go back and read slowly and carefully.  
• Use your yellow highlighter to follow the main events.   
• Mark interesting parts in blue (at least one).  
• Use your orange if you notice schemes or tropes we have discussed. 
• Write one "should" question for book 1.
• Be prepared to narrate any section.  The sections are already marked.  Each section begins with an illuminated letter (a letter printed much larger than the rest). 

Writing Assignment

• Sort your most recent ANI chart on The Odyssey (the one I asked you to save) according to the instructions on pages 10-12 of your workbook.  When you are done, you should have a sorted A and a sorted N.  Clearly mark (I recommend highlighting) the best 3 main proofs and best 3 sub proofs under each main proof for BOTH your sorted columns. 
• Select a thesis and complete pages 53-54
• Pick out the content for your essay by completing worksheet pages 55-57.
• Create an outline by substituting the content from pages 55-57 following the template on page 58.

Turn in guidelines

Make copies of your workbook pages or remove them from your workbook.  Do not turn in your book itself.  Staple each assignment separately.  Write your name in the top left hand corner of the top page.