Writing
SUMMER
Grammar
The Odyssey
Circe
100

This BEGINS an essay

What is a "hook"

100

Gods of Jade and Shadow was set in this COUNTRY

What is Mexico

100

This type of phrase has a preposition in it

What is a prepositional phrase

100

Who wrote The Odyssey?

Who is Homer

100

Who is the author of the novel Circe?

Who is Madeline Miller

200

We use this to tell us how to format an essay

What is MLA format

200

This is the first AND last name of the main character in Gods of Jade and Shadow

Who is Casiopea Tun

200

This part of speech describes a noun

What is an adjective

200

How were stories passed down during the Homeric Age?

What is passed down orally

200

What is the name of the island where Circe lives in the story?

What is Aeaea

300

Each body paragraph must begin with a

What is a CLAIM

300

In Greek mythology, who was the leader of the Greek forces in the Trojan War?

Who is Agamemnon

300

An antecedent is replaced by what?

What is a pronoun

300

A long narrative poem is called

What is an epic poem

300

What powers does Circe possess in the text?

What is witchcraft/transformation/mind control


400

This portion of the essay specifically responds directly to the prompt

What is the thesis

400

What was the name of the Trojan princess who was taken as a prize by the Greek warrior Agamemnon?

Who is Cassandra

400

What type of clause is a complete sentence?

What is independent clause

400

What does Tiresias warn Odysseus not to harm on his voyage?

What is the cattle of the Sun god


400

How does Circe's character evolve throughout the book?

What is she becomes more powerful and independent 

500

This is the TYPE of essay that you wrote this semester

What is a literary analysis

500

What is one of the main ways that we know whether or not a character is an epic/modern hero or not? 

Hint: Casiopea goes through this.

What is the hero's journey.

500

Name the 8 Parts of Speech

What is a noun, adjective, verb, adverb, pronoun, interjection, preposition, conjunction

500

Who does Zeus send to rescue Odysseus from Calypso?

Who is Hermes

500

Which goddess often assists Odysseus and Telemachus, and speaks up for them in the councils of the gods on Mount Olympus?

Who is Athena