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The Cyclops' Cave Summary

Ulysses and the men didn't have food. The men were complaining that they are hungry. So Ulysses decided to rest on a island for a while. Unfortunately, there were Cyclops around the whole island. The Cyclops living on this island was named Polyphemus, and he was the largest, the most fiercest, and the most hungriest cyclops of all. When the men went in the cave where Polyphemus lived, the opening to the cave closed, and the Cyclops appeared. He ate two of the men, and when he tried to get more, Ulysses stopped him. He had wine in his hand. He had made a plan. When the giant drank the wine, he fell asleep. Then, Ulysses, with the help of his men, he put an eye out of the Cyclops and ran away. But Polyphemus prayed to Poseidon, the god of the sea, to make Ulysses a hard time going back home, and when he returns, he will be a stranger who is unwanted.

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**Responding to literature Chapter 5 Ulysses' men went opened the bag of winds because they were curious and they were jealous that only Ulysses had good treasure and precious stuff. When they opened the bag, the winds blew in every directions. The person who opened it got thrown into the water, and the other men were thrown every where on the ship. ** Chapter 6 -What would it be like to live on Cannibal Beach? What problems would it create to have a quicker cycle of day and night? How do you think this kept Ulysses from discovering what the trees were? It would feel very weird and scary living on a island like Cannibal Beach. It think it will be really scary because there are cannibals, an animal who eats its own type of species. I wouldn't want to live on that island because I wouldn't want to get eaten by the giants. It would also be stressful because there isn't enough daylight, and you will feel tired all the time. There will be no plants because there isn't enough sunlight, so there will be not enough food and fruits. ====== Journal Entry #5 Ulysses has gone through much physical and mental hardship. Through all of this he has been determined to return to Itacha. What people and/or places in your life would you be willing to fight as hard as Ulysses to get to/see. Explain your answer.

I would be willing to fight as hard as Ulysses for my family. My mother, father and sister. I would fight for them because they are very special to me. My mother, for instance, she raised me, and my father, he worked hard to feed and make me and my only sister is a person who always make me laugh. They are all like my precious treasure, and I shouldn't loose them.

Father Quinel reveals three things in chapter 8. What are they? What does he promise to reveal later? He reveals that Asta's son's name is Crispin and he also reveals that Crispin's mother could read and write. Also, he told Asta's son that the steward will soon die. He promise to reveal later about Crispin's father.

literature terms -internal: self conflict -external: physical conflict
 * 1) character: the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual
 * 2) conflict: a disagreement or argument
 * 1) foreshadowing: to warn about a future event
 * 2) mood: a state of mind or feeling
 * 3) protagonist: the leading character or one of the major characters in the novel
 * 4) antagonist: a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something
 * 5) setting: the place or type or surroundings where something is positioned or where an even takes place.
 * 6) symbol: a thing that represents or stands for something else
 * 7) theme: a subject of a talk, piece fo writing, a person’s thoughts or an exhibition.

1. Crispin encounters two dead men shortly after fleeing his village. How does each affect him? The dead person was Father Quinel, and it left Crispin frightened, and he thought that God has truly abandoned him.

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**Personal spelling and vocabulary**


 * Chapter 4 vocab**:


 * Chapter 7 vocab:**

loom: a frame or machine for interlacing at right angles two or more sets of threads or yarns to form a cloth

skiff: any of various small boats.

spur: an angular projection

haughtily: blatantly and disdainfully proud.

gorged: to fill completely or to the point of detension

prophesy: to speak as if divinely inspired.

glut: to fill especially with food to satiety
venerable:made sacred especially by religious or historical association

intoxicating:

loom: My grandmother used a loom to make a scarf for me. Skiff: The skiff was ready to leave the dock. spur: My mom spurred me to read good books. haughtily: She felt haughtily when she won an award. gorged: The dog gobbled its food prophesy: She tells people's prophesy. glut: The basket was glutted with fruits. venerable: The king is always venerable.

**Chapter 8 vocab:**  girdling: To move around

foretold: to tell beforehand.

curdle: to go bad or wrong.

feeble: markedly lacking in strength.

gurgle: to flow in a broken irregular current.

fathoms: to penetrate and come to understand. counsel: a policy or plan of action or behavior.


 * Sentences** :

Girdling- They were girdling nervously before the concert. Foretold: She could foretell our personality even before she got to know us. Curdle: My plan curdled Feeble: He had a weak, feeble knee. Gurgle: The class gurgled as somebody went to the nurse, bleeding badly. Fathoms: I fathomed Counsel: The teachers made counsels about being quiet because the kids were too loud in the halls.

Name: Nayeon Kim Date: Sept. 22 Block: G Vocabulary Worksheet, Chapter 6 and 7 Ulysses

Fill in the blank. Use the following words correctly to complete the sentences. ethical skiff glut loom marrow haughtily venerable inhabitants gorged intoxicating

1. The girl responded **haughtily** when she was told she could not go to the dance. 2. **Venerable** behavior is important in building oneʼs character. 3. The **inhabitants** of most countries must possess an identification card. 4. A **loom** is an instrument used for weaving. 5. There was a **glut** of fish at the market so the prices were low. 6. The hungry wolves **gorged** on the deerʼs flesh. 7. The cold wind chilled me to the **marrow** of my bones. 8. His grandfather was a **ethical** officer in the Navy. 9. That new perfume has an **intoxicating** scent. 10. We rowed the **skiff** ashore.

Write sentences of your own for these words.

perils: Nobody wanted to go to the peril forest. provisioned: There weren’t enough provisions, so people were dying of famine. prophesy: The prophesy of his was pretty good. moored: They moored the ship as fast as they can sorceries: The sorcerer casted sorceries in order to make him into a frog. dispositions: His personal dispositions are bad. ogres: Ogres are very hideous looking monsters. spur:

Chapter 9 vocab

spawned: produce, create

sheared: to cause to move along the plain of contact

rendezvous: a meeting place

vengeful: revenge

ordained: to issue an order

Chapter 10 vocab

strait: limited in space or time

beeswax: wax

rawhide: a untanned leather

cinder: ash

purled: to flow with the murmuring sound

spume: a splash

hawser: a large rope for securing a ship

Chapter 11 vocab

submerging: to put under water

insatiable: incapable or being satisfied

contending: to strive in contests or against difficulties

shuddering: to tremble convulsively

dumbfounded: to confound briefly and usually with astonishment.

starboard: the right side of a ship or aircraft looking forward

helmsmen: the person at the helm

Chapter 13 vocab

Tunic: a simple slip-on garment made with or without sleeves and usually knee-length or longer

hemmed: to surround in a restrictive manner

grotto: an artificial recess or structure made to resemble a natural cave

interlude: a usually short simple play or dramatic entertainment

defying: to challenge to combat

exploits: to make use of meanly or unfairly for one’s own advantage

inattention: failure to pay attention

tapestry: a heavy handwoven reversible textile used for hangings, curtains, and upholstery and characterized by complicated pictorial designs.

veto: an authoritative prohibition

notion: an individual’s conception or impression of something known, experienced, or imagined.

embrasure: an opening with sides flaring outward in a wall or parapet of a fortification usually of allowing the firing of cannon

winnowing: to remove by a current of air

wielding: to deal successfully with

looted: to seize and carry away by force especially in war.

enticements: to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire

lyre: a stringed instrument of the harp class having an approximately U-shaped frame and used by the ancient Greeks especially to accompany song and recitation

tunic: My mom bought be a pile of tunic. hemmed: The child was hemmed by bunch of bullies Grotto: Their grottos were made of wood. interlude: There was a interlude in the middle of the class Defying: it is hard to defy a lot of people bothering you Exploits: There were many exploits for her. inattention: giving inattention to the people speaking is reude. Tapestry:

Chapter 14 vocab

meddlesome: interfering sentence: He was very meddlesome

scowl: to exhibit a threatening aspect sentence: The tiger scowled at us

buoyant: able to keep something afloat sentence: the ball was buoyant

exerting: applying sentence: They exerted their strength to lift the log

Chapter 15 vocab

writhed: make continual twisting

anointing: smear or rub with oil

dazed: make someone unable to think or react properly

grimy: covered with or characterized by dirt

glade: an open space in a forest

dashed: ran or flung

besieged: surrounded with armed forces in order to capture it

partial: existing only in part

laden: heavily loaded or weighed down

oracle: a response or message given by an oracle

ruffian: a violent person

prudence: acting with care and thought for the future

sneeringly: smiling or speaking in a contemptuous or mocking manner

cudgel: short thick stick used as a weapon

undiluted:



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Chapter 2 Vocab 2

ceased: to stop

welt: a deep, long cut

minions: someone who works with his boss

parchment: kind of paper for writing

kin: relative/family

transfixed: can't move

avail: useful

Sentences

They **ceased** as their mother blocked their way.

The **welt** on my knee was from skating

The **minion** gave his boss the delicious looking food.

There was a secret **parchment** in the bottom of the drawer.

That man was a member of my **kin**.

He was so scared that he **transfixed** as the hog ran towards him.

Even though I tried my best to fix the broken door before Mom came, my hope was no **avail**.

Vocab 3

recurrence: to happen again

mortality: the ability do die

impoverished: poor

jests: jokes

shunned: cast aside

plight: dangerous situation

serf: an agricultural laborer

mercenary: a soldier hired to serve in a foreign army

Vocab 4

untoward: harmful, wrong

thatch: straw or similar material used for such a covering.

bailiff: a person who performs certain actions under legal authority

reeve: the president of a village or town council

mean:

pinnacle: a high pointed piece of rock.

meander: a winding curve or bend of a river or road

impenetrable: impossible to pass through or enter

Chapter 8 vocab

alb: a white robe which the christians wear.

tonsured: shaved

sanctuary: a place that is safe.

tallow: a hard animal fat used to make candles and soap.

genuflect: to lower his/her body bending one knee to the ground, typically worship or as sign of respect.

distraught: really upset

sullen: bad-tempered

scrutinize: examine closely.

siege: a military operation which enemy forces surround a town or building cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside.

Sentences:

The Christians were all wearing the same kind of alb

The priest had tonsured hair.

I had a sanctuary place where I can hide from enemies.

That candle in the shop was made our of tallow.

He genuflected to the captain

I was really distraught when I heard that my friend can't play because she was sick

The dog was really sullen

The doctor scrutinized me and checked if something was wrong.

fallow: a piece of uncultivated land

infidels: a person who does not believe in religion

Vocab ch. 9/10

garment: any kind of clothing

hag: one i the form of an ugly old woman

crone: an old woman who is thin an ugly

foreboding: act as a warning of something bad

skirting: to go around or past the edge of

Chapter 11/12 vocab

hoist: raise

tumult: loud confused noise

albeit: although

gross: unattractively large or bloated

folly: a lack of good sense, foolishness

forage: search widely for food or provisions

Chapter 1314

dire: extremely serious or urgent

besieged: surrounded with armed forces in order to capture it or force its surrender

famished: extremely hungry

distended: cause to swell by by stretching it from inside

blighted: a plant disease

pillage: rob using violence

Chapter 15

sustenance: food and drik regarded as a source of strength

dell: a small valley, usually among trees

hamlet: a small settlement, generally one smaller than a village

daub: boat or smear with a thick or sticky substance in a carelesslsy rough or liberal way

wattle: a material for making fences

clotted: form or cause to form into clots

trepidation: a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen

pestilence: a fatal epidemic disease

Chapter 16/17

garbed: dress in distinctive clothes

ruddy: having a healthy red color.

raucously: making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise.

unkempt: having an untidy or disheveled appearance

cur: an aggressive dog or one that is in poor condition.

doddering

glutton

sweetmeats

loot

tyranny

prudence Vocab ch. 18/19

putrid: decaying or rotting and emitting a fetid smell

perchance: by some chance, perhaps

screed: a long speech or piece of writing

mortal: subject to death

pate: a person’s head

christen: give someone a Christian name at baptism s a sign of admission to a Christian Church

revels: engage in lively and noisy festivities.

wager: to risk something, usually a sum of money against someone else’s one the basis of the outcome of a future event.

lamenting: a passionate expression of grief of sorrow.

Vocab. for Ch. 20/21

servile: having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others.

punctilious: showing great attention to detail or correct behavior.

acolyte: a person assisting the celebrant in a religious service or procession.

mummers: an actor in a traditional masked mime

beguiled: charm or enchant sometimes in a deceptive way.

bravado: a bold manner or a show of boldness intended to impress or intimidate.