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Read the paragraph.Trey repeated the scales. His manipulation of the keys was becoming less of a struggle, and the tuba was making sounds that were almost musical. The low notes still gave him pause, though, so he attempted them again. After countless repetitions, his room boomed with the tuba’s brassy blare. He held the last note until he was out of breath, and as he exhaled, he heard his mother say from downstairs, “That one sounded good!”
Jacob receives the writing prompt below.Write an informative essay about an event in Greek mythology. Summarize the plot, and explain how the myth has influenced modern culture.
Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.But the man skilled in all ways of contending,satisfied by the great bow's look and heft, like a musician, like a harper, whenwith quiet hand upon his instrumenthe draws between his thumb and forefingera sweet new string upon a peg: so effortlesslyOdysseus in one motion strung the bow.
Which is a common symbol of love and commitment?
What does Odysseus do on the island of Cicones that best shows the trait of leadership?
Which is a step in making and checking predictions while reading?
Odysseus is an example of a dynamic character because
Use the dictionary entry for lavish to answer the question.lavishla•vish [‘la-vish]from Middle French lavasseadj1. given in large amounts2. having a very rich and expensive qualityverb1. giving or using in large amounts
Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.Few men can keep alive through a big surfto crawl, clotted with brine, on kindly beachesin joy, in joy, knowing the abyss behind: and so she too rejoiced, her gaze upon her husband,her white arms round him pressed as though forever.
Read this paragraph.Darius was convinced that Kennedy High could improve its morning routine. The student parking lot was a jumble of squealing tires, honking horns, and near-misses with pedestrians. Two hundred students always seemed to arrive moments before the tardy bell, and the result was a recipe for disaster. Still, every time Darius mentioned it to his friends, they laughed it off. He wanted to propose a few early-arriver incentives, such as gym privileges or reduced-cost breakfasts, but nobody seemed concerned.
In The Odyssey - Amphimedon, what motivates Odysseus to dress as a beggar?
In The Odyssey - Elpenor, the rituals that Odysseus performs on the island show that the ancient Greeks respected and honored
In organizing the events of Odysseus’s quest, why would the text in The Odyssey - Elpenor be labeled as part of the road of trials?
Read the passage from The Odyssey - Elpenor.By nightour ship ran onward toward the Ocean's bourne,the realm and region of the Men of Winter,hidden in mist and cloud. Never the flamingeye of Helios lights on those menat morning, when he climbs the sky of stars, nor in descending earthward out of heaven;ruinous night being rove over those wretches.
Read the passage from The Odyssey - Elpenor.By nightour ship ran onward toward the Ocean's bourne,the realm and region of the Men of Winter,hidden in mist and cloud. Never the flamingeye of Helios lights on those menat morning, when he climbs the sky of stars, nor in descending earthward out of heaven;ruinous night being rove over those wretches.
The Odyssey - Elpenor is an epic poem because it features a(n)
Read the passage from The Odyssey - Teiresias.One narrow strait may take you through his blows:denial of yourself, restraint of shipmates.When you make landfall on Thrinakia firstand quit the violet sea, dark on the landyou'll find the grazing herds of Heliosby whom all things are seen, all speech is known.Avoid those kine, hold fast to your intent,and hard seafaring brings you all to Ithaka.But if you raid the beeves, I see destructionfor ship and crew.
Read the passage from The Odyssey - Teiresias.But anguish lies ahead;the god who thunders on the land prepares it,not to be shaken from your track, implacable,in rancor for the son whose eye you blinded.One narrow strait may take you through his blows:denial of yourself, restraint of shipmates.When you make landfall on Thrinakia firstand quit the violet sea, dark on the landyou'll find the grazing herds of Heliosby whom all things are seen, all speech is known.Avoid those kine, hold fast to your intent,and hard seafaring brings you all to Ithaka.But if you raid the beeves, I see destructionfor ship and crew.
Read the paraphrase.Although I was sad to see my mother’s dead ghost, I didn’t speak with her because I needed to talk to a different ghost.
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