Wrapping Up The Aeneid

For your final blog post, we will return to the character of Achates and write from his perspective one last time.  Your assignment is to either

(A) Give Achates' perspective of the war and have him react to Aeneas' harsh final action.

(B) Write Book 13 of the Aeneid.  What happens next?

I have enjoyed reading all of your posts and am intrigued to read your final entries!

The Silent Force

For your 11th blog post, I'd like you to consider a character who plays a large part in advancing the story of the Aeneid but who never takes an action or speaks a single line: Lavinia.  Writing from her perspective, reveal her thoughts on the war, the war conference that occurs among her people in book 11, her coming marriage to either Turnus or Aeneas (does she have a preference?), etc.  Who IS Lavinia?  Introduce us to her.

Have a thesis and be thorough in expression.

Looking forward to reading it.

In Verse

In 8 books, our classmate Krystal has inspired us with her moving and poetic blog posts.  For book 10, we shall be inspired by her style:  Write a poem to express the content of book 10 in a new form.

Does it have to rhyme?  No, but it can.
Does it have to be in a meter?  No, but it can be.
Does it have to follow a specific format?  No, but it can.

Challenge yourself to think and write in verse!

Looking forward to reading your posts. 

Extra! Extra! Read all about Book 9!

Your challenge for book 9 is to report on the story--- as a reporter.  Write about the events of book 9 as if you were a journalist sending back word of the events. 

Be sure to fully include all 3 parts of the story in sufficient detail while still keeping it brief!  Feel free to include direct quotes from men and women on the site!