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May 1 2013

Get out your Journals. You also need a textbook. May 1 2013. 29 April 2013.

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May 1 2013

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  1. Get out your Journals. You also need a textbook May 1 2013

  2. 29 April 2013 JOURNAL: How do you feel when you get lost…either figuratively or literally? Who do you look to for help? What emotions do you experience when you are lost? Please journal about a time when you have been lost and what happened to you. [Reminder: Journal should be at least half a page long and goes on the LEFT page! Do not copy the prompt. Notes go on the RIGHT]

  3. The Epic Cycle • Quest (or Call) – usually by a higher power • Test of the hero’s skills • Mythical/animal/human helpers • A main antagonist (usually supernatural) • The hero visits the underworld and/or world of the gods • A low point – the hero questions ability to finish the task • A resurrection – either from death or a dead-like state of mind, or a discovery of someone believed to have been dead • A restoration (ex: King restored to throne)

  4. Epithet • Homer uses a noun/proper noun and a descriptor/adjective to describe that noun. • Example: the rosy-fingered dawn • Example: swift-footed Achilles • Create an epithet for a classmate or yourself.

  5. In medisria • A Latin term meaning “in the middle of things” • Refers to the technique of starting a story “in the middle of things” and then using flashbacks and storytelling to explain what happened earlier

  6. Cyclops Comic Strip • Create a six-panel full-color comic strip detailing the adventures of Odysseus and his men on the island of the Cyclops • Each panel represents one of the six points on the plot line: • Exposition (introductory information) • Inciting moment (the event that starts the drama) • Rising action (the events that lead to the climax) • Climax (the biggest, most important moment) • Falling action (the events that happen after the climax) • Resolution (how it all ends) • Each panel has text below it showing what part of the story it is – direct quotation from text with line # in parentheses after it (45-47)

  7. Cyclops Comic Strip • Create a six-panelfull-color comic strip detailing the adventures of Odysseus and his men on the island of the Cyclops • Each panel represents one of the six points on the plot line: • Exposition (introductory information) • Inciting moment (the event that starts the drama) • Rising action (the events that lead to the climax) • Climax (the biggest, most important moment) • Falling action (the events that happen after the climax) • Resolution (how it all ends) • Each panel has text below it showing what part of the story it is – direct quotation from text with line # in parentheses after it (45-47)

  8. Journal: What characteristics does a civilized society have? What would you consider an uncivil society? What do you think the word savage means and suggests about a person? Why do you think that giants, ogres, and other large mythical creatures are often characterized as ignorant and savage?

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