Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Due 10/1 or 10/2

Eight Tales of Lovers Presentation. Make sure you and your group are ready to teach the class your story.

(Also remember any late pass Hades assignments)

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Due 9/29 or 9/30 Hades Project! 10 Land!

At long last, the Hades project is due.

Make sure you have taken the Unit 1 test, and have turned in your Newspaper and Crosword Puzzle assignments.

Monday, September 22, 2008

Crossword Puzzle Assignment! 5 Land!

Due 9/23 (A Day) or 9/24 (B Day)

Crossword Puzzle

Your task: Create a Crossword puzzle about what we have learned so far about Greek Mythology.

Your Puzzle will consist of both Clues and Answers.

A Sample Clue:

 Greek god of the sea; carried a trident

Required Elements:

 You must have a total of 20 Clues. Recommended 10 Across Clues and 10 Down Clues, but you may have 12 and 8 or something.

 Do not fill in your answers on your puzzle! Instead, include a separate answer sheet.

 You may format yours on the computer, or do yours by hand. You do not need to use graph paper. Drawing little crooked boxes is okay. This assignment is not graded on neatness.

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Newspaper Article Assignment- 5 Land!

Due Friday 9/19 (A Day) or Monday 9/22 (B Day)

Newspaper Article

Directions: Write an article in the style of a newspaper in which you retell the story of one of the myths we have read or discussed so far in class.

 Length: 1- 1 ½ pages typed; 1 ½ -2 pages written (ink please)
 Graded on: Completion, Accuracy, Conventions, Ideas
 Extra Points: Format paper to look like a real newspaper article

Suggested myths:

 Struggle between the gods (Uranus, Cronus, Zeus)
 Demeter and Persephone
 Dionysus
 Creation of Mankind—Metals
 Prometheus and Epimetheus
 Prometheus and Io

Example:

The world was shocked yesterday by the sudden abduction of Persephone and her subsequent kidnapping down to the realm of Hades. Witnesses say that lord of death himself suddenly appeared on his chariot and snatched the innocent Persephone who was simply wandering in a field looking for flowers.
“I could see him in the distance,” a witness said. “He didn’t give Persephone any choice about whether she wanted to come with him. And there was nothing we could do to stop him.” Investigators into her disappearance are still not sure what Hades’ motives were. (Continued…)

Friday, September 5, 2008

Due 9/9 or 9/10

Read:

LB: 36-44
BB: 38-40

Then, complete a glossary entry for the part 2 names:

Eros, Ocean, Triton, Pan, Castor and Pollux, Leda, Satyrs, Aeolus

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Due 9/5 (A day) or 9/8 (B day)

Please remember to bring in your signed syllabus form!

Your First Homework Assigment:

Read Pages

BB (Big Book) 25-37
or
LB (Little Book) 27-36

Then, complete a glossary enter for each of the following names

Glossary 1 Names

Part 1:

Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Hades, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Aphrodite, Hermes, Ares, Hephaestus, Hestia

Sample Glossary Entry:

Zeus- Chief Olympian god, who is the brother of both Hades and Poseidon. He is considered the Lord of the Sky, the Rain God, and the Thunderbolt. He is not a perfect god, and can often be deceived. He is known for having lots of affairs with women. His bird is the eagle and his tree is the oak.

Note: The more you write on each name, the more likely you are to receive bonus sheep!

NOTE: If you were absent on the first day, you will need to complete the following survey and turn it in to me. Also, you should complete this pretest before doing any reading in the book.