Hades Assignment Due Monday!

Create a summary of what you find out about Hades. As a summary of a place, it should be focused on:
• Important places and their purpose
• People associated with these locations
• Locations of these places in a logical way

 Using this summary, create a visual representation (map) of Hades as the Greeks envisioned it.

 To be considered complete, it must contain the following concepts:
o Tartarus/Erebus
o The Rivers: Acheron, Cocytus, Phlegethon, Styx, and Lethe
o Charon
o Gates of Entry
o Cerberus
o Judges: Rhadamanthus, Minos, Aeacus
o Pluto’s Palace
All of these concepts must be labeled on your map!
You will turn in a visual and a written summary!

Newspaper Article Due Friday! Worth 5 Land!

Newspaper Article

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

Voice elements
 Formal voice in main text; school appropriate informal voice can be in quotations (slang, etc)
 No first person or second person in main text; first person appropriate in quotations
 Average to long sentences

 Length: 1- 1 ½ pages

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. I was like so terrified.” Investigators into her disappearance are still not sure what Hades’ motives were. (Continued…)

Due Friday! Structured Paragraph on Betrayal! Worth 10 Land!!!!

Your assignment for Friday is to write a structured paragraph that explain three examples of betrayal in the Greek story of Creation. The structured paragraph notes that we took in class are available here, and the fill in the blank paragraph guide is available here. The outline of the paragraph that we had up in class is below.

Structured Paragraph Outline

Topic sentence: Introduces support point and connects back to bigger idea (thesis)

Transition (Firstly, for example, first of all) +
1st Supporting example from myth—
 Brief summary of example
 Explanation of how this shows betrayal.
Transition (Secondly, additionally, furthermore) + 2nd Supporting example from myth.
 Brief summary of example
 Explanation of how this shows betrayal.
Transition (Finally, lastly) + 3rd Supporting example from myth—
 Brief summary of example
 Explanation of how this shows betrayal.

Summary sentence: Restates ideas in the topic sentence.


Remember, this is written as ONE paragraph, so you will only indent one time!

Extra fanciness: Avoid the words “this shows betrayal because…”

Mythology Survey

If you were not in Mythology on the first day of the semester, you will need to complete the survey below and turn it in to me so that you can receive points for your first assignment.

Mythology Survey


1. Name
2. Tell me about your family…
3. Hobbies/ Sports/ Work/ Free time
4. Why did you decide to take Mythology
5. If you had to be an animal, which animal would you choose and why?
6. Briefly describe your experiences in your other high school English classes.
7. What is one project you would like to do in Mythology this year?
8. Who would you consider to be a personal hero of yours?
9. If you could change one thing about the current school system, what would you change?
10. What are your goals for life after high school?
11. If you could choose one supernatural power, what would you choose?
12. What do I need to know about you as a student and person in order to understand you better?