Diary Entry due Monday!

Diary Entry

Assignment: Select one of the myths we have worked with in class and write a diary entry in which you explain the thoughts of one of the main characters. You may try to explain his or her actions, or add some details not included in the original story.

Voice: 1st person, informal voice (school appropriate).
Length: 1 to 1 ½ pages

Suggested myths/characters:

(It’s recommended that you choose a different myth from your newspaper article)

Persephone/Demeter
Dionysus
Prometheus/Epimetheus
Io
Europa
Uranus/Cronus
Hera
Pentheus
Metaneira

Dear Diary:

I am so worried that I don’t know what I’m going to do. This morning I was out picking flowers with some of my friends when I heard a terrific galloping and clashing behind me. I hardly had time to turn around when I saw a shadowy figure of a man in a chariot. He stooped to pick me up, and even though I was screaming for help, he took me down to the underworld. I soon figured out that it was Hades who had abducted me and taken me down to his palace…

Newspaper Article Due Friday! 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…)

New student info and Poster

If you joined Mythology after the first day, please go to the previous post and print out a copy of the course syllabus with a parent signature acknowledging an understanding of our policies. If you are not able to print, you may just have you and your parent sign a note on a piece of paper that acknowledges that you agree with our policies; it does not have to be a print out.

The other grade we have so far is for completing a student survey. So, if you are new, please complete the survey below and turn it in for points:

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?

Poster Assignment

Your poster on your Greek character is due on Friday. Make sure it includes:

Greek name
Roman name (if applicable)
Visual of character
Animal (or other symbol)
Plant (or other symbol)
Summary (2-3 sentences explain where your god came from, what their in charge of, other special information)
Decorative elements

Due Monday 9/12! Syllabus Signature! Worth 10 Sheep!

Please review the Mythology syllabus with your parent/guardian and bring in a signature acknowledging your agreement with its policies.