Happy Monday! Please do the following:

1. Happy Monday! Please do the following: Have out your Personal Narrative/Memoir Rough Draft If you do not know your login/pw for the computer lab, TELL me now! We will be going to Room 138; Take your belongings as we may not return to 217

2. Happy Tuesday! On the piece of paper you were given as you came in, please fill-in the following: Pronouns Subject (Nominative)Pronouns Polite Order Appositive

3. Happy Tuesday! Pronouns Subject (Nominative)Pronouns Polite Order Appositive A word used to take the place of a noun

4. Happy Tuesday! Pronouns Subject (Nominative)Pronouns Polite Order Appositive A word used to take the place of a noun I, You, He, She, We, They

5. Happy Tuesday! Pronouns Subject (Nominative)Pronouns Polite Order Appositive A word used to take the place of a noun I, You, He, She, We, They First: you (to whom you’re talking) Second: she, he, they, or nouns (about whom you’re talking) Last: I and we (yourself)

6. Happy Tuesday! Pronouns Subject (Nominative)Pronouns Polite Order Appositive A word used to take the place of a noun I, You, He, She, We, They First: you (to whom you’re talking) Second: she, he, they, or nouns (about whom you’re talking) Last: I and we (yourself) The noun that follows the pronoun; it identifies the pronoun, tells who the pronoun is…

7. ELA 9 Vocab 3:1

8. A ELA 9

9. B

10. C ELA 9

11. D ELA 9

12. E ELA 9

13. F ELA 9

14. G ELA 9

15. H ELA 9

16. I ELA 9

17. J ELA 9

18. Big Q: “How did we try to explain things before Google?!”

19. Big Q: “How did we try to explain things before Google?!”

20. Exit What is an “Urban Legend”? Give an example!

21. Wednesday’s Bell Work:Complete on the back of your PRONOUN sheet from yesterday Using SUBJECT pronouns, write out the following: My little sister and (me, I) talked quietly. The other girls and (we, us) ate hurriedly and left. Have (he, him) and (her, she) finished?

22. Wednesday’s Bell Work:Complete on the back of your PRONOUN sheet from yesterday Using SUBJECT pronouns, write out the following: My little sister and (me, I) talked quietly. The other girls and (we, us) ate hurriedly and left. Have (he, him) and (her, she) finished?

23. Urban Legend:A secondhand story told as true and just plausible enough to be believed, about some horrific, embarrassing, ironic, or exasperating series of events that supposedly happened to a real person.

24. Urban Legend:A secondhand story told as true and just plausible enough to be believed, about some horrific, embarrassing, ironic, or exasperating series of events that supposedly happened to a real person.

25. Urban Legend:A secondhand story told as true and just plausible enough to be believed, about some horrific, embarrassing, ironic, or exasperating series of events that supposedly happened to a real person. Purpose?

26. Foundation of Mythology

27. Facts About Myths • Myths are universal. They exist throughout history and throughout cultures. • Myths tells of events before written history, linking past, present and future together. • Myths explain realities beyond man’s 5 senses. • Myths hold societies together. • Myths establish the codes of moral conduct. • Myths are patterns of belief which give meaning to life.

28. Facts About Myths • Gods, heroes, religious beliefs, cultural traits • Explain how the world was created • Explain how people came into existence • Explain how animals came into existence • Explain how important customs were established and preserved • Explain natural phenomena (rainbows, thunder…)

29. Myth Notes Oral Tradition: passed down from one generation to another by performance or word of mouth. Ex: Telephone Game Results:

30. Myth Examples (Native American) Myth: Traditional story that tries to explain why/how something happens or came to be. • “The Well Baked Man” • “Why The Trees Lose Their Leaves” • “The Great Flood” • “Turtle Gets a Shell”

31. Urban Legend:A secondhand story told as true and just plausible enough to be believed, about some horrific, embarrassing, ironic, or exasperating series of events that supposedly happened to a real person. Purpose?

32. Thursday’s Bell Work:Complete on the back of your PRONOUN sheet from Tuesday Identify the correct SUBJECT pronoun. Then, Using POLITE ORDER, write out the following: (Her, She) is going. (We, Us) are going. __________ and _________ are going. (Me, I) have been elected. You have been elected. _________ and ________ have been elected. (We, Us) have bought a new car. Our neighbors have bought a new car. ________ and _______ have bought new cars.

33. Thursday’s Bell Work:Complete on the back of your PRONOUN sheet from Tuesday Identify the correct SUBJECT pronoun. Then, Using POLITE ORDER, write out the following: (Her, She) is going. (We, Us) are going. She and we are going. (Me, I) have been elected. You have been elected. You and I have been elected. (We, Us) have bought a new car. Our neighbors have bought a new car. Our neighbors and we have bought new cars.

34. Greek & Roman Mythology Rome, Italy Athens, Greece

35. Greek vs. Roman • Greek Mythology • Explanation of world’s creation • Chaos – confused mass • Gaea (earth)- Uranus (heaven) • Titans – (Chronus & Rhea) • Greek Gods & Goddesses • Mount Olympus • Influential in Art, Literature, etc. • Roman Mythology • Newer than Greek (8 c BC), so heavily influenced by them • Janus: God of gates & doorways-----January • Romans adopted Greek mythology & gave Gods’ new names

36. Greek Gods & Goddesses Major figures in Homer’s The Odyssey

37. Zeus

38. Hera Queen of the Gods Wife of Zeus…and sister Goddess of marriage and childbirth Enraged by Zeus’ affairs; retaliates against his mistresses Shamed into marrying Zeus after he tricked her & attacked her

39. Poseidon

40. Athena Goddess of wisdom & cunning (esp. in war) Zeus’ favorite child…she sprung from his head in full armor Invented the bridle to tame horses

41. Hades God of the Underworld Helmet of invisibility Three-headed dog, Cerberus Kidnapped Persephone (seasons)

42. Hermes Messenger of the Gods Guide for the dead Fastest of the Gods God of thieves & commerce Son of Zeus & Maia

43. Ares God of War Son of Zeus & Hera…not well liked due to his murderous tendencies Associated with the spear, dogs & vultures

44. Aphrodite Daughter of Zeus & Dion Goddess of love, desire & beauty Married to Hephaestus Magic girdle…made anyone she wanted to desire her

45. Dionysus God of fertility & wine Patron of the arts…festival of Dionysus, theater Son of Zeus & Semele…Hera tricked Semele, she dies, Zeus keeps Dionysus until he is born…Dionysus lives among mortals…wild women followers, etc. Dual nature: extreme joy & happiness to extreme brutal, rage

46. The Sirens Three dangerous bird-women, portrayed as seductresses. Would shipwreck sailors on the rocky coast of their island. Lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and voices

47. Polyphemus

48. Scylla & Charybdis Scylla supernatural creature, 12 feet and 6 heads on long, snaky necks, each head having a triple row of shark like teeth, Personification of a whirlpool 3 times a day it would create whirlpools & sink ships

49. Aeolus, Lotus Eaters & Helios Lotus-eaters: Made you forget of home Aeolus: God of the winds Helios: God of the sun Drives chariot across the sky to make sun rise

50. The Odyssey…in 15 seconds