Third day of English Class Here we are again! Ms. Flath’s 9th Grade English Class Third day of English Class

Things to do today - DOL – bell ringer SAT Question Edmond Dantes as a hero – start taking notes for the big essay that ends this unit By the way - - - - - what does epic mean?

DOL we would of froze during the storm but we seen a shelter that protected us from the high winds coming off of the rocky mountains kim was watching the movie the winds of war-at least i think she said that-when the television set burned out

SAT Question Because King Philip's desire to make Spain the dominant power in sixteenth-century Europe ran counter to Queen Elizabeth's insistence on autonomy for England, ------- was -------. (A) reconciliation . . assured (B) warfare . . avoidable (C) ruination . . impossible (D) conflict . . inevitable (E) diplomacy . . simple

DOL we would of froze during the storm but we seen a shelter that protected us from the high winds coming off of the rocky mountains kim was watching the movie the winds of war-at least i think she said that-when the television set burned out

SAT Question Because King Philip's desire to make Spain the dominant power in sixteenth-century Europe ran counter to Queen Elizabeth's insistence on autonomy for England, ------- was -------. (A) reconciliation . . assured (B) warfare . . avoidable (C) ruination . . impossible (D) conflict . . inevitable (E) diplomacy . . simple

Today’s Pun The fattest knight at King Arthur's round table was - - - Sir Cumference. - - - - He acquired his size from too much Pi!

DOL we would of froze during the storm but we seen a shelter that protected us from the high winds coming off of the rocky mountains kim was watching the movie the winds of war-at least i think she said that-when the television set burned out

DOL Corrections We would have frozen during the storm, but we saw a shelter that protected us from the high winds coming off the Rocky Mountains. Kim was watching the movie The Winds of War- at least I think she said that- when the television set burned out.

SAT Question Because King Philip's desire to make Spain the dominant power in sixteenth-century Europe ran counter to Queen Elizabeth's insistence on autonomy for England, ------- was -------. (A) reconciliation . . assured (B) warfare . . avoidable (C) ruination . . impossible (D) conflict . . inevitable (E) diplomacy . . simple

The Hero Cycle The Chosen One The Quest Charge Restored The Test Friends and Helpers Travels Low Point Recalled to Life Restored The Hero Cycle

Man that was EPIC!!!

The Characteristics of an epic Epic Hero The Hero Cycle Epic Plot A long journey with many complications Epic Setting Exotic places – may be supernatural Archetypes Characters – situations & images that transcend time and place Epic Themes Universals Courage A homecoming Life & death

The Language Similes Epithet Allusion Comparison between UNLIKE things using like or as The epic simile develops over several lines Epithet A brief descriptive phrase used to characterize a person or thing Allusion A reference to a famous person, place., or event that helps the audience picture what is being described Simile: His (Odysseus’) rage held hand in leash, submitted to his mind while he himself rocked, rolling from side to side as a cook turns a sausage, being big with blood and fat, at a scorching blaze, without a pause to boil it quick. Epithet: of Zeus – Lord of Olympus – Summoner of clouds Allusion: The way the court of Zeus must be

Some gods & goddesses of Olympus

The judgment of Paris – son of Priam The Iliad The judgment of Paris – son of Priam king of Troy Odysseus and the Trojan Horse Helen – wife of Menelaus – king of the Spartans The Trojan War!

The Odyssey and Close Reading Reading for pleasure Reading as a scholarly pursuit

As you work through the story – remember the essay! Unit Assessment – demonstrate mastery of the unit by answering the writing prompt: (the following prompt may change depending on what happens in class) Using either Around the World in 80 Days or The Count of Monte Cristo, and The Odyssey or The Curse of the Black Pearl explain how one of the following archetypes function to tell a story: the hero, the mentor, the companion, or the villain. What other data do you need to collect?

Homework! Email – if not already sent - late Book cover – late Finish the Cyclops packet