Journals 21-30

Journal #21 What defines a hero? Watch the clip and do a quick write on what characteristics/actions/beliefs make Welles Crowther a hero. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBTsWBU-MQM Parallel Reading Options: Real Life Heroes

Journal #22: Grab a text book Look at your archetype notes. Identify and explain how the following are evident in all parts of Gilgamesh (pages 19-32): 3 character archetypes 3 situational archetypes 3 symbolic archetypes Explain how Gilgamesh can be 2 or more different kinds of hero

Journal #23: Word Analysis (Latin prefix sub-): Subsided contains the prefix sub-, which means “under,” “lower,” or “down.” Subsided, therefore, means “died down,” or “lessened.” Use the prefix sub- with the roots below to form familiar words and then define them using the definition of sub-. –mar- (sea) -merg- (plunge) -terra- (earth) -tract- (pull) Apply: Choose 2 of the above words you created in 1 sentence.

Metamorphoses by Ovid Historical Background Info: The Metamorphoses (Latin: Metamorphōseōn librī: "Books of Transformations") is a Latin narrative poem by the Roman poet Ovid, considered his masterpiece. Comprising fifteen books and over 250 myths, the poem chronicles the history of the world from its creation to the deification of Julius Caesar within a loose mythico-historical framework. Why we are reading them?: October 20-22, the Kell Drama program will be performing stories from Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Four of those stories you will read today. There will POTENTIALLY be an in school showing of the stories and WE hope to be able to attend 

4 square activity: Divide your paper into four squares. Draw lines to separate the sections. Each person reads one of the four myths (decide amongst yourselves who reads each myth). Do the following in your square for your myth: Title Summary (bullet points are fine) Moral (lesson learned, point of the story) Archetypes (1 character, 1 situational, 1 symbolic). Identify the archetype and explain. Example: Odysseus is a tragic hero because his pride leads to the deaths of all of him men.

Prologue: The Trojan War Describe the Competition that the goddesses made Paris judge. Why didn’t Zeus want to judge the competition? What Olympian gods and/or goddesses were involved in the competition? What was Paris’ choice and what was the result? Explain what kind of character archetypes are present (what and why?) Come up with three please. Locate 1 situational OR symbolic archetype and explain. What kind of hero is Paris and why?

Journal #24: Voice Lesson WRITE THE QUOTE FIRST, then ANNOTATE the QUOTE: “Under the hard, tough cloak of the struggle for existence in which money and enormous white refrigerators and shining, massive, brutally-fast cars and fine, expensive clothing had ostensibly overwhelmed the qualities of men that were good and gentle and just, there still beat a heart of kindness and patience and forgiveness.” –John Okada, No-No Boy 1. What does Okada’s choice of detail reveal about his attitude toward money? 2. How would the elimination of the underlined section modify the meaning and effectiveness of the sentence? Fill in the chart below with details that support your understanding of Okada’s attitude toward money. Money Detail People Detail

Journal #25: The Iliad Locate 3 examples of stock epithets in The Rage of Achilles (page 364). For each: Copy the stock epithet down (Include the line number where it is found in a parenthetical citation). Look on page 15 for epithet definitions Explain who/what the epithet is referring to Explain how Achilles is 2 different kinds of character archetypes in this selection Answer: What can the reader infer about the role of MORTAL women in Greek culture based off the actions/behaviors/attitude of Achilles and Agamemnon? Provide textual evidence to back up your claim. Answer: How are Achilles and Agamemnon similar in character? How are they different? Provide textual evidence to back up your claim.

Journal #26: War Letters After reading the 3 war letters, do the following: Answer: What do all of the letters have in common? How are the letters similar to the conversation between Hector and Andromache? Answer: What inferences can readers make about the effects of war on soldiers, their wives and their families? Apply: Write a letter from the perspective of Andromache to Hector.

Journal #27: Parallel Reading Check Answer the following: How far have you read in your parallel reading book (chapters or pages)? 3 facts you have learned so far about individuals, events, or culture. Bullet points are fine. Complete how the following archetypes are evident in your book: Hero (what kind and why) Crossroad Haven vs. Wilderness

Journal #28: Quick Write: Respond to each of the following quotes. Connect one or both to The Iliad. “In peace, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons.” - Herodotus “I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” -Albert Einstein

Journal #29: Read about the different funeral rites from different cultures around the world. Answer: Which is the most disturbing/disrespectful to you and why? What funeral would you like to attend/have if you could? Why? Compare and contrast the funeral rites of the Trojans/Greeks to the funeral rites of another culture from the packet.

Journal #30: Finish the prompt…. If I found a Jeanie in a bottle and could have ANY 3 wishes…

Frame activity: After you read the story of the Fisherman and the Jeannie”, complete the following: Create the different frames of the story on your paper (see board). In each frame, incorporate the following: Title of the story or section (clearly labeled and easy to locate) Characters, plot, setting Visual Quote with the lesson/moral/theme (include page number of the quote)