1. Mythology Week 2
Raprich

2. Monday May 15th
To harp- to talk/write tediously and persistently on a particular topic (Harpies- birds with the heads of beautiful women who tortured people).
Trojan Horse- A threat disguised as friendly, innocent, or a gift (Trojan horse, Greek gift to Trojans secretly hiding soldiers).
Greeks Bearing Gifts- Someone or something that looks too good to be true (Trojan horse).
A Mercurial Disposition- Subject to sudden or unexpected changes in mood (Mercury, Roman equivalent to Hermes, the unpredictable trickster Olympian).
Adonis- An ideal, handsome human being, usually male (Adonis was a beautiful young boy, who Aphrodite fell in love with because of Eros’ arrow).

3. Tuesdat May 16th
6.The Midas Touch- The good fortune of having everything lead to success (King Midas, granted one wish by Dionysus requested that everything he touch be turned to gold).
7. Achilles’ Heel- A tragic weakness or flaw (Achilles, the hero of the Trojan War, had one weakness- his heel).
8. Plutocracy-noun- a government that is run by the wealthy (Pluto, god of wealth).
9. Capitalization Rule- Capitalize the names of nationalities, languages, races, and ethnic groups. Adjectives formed from these names are also capitalized.

4. Wednesday May 17th Review from last week.
1. Cleanliness, sanitation, sterility: _____________
2. Enticing, tempting, appealing: _____________
3. Fear, obsession, fright: ______________

5. Thursday May 18th
My mom gets upset when we don’t clean up after our selves, but she tries not __________________ or nag us.
When the veteran presented me with $75.00 because I won the contest, it seemed like he was a _____________________because it was too good to be true
Ever described Damien as having ____ ______________ _______________because of his sudden or unexpected changes in mood.

6. Friday, May 19th
Mrs. Raprich’s husband is like __________________; he is the ideal, most handsome human being in the world.
Mrs. Winkler has _______________________; everything she does is perfect.
Math is Mrs. Raprich’s ______________. It is her weakness.

7. For your News Story
Title: Something that is interesting, active voice, tell the main event: Ex. Disgruntled father eats children
Lead: This should be a thematic statement: Unfortunately, anyone can be a father.
Body: summarize the story with a unique and interesting angle.

8. Extra
Write down three words that you associate with the following vocabulary words.
1.mercurial-
2. plutocracy-
3. Adonis
4. Aphrodite-

9. For Greekly Weekly
Get out a sheet of paper and brainstorm for your first News Article.
Set it up like this:
Article: News-Zeus and Metis get Married
Title : Cheating Zeus and Naïve Metis Wed
Lead Sentence: