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Week 2: January 9-13 2012
Honors English 9
Walk-IN: Sit in your groups and take out your Major Gods of Mount Olympus Chart, as well as your notes on the Creation Myths. Then turn in your signed course expectations.
Learning Objective: Students will be able to identify the 12 major
Gods of Mount Olympus, the Roman name, realm they rule, and symbols.
Students will use a graphic organizer to improve their understanding of creation myths.
Agenda:Gods of Olympus Review JeopardyCreation Myth Graphic Organizer
Monday, January 9, 2012Due Today:
Creation Myths and Gods of Mount Olympus
Homework:Study for
Council of the Gods Quiz
Creation of the World Graphic Organizer
Out of
____________emerged 2 beings
Whose children included 7 monsters (3 types) and …
Chaos
Erebus
Love
Night
UranusFather Heaven
GaeaMother Earth
Hecatoncheires(100 Hands, 50
Heads)Cyclopes Typhon
Day
Mnemosyne
9 Muses Zeus
12 Titans
These two Titans had 6 children
Ocea
nus
Thet
ys
Hype
rion
Thea
Them
is
Rhea
Cron
us
Pro
met
heus
Epim
ethe
us Pos
eido
n
Man
Ani
mal
Heb
e
Atla
s
Zeu
s
Hera
Hes
tia
Dem
eter
Wom
an
Mai
a H
erm
es(Z
eus) Ar
es
Had
es
Heph
aest
us P
erse
phon
e(Z
eus)
Dio
ne
Aphr
odite
(Zeu
s)
Coeu
sPh
oebe
Leto Zeus
ApolloArtemis
Criu
s
Eury
bia
Iape
tus
He’s Roman through Italy
She’s Roman through Italy
He wears the toga in this
realm
She wears the toga in this
realm
The study of symbolog”he”
The study of symbolog”her”
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Walk-IN: Take out your Council of the Gods chart.
Learning Objective: Students will read to locate information
and collaborate with their peers in order to improve reading comprehension.
Agenda:Major Gods of Olympus Review CheckLesser Gods in class readingTwo Great Gods of the Earth (homework)
Tuesday, January 10, 2012Due Today:
Nothing
Homework:Study for Quiz on the Gods of
OlympusTwo Great Gods
of the Earth (pages 48-64)
Lesser Gods of Olympus
The Gods of the Waters
The Underworld
Lesser Gods of the Earth
Honors English 9Mr. LawrasonJanuary 9, 2012
The Lesser Gods (pg 36-44)
Walk-IN: Take out your Council of the Gods of Mt. Olympus chart and turn it in to the in-box.
Learning Objective: Students will demonstrate their understanding of the 12
major Greek Gods/Goddesses and the realms they rule and symbols attributed to them.
Students will increase their vocabulary by learning Greek Root words, and the different meanings they have.
Students will improve reading comprehension by discussing selected texts with their peers.
Students will read to locate information and identify key main ideas.
Agenda: Council of the Gods Quiz Greek Roots (Anthro-Hypno) Gods of the Earth Review Cornell Notes and Flower Myths
Wednesday/Thursday, January 11-12, 2012Due Today:Two Great Gods
of the Earth Study Questions
Homework:Read and
complete Study Guide for The
Earliest Heroes (pages 78-85)
Turn to page ix in your Vocabulary Workbook.For each Greek Root, you must write down
the meaning or meanings of the root.Next you must find an example of a word with
the Greek Root within.After that you must write down the definition
of the word containing the Greek Root.You must complete the front side (anthropo-
hypno) for next BLOCKDAY.
Greek Roots (Anthropo-Hypno)
DemeterAncestryGoddess of _________OffspringWhat did she lose?How did she handle it?What compromise was
made?What natural phenomena?What help could humans
seek from her?
AncestryGod of _____________Loss Capture and EscapeDual NatureDionysis to the
RescueThe immortal soul
Two Great Gods of the Earth Review
Dionysis
Narcissus
Hyacinth
Adonis
Honors English 9Mr. LawrasonJanuary 11, 2012
The Flower Myths (89-95)
Walk-In: Take out your Flower Myths Cornell Notes and your Study Guide questions on The Earliest Heroes.
Learning Objective:Students will improve reading comprehension by
discussing selected texts with their peers.Students will read to locate information and identify
key main ideas.
Agenda:Flower Myths Group ReviewEarliest Heroes Class ReviewStories of Love and Adventure
Friday, January 13, 2012Due Today:
Flower Myths and Earliest Heroes
Questions
Homework:Read and Complete
Questions for Stories of Love and
Adventure (pages 96-114 and 136-
138)
Prometheus and Io
Why did Zeus turn the maiden Io into a cow?
Who was Argus?
Who does Zeus turn to for help in killing Argus?
How was Argus’s death accomplished?
What did Hera do with Argus’s eyes?
What did Hera send to plague Io?
What body of water is named for Io?
Explain Europa’s strange dream.
Describe Europa’s flower basket.
Who is responsible for Zeus’s sudden love for Europa?
Before appearing to Europa, Zeus changes himself into the form of a ____________________ .
What happens once Europa sits on the beautiful bull’s back?
Where does the bull take Europa?
Who are the sons of Europa & Zeus?
The Earliest Heroes ReviewEuropa
Cyclops (Polyphemus)
Who is Polyphemus and who is father?
What visitor did he have on his island?
How did he treat them?
How did his visitor escape?
What other story was told about Polyphemus? How dies it differ from the first?
Turn in your Cornell Notes on the Flower Myths.
Turn in The Two Great Gods of the Earth and The Earliest Heroes Study Questions.
Homework: Read The Stories of Love and Adventure and complete the study guide questions (both sides of the handout). Pages 96-114, 136-138.
Homework: Complete Greek Roots Handout (anthropo-hypno) for next blockday.
Turn In and Homework