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

Oce

anus

Thet

ys

Hyp

erio

n

Thea

Them

is

Rhe

a

Cro

nus

Pro

met

heus

Epi

met

heus

Pos

eido

n

Man

Ani

mal

Heb

e

Atla

s

Zeu

s

Her

a

Hes

tia

Dem

eter

Wom

an

Mai

a

Her

mes

(Zeu

s) Are

s

Had

es

Hep

haes

tus

Per

seph

one

(Zeu

s)

Dio

ne

Aph

rodi

te(Z

eus)

Coe

usP

hoeb

e

Leto Zeus

ApolloArtemis

Cri

us

Eur

ybia

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