Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Announcements and Reminders:                             The BIG Fat Greek test is coming up -- likely on September 25.

Targets for Today:  I know the stories of 9 Greek heroes -- including Heracles.

Today’s  Agenda: Individual reading time. -- Read about the hero(es) you have been assigned.  If you have extra time, if you wish, you may read a "comic strip" about Hercules from the green literature textbook, page 554, "The Twelve Tasks of Heracles."   Greek to me:  More Heroes  -- Think about how Ancient Greek and Modern Heroes are similar and different.  Jigsaw --  Achilles and the Trojan War Ajax Atalanta Belierophon and the Chimera Jason Odysseus Perseus and Medusa  Theseus and the Minotaur  You can find these stories on Canvas.   And, hopefully, a bit more about Jason!

If You Were Absent: See above.  Read the stories from Canvas.

Vocabulary:

Help and Enrichment  Things to Know for the Test on Greek Mythology Eris and the Apple of Discord

“Sing in me, Muse, and through me tell the story” is the opening line of The Odyssey.