Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Announcements and Reminders for Wednesday, September 5, 2018 : If you haven't returned your disclosure signatures and VIP form, do that ASAP.        Cavetime this week:   Wednesday:  9th grade will ALL go to an assembly. Thursday:  8th grade will ALL go to an assembly. School Pictures will be         on September 6/7.

Targets for Today: I can recognize 14 major Greek gods with their symbols.

Today’s  Agenda for Wednesday, September 5, 2018: 1.  Use the Greek Alphabet in your composition book to decipher the code on the blackboard.  2. Informal quiz on the Greek Gods and their symbols  3.  Check for your Greek Pantheon in your composition books -- 14 Greek gods identifiable by their symbols. 4.  Pilgrimages to visit the Gods  Now that you know the gods, it is time to honor the gods.  We are going to make pilgrimages, journeys to the shrines of the gods.  The shrines are posted around the room. At each shrine is a story or two about the god. When you reach the shrine, place an offering upon the altar and read a story or two about that god and their dealings with mortals. Take notes if you wish, not super extensive notes, but most important details, highlights Hades kidnapped Demeter’s daughter Persephone.  Pomegranate seeds Visit as many shrines as you can. You can journey with other pilgrims or go alone. Find the stories and other information here:         Stories from "Shrines" to Greek Gods ++++++++++++++++++++ You Create -- Next time. . . . BioPoem or Tinder -- Choose one. ●      Have you heard of Tinder?   It’s a dating app where you can make a profile and then you are presented with pictures of people in your area.  You swipe left or right depending on if you think they’re attractive.  If you mark someone as attractive and that person also marks you as attractive, you’re a match and you can chat with them to set up a date. Or, create a bio-poem about one of the gods.   ○      Today, you are going to create a Tinder profile for one of the 14 major gods ○      Receive a piece of  paper ○      See  examples ○      Go over directions ○      Stay school appropriate ○      Use time to work ○      Share with a neighbor.  We will post the best stuff.

If You Were Absent: Find the stories and other information here:         Stories from "Shrines" to Greek Gods

Vocabulary:

Help and Enrichment  Solution to code:     Many of Jupiter’s moons are named for Zeus’s lovers.