Thursday, January 17, 2019

Announcements and Reminders for Thursday, January 17, 2019: Pick up your composition book. Hand in your disclosure document.  There will be no school on Monday.  See you next Tuesday!                              On Wednesdays, Mock Trial Meets in our classroom during Cavetime, so there is no intervention Cavetime.   This Friday there will be no intervention schoolwide during Cavetime.   And of most importance, according to a Facebook post, today is Appreciate Dragon Day!

Targets for Today: I understand the Greek Creation Myth. I am becoming an expert on the topic I chose in Greek Mythology.

Today’s  Agenda for Thursday, January 17, 2019: Pick up your composition book. Hand in your disclosure document.  Attendance Question:   If you grew up in Athens while King Minos ruled in Crete, you would have a rational fear of the Minotaur.   Often though, we have irrational fears.  What is the biggest irrational fear you had as a child?    -- Link to a list of Phobias -- Secret Message:  This is not exact for our key, but close enough that you can figure it out. By the way, your work in your composition book will receive points that will be part of your grade.       Μανυ οφ Σατυρν'ς μοονς αρε ναμεδ αφτερ Τιτανς. Creation Mural Assignment:   Last time you read about the Greek Creation myth.  King Minos of Crete was a mean dude. He once defeated the city of Athens in battle. As tribute for his victory, he required Athens to send seven young men and seven young women to him each year. Each year he would lock these 14 young people in the labyrinth where they would be eaten by the Minotaur, a monster that was half man half bull. King Minos desires new murals to grace his palace walls and he has commissioned you all as artists. If you displease him, he will throw you to the minotaur. So you want to create a good mural. You will have this time and the next two times to work on this.   You are also welcome to take it home to work on.  Creation Myth Murals Receive a legal-sized paper.  Divide it into four sections.   Create a mural for King Minos by drawing and coloring four scenes from the creation myth. You may use stick figures as long as they are clothed and clearly portraying the scene. Use color. We will post the best ones!   Possible Scenes: Family tree showing the three generations of gods Uranos imprisons the cyclopes and the hecatoncheires Uranos shoves the Titans back into Gaia The Titans overthrow Uranos Cronos swallows his children Rhea gives Cronos a rock in place of Zeus Zeus makes Cronos vomit up his siblings A Titanomachy battle Zeus frees his uncles, the cyclopes and hecatonchires Cyclopes craft the three items of power The Olympians imprison Titans in Tartarus Creation of humans and giving gifts to the animals Prometheus steals fire Punishment of Prometheus Pandora opens her jar/box and releases all the evils of the world Your Choice Grading: Greek Creation Mural for King Minos -- Four scenes are included. Each clearly represents one of the possible scenes. Each is neatly drawn. Figures clearly represent the characters from the myth and are clothed. The mural is colored. Chromebooks -- Time to work on increasing your expertise on the topic you chose last time. We will have time to prepare in class today and next Tuesday. The students who have chosen the minor gods will prepare to present on next Tuesday, the 22nd.  I will provide a couple of slides with pictures for each of them.  You need to be able to tell some important information about your minor god.  The rest will be preparing your own slides -- 2 or 3 and share them with me on Google Classroom.  Or you may use Prezi or another way to teach about your topic.  You will present to the class with slides and information you share.   Be ready to present by next Thursday the 24th.   Where did they come from?  What relationships do they have with other gods, creatures, heroes? What are they known for?

If You Were Absent: See above.

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Help and Enrichment  A mural for a different topic:  ○      Many of Saturn’s moons are named after Titans. https://www.lexilogos.com/keyboard/greek_ancient.htm