On your way in, I’ll stamp your Man v. Myth chart, if it’s completed. Drop off Punctuation Quiz #1 on the stool before class begins! Let’s read over our first set of comma rules, then complete the punctuation lesson. Note: If everyone is focused, we will not have to take notes.

 Period 2: turn in punctuation practice (lessons 1-4) on the stool after class.  Homework (write down):  Complete Punctuation worksheet– due Wednesday.

When no specific rule applies, but there is a danger of misreading, use a comma to make the sentence clear. Ex.: During the day, time was on our side. Ex.: What happens, happens. When two or more adjectives come before a noun, use a comma after each adjective except the last one. Ex.: She was a happy, talented, intelligent girl. Ex.: The cold, dark night was upon us. Note: if one adjective is a color, no comma is placed between the two adjectives. Ex.: A noisy yellow bird flew by. Ex.: It was a bright green building.

Use commas to set off most appostives from the rest of the sentence. Note: An appositive is a word or group of words used directly after another word to explain or rename it. Ex.: Ray Bradbury, a famous writer, spoke at the Fontana library. This is Mr. Ray Combs, your father. Note: If the appostive is a short name, it is usually not set off by commas. Ex.: My friend Jacob is coming with us.

Use a comma between the name of a city or town and the name of its state or country. Use a comma after each item in an address. If a city and state or country appear in a sentence, place a comma after the state or country. (Do not put a comma between state and zip code.) Ex.: We traveled to Houston, Texas, last spring. Ex.: He lives at Slover Avenue, Bloomington, California Ex.: She traveled to Moscow, Russia, which is in Eastern Europe.

STANDARDS Reading 3.7a: Contrast the major literary forms, techniques, and characteristics…

 Turn to page 31 in your World Literature textbooks to the section titled “Archetypes”.  Volunteers to read?

 Write the following in your Key Terms list:  An archetype is a situation, character, or image that appears again and again in literature and art.  Example: the symbol of the four seasons (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) are archetypes that appear over and over again in literature.  What do the seasons represent in art/literature?  Can you think of other archetypes?

 Try to figure out what these other common symbols or “archetypes” represent:  The Joker  Sunrise  Princess Leia  The color red  A blind, wise old man  A mountain top  A main character’s dream

 In The Epic of Gilgamesh and other ancient tales, we see a reoccurring archetype: a flood that wipes out the human race.  Keep in mind that the Gilgamesh Epic was written far before the Bible and the cultures that wrote each story likely did not have any knowledge of one another.  Why would both include a story of a flood that destroys the human race? What would be the symbolism or deeper meaning/purpose of a flood story?

 Let’s finish reading the flood story from The Epic of Gilgamesh in the textbook.  After we are done reading, make 4 annotations on what you noticed about a) the culture, b) a pourquoi story, c) Gilgamesh and d) the gods  Have out your “Noah v. Utnapishtim” chart (front side of Man v. Myth chart)

 Homework: Fill out the first column of the Flood chart.