1. FRESHMAN ENGLISH (ENGLISH 1) Mr. Briggs’ Class Room F5 Tuesday, September 29, 2015

2. TODAY’S OBJECTIVE Relate the Greek Mythology Creation Story in a graphic novel format. Please get your textbooks.

3. HOMEWORK No homework tonight No homework tonight

4. REVIEW WHAT WE’VE LEARNED What is a myth? Why did the Greeks have myths Creation story

5. REVIEW YOUR HOMEWORK 1.What’s Chaos? 2.Which monster is the most deadly? 3.Where is Tartarus? 4.Who were the Erinyes?

6. QUESTIONS ABOUT THE INTRODUCTION 1.Who is the author of the Odyssey? 2.How is the Odyssey linked to the Iliad? 3.When and where does the Iliad take place? 4.Where is Odysseus’s home? In your textbook, read the introduction to the Odyssey on page 640.

7. (REVIEW) HOMER 3000 years ago – wrote stories about the great Greek wars Iliad OdysseyTwo most important stories: Iliad and Odyssey Iliad tells the story of the Trojan war Iliad tells the story of the Trojan war Odyssey tells the story of the Greek soldier Odysseus trying to get home after the way Odyssey tells the story of the Greek soldier Odysseus trying to get home after the way

8. CREATION STORY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NSVvFEI1Ks

9. Chaos Erebus – place of death and night - doom - fate - sleep - dreams - nemesis Love evolvedLight Gaea (earth) - Ether (heavenly light) - Day (earthly light) Uranus (sky) Three Hecatoncheires (100 headed Monsters) 12 TitansThree Cyclopes Uranus was a terrible father – hated Hecatoncheires – banished them in depth of the earth Gaea made a knife for Cronus (youngest Titan) – Cronus castrated his father with the knife – threw his genitals into the ocean Unclear what happened to Uranus after that From blood spilled on earth emerged giants, tree nymphs and Erinnyes Genitals in ocean formed sea foam From foam came Aphrodite

10. CronusRhea Rhea was a titan Married her brother Prophesy – Cronus would be overthrown by a son DemeterHestiaZeusHadesPoseidonHera Zeus was youngest – Hera saved him by wrapping a rock up in a blanket Cronus swallowed a rock not Zeus Zeus raised by nymphs in the forest As he was older he was allowed back in the court Rhea made a drink that made Cronus vomit up the other five children Zeus was made leader of the gods War began between the Titans and the Olympians With the help of the freed Hecatoncheires, Cyclopes, and three titans Zeus and the Olympians were victorious

11. TODAY’S CLASS PROJECT – ASSESSMENT You will retell the Greek Mythology Creation story in a graphic novel format. Retell in your own words: How did Zeus become “king” of the gods? Must have a minimum of 8 scenes. Due at the end of the period.