1. Do Now September 13 th, 2011 In your Writer’s Notebook: Create a list of 7-10 questions that people want answered about their existence. For example, “What’s our purpose?” *Take out personal narrative to be collected.

2. Today’s Agenda  Active/Passive Voice Exercise  Mythology Unit vocabulary  Read Greek Creation Myth and Norse Creation Myth

3. Homework: Due Thursday  For each vocabulary word: - create a sentence that uses the word correctly in context and indicates it’s meaning - draw an illustration that represents the word - create a mnemonic device (memory trick) Handout: Research vocab. word and the myth/god or goddess it deviates from

4. Reminder  Your personal narrative grade will be deducted by 5% for each day it is late.  Each day does not mean each class day (Orange day)  There are multiple ways that you can send me your personal narrative even if I don’t have you in class.

5. Examples of Passive/Active Voice  Examples:  Active: The children ate the cookies.  Passive: The cookies were eaten by the children.  Active: The gophers dug the tunnels.  Passive: The tunnels were dug by the gophers.

6. Let’s Practice  Directions: Change the sentences below to the active voice. 1. The statue is being visited by hundreds of tourists every year. 2. My books were stolen by someone yesterday. 3. These books had been left in the classroom by a careless student. 4. Coffee is raised in many parts of Hawaii by plantation workers. 5. The house had been broken into by someone while the owners were on vacation.

7. Let’s Practice  Directions: Change the sentences below to the passive voice. 1. Children cannot open these bottles easily. 2. The government built a road right outside her front door. 3. Mr. Ross broke the antique vase as he walked through the store. 4. When she arrived, the changes amazed her. 5. The construction workers are making street repairs all month long.

8. Active or Passive? Change to the opposite 1. Coffee is drank by many teachers. 2. The dirt was eaten by the boy. 3. The test was taken by us. 4. The basketball was last touched by Tim Duncan. 5. This poem was composed by a seven-year-old boy. 6. Jeremy Irons played King Arthur’s role. 7. Rhonda was asked by Will if she could interrupt her beauty regimen to go to the mall. 8. The nuclear reactors were supplied by the North Koreans. 9. The war experience haunted every soldier. 10.The fatty deposits clogged the man’s arteries.

10. atrophy (noun/verb)  Definition: the wasting away of a part of the body or an organ  Roots: a (prefix)- not, without trophe - nourishment, food  Synonyms:  Degeneration, deterioration, decay  Antonyms:  Strength, growth, improvement

11. Atropos  One of the three Fates who was responsible for cutting the thread of life  She was known as the "inflexible" or "inevitable" and cut this thread with the "abhorred shears.”  “Atrophy” means to waste or wither away (die) hence this word is related to Atropos, whose job it was to end human existence.

12. halcyon (adjective) (Myth about Alcyone)  Definition: calm, peaceful, tranquil, joyful; prosperous, rich  Roots: halo – salt  Synonyms:  Untroubled, still, heavenly; wealthy  Antonyms:  Turbulent, chaotic

13. herculean (adjective)  Definition: having or requiring great strength or effort  Roots: Hercules + -an (suffix) - relating to  Synonyms:  Almighty, colossal, powerful  Antonyms:  Weak, limp, powerless, frail

14. labyrinthine (adj.)  Definition: complex or complicated  Roots: lab - slide, slip ine (suffix) - of, or pertaining to  Synonyms: tangled, mazy, convoluted  Antonyms: simple, straightforward

15. mercurial (adjective)  Definition: unpredictable, lively, active, impulsive  Roots: Mercury + ial - relating to  Synonyms:  Fickle, flighty, animated  Antonyms:  Predictable, consistent

16. muse (verb)  Definition: to think or meditate on  Synonyms: consider, ponder, ruminate  Antonyms: neglect, ignore

17. narcissistic (adjective)  Definition: excessive self-love, vain  Synonyms:  Egotistical, self-centered, conceited  Antonyms:  Selfless, modest, unselfish

18. nemesis (noun)  Definition: one that inflicts retribution or vengeance  Roots: nem – to divide, to take  Synonyms:  Enemy, plague, affliction  Antonyms:  Partner, ally, friend

19. pantheon (noun)  Definition: a family group of gods and goddesses; a house of worship  Roots: pan- all theos - god  Synonyms:  Sanctuary, shrine, temple

20. promethean (adjective)  Definition: boldly original or creative  Roots: Prometheus + -an (suffix) - relating to  Synonyms: innovative, imaginative  Antonyms: uninspiring, untalented

21. saturnine (adjective)  Definition: sluggish, gloomy, dark and brooding  Roots: Saturn + ine (suffix) - relating to, the nature of  Synonyms:  Depressed, melancholy, solemn  Antonyms:  Happy, cheerful, upbeat

22. somnolent (adjective)  Definition: sleepy, drowsy  Roots: somn - sleep lent (suffix) - full of  Synonyms:  Tired, dozy, listless  Antonyms:  Energized, awake, attentive

23. stentorian (adjective)  Definition: very loud or powerful in sound  Roots: Stentor + ian - relating to  Synonyms:  Blaring, booming, deafening  Antonyms:  Quiet, low, soft sounding

24. sisyphean (adjective)  Definition: endless and unavailing, such as a job or task  Roots: Sisyphus + -an (suffix) - connected with  Synonyms: ceaseless, everlasting  Antonyms: ceasing, finite

25. zephyr (noun)  Definition: a gentle breeze; the West wind  Synonyms:  Wind, gust

26. An Introduction

27. What is a Myth?  A myth is an anonymous, traditional story that explains a belief, custom, or mysterious natural phenomenon.

28. The Purpose of Myths  To explain: 1. the creation of the world and the universe 2. the human condition: The How’s and Why’s of existence 3. things that happen in nature (for example: Why does the sun set? Why do the tides change?) 4. gods and goddesses 5. religious rituals, customs, and beliefs/ historical events And also: 6. teach moral lessons

29. What is a Folktale?  A folktale is a story that is created by common people and passed down orally from generation to generation.

30. Differences Between Myths and Folktales Myths  Express a culture’s religious beliefs  Main characters are usually gods and goddesses  Heroes often have superpowers Folktales  Nonreligious  Created for entertainment and to teach a moral lesson  Often do not include gods and goddesses as main characters  Heroes are common, everyday people

31. The Purpose of Origin Myths Origin Myths: explain the creation of the world  Provide people with a sense of their place in the universe  Tell people where they come from and what their fate is