1st Periodical Exam

• The Iliad and The Odyssey


  two of the oldest and most popular epics in Greek literature.
• Homer


  He wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey. His name means blind, but the vivid descriptions of the scenes, characters, and images in his epics suggested that he was not blind his entire life.
• The Iliad

  • Hector dies in The Iliad. He fights Achilles in single combat but is killed when Achilles uses the armor's weak point to his advantage.
  • Hector faces Achilles in honorable combat in accordance with ancient customs and promises Achilles the proper funeral rites should he die. Achilles, however, says he will not afford Hector any such rites and will instead defile his body (and does so). This shows Hector as noble and heroic and Achilles as vicious and unforgiving.
• Elements of an epic poem


  Hero, Extraordinary Strength and Courage, Quests, Setting, Divine Intervention
• Epic poem


  a long, serious, poetic narrative about a significant event in mythology or history of a culture or nation featuring a hero or superhuman strength and valor
• Hero


  Main Character. Meets obstacles and triumphs over them
• Extraordinary Strength and Courage


  Each conquest of a hero is a demonstration of this. He / She can accomplish them successfully. No other person can equal his vigor and bravery.
• Quests


  They are often long and dangerous. Typically missions or pursuits faced and successfully overcome by the hero.
• Setting


  The quests may coincide with mythological or historical events. Most often than not, quest happen in space or in the underworld
• Divine Intervention


  The hero is usually granted extraordinary strength and power or is aided by the Gods, Goddesses, Angels, or demons in his death-defying quests.
• Hades


  brother of Zeus (Ruler of the air) and Poseidon (Ruler of the sea), Hades is the ruler of the underworld and thus, the dead
• Circe


  a minor goddess of magic who is the daughter of the titans Helios, God of the sun, and Perse, an Oceanid.
• Scylla and Charybdis


  mythical monsters facing each other.
• Enthrone 


  formal ceremony to make someone a king or queen.
• Sirens


  beautiful yet dangerous creatures who lure nearby sailors with their enchanting music and voice
• Cyclops


  a race of giants whose most prominent feature is a single eye in the middle of the forehead.
• Calypso


  nymph who denied Odysseus (girl)
• The Odyssey


  about the warnings Circe gives Odysseus about his journey. These warnings include his encounter with the Sirens, his choice between Scylla and Charybdis, and how he must not disturb Helios' cattle.
• Pronouns


  word that stands in for a noun, often to avoid the need to repeat the same noun over and over.
• Intensive Pronouns


  • simply restating the noun it is describing for emphasis
  • could be removed from the sentence without changing the basic meaning
• Intensive


  “I look at the picture myself”
• Intensive


   “She cut the turkey herself”
• Intensive


  “Take care of the child yourself”
• Reflexive Pronoun


  Refers back to the subject of the sentence, but it is only going to exist as an object.
• Reflexive


  “I look at myself”
• Reflexive


  “He cut himself shaving”
• Patrick Henry

  • Born on May 29, 1736, in Hanover County, Virginia
  • Prominent figure in American history -> American Revolution
  • Best know for his "Give me liberty, or give me death!" speech
• Virginia Convention


  place where the "give me liberty, or give me death!" speech was delivered
• March 23, 1775


  Date when the "give me liberty, or give me death!" speech was delivered
• Give me Liberty or Give me Death


  This speech was a powerful call to arms against British tyranny and helped to galvanize support for the Revolutionary War.
• Persuasive Text


  form of writing or speech designed to convince the reader or listener to adopt a particular point of view, agree with an argument, or take specific action.
• Examples of persuasive texts


  advertisements, opinion pieces, speeches, essays, debates
• Purpose of persuasive text


  to convince the audience to accept a particular viewpoint, belief, or idea, or to take a specific action. It aims to influence the reader's or listener's thoughts, attitudes, or behaviors by presenting arguments, evidence, and emotional appeals in a compelling way.
• Structure of persuasive text


  pertains to the introduction, the argument, and the conclusion.
• Introduction


  contains the subject
• Body (argument)


  contains factual and logical reason for your opinion
• Conclusion


  suggest a course of action or solution
• Language


  Present Tense, Connectors/Transition Words, Emotive Language, Rhetorical Question, Counter Arguments, Facts and Opinions
• Present Tense


  usually the tense of the verbs used in persuasive speeches
• Connectors/Transition Words 


  to link one fact, idea, or opinion to another. (because, while, on the other hand, for example, such as, whereas, thus, therefore, among others.)