Perseus Chapter Notes pg 1 PERSEUS Name: Mr. Valentin English 9 Regents Fall 2013
Perseus Chapter Notes pg 2 Perseus: Define the Epic: What are the four traits of an Epic? What are the 5 Great sins? What are some examples of an epic today? Define the following words: Kindred: Mortified: Despair:
Perseus Chapter Notes pg 3 Wavering: Revelry: Deity: Reconciled: Story Guide: What does King Acrisius want at the beginning of the story? What does the God tell him his daughter will do? How can King Acrisius avoid this fate? What does he do to his daughter instead? What happens as she sits there? When King Acrisius sees Perseus, what is his reaction? What does he do to Perseus and his daughter?
Perseus Chapter Notes pg 4 Who is Dictys? Who is his brother? What do they each do? Pg 1123 close read: Read the paragraph There was some fearsome monsters and answer the following questions in italics: What words in the text indicate that the narrator is unsure about what Polydectes told Perseus (list at least 3 words) Define the word mortified: Why does Perseus want to kill the Gorgons for Polydectes? What do the Gorgons look like? What happens when the Gorgons look at a person? Write down a sentence from the this section that shows Perseus committing one of the five great sins. Explain why this sentence is an example of one of the great sins. Perseus bumps into Hermes. Who is Hermes?
Perseus Chapter Notes pg 5 Who are thee Gray Women? What are they going to do for Perseus? Athena reveals how Perseus can kill the gorgon. How will he do this? What three items do the nymphs give Perseus? What do they do? Why does Perseus want to kill Medusa and not the other two gorgons?
Perseus Chapter Notes pg 6 Who is Andromeda? What is going to happen to her? What does Perseus do to save her? What does he ask her parents? How does Perseus save Dictys and Danae?
Perseus Chapter Notes pg 7 What happens at the athletic competition? Defining the Epic In the story, who is the Epic Hero? What makes him or her an epic hero? Where do we see an example of a quest? Explain why this is considered a quest. Where do we see examples of valorous deeds? Why would we consider this a valorous deed? Where do we see an example of divide intervention?
Perseus Chapter Notes pg 8 The Five Sins: From our story, explain where we see the following sins. If we do not see these items, explain where they should have taken place. Do Not Kill Kindred: Hubris: All things in moderation: Hospitality: Proper burial is required for all:
Perseus Chapter Notes pg 9 Build Vocabulary: Using the words we defined for Perseus. Complete the following sentences: Kindred Mortified Despair Wavering Revelry Deity Reconciled 1. Locked in the dark chest, adrift on the ocean, Danae must have felt at the chances of survival for her and her son. 2. Sharing a similar mythology, the Romans and Greeks used different names, Mercury and Hermes, for the same. 3. Many people, like Perseus, are in social situations for which they feel they lack the right possessions. 4. Perseus kept going, showing no signs of in his resolve, despite seemingly impossible odds. 5. The difference between Medusa and her Gorgons was that the other two sisters were immortal and could not be killed. 6. After the tyrant Polydectes turned to stone, it s easy to image the joyous by the freed islanders, with music, feasting, and speeches. 7. Perseus and Acrisius probably never could have, give the actions of Acrisius towards his grandson Sentences unrelated to the story. You may need to change the tense of the word. 8. about for a few seconds, the man finally lost control of his surf board. 9. Deborah wants to with her husband, but she fears their past troubles are too much to bear. 10. The boy went to the sacrament of because he felt bad about beating up his brother. 11. Bob and Roy are so similar, one might say they are souls. 12. The mother was when her baby started crying at the movie theater. 13. The Buddha is a in Buddhism. 14. At dawn a naked man interrupted some of the druid rituals, but his drunken merely caused cheers and amusement
Perseus Chapter Notes pg 10 Built Grammar Skills: Possessives and Plurals Singular nouns usually indicate possession by the addition of an apostrophe followed by an s. Singular possessive: Medusa s head. Plural nouns ending in s or es usually become possessive by the addition of an apostrophe. Plural possessive: Gorgons powers Plural nouns not ending in s or es form the possessive by the addition of an apostrophe followed by an s. Plural possessive: Mice s habitat Do NOT use an apostrophe to form the plural of simple nouns. For example, the plural of stereo is stereos NOT stereo s. Practice: Because plural and possessive forms often sound alike when pronounced, writers sometimes mistake the appropriate form. Identify the italicized word in the following phrases as singular possessive, plural possessive, or plural. 1. The gods power over humans 2. Andromeda s beauty 3. impact of trees on the environment 4. the children s fate 5. mothers roles in mythology 6. the oxen s path 7. residents of the island. 8. The hero s endurance 9. The deer s home 10. a variety of masterpieces
Perseus Chapter Notes pg 11 Writing Application: Fill in the following chart with the singular possessive, plural, and plural possessive forms of the given nouns. Singular Singular Possessive Plural Plural Possessive Child Eye Creature Sea Friend Year Witch Criterion Palace Swordsman Goose Fungus Moose
Remember: Plural of Child = Children Eye = Eyes Creature = Creatures Sea = Seas Friend = Friends Year = Years Witch = Witches Criterion = Criteria Palace = Palaces Swordsman = Swordsmen Goose = Geese Fungus = Fungi Moose = Moose Perseus Chapter Notes pg 12