Friday, 8/15

Pandora of Greek mythology. Illustration. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Web. 15 Aug 2014.
http://quest.eb.com/#/search/309_366789/1/309_366789/cite

Did you know that Encyclopedia Britannica has stockpiles of images that you may use with easy citation links for MLA so that you can use them in papers and such!  Yes!

* Opening

• Collect Cards
• Copy the etymology given
• Music
• Middle English: from Old French musique, via Latin from Greek mousikē (tekhnē ) ‘(art) of the Muses,’ from mousa ‘muse.’

 * STAR Test

• Teacher looks over your summer work.  

 * Journal 1: Choose any Greek or Roman god or goddess, and answer the questions below in complete sentences.

To research, please use Encyclopedia Britannica Online.  This is our first-step resource for all research this year in Honors English II. 

1. Go to: http://school.eb.com/ (save this site to your iPads's home screen)
2. Username: mvcs
3. Pass: mustangs

1. What is the basic origin and history of this Olympian?
2. What is this god or goddess associated with (wine, fertility, war, death, grain, a certain planet, an occupation, etc.)? 
3. What symbols usually attend this god or goddess (eagle, thunderbolt, winged shoes, etc.)? 
4. Explain a favorite story in which this god or goddess chiefly figures.
5. Note at least one reference or allusion one may find in arts and culture (music, painting, ads, etc.). 
6. Search the Scriptures: Find a verse, passage, or story from the Bible that relates to a story from your god or goddess (perhaps the moral is similar; perhaps it is opposite; perhaps the story appears to be a modified reflection of a story in the Bible)
7. Lastly, find at least one modern word (or word root) that relates to your god or goddess. 

1. Zeus (Jupiter, Jove)
2. Hera (Juno)
3. Poseidon (Neptune)
4. Dionysus (Bacchus)
5. Apollo (Apollo)
6. Artemis (Diana)
7. Hermes (Mercury)
8. Athena (Minerva)
9. Ares (Mars)
10. Aphrodite (Venus)
11. Hephaestus (Vulcan)
12. Demeter (Ceres)

HW (Homework): Set up your journal, and respond to journal 1.  This should be at least one page in length in your journal, single spaced.

College Ruled Journal Reminder Link and Setup:

• Daily Notes and Journal Responses (First 50 pages)
• Grammar (Sticky note: 10-20 pages)
• Terms and Reading Vocabulary List (Sticky note: 5 pages)
• Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes (Stick note: 5 pages)