Alex Haley (1921-1992)- Mr. Haley served in the US Coast Guard for twenty years before pursuing writing. He is best known for his novels, Roots and The Autobiography of Malcolm X.
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1. You have read the background on the Ancient Greeks for today. We are diving into the quintessential Ancient Greek text today, The Iliad.
Terms/concepts to know:
- Epic: A long narrative poem usually accounting the story of a hero.
- Epithet: A descriptive name of a person or place that emphasizes attributes.
- Epic simile: A comparison between two things on a grand scale.
- Theme: A universal idea explored and commented upon in a text
- Epic conventions: 1. Honoring the glorious past. 2. Events are majestic in scale. 3. Larger than life figures. 4. Supernatural elements (God-human interaction in Greek Literature)
For Friday, February 7th, please read Book 1 of The Iliad. You will receive a hard-copy in class, but it is found under The Iliad links (on the right).
10-2-2 Reading and note taking.
Literature notes balance the following:
1. Plot events.
2. Literary devices/conventions.
Therefore, we are going to do 3-COLUMN NOTES TODAY- (Simply, keep your Cornell notes structure, but add a column in the body of your notes.
EXAMPLE:
- I did the plot events first.
- As I was thinking about the plot events, I considered what
literary devices/conventions, epic techniques are being used.
- I mark line numbers with text or plot events.
- I rely on previous knowledge of the story, history, etc. to help me focus in on what might be important. (Think of video we watched, character charts, Greek history)
- After I was done with this page, I asked questions of
what I had written. Some are basic questions, some
can lead to larger analysis.
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