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Fun Grammar Lesson and Epic Adventures - Engage Your Creativity Today!

Get ready for an exciting grammar lesson and epic storytelling session where you'll learn to choose the perfect words and craft engaging narratives. Challenge your creativity by composing hero tales and sharing them in an interactive group activity. Enhance your language skills while having fun with your peers!

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Fun Grammar Lesson and Epic Adventures - Engage Your Creativity Today!

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  1. Good Morning!! • Please grab a grammar book. • Turn to page 138 • Take out your notes • Be prepared to follow along when the music ends

  2. Lesson 18 – Find the Exact Words • “The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.” Mark Twain • 18a) Select words with appropriate connotations. • 18b) Prefer specific, concrete nouns. • 18c) Do not misuse words. (2 minutes) • 18d) Use standard idioms. (3 minutes) • 18e) do not rely heavily on cliches. • 18f) Use figures of speech with care. (2 minutes)

  3. For today: • Grammar • Discussion of books 1 & 2 • The Hero’s Journey • Telephone • But before we do…

  4. POP QUIZ!!! • Take 60 seconds to review your notes and the text. • Who is Odysseus’ son? • Who is Odysseus’ wife? • Why is Telemachos upset? • Who appears to Telemachos to advise him? • Where does Telemachos depart for?

  5. Epic Telephone • Take 10 minutes. In your table groups, compose one paragraph about the adventure of a hero: • 1 sentence on his birth/upbringing • 1 sentence of a call to a quest • 1 sentence on the hero’s supernatural guide • 1 sentence of trials the hero undertook • 1 sentence on the hero’s final success • 1 sentence on his return home • 1 sentence to wrap it up

  6. Epic Telephone • ONE representative from each group (the bard) will recite their table’s epic tale to members of the next table. • After the bard is finished, a scribe (a writer) must recreate the tale as faithfully as he or she can from memory. Other table members may help the scribe recall the tale. (4 minutes) • A DIFFERENT representative from each group will then recite their newly transcribed tale to the next table. • A DIFFERENT scribe must recreate the bard’s tale from memory. (4 minutes)

  7. For Next Time: • Read Book 9 in The Odyssey • Enjoy your weekend!

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