1. Computers Folders Nametags English IV Saunders, Owens, & Mere 2/8/11 Common Core Standards: WHST.11-12.4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. SL.11-12.5 Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest. MENTOR FORMS DUE TOMORROW! SAT Word: panacea: a remedy for all ills or difficultiesEQ: Why do you think it is challenging to read poems and stories that were written a very long time ago? Present 10-20 Things Epic Watch Raffel Clip: Spiderman

2. Epic • What are the 5 elements of an epic? • “An epic is a long narrative poem that recounts the adventures of a legendary hero in pursuit of a goal of national importance. The hero’s accomplishments reflect the values of his culture and usually figure prominently in the history of mythology of a people.” • Examples: Beowulf, Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid, Tain, Gilgamesh, Paradise Lost