Activity In Gorgons 501i2e

ACTIVITY The Gorgon’s Head

VISUALIZING THE TEXT

Group1: Create a timeline of events in the story. Group2:Create a Venn Diagram that compares the characteristics of Perseus and Medusa. Group3: Create a diagram that shows the challenges of Perseus in his quest to acquire the Gorgon’s head. Group4: Using the Gorgon’s head as a diagram, point out least five utterances of Perseus that strike your group the most. Group5: Create a diagram that shows the relationship of all the characters in the myth.

TASK DISSECTING THE TEXT

1. What was the “dreadful oracle” that was delivered to King Acrisius? 2. What adventure did Polydectes suggest that Perseus undertake? 3. List three perilous encounters that Perseus experienced during his adventure.

4. Explain how the oracle given to King Acrisius was fulfilled. 5. What was Polydectes’ true motive in sending Perseus to kill Medusa? 6. Explain how the evil Gorgon’s head was beneficial to Perseus. 7. What heroic characteristics did Perseus have?

SENSORY DETAILS DEFINITION

Sensory details include sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste. Writers employ the five senses to engage a reader's interest. If you want your writing to jump off the page, then bring your reader into the world you are creating. When describing a past event, try and what you saw, heard, touched, smelled, and tasted, then incorporate that into your writing.

Sensory details are used in any great story, literary or not. Think about your favorite movie or video game. What types of sounds and images are used? What do your favorite characters taste, smell, and touch? Without sensory details, stories would fail to come to life.

When sensory details are used, your readers can personally experience whatever you're trying to describe, reminding them of their own experiences, giving your writing a universal feel. A universal quality is conveyed when the writer is able to personally connect with the readers.

Another note about sensory details: there is no one sense that's more important than another. It all depends on the scene you're trying to create. However, imagery, the sight sense, is a common feature in vivid writing.

COMMON EXAMPLES OF IMAGERY

We use imagery in everyday speech to convey our meaning. Here are some examples of imagery from each of the five senses: Taste: The familiar tang of his grandmother’s cranberry sauce reminded him of his youth. Sound: The concert was so loud that her ears rang for days afterward. Sight: The sunset was the most gorgeous they’d ever seen; the clouds were edged with pink and gold. Smell: After eating the curry, his breath reeked of garlic. Touch: The tree bark was rough against her skin.

MAKES SENSE TO ME Pick out at least ten sentences from the myth “The Gorgon’s Head” that shows sensory images. Identify the senses to which these statements appeal.

YOUR FINAL TASK

You have been informed in the beginning of the lesson that you are to create a quality brochure that would feature your own defenses against discrimination. You can now start crafting your brochure. You can make use of internet sources for important information to make your work substantial.

Rubric

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Organization

The brochure has excellent formatting and very well organized information.

The brochure has appropriate formatting and well organized information.

The brochure has some organized information with random formatting.

The brochure’s format and organization of material are confusing to the reader.

Ideas

The brochure communicates relevant information appropriately and effectively to the intended audience.

The brochure communicates relevant information appropriately to the intended audience.

The brochure communicates irrelevant information or communicates inappropriately to the intended audience.

The brochure communicates irrelevant information, and communicates inappropriately to the intended audience.

Conventions

All of the writing is done in complete sentences

Most of the writing is done In complete sentences.

Some of the writing is done in complete sentences.

Most of the writing is not done in complete sentences.

Graphics

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The graphics go well with the text, and there is a good mix of text and graphics.

The graphics go well with the text, but there are so many that they distract from the text

The graphics go well with the text, but there are too few.

1 The graphics do not go with the accompanying text or appear to be randomly chosen.