DUE: Wednesday, October 14, 2020 (PART 1)

 

The homework is as easy as 1, 2, 3, 4!  The first part of your homework is to write the Greek Alphabet mnemonic story in your own words. Here is the video to help you. You must BOLD the actual alphabet words in RED. I have included the example I did in class below this post. 

Keep in mind that this is Greek  pronunciation from the New Testament which is called koine or common language. Based originally on the Greek of Athens, it was circulated throughout Alexander the Great's empire

alpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon, zeta, eta, theta, iota, kappa, lambda, mu, nu, xi, omicron, pi, rho, sigma, tau, upsilon, phi, chi, psi, omega

STYLISTIC REQUIREMENTS: 

NOVICE: 

Indicate one of each DRESS UP in each paragraph

Indicate OPENERs 1,  2,  5,  and 6 in each paragraph.

Indicate one M3 in each paragraph.

JV
Indicate one of each DRESS UP in each paragraph

Indicate one of each OPENER in each paragraph.

Indicate one M3 in each paragraph.

VARSITY: 

Indicate one of each DRESS UP in each paragraph

Indicate one of each OPENER in each paragraph.

Indicate one M3 in each paragraph.

Indicate one DEC in each paragraph.

Indicate one OWL in the essay.

ALL

• NO banned words except the word "ate" as a mnemonic help for ETA

• NO dialogue  except when necessary as a mnemonic device

• NO contractions

1) Write the Greek Alphabet mnemonic story in your own words. Embellish, use lots of description, make it come alive.

2) Review your past work and correct as needed.

3) Write one sentence for each of the next ten SAT vocabulary words.    Link to vocab    Complete vocabulary words up to #50 by 10-14-2020. The test will be on October 21, 2020 

4) Be ready to recite the poem.

MEMORIZE and recite --> this is not a reading, it is a recitation. 

It Couldn’t Be Done

BY EDGAR ALBERT GUEST

Somebody said that it couldn’t be done

      But he with a chuckle replied

That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one

      Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.

So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin

      On his face. If he worried he hid it.

He started to sing as he tackled the thing

      That couldn’t be done, and he did it!

Somebody scoffed: “Oh, you’ll never do that;

      At least no one ever has done it;”

But he took off his coat and he took off his hat

      And the first thing we knew he’d begun it.

With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin,

      Without any doubting or quiddit,

He started to sing as he tackled the thing

      That couldn’t be done, and he did it.

There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done,

      There are thousands to prophesy failure,

There are thousands to point out to you one by one,

      The dangers that wait to assail you.

But just buckle in with a bit of a grin,

      Just take off your coat and go to it;

Just start in to sing as you tackle the thing

      That “cannot be done,” and you’ll do it.

 CRAZY ROUGH DRAFT EXAMPLE

Iota noticed that the lambdas were straying. He shouted, "See!? Oh, my corn!" (xi, omicron) (ALLIT) Alas, the corn in his field was in danger of being hopelessly trampled by the flock of little lost lambdas.  Zeta held her small husband close to her and cried over his bald head. Iota let the cascade of tears fall from his head to his shoulders. Soon they were standing in a puddle of salty tears. (DEC-Q) Who could have guessed? The little lambdas were drawn to the salty puddle. (5) As they mooed and nooed in unison, they happily trotted over and began lapping it up. (2) With a sense of relief, Iota and Zeta laughed with joy. The flock was returning!  (4) Retracing their steps, the lambdas miraculously destroyed not even one more precious cornstalk.  The cornfield was no worse for the wear. In fact, it would be a perfect maze by fall. (6) This called for a celebration! They decided to head into town to watch their favorite baseball team, The Phillies.

Remember this for later: The nemesis was the antithesis of the protagonist.