Essay Writing/ Plagiarism
What is using someone else’s words without giving them credit called?
Plagiarism
Who is the main god in Greek mythology?
Zeus
What is a topic?
One word that describes what a passage is about
(Such as football)
What do Hercules and Perseus have in common?
They are both demi-gods, sons of Zeus, and heroes in Greek mythology.
Explain the following stages of the Hero's Journey:
1. Ordinary World
2. The Call to Adventure
3. Refusal of the Call
1.The Hero’s normal world at the beginning of the story.
2.The event that prompts the hero into action, and to start the quest.
3. The hero doubts his/her ability and hesitates to accept the call.
What is the formula for a 3-part thesis statement?
Where is a thesis statement located?
Claim+Evidence+Evidence+Evidence=Thesis
Last sentence of the introduction paragraph
How did the Romans change Greek mythology?
They changed the names of the gods.
What is a main idea?
One sentence that describes the most important idea of a passage.
What was Perseus’ ordinary world, before he started his adventure?
He lived in a fishing village with his mom.
Explain the following stages of the Hero's Journey:
4. Meeting with the Mentor
5.Crossing the Threshold
6.Tests, Allies, and Enemies
4. The Hero encounters a wiser and sometimes older person or being that helps the hero gain wisdom, or whatever he/she needs to accomplish the quest.
5. The hero has officially started the quest and may face the first challenge at this point.
6. Friends and minor villains that the hero has to face.
What is the formula for an introduction paragraph?
Background + Thesis Statement
What is a myth?
An ancient story that usually explains how something in the world came to be.
How long should a theme be?
One sentence
Who was Perseus’ mentor? How did that person help him?
Athena told Perseus how to kill Medusa and gave him magical objects.
7. Approaching the Inmost Cave
8. The Supreme Ordeal
9.Reward (Seizing the Sword)
7. The event leading to The Supreme Ordeal. The hero is getting closer to facing the shadow.
8.The life-or-death climax of the story, where the hero faces the shadow.
9.The hero wins something after defeating the hero.
What is the formula for a concluding paragraph?
Thesis Statement + Background + Call to action
What are the three types of author's purpose?
Persuade, Inform, and Entertain
(Think about PIE)
What is a theme?
Which of the following was NOT one of Hercules' task?
a. Fighting man-eating birds
b. Defeating the Hydra monster
c. Cleaning out the Augean Stables
d. Herding elephants
Herding Elephants
10. The Road Back
11. Resurrection
12. Restoring the World/ Return with the Elixir
10.The hero is returning home and going back to normal life
11.The hero is not the same person they were before, and they are stronger than ever.
12.Knowledge or wisdom that the hero comes back with to make the world a better place.
A student found the following sentence on annefrank.org:
“When Anne’s sister Margot received a call-up for a labour camp in Germany, the Frank family, who lived elsewhere in Amsterdam, decided to go into hiding in the annex of the business premises immediately” (Anne Frank House).
The student then wrote the following sentence in their essay:
When Anne’s family member Margot received a call-up for a labour camp in Germany, the Frank family, who lived somewhere in Amsterdam, decided to go into hiding in the annex of the business premises as soon as possible.
Did the student plagiarize?
Yes, the student did plagiarize, because he did not write in his own words.
What is the author's purpose for the following text?
A fictional story about a family trying to stick together and make it through the Great Depression, in The Midwest, during the 1930’s.
Entertain
What is the difference between a main idea and a central idea?
There is no difference; they are the same thing.
What was the final, and most difficult, of Hercules’ tasks?
Retrieving the three-headed dog from the underworld
How many stages are there in the Hero's Journey?
12