Final Blog Post Of The Fall Semester

1. What did you do this semester in ELA that was most meaningful to you, and why was it meaningful?

This semester in ELA the most meaningful thing I did was the essay for Maus. It was meaningful to me due to the reason that I learned a lot from it such as how to cite a website in MLA Format. Also, I learned how to properly write an analytic essay without “in my opinion” or basically how to write confidently!

2. What was the most challenging thing about ELA this semester, and why?

The most challenging thing about ELA this semester was keeping up with my reading and making sure I speak up during seminar. It was pretty challenging because

3. What would you like to change about ELA, and why?

Something I would like to change about ELA is the turns we have to take for the response projects. I would like to change it because I feel like it would be hard to choose creative writing or an essay for the project I want. However, a solution would be to set a balanced amount of writing we have to turn in for the semester. For example, if we have six books to read we would need to have three essays and three creative stories by the end of the semester.

4. What would you like to stay the same in ELA, and why?

Something I would like to stay the same in ELA would be the books we are reading! They are very good books, and I truly enjoy reading them! Another thing, I would like ELA to stay the same about is the response projects along with the books.

5. I really enjoyed this semester, and I hope to improve more throughout the school year! Thank you Ms.Harrison!

Find three heroic epithets. Explain how you think these epithets were useful to the singer of poems in the Greek oral tradition.

Find three heroic epithets. Explain how you think these epithets were useful to the singer of poems in the Greek oral tradition.

On page 45, there is a heroic epithet. "And red-haired Menelaus..." The heroic epithet is the fact that he has red hair.

On page 219, "And you answered me, Eumaeus, my swineherd:" Eumaeus being the swineherd is the heroic epithet.

On page 196, Poseidon is described as the Lord of Earthquake(which is pretty awesome). "And Poseidon, the Lord of Earthquake:"

I believe that these epithets helped the singer of the poems in the Greek oral tradition. One of the ways, it helped was helping the singer and audience remember the characters, and who they are. Another reason, it helped the singer remember the time. For example, the hero epithet with Dawn and her fingers. It helped the singer and audience know whether it is day or night. Also, the hero epithets explained several characteristics that separated many of the similar names. It helped you acknowledge who were the gods and  mortals and their roles. There was many ways the hero epithets helped the singer.