The Iliad for Boys and Girls
I have read the Iliad twice before and it will forever be one of my favorites stories. My favorite part of pretty much any Greco-Roman tale is the constant meddling of the Gods. In fact, half the time it seems the Gods are the ones causing the nearly all of the trouble. Zeus arguing with Hera, Athena's vendetta against the Trojans, Aphrodite favoring Paris, the Gods were like children playing spitefully with their toy action figures. The way that the Gods are imperfect in many ways is also something I've always liked about Greco-Roman stories. In my story I want to use the different pieces that stood out to me the most:
- Brave Achilles: a brave main character
- Protective Mother: a doting and protective mother
- Useless Paris: a useless trouble starting character
- Meddling Gods: lots of trouble causing Gods
update: 9/2/15 5:18PM
Maria has gone off script for her story. Repeat, Maria has gone off script. The only thing she will keep is the last part (sort of). Also, maybe useless Paris, because he's fun.
I am so glad you got to do some reading, Maria! Super! This is one of the units that does not work so well if you just do half, but you can do the second of the reading for the Thursday thing this week (essay-or-reading). Have fun writing your story!!!
ReplyDeleteAt Twitter yesterday, I found a really cool thing about Helen of Troy, trying to see how they imagine her three thousand years ago:
Helen of Troy in 1300 BCE
That was what I was hoping to do! Thank you, Professor Gibbs!
ReplyDeleteThat sounds great, Maria - and you can call me Laura, really! I always figure Professor Gibbs is my dad, not me, ha ha. (He taught sociology.)
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