Atlanta and Theseus Chapter Notes 1 ATLANTA Name: Mr. Valentin English 9 Regents Fall 2013
Atlanta and Theseus Chapter Notes 2 In the opening paragraph the narrator seems a bit unsure about Atlanta. What are some clues that the story of Atlanta has a bit of mystery? Use specific quotes to explain. How does Atlanta s father feel about having a daughter? What did her father do to her? Who takes in Atlanta? Why is this important? Define the word arduous. Define the word quiver. Define the word reconciled. On page 245, what does Atlanta do to show she is powerful?
Atlanta and Theseus Chapter Notes 3 What does Atlanta not want to do? Think about her past, why might she not want to do this? Who gets the killing blow on the boar? Why is Atlanta still honored with the kill? How is Meleager alive? Who does Meleager kill? Why is Althea so upset? What does Althea do to get revenge? On the first paragraph of 248 answer the following questions: Who does Atlanta go to live with? Why is it odd that men wanted to marry Atlanta? From the context of the paragraph, define the word disposing in your own words. Include the part of speech.
Atlanta and Theseus Chapter Notes 4 Choose two words in this paragraph that show Atlanta is confident in her abilities. Explain why you chose these two words. Who does Atlanta race with? How does he win? Analysis: What makes Atlanta an Epic Hero? What is this story NOT an epic? Use specific references from the text (include page numbers) to explain why. This story comes to an abrupt ending. Why might this story come to an end so quickly?
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Atlanta and Theseus Chapter Notes 6 The story opens with the idea of Nothing without Theseus (209). What could this mean? What did Aegeus do to prove his son would be strong? Theseus could take the boat to go Greece, but he does not. Why? What does he do instead? When Theseus arrives in Greece, he is a popular figure. What is the reaction from the king? What does King Aegeus want to do to Theseus? Why is this problematic? How does King Aegeus recognize his son? Who is Minos? What did King Aegeus do to his son? Why might this be considered a sin? What was Minos reaction to the death of his son?
Atlanta and Theseus Chapter Notes 7 What is a Minotaur? How did it come into existence? Who is Daedalus? What did he do for Minos? Define the word raze Define the word labyrinth
Atlanta and Theseus Chapter Notes 8 Define the word scorn When Theseus finds out about the Minotaur, what does he want to do? Who is Ariadne? What does she want from Theseus? What does Ariadne do for Theseus? How does Theseus kill the minotaur? How does he escape? There are two scenarios that say what Theseus did to Ariadne. For each scenario explain what happened to Ariadne and explain why Theseus would feel this way. What happens to Athens once Theseus becomes king?
Atlanta and Theseus Chapter Notes 9 The story makes reference to Oedipus. Who is Oedipus? Name his daughters and then explain what Theseus did for Oedipus daughters. Who is Hippolyta? Who is Pirithous? What does Pirithous do to Theseus and why? What is Theseus reaction? What are Centaurs? What happens at Pirithous wedding? What does Pirithous want to do to Persephone? What does Hades do to both Theseus and Pirithous? Who gets saved and by whom?
Atlanta and Theseus Chapter Notes 10 Who does Theseus end up marrying? Who is Hippolytus? Who does he worship and who does he scorn? What does Phaedra attempt to do to herself? Why? What is Hippolytus reaction to this news? When Phaedra kills herself, what is Theseus reaction? What happens to Hippolytus? Why does this happen? Who is blamed for Hippolytus death? What do the Athenians do to remember Theseus?
Atlanta and Theseus Chapter Notes 11 Analysis: Name the four parts of an epic and for each part, name one specific instance that proves this is an epic story.
Atlanta and Theseus Chapter Notes 12 Continued Learning with Possessives: Turn the following phrases into possessives: Example: The games of the children The beauty of Hippolyta The speed of Atlanta The death of Medusa The sword owned by Aegeus The horns of the Minotaur The yarn owned by Theseus The children s names Circle the word that is the proper possessive: Poseidon punishes Persiphae s / Persiphaes love. Theseus is ultimately saved by Hercule s / Hercules heroism. Ismene is Antigone s / Antigones sister. The Grecian sea s / seas waves were tumultuous Phaedra could not know Hippolytu s / Hippolytus love. Thebe s / Thebes city is very extravagant. Atlanta grabbed Melanion s / Melanions golden apples.
Atlanta and Theseus Chapter Notes 13 Writing Application: Fill in the following chart with the singular possessive, plural, and plural possessive forms of the given nouns. Singular Singular Possessive Plural Plural Possessive Kiss Centaur Snakes Cactus People Phenomenon News Sheep Teeth Woman Dice s Bison s Data
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