Primordial Deities of Ancient Greek Mythology Ancient Greek scholars disagree about which deities existed before Gaea and Uranus, but most agree that Chaos was there before anything else existed. Chaos was a dark emptiness. Like in the Biblical story of creation, this darkness existed before the emergence of Gaea, the first goddess. According to the…
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Comp II Curriculum Part VII
XV – Class XV For the next several lessons, you will be taught how to research several types of sources. You will also be taught how to create citations for a variety of sources, and you will be taught how to create both a bibliography and an annotated bibliography. The topic for the next weeks…
Comp II Curriculum Part VI
XIV – Class XIV In Literature, What Is Plot? “Plot is the author’s arrangement of incidents in a story. … “Events can be presented in a variety of ways. A chronological arrangement begins with what happens first, then second, and so on until the last incident is related. … “Stories can also begin in the middle of…
Comp II Curriculum Part V
XI. Class X Common Grammar Mistakes Possessive Case of Krebs Krebs is a Noun. Krebs is the last name of a guy named Harold Krebs. The pronoun for Harold Krebs would be he. The possessive case of he is his. [no apostrophe- you do not use apostrophes with pronouns.] The possessive case of Krebs is…
Comp II Curriculum Part IV
IX. Class IX Today, we’ll continue our discussions of our homes, and we’ll prepare to write a memoir essay. First, I want you to hear the Judds sing a song that is a type of memoir essay about their home. Flies On The Butter (You Can’t Go Home Again) Wynona Judd Old tin roof, leaves…
Comp II Curriculum Part III
VII: Class VII Assignment: In Your Own Words, Respond to this Question: In the story “A Rose for Emily,” was Emily fenced in? Write in a Stream of Consciousness. Refer to Sandburg’s poem “A Fence.” What Is Writing in A Stream of Consciousness? Writing is an open-ended time of discovery for me. Some of you…
Comp II Curriculum Part II
V. Class V. During the last class. we began looking at ways that roses have been used symbolically and metaphorically in literature. It’s important to note that at times, a symbol might have negative connotations. For instance, a rose’s thorns may suggest something negative, harmful, or even dangerous. Listen to another song: Thorn Tree in…
Comp II Curriculum Part I
ENGL 1023 – English Composition II Credits: 3 Instruction continues (from ENGL 1013Links to an external site.) to emphasize developing students’ writing skills. Students write a minimum of five essays in response to readings in the literary genres of prose fiction, drama, and poetry. Students prepare and write a research paper dealing with a book-length literary…
The Greek gods and goddesses
Greece is a country in Europe, and it is the home of one of the oldest civilizations recognized by mankind. Map of Ancient Greece about 2500 Years Ago – Image Credit: World History Encyclopedia Ancient Greece was a larger territory than that of modern Greece. Parts of the Persian Empire were considered to be part…
Follow the Drinking Gourd – The Little Dipper and the North Star
At least as far back as the ancient civilizations, skywatchers have noticed that specific star formations look like ladles or dippers–devices used for drinking. Drinking from ladles was especially common among rural people and fieldhands. A ladle or dipper – image from Amazon The constellation of the Big Dipper looks almost exactly like the above…