WRITE your own version using your KWO (you may add information earned from the longer version)
15 extra credit points possible! VOCABULARY!
Stylistic Requirements:
Indicate 1 of each DRESS UP
Indicate 5 of the OPENERs
Indicate vocab with cyan blue highlight
NO banned words, contractions, of dialogue
CHECKLIST required
SUBMISSION ORDER remains the same (Staple: top/final draft . . . checklist . . . bottom/KWO)
Be sure to complete the PAGES associated with this chapter in your IEW Book
Answer all of the QUESTIONS below the longer version of the Trojan Horse story. Answer with complete sentences. Be sure to use the bolded vocabulary words in each answer. When you find a question that does NOT have a bolded vocab word in it, find the appropriate vocabulary word in the text that can be used in the answer. BOLD the vocabulary words in your answers.
BONUS! YOU MAY ADD THESE WORDS TO YOUR ONGOING VOCABULARY LIST & USE THEM FOR EXTRA CREDIT IN THIS ESSAY AND IN FUTURE ESSAYS.
Please note: You may add what you have learned from this longer version of the story to your essay. Be very careful not to plagiarize. If you need to KWO sentences from the longer text in order to remember the info, you may.
Otherwise, you may simply add what you have learned from the longer version or already know. Make sure the information meshes. In other words, if you add facts, they must make sense in the context of YOUR essay.
3) KWO the story as described on pg 55 -> new format!
4) Use your KWO to write/type your essay.
Indicate 1 of each DRESS UP
• Remember that DRESS UPs are never the first word of a sentence.
Indicate 1 of each OPENER that you understand and feel confident using. For one person that might be every OPENER, for another, it might be 2 OPENERs. Take this at your own pace.
NO BANNED WORDS or CONTRACTIONS!
Dialogue is acceptable in this essay, but punctuate properly.
Properly used & indicated vocabulary words = extra credit (up to 15 points)
IMPORTANT! Please strive to use stylistic techniques as often as appropriate.
DRESS UPs and OPENERs enhance your writing.
Indicate only 1 of each required stylistic technique.
Here is an interesting video on the terms: "sword of Damocles" or "Damocles' sword"
“Many of us here in the low lying areas of New Orleans live in the shadow of Damocles’ sword, for we know that the next hurricane could easily wash our homes away.
“Dennis had a health scare when he was young. The diagnosis may have been wrong, but for many weeks it became a sword of Damocles.”
JUST FOR FUN Another telling of the tale from the history.com website:
The Sword of Damocles
The famed “sword of Damocles” dates back to an ancient moral parable popularized by the Roman philosopher Cicero in his 45 B.C. book “Tusculan Disputations.” Cicero’s version of the tale centers on Dionysius II, a tyrannical king who once ruled over the Sicilian city of Syracuse during the fourth and fifth centuries B.C.
Though rich and powerful, Dionysius was supremely unhappy. His iron-fisted rule had made him many enemies, and he was tormented by fears of assassination—so much so that he slept in a bedchamber surrounded by a moat and only trusted his daughters to shave his beard with a razor.
As Cicero tells it, the king’s dissatisfaction came to a head one day after a court flatterer named Damocles showered him with compliments and remarked how blissful his life must be. “Since this life delights you,” an annoyed Dionysius replied, “do you wish to taste it yourself and make a trial of my good fortune?” When Damocles agreed, Dionysius seated him on a golden couch and ordered a host of servants to wait on him. He was treated to succulent cuts of meat and lavished with scented perfumes and ointments.
Damocles couldn’t believe his luck, but just as he was starting to enjoy the life of a king, he noticed that Dionysius had also hung a razor-sharp sword from the ceiling. It was positioned over Damocles’ head, suspended only by a single strand of horsehair. From then on, the courtier’s fear for his life made it impossible for him to savor the opulence of the feast or enjoy the servants. After casting several nervous glances at the blade dangling above him, he asked to be excused, saying he no longer wished to be so fortunate.
For Cicero, the tale of Dionysius and Damocles represented the idea that those in power always labor under the specter of anxiety and death, and that “there can be no happiness for one who is under constant apprehensions.” The parable later became a common motif in medieval literature, and the phrase “sword of Damocles” is now commonly used as a catchall term to describe a looming danger. Likewise, the saying “hanging by a thread” has become shorthand for a fraught or precarious situation.
One of its more famous uses came in 1961 during the Cold War, when President John F. Kennedy gave a speech before the United Nations in which he said, “Every man, woman and child lives under a nuclear sword of Damocles, hanging by the slenderest of threads, capable of being cut at any moment by accident or miscalculation or by madness.”
The Wind and the Sun is a famous fable and has been told by many authors. The version in your book is wonderful. The author (unknown) has provided personality traits for Sun and for Wind. Please note that both Sun and Wind are anthropomorphized, which means you would use a "who clause" for them. Before you write your own version of the story, do the work in your book on pages 46, 47, and 48. As always, indicate one of each DRESS UPas instructed in class - you can check the examples on the right side bar of this website.. Vocabulary words that are used correctly and indicated correctly will be worth extra credit. You may use any of the vocabulary words to date for this essay.
Just for fun, here is an example of another author's retelling of this great fable:
Story of the North Wind and The Sun
by
A. Student
Two very good friends, North Wind and Sun, were walking together one fine day. (3)Gradually a dispute arose between them about who was stronger. They each claimed themselves as the strongest and started arguing with each other.
The Sun thought he was more powerful because he could warm the world. The Wind glared at the Sun as they both boasted. Wind made it clear that he thought he was the stronger because he could blow the mighty ships across the seas. (SIM)He had torn down massive buildings as if they were mere decks of cards.
(4)Continuing their arguments, both of them tried to display their powers and claim themselves to be more powerful than the other. The North Wind started blustering, and the Sun produced as much heat as he could.
(5)While they were arguing with each other, a traveller wrapped in a cloak walked along the road below them. They stared at each other, then at the man, and an idea was hatched. They mutually decided that the title of "Mightiest" would be based on who could strip the traveller's cloak.
The North Wind was first to showcase his power by expelling a great gust of cold air. The traveller shivered and almost lost his control of his cloak. This made the North Wind, who was quite proud of himself, quite happy. (6)Wind continued his relentless blustering. But soon, Wind's smile faded away as the traveller wrapped the cloak tightly around his body.
Next the North Wind tried with all his might and blew harshly. But, as the North Wind tried to attack the traveller as hard as he could, the man wrapped his cloak more tightly around his body. (7)Bewildered, North Wind eventually fatigued and haughtily told the Sun to prove his power.
(M3-v)The Sun lifted his head a little, smiled playfully, and winked at North Wind. Now, the Sun started shining brightly. It made the traveller happy. Loosening his hold on the fabric of his cloak, the man sighed with contentment. (S)The Sun's kind and gentle warmth soon coaxed the traveller into taking off his cloak. (1)Because the wind had quite exhausted the man, he found the sun rays a blessing. So he relaxed under a palm tree.
(2)Upon observing this, the Sun was very happy. He told the North Wind that the powerful are not the ones who trouble others, but the ones who show mercy. The North Wind apologised to the Sun and hugged him lovingly.
Moral of the Story
(8)Kindness and gentle persuasion alway wins over force and bluster. This story teaches the most valuable lessons of being calm and gentle.
You may consult another source to add information to your essay. If you do this, KWO the info you will use, and add it to the bottom of the KWO of our IEW source text (pg. 34).
Add the tidbits of extra info where they make sense.
Provide your source(s): You MUST include the website URL link at the bottom of your final draft. If you use a book, please provide the title and author's name
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Remember the title block formatting you took notes on in class.
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Remember title capitalization rules discussed in class. I hope you took notes!
