Block Day, Sept.8&9 ~ Allusions to the Greeks

Roots

• proto - first
• salv, salu - safe, healthy
• somnus - sleep
• spir - breath

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Grammar

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Go over J7 ~ "The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek."

Journal #8: Allusions to Mythology in Advertising:

*First copy the definition of allusion

ALLUSION: A casual reference in literature to a person, place, event, or another passage of literature, often without explicit identification. Allusions can originate in mythology, biblical references, historical events, legends, geography, or earlier literary works. Authors often use allusion to establish a tone, create an implied association.

We all know that companies create identity by the power of association. They can use association by name or image. What identity did Honda intend on giving their van by giving the name, Odyssey, to this model?

Allusions Assignment: Using your knowledge of Greek mythology and some internet research, figure out why your assigned company or product is named or branded as it is. Then write a brief description to explain why they chose that name/logo (one or two paragraphs). Write your description on the card given in class. To see all images, click here.

*Mrs. West will do journal checks while you work on the assignment.

HW: Journal #9: Chesterton on Mythology: Read this Chesterton article  and summarize what his answer is to our essential question about why we study Greek Mythology.