On your own paper, (1) give a brief definition for the bolded word, including the part of speech (2) assign that award to a character, story, or event in any of the hero stories we've read and then (3) explain why you picked that winner! The first is done for you. Yes, you may simply copy out the first one on your paper or you could come up with your own answer for most pernicious god.
1. Most pernicious god
Pernicious: ADJ. Destructive. Causing insidious harm or ruin.
Ares. He is the god of chaos who is blamed for all the city-wide disasters in Thebes.
2. Most prudent protagonist
3. Most puerile character in The Odyssey
4. Best at quelling enemies
5. The biggest skeptic
6. Most specious goodness
7. Most stoic minor character
8. Most laudable hero story
9. Gives the best tirade
10. Suffered the most because of someone else’s acrimony
11. Most affable minor character
12. Most assiduous mentor or friend
13. Most hapless hero
14. Character you would most like to castigate
15. Minor character with the most perspicacity
16. Most querulous character
17. Most culpable for keeping Odysseus away from home
18. Most gullible antagonist
19. Most impetuous character
20. Most insipid hero story
21. Town with the most right to be lugubrious
22. Most nefarious antagonist
23. Most obsequious character
24. Most esoteric piece of literature
Audience: Your teacher
Format: Notebook paper or typed
Style: No style analysis required
Length: Long enough to say something important. No minimum/maximum
Presentation: Neat, in pen, one side of the paper or typed, 12-point font, 1 inch margins
Choose your favorite three words from the list above and create the award for each of those three. You may not choose pernicious. This is an award, not a poster, so each of the awards must fit on a piece of typing paper. (1)Make the vocabulary word and the winner large and easy to read from a distance. (2) Make sure the graphic clearly relates to the vocabulary word (3) Include why you are giving that person/city/thing the award
Audience: Your teacher
Format: Award
Style: No style analysis required
Length: Standard sheet of paper--no large sizes
Presentation: Beautiful and neat (presentation counts). Cut and pasted images, work created in a graphics program, and hand drawn images are all fine.
| Standards | Exceeds | Well done | Okay | Unacceptable |
| Paper | ||||
Definitions: |
1 point per definition (must include part of speech) | |||
Explanation: |
1 point per explanation for why that answer was chosen |
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| Posters (per poster) | ||||
Printing is clear |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
Graphic relates to word |
5 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
Neat and attractive |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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Last Updated on 7-10-2007 |