Funny Personal Ad for GREEK God Inspired by wikihow.com Student Name: __________________________________Date: ________ Period: ______ First, the basics: __________________________ = ____________________________ (Grandparents) ____________________________AKA ______________________________(Parents) “enormous in size” and “incredible in strength” Ruled over by ________________________ ____________________________ (Children) Lived in ___________________________ “Divine family” made of __________ in total May have contradictory/unstable ___________________________ Step 1: Read the excerpt from chapter one on your assigned god and annotate for the following tidbits of information. include the god’s domain(s) or titles For Zeus: supreme ruler, Lord of the Sky, Rain-God, Cloud-gatherer demonstrate the gods “personality” For Zeus: haughty, gullible, disloyal include at least two different IMPORTANT details about the god including relationships to other gods For Zeus: Wielded the thunderbolt, married to Hera but cheats include the good AND the bad For Zeus: cheats AND demands just or right action Step 2: Write your personal add making sure to include the information above. Supreme Ruler Seeks Beautiful Woman (reposted on 5/7, 5/11, 5/20, 6/20, 7/15, 7/20 . . . ) I’m just your average (cough, cough) supreme ruler looking to seduce another unsuspecting woman. Must be gullible (kinda like me!) and beautiful. Not that I’m superficial or anything . . . I value and demand right action from everyone. . . except myself that is. I like movies. Particularly the ones about me. I enjoy long walks on the earth for the sole purpose of admiring my baes. And I have a lot. I mean, I’m pretty irresistible what with my awesome looking thunderbolt and my affinity for eagles and oak trees. I am definitely hotter than either of my two brothers. Worried that my wife Hera might get in the way? Don’t be! She usually doesn’t find out until after and then she never takes her anger out on me . . . After all, I’m the Lord of the Sky, the Rain-god, the Cloud-gatherer. What does she expect? Step 3: Underline key information. Step 4: Practice reading aloud. Step 5: Present!