Being the Goddess of Wisdom, Athena Often Visited Mortals to Offer Them Her Advice

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Writing Prompts

1. Being the goddess of wisdom, Athena often visited mortals to offer them her advice. At items, she was rather stern with these people. Arachne, for instance, was too vain for Athena, and she was seriously punished. Do you feel that Athena was justified in reprimanding Arachne? Or do you agree with the simple country girl that she is equal to, if not better than, the gods?

2. When Actaeon sees Artemis bathing in a pool, the goddess becomes very upset and changes the young hunter into a stag. His own hounds attack him, not knowing that the deer is really their beloved master. Do you think this punishment is just? Or was Artemis so severe in her punishment? Imagine that you are a judge. Which side would you support and why?

3. Hermes is a mischievous god! He tricks people and often does not tell them the whole truth. Nevertheless, he is not a mean or vicious god, like Ares. Do you think that tricks and jokes serve a useful purpose for people?

4. Uranus throws many of his children into Tartarus. Cronus swallows five of his children. These actions seem strange and terrible to us, but both gods had reasons for what they did. Do you agree with their actions or are their punishments suitable.

Writing prompt choice #: ______

Pros Cons Weakest writing category from quarter 1: ______

Topic Sentence:

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Detail Sentences:

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Concluding Sentence:

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Persuasive Paragraph Rubric: DUE Nov. 11

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 Circle the category that was your weakest during quarter 1  Include your brainstorming sheet and rough draft with the final draft.

Grading Rubric: (Formal Writing Grade)

 Ideas: interesting and important ____/2

 Organization: logical and effective ____/2

 Voice: individual and appropriate ____/2

 Word Choice: specific and memorable ____/2

 Sentence Fluency: smooth and musical ____/2

 Conventions: correct and communicative ____/2

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Topic sentence is one statement, factual, states your opinion without the use of first person or stating Yes or No. Details (3-5 sentences) should be supportive, logical, and distinct.

Make sure to acknowledge and refute a counter argument as well. Furthermore, use transition words to move from one detail to the next. In conclusion you should always end with a concluding sentence which is one statement restating the paragraph’s point and summarizing the details.