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Intros & Odyssey Test Review
Freshman Literature, Fall 2014
Date
Sept. 25, 2014
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A great fire destroyed most of Rome in 64 A.D. It is said that Emperor Nero himself set the fire in order to have a place to build a new palace for himself. Needing a scapegoat after the population started blaming Nero, he blamed the Christians, whom he ordered to thrown to be eaten by dogs, crucified, or burned. Nero thought of himself as a great artist and musician. It is said that he stood in a tower and played an instrument while singing a song about the city burning. This allusion, then, refers to someone who sits idly by as something terrible happens to others: "How could you just sit there playing your fiddle while Rome burns?!"
In order to give us time to review for the quiz on part two of The Odyssey, you will have 15 minutes to work with your groups on your introductions. Work on getting the four major parts of your intro (the hook, background material, an introductory example, and a thesis statement). Remember, you are not copying each other's paragraphs word for word; you are just brainstorming ideas together to help each other have the best intro possible.
We will spend the rest of class reviewing for the quiz tomorrow.