Now that you understand how they work, here are the reflexive pronouns and their matching personal pronoun:

Perception and Reality              Sorry Wrong Number page 111 

Drama by Lucille Fletcher  

(Critical Vocabularypage126) 

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  1. explanation   

  2. discussion  

  3. elucidation  

  4. appraisal  

  5. exhibition   

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7-Resolution: 

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1.determination 

2.perseverance 

3.resolve 

4.solution 

5.tenacity 

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“from Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of the Iliad” by Rosemary Sutcliff

Read the Greek myth from Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of the Iliad by Rosemary Sutcliff.  Then, reread the lines indicated with each question below.  Answer each question, citing text evidence.

1.       Lines 1–8: What elements of Greek mythology do you find in these lines? How do you know a conflict begins here?

2.       Lines 17–35: What conflict arises between Hera, Athene, and Aphrodite? How does it advance the plot? How does this conflict show how the gods are like mortal humans?

3.      Lines 32–35: How does the text help you understand the gods’ actions and explain plot events?

4.      Lines 61–75:  Why do the three goddesses choose to interact with Paris?  Do you think this interaction might have a positive or negative outcome? Explain.

5.      Lines 86–94: Summarize Paris’s choice and the outcome of it. What themes, or messages about life, might this have taught the ancient Greeks?

6.      Lines 126–134: What do Paris’s actions tell readers about his character?

7.      Lines 146–163: How do you know whether Paris is being honest with King Menelaus about the reasons for his journey?  How is this important to the plot? Why might the ancient Greeks have seen Paris as a hero?

8.      Lines 194–213: Summarize the plot events in these lines.

9.      Lines 213: What theme about life or human behavior do these events suggest?

10.   Lines 237–249:  Summarize these lines, telling what Thetis does and why. Describe the outcome. Then, compare this with how Paris’s parents sent their infant son to the wilderness in order to avoid a prophecy. What themes, or lessons, might these myths have taught the ancient Greeks?

11.     Lines 245–249: Explain what is meant when something is referred to as a person’s “Achilles’ heel.” How do these lines explain this lesson or expression?

12.    Lines 257–278: Why is Achilles important in the myth? Describe how the author connects earlier descriptions of Achilles’ life to the plot events.

13.    Lines 300–315: Describe Achilles’s decision in these lines. What does it tell you about his character? How does it move the story forward? What does this tell you about what was valued by the ancient Greeks?

14.   Lines 327–350: Summarize the conflict in this section and tell how you know it is resolved.

15.   Lines 388–400: What do you know about Achilles’ character? How does this explain his conflict with King Agamemnon? Describe what Agamemnon’s response tells you about whether the Greeks considered it wise to engage in a conflict with a king.

16.   Lines 404–421: Summarize the important plot events in these lines. What themes, or lessons, might the ancient Greeks have taken from this myth? 

17.    Lines 445–446: What simile is in these lines? How does the simile help you understand Achilles’ feelings?