When considering the audience, which of the following questions could you ask yourself?

a. who will be reading this?

b. what kind of hero is important to me?

c. how might the journey of this hero have meaning for readers today?

d. where can i set this story and what might the hero’s quest be?

True or false: a writer uses ellipses to indicate an omission or that something has been left out of a direct quote.

Write a short paragraph explaining how to determine what information to put into a slide show presentation.

With crack on crack of thunder, zeus let fly a bolt against the ship, a direct hit, so that she bucked, in reeking fumes of sulphur, and all the men were flung into the sea. they came up 'round the wreck, bobbing a while like petrels on the waves. no more seafaring homeward for these, no sweet day of return; the god had turned his face from them. –the odyssey, homer read the passage. then, identify the theme that is supported by the passage. most ships cannot survive a terrible thunderstorm. the ocean is an angry beast that will tame any who try to control it. the gods have the power to control human destiny. men are willing to die to eat the delicious cattle of the gods.