Mythology

10.23.09

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 * 10.21.09**
 * Watch 'Clash of the Titans'

//Homework -// None

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 * 10.19.09**
 * Complete Perseus Study Guide - [[file:Mythology Perseus Questions.doc]]
 * Begin watching 'Clash of the Titans'

//Homework -// None

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 * 10.15.09**
 * Jason and the Argonauts Test
 * Begin Story of Perseus when Test is Completed

//Homework -// None

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 * 10.13.09**
 * Homecoming Assembly
 * Complete Review for Jason Test
 * Discuss Grades

//Homework -// Study for Test

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 * 10.8.09**
 * Discuss "Heroes" Chart
 * Handout Review Sheet for Jason Test

//Homework -// None

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 * 10.6.09**
 * Complete Jason and The Argonauts Study Guide
 * Discuss Story; Discuss Geneology
 * Watch Clips from "Jason and the Argonauts"

//Homework -// None

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 * 10.2.09**
 * Finish Handout on "The Four Great Adventures"
 * Discuss each adventure
 * Begin work on "The Quest for the Golden Fleece"
 * Study Guide: [[file:Jason and the Quest for the Golden Fleece Study Guide.docx]]

//Homework -// None; Will finish S.G. in Class on Tuesday

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 * 9.30.09**
 * Finish Star Wars Documentary and Complete Handout
 * Begin "The Four Great Adventures" Handout
 * [[file:The Four Great Adventures Summaries - Mythology.docx]]
 * Complete two of the four stories

//Homework -// Will complete the handout next time

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 * 9.28.09**
 * Review Characteristics of Epic Heroes
 * Begin watching "Star Wars: A Legacy Revealed" and Handout [[file:Characteristics of an Epic Hero - Found in Star Wars.docx]]
 * Discuss Documentary/Work on Handout

//Homework -// None

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 * 9.24.09**
 * Present "Tales of Lovers" Oral Presentations
 * Absent students will need to write a paragraph discussing the topic they were given
 * Take Notes on the Characteristics of Heroes

//Homework -// None

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 * 9.22.09**
 * Work in the ELC on "Tales of Lovers" Presentations

//Homework -// Complete Presentations (if needed)

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 * 9.17.09**
 * Read Several Explanatory Myths in Class
 * Complete "Cupid and Psyche" Handout pp. 121-134 (and Hand in)
 * Begin "Tales of Lovers" Presentations - Handout Groups

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 * 9.15.09**
 * Read Intro to Explanatory Myths
 * Group Work: Flowers in Mythology - [[file:Use of Flowers in Greek Mythology.docx]]
 * Create Your Own Explanatory Myths
 * At Least 8-10 Sentences Long
 * Must Discuss Something in Nature
 * Must have at least one God or Goddess from Greek Mythology

//Homework -// Create Your Own Explanatory Myth

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 * 9.11.09**
 * Mythology Test 1
 * Notes on Explanatory Myths - [[file:Explanatory Myths.pptx]]

//Homework -// None

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 * 9.9.11**
 * Read the 5 Ages of Man and Complete Study Guide
 * [[file:The Five Ages of Man.docx]]
 * Give Mythology Test Review
 * [[file:Mythology Test One Review.docx]]

//Homework -// None

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 * 9.4.09**
 * Watch Youtube's "Greek Gods and Goddesses of Mythology"
 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX0oIkMKMtw
 * Discuss at the end of the Hour

//Homework -// None

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 * 9.2.09**
 * Show Versions of Genealogical Chart (Wikipedia)
 * Read "Demeter and Dionysus" from Edith Hamilton's //Mythology// in Class
 * Complete Handout on Demeter/Dionysus and Family Tree

//Homework -// None

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 * 8.31.09**
 * Begin Reading Chapter 1 of Edith Hamilton's "Mythology"
 * Handout 12 Greek Gods/Goddess Handout
 * Review in Class
 * Read pp. 38-52 in Class

//Homework -// None

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 * 8.27.09**
 * Hand out "The Values of Myths" Reading and Study Guide
 * Grade at the end of the hour

//Homework -// None

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 * 8.25.09**
 * Complete Summaries of Creation Myths (20-30 Minutes)
 * Discuss Greek Creation Myths
 * "Coming of All Things"
 * "Prometheus"
 * "Pandora"

//Homework -// None

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 * 8.21.09**
 * Discuss Common Elements of Creation Myths
 * Handout 5 Different Creation Myth to Groups
 * Groups must paraphrase Creation Myth; Provide the 5 Elements

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 * 8.19.09**
 * Read Children's Book in Groups of 3
 * Determine if the book is a folktale, myth, legend
 * Provide 5 Characteristics
 * Oral Presentations on Findings

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 * 8.17.09**
 * Handout [[file:Folktales, Myths, and Legends.doc]]
 * Read Rosenburg's Intro of "Folktales, Myths, and Legends" pp. XXVII - XXXIV
 * Students will break into groups and read different stories, determining their type

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 * 8.13.09**


 * Handout Syllabus: [[file:Mythology Syllabus Fall 2009.doc]]
 * Pretest - How Well Do You Know Mythology?
 * Read Introduction to Classical Mythology

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