8/10-14/09
Mon - Welcome, class guidelines, calendar. HW: Find an example of mythology
in the modern world.
Tues - Creation of the universe; p. 82+
Wed - Greek creation stories
Thurs - Greek/Roman puppet project
Fri - Greek/Roman puppet project
8/17-21/09
Mon - Greek/Roman puppet project
Tues - Puppet plays
Wed - Puppet plays
Thurs - Present puppet plays
Fri - Present puppet plays
8/24-28/09
Mon - Jason and the Golden Fleece
Tues - Jason and the Golden Fleece
Wed - Jason and the Golden Fleece
Thurs - Jason and the Golden Fleece, p. 196+, Medea, p. 204
Fri - Jason and the Golden Fleece, p. 196+, Medea, p. 204
8/31-9/4/09
Mon - Labors and Death of Hercules, p. 100+ (Assign Hercules Project)
Tues - Hercules, p. 100+
Wed - Hercules Film Analysis
Thurs - Hercules Film Analysis
Fri - Hercules Film Analysis
9/8-9/11
Tues - Hercules Scrapbook/Newspaper Project (Media Center)
Wed - Hercules Scrapbook/Newspaper Project (Media Center)
Thurs - Present Hercules Projects
Fri - Present Hercules Projects
9/14-9/18/09
Mon-Tues - Medusa myths and masks
Wed-Fri - Sparta's warrior society and the battle of the 300
9/21-9/25/09
Mon - Read Prologue and Chapter 1 of The Iliad, pages 124-131
Tues-Wed - Read chapters 2-8 and Epilogue, pages 131-155, and analyze themes.
Thurs-Fri - Decorate Greek Amphorae with scenes from the Iliad.
9/28-10/2
Mon-Wed - The legend of Perseus, another son of Zeus
Thurs - Review for Greek/Roman Test
Fri - Greek/Roman Test
10/5-10/9
Mon - 1) Intro to Middle Eastern Myths 2) Telepinu, p. 22
Tues - Gilgamesh, p. 26
Wed - Media Center -Webquest
Thurs - Media Center -Webquest
Fri - Gilgamesh, p. 26+
10/12-10/16
Mon -Gilgamesh handout, p. 26+
Tues -Mythology dragons dvd
Wed -Mythology dragons dvd
Thurs -Illustrate Gilgamesh for understanding.
Fri - Illustrate Gilgamesh for understanding.
10/19-10/23
Mon -Enuma Elish, p. 3. Read/act out.
Tues -Enuma Elish, read/act out.
Wed-Fri -Decorate pumpkins as mythological characters.
10/26-10/30
Mon -Mid East Puzzle
Tues-Thurs -Esfandyar, p. 58
Fri -Schultzian Mythology
11/2-11/6
Mon -Middle Eastern Mythology Review
Tues -Middle Eastern Mythology Test
Wed -Egyptian myths -Osiris,Isis,& Horus-p. 12. Handout
Thurs -Egyptian Quest for Immortality -film
Fri -" "
11/9-11/13
Mon -Egpyptian Deities & Demons DVD,handout.
Tues-Wed -Egyptian deities research project. Media Center.
Thurs -Egyptian Underworld/Work on research project
Fri -Work on research project/mythology of Friday 13th.
11/16-11/20
Monday: EQ: Who are the major deities of Egyptian mythology? What is the
Egyptian view of death and the afterlife?
Egyptian Afterlife handout & graphic organizer
Tuesday: EQ: Who are the major deities of Egyptian mythology?
Egyptian deities research project – present to class.
Wednesday: EQ: Who are the major deities of Egyptian mythology?
Egyptian deities research project – present to class.
Thursday: EQ: Who are the major deities of Egyptian mythology?
Egyptian deities research project – present to class.
Friday: EQ: Who are the major deities of Egyptian mythology?
Egyptian deities research project – present to class.
