Category Archives: Myth Tradition Assignments

MT Proposed Agenda Sept 29 – Oct 03, 2014

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Mon 09/29

In Class

Jigsaw Activity: HH 3 to Pythian Apollo

Begin HW

At Home

Read “Kronos and Zeus” (Annotate and Write Notes; IDs for Chaos, Titans, Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Hades)

Tues 09/30

In Class

Notes: Uranus, Kronos, Zeus

Begin HW

At Home

HW: Read HH 6 & 10 (Aphrodite) and HH 24 & 29 (Hestia) (Complete HH Notesheet Protocol)

Wed 10/01

In Class

Discuss HH Notes

Notes: HH 5 Aphrodite vs. The 3 Virgins

About the Test

At Home

HW: STUDY for Friday’s test

Thurs 10/02

In Class

Study Session

Practice Questions

At Home

Study for tomorrow’s Test

Fri 10/03

In Class

Creation Myth UNIT TEST

At Home

Read “Demeter” (Annotate and Write Notes; IDs for Demeter, Persephone, Hades, Lizard-Boy, Law of Abode, Pomegranate)

MT Sept 22 – Sept 26, 2014

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Monday Sept 22

In Class

VTS for entire period

At Home

Watch the Noah movie creation clip on my website

Leave a Reply by midnight on Friday for credit

Email me if you would like to schedule time for finishing Friday’s quiz

Tuesday Sept 23

In Class

Notes: Gaia

Reading “Homeric Hymn to Gaia” (Complete HH Notesheet Protocol using template)

At Home

Read “Uranus” (Annotate and Write Notes; IDs for Gaea, Uranus, Kronos, Hundred-Handed Giants, Cyclopes, Rhea,

Tartarus, Eros)

Wed Sept 24

In Class

Discuss “Uranus” Notesheet

Notes: Genesis; The Bible; Judeo-Christianity

Close Reading Revisiting “Genesis 1-2” (Follow Close Reading Protocol)

At Home

Finish Close Reading Protocol

Thurs Sept 25

In Class

QW 09/25: Describe the Image

Discuss image

Discuss Close Reading of Genesis

Begin HW

At Home

Read HH 3 to Pythian Apollo (Typhon); Complete HH Notesheet Protocol)

Fri Sept 26

In Class

Noah Creation Clip Viewing

Jigsaw Activity: Creation Myths

At Home

Finish reflective writing assignment on a separate sheet of paper (Step 5 of Creation Myths Jigsaw Powerpoint; To be handed on Monday so make sure it is on a clean sheet of paper – not from your interactive notebook!)

MT At Home 09/17/14

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Go back through the story to analyze the author’s use of specific and engaging language by carefully selecting and writing down use of
5 action verbs OR word phrases,
5 specific nouns
5 pronouns
5 vivid adjectives.
Be sure to state how this word choice enhances the tone of the story.

Examples

5 Nouns –> Iroquois, West Wind, Great Tree, Earth-Diver, Sky World –> clearly important due to capitalization. other words referring to critical characters in the story are NOT capitalized (e.g., The woman who fell from the Sky World and who appears important to the plot is given no name and no special title.)

MT September 15, 2014

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Objectives this Week:

  • 1. Determine the central ideas of two different texts, citing textual evidence, and compare and contrast how the authors develop their stories.
  • 2. Locate the authors’ use of specific word choice and state how this language enhances the tone of the stories.
  • 3. Discuss various direct and indirect references to mythology in comic books, movies, and literature.

Mon Sept 15 2014

Finish “Prepare to Share”

QW 09/15: What do you think Myth is?

Pair and Share: About QW 09/15

Clarifying Lecture: Agree/Disagree Elements of Myth

HW: Read “When the Grizzlies Walked Upright” / Use Tale Untangler – Write Notes

Tues Sept 16 2014

QW 09/16: RC Questions for “Grizzlies”

Discuss: QW 09/16 and HW

Connect: How do the Notes Connect to “Grizzlies”

HW: Freewrite about Iroquois image (pre-reading)

Wed Sept 17 2014

Discus HW

Close Reading Activity Day 1: Iroquois Myth

HW: Finish Close Reading Activity Pt 2

Thurs Sept 18 2014

Discuss HW

Close Reading Activity Day 2: “Grizzlies” Revisited

HW: Finalize/Touch up Notes and Annotations for quiz tomorrow (Compare/Contrast and Cite evidence)

Fri Sept 19 2014

Summative Assessment: Close Reading of Two Creation Myths

HW: TBD

MT September 8, 2014

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Objectives this Week:

  • To organize and set up interactive notebook
  • To discuss various direct and indirect references to mythology in comic books, movies, and literature.
  • To identify the basic structure of Joseph Campbell’s Mono-Myth

Mon Sept 8 2014

In class

  1. Assign Seats
  2. About the Notebook
  3. Prepping the Notebook (Scissors, Glue, TOC)

At Home

HW: Visit Website and Print-Out Notetaking/Notebook Guide DOWNLOAD: InteractiveNotebookLeftRight2014

Tues Sept 9 2014

In class

QW 09/09: Modern Direct/Indirect References to Myth

Pair & Share: About QW 09/09

Share Out & Make Note: About QW 09/09

Begin HW 09/09

At Home

HW 09/09: CWE for Superman and Perseus; Update Table of Contents

Wed Sept 10 2014

In class

Discuss HW 09/09 (TAKE NOTES on Works of Art)

Lecture: Basics of Myth as a Genre (TAKE NOTES!)

At Home

Due Friday:

*Research and write detailed notes for the topic assigned to you as it relates to Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey.

* Prepare to do the following: 1) DEFINE and EXPLAIN your topic

2) FIND and CONNECT an example from a movie or a work of literature that represents the topic – be sure to EXPLAIN the connection between your topic and the example using clear evidence. (You do not need to memorize this; but  may use your notes)

Thurs Sept 11 2014

In class

QW 09/11: Describe the two images (Wonder Woman and Amazon Sculpture)

Class Discussion regarding QW 09/11

Lecture/Discussion: Mythology Everywhere Presentation

At Home

HW: Finish your Prepare to Share work; FINISH UP Website Scavenger Hunt (TO BE HANDED IN TOMORROW)

Fri Sept 12 2014

In class

Hand in Website Scavenger Hunt

Prepare to Share: People will share info about their topic (students will take notes)

At Home

HW: TOUCH UP your notes from today’s topic; fill-in Hero’s Journey handout

MAKE SURE that you are interacting with material on the left-hand even-numbered pages

RE-READ the notebook rubric – how are you doing?