May 11
Final Exam
May 5 and 7
Review for Final with The Power of Myth
May 1
King Arthur
April 29
Urban Legend Warm-up
Urban Legend Student Review
Clips from the TV show Urban Legends
April 22
Urban Legend Lab 2
April 20
Urban Legend Lab
April 16
Bellringer Quiz
Reading Comprehension "The Choking Dog"
Selected In-class readings and discussion
Small Groups: Urban Legend writing from a picture
April 14
Urban Legend Existing Knowledge Quiz
Urban Legend Notes
Multiple Legends and Discussion
In class reading assignment
Urban Legend Videos
April 8
Folktale Reading Comprehension Quiz
Folklore Galore Readers' Theater Presentations
April 6
Folklore Galore Readers' Theater Presentations due next class
April 2
Present Storytelling Activity
Readers' Theater Tales
March 31
Circle story Presentations
Storytelling Activity
March 27
Quiz
American Legends group work and circle story
March 25
Write a fable: The Horse and Bear
Folktale Notes
Assignment: Finish reading the fables and fairy tales for a quiz next class
March 23
Finish The Last of the Mohicans
March 12
Native American Quiz 2
Begin The Last of the Mohicans
March 10
Native American Quiz 1
Reading and Questions page 113-123
Create your native American name
Quiz next class
March 5
Mummy Presentations
Intro to Native American Myth
Read p. 94-112 and answer all questions and writing prompts except Eskimo topics.
Quiz next class
March 3
Closing Ceremonies Assignment continued and due next class.
Feb. 27
Read and Collect News Articles
Mummies Presentation
Closing Ceremonies Assignment: Create a mummy and your eulogy
Feb. 25
Egyptian Myth Quiz
Writing Assignment: The Egyptian News
Feb. 23
Norse Quiz 3
Collect Correspondence of the God's assignment
Begin Egyptian Myth - Presentation
Create a Familiy Tree of the Egyptian Gods
Feb. 19
Norse Quiz 2
Read and Notes p. 65-79 Quiz next class
Correspondence of the God's assignment
Feb. 17
Collect Personal Runes
Norse Intro Powerpoint
Norse Quiz 1
Read and Notes p. 54-65 Quiz next class
Feb. 11
Introduction to Norse Mytholgy
Read p45-54. Quiz next class
Translate your name and your motto into runes.
Feb. 9
Greek Mythology Test
Feb. 5
Warm-up: Achilles
Collect Troy character analysis
Review for test
Read "The Blessed King"
Feb. 3
Warm-up: Strategy
Finish Troy
Review for Test
Chartacter Sketch due next class
Jan. 30
Warm-up: Helen of Troy
Summarize The Iliad book 8
Continue Troy
Jan. 26
Warm-up: War
Read The Iliad : Book 4
Continue viewing Troy
Jan. 22
Warm-up: Helios
Troy Chartacter Sketch
Jan. 20
Presidential Myths
Greek Mythology Quiz 3
Collect Myth Advertising Assignment
Jan. 15
Myth Wam-up: Hope
Go over Activity 1 from Myth Advertising Assignment
Acivity 2 due next class
Reading and Notes: p. 36-41
Quiz 3 Next Class
Jan. 13
Vocabulary Warm-Up
Quiz 2
Reading and Notes: p 29-36
Greek Myth Advertising Assignment
Jan. 9
Creation Myth Assignment Presentations
Quiz 1
Readiing and Notes: p. 19-29
Next class Quiz 2
Jan. 7
Warm-up: What do you call this age?
Reading and Notes: p. 8-19
Next Class: Quiz and Creation Myth Assignment due
Jan. 5
Introduction: Warm-up, Interest Survey, Syllabus, Powerpoint
Reading: p. 2-8 in Myth and Meaning
Continued next class: Creation Myth Assignment
Special thanks to Mrs. Moeckel for resources and assistance provided for this class.