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

Begin The Iliad and Troy

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.

 

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