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= Welcome to our Mythology wiki! =

__PROJECTS are due June 8th.

Assignment due Thursday June 3rd__ Reflect on your "tweet" on the theme of The Odyssey. Did our online discussion cause you to revise your original idea(s), or did it confirm your first thoughts? Explain.

__Assignment due Thursday 5/13__ READ THE REST OF THE BOOK. Expect a comprehension quiz on plot events.

__Assignment due Tuesday 5/4__ We may not have class due to NJASK; still, prepare the following -
 * HW: Project Proposal, to meet the following parameters,**
 * Cooperative or Solo, but MUST include a defined system of //**individual accountability**//
 * Must address one (or more) of the //**Big Ideas**// of mythology [Mythic Journey, Archetypes, Universal Themes/Motifs, etc.]
 * May be a vista [Big Picture, comparing/connecting different mythologies, cultures or eras] **OR** a close-up [as Suzanne Vega's Calypso song]
 * Must be //**substantial**//, reflecting the growth or learning you have discovered through this unit of study
 * Must demonstrate //**creativity**// in your process or product
 * Must be of //**personal worth**//, that will motivate and engage you
 * FAQ - Frequently asked questions:**
 * //**Can I do more than one?**// You may choose to propose two projects, to accommodate your many ideas.
 * //**But what is it supposed to BE?**// That's what the proposal is for, for **you** to tell **me.**
 * **//Can't I just write an essay?//** No.

__Assignment due Thursday 4/29__

//**Give voice** to the dead.//
__Assignment due Tuesday 4/27__ Read Scylla & Charybdis and Cattle of the Sun RRJ for BOTH of these passages: //I can fight any enemy I can see. There is nothing in the world so uncertain as man's intentions...//

__Assignment**S** due Tuesday 4/20__ Use this 5-paragraph format: 1. Hook > Lead Sentence (containing ALL main ideas) 2. Similarities 3. Differences 4. Judge - which you prefer and why (support your choice with details) 5. Conclusion (ALL main ideas mentioned again) > Hammer (snappy & satisfying)
 * FIRST** ...Compare Contrast essay: Video vs. Text versions of Circe
 * ALSO**: Prepare to read ALOUD from this section - about a page, smoothly and with expression

__Assignment due Tuesday April 13__ Reading Response Journal entries (one for EACH passage) for Parts I and II of __The Odyssey__ See format on RRJ page of this wiki.

__Assignment due **Wednesday 3/23**__ Write an essay question for Thursday's 30-minute writing practice; choice of topics: food/community; water/renewal; archetypes as universal... For Thursday you will prepare your essay plan/notes.

__Assignment due Tuesday 3/23__ 1. Find examples and prepare notes for our Big Ideas: meals/community, water/restoration; you will be writing a 30 minutes essay 2. Expand examples of male archetypes - add to chart 3. Get permission slip signed for __//Odyssey//__ video

__Assignment due Thursday 3/18__ 1. Continuation and further development of the Big Ideas listed under Tuesday 3/9: meals/community, water/restoration, monsters/symbols of __?__ Hint: **Look for water** ... who/what is being restored? **Look for food** ... what is the unity/hidden conflict being acted out here? 2. Find examples for several of the Archetypes discussed today: For each example, write out text supports (exact words from the text) to justify your classification. Hint: **Look for the female character**; where does she fit into the chart we made in class? Between two types? Explain, support your answers. Assignment due Tuesday 3/9 Choose two of the Big Ideas we discussed (meals reflect community, by either reaffirming or violating the unity; rain is not about water, monsters are not actual monsters but representations of evil/fear/etc) and find examples from several myths which demonstrate this idea. Prepare notes to discuss your examples (no essay at this time).
 * Earth Mother
 * Death Mother/crone/wise woman
 * Dancing Maiden
 * Stone Teeth
 * ALSO:** You received your Persephone essays back You may **rewrite to improve your grade**. This is optional and it is up to you to do it (or not) and hand it in without being reminded.

__Assignment due Thursday 2/28__ Compose THREE good solid complex essay questions for our Mythology studies. ONE may be about a specific myth or character; at least TWO should be broad enough to address through a variety of content (i.e. different cultures, different stories, etc.)

__Assignment due Thursday 2/24*__ Compose three good solid complex essay questions for future use during our mythology studies (You do not need to answer them). One may be specific to a particular myth or character, but at least two must be broad enough to consider through various content.
 * ALSO** if you did not finish the J.K.Rowling "friend of the court" position paper, **finish that to hand in on Wednesday 2/24.**

__Assignment due Tuesday 2/23__ READ MYTHS! Keep your eyes open for characteristics, themes, classifications, motif, irony, archetypes, etc. as you expand your knowledge base AND **illustrate ONE moment from any myth** by transforming it to artwork, poem, song, etc.

__Assignment due Thursday 2/11__ You must respond to someone else’s essay by Tuesday 2/16/10; you will have **other** assignments due Tuesday as well.
 * Your IRONY essay due by Thursday 2/11/10;** see details on Irony page, listed in the sidebar over here **~> ~>**

__Assignment due Thursday 2/4__ Read both versions of Perseus myth and make lots of margin notes, including: characteristics of myths, purposes of myths and any other concepts or frameworks we have discussed.

__Assignment due Tuesday 2/2__ 1. Trace your monomyth/heroic quest story on the notes page, side by side with Indian Paintbrush. 2. Analyze either Gilgamesh or Utanapishtim as monomyth also.

__Assignment due Thursday 1/28__ 1. Analyze Indian Paintbrush as a monomyth/ heroic quest. Describe how each stage of the quest occurs in the story 2. EXPAND your earlier content on your Norse myth, as we did in class: paragraph form, illustration, color.

__Assignment due Tuesday 1/26__ 2. Read the myth and think about how the different ideas we have begun discussing may apply to this story. What type of myth is it? (Myth Classification page, on the wiki referred to as Purposes of Myths). What characteristics does it show? Do you see any archetypes yet? Any motifs - objects or phrases or patterns - that connect to other myths? 3. Enter content on two different wiki pages, describing how this myth illustrates the ideas presented on that page. Underline the myth title at the beginning of each of your entries, and SIGN IT with your initials.
 * 1. Choose a Norse myth from the packet distributed last week. **If someone else has already claimed it you must choose a different one! There are eleven different myths in your packet, so this should not present a problem.