M2.01

Cosmology! Let's Make Stuff!

BELL WORK

Hand back notebooks and papers.

In your notebook write down how you think the universe was created?

Class share out.

WE WILL

Define cosmology and discuss common tropes in discussions of cosmology (slide show).

YOU WILL

Complete the cosmology terms quiz.

IF YOU FINISH EARLY

Do you know a cosmological story already? List what you know about it in your journal.

M2.02

Egyptian Creation

BELL WORK

What do you remember from the negative confession of the ancient Egyptians? What cultural tropes might appear in their cosmology?

WE WILL

Discuss the cosmology of Heliopolis and the primordial Egyptian gods.

YOU WILL

Read The Book of Overthrowing Apophis (3 pages).

Identify at least four tropes (archetypal concepts/repeating images) present in Egyptian cosmology cited from today's reading, The Book of Overthrowing Apophis (3 pages). Name them and cite specific quotes from the passage.

IF YOU FINISH EARLY

Learn how Osiris became god of the underworld via this Ted Ed video. What lens do you think you'd use to explain this myth?

M2.03 a-b

Babylon and the Enuma Elis

BELL WORK

Discuss tropes found in The Overthrowing of Apophis.

WE WILL

A. Identify the Sumerian pantheon and their cosmology.

B. Review the Enuma Elis after you've had a chance to read.

YOU WILL

A. Read the Enuma Elis (20 pages).

B. Answer the reading questions over the Enuma Elis.

IF YOU FINISH EARLY

Give a personal reader response in your journal.

M2.04

Jewish Creation Myth

BELL WORK

What was the order in which the world was created in the Enuma Elis?

WE WILL

Discuss Jewish history and religion.

YOU WILL

Read the Genesis myth (3 pages).

Answer the reading questions over the Genesis story.

IF YOU FINISH EARLY

Are you familiar with this story? Were there concepts you were unfamiliar with? Reflect in your journal.

M2.05

Greek Creation Myths

BELL WORK

What do you recall about the birth of Aphrodite?

WE WILL

Review the cosmology of the Greeks up to the ascension of Cronus.

YOU WILL

Read lines of 456-725 of the Theogony. (8 pages, in verse)

Answer reading comprehension and response questions.

IF YOU FINISH EARLY

Are you familiar with this story? Were there concepts you were unfamiliar with? Reflect in your journal.

M2.06 a-b

Hindu Cosmology

BELL WORK

Greek culture has been described as having an incredibly unique mythology. Based on our readings, would you agree?

WE WILL

A. Identify some major deities in the Hindu pantheon (Crash Course video)

A. Discuss text sources and major concepts in the reading.

YOU WILL

A. Read a three Hindu creation myths.

B. Respond to questions over the Hindu creation stories.

IF YOU FINISH EARLY

Are you familiar with this story? Were there concepts you were unfamiliar with? Reflect in your journal.

M2.07 a-b

Review discussion of Christian and Greek cosmology

BELL WORK

Review discussion of Christian and Greek cosmology.

WE WILL

(a) Identify the cultures and regions where these myths originate from.

(a) Watch a video introducing the Prose Edda and Norse mythology. (Crash Course)

YOU WILL

(a-b) Read a variety of non-Greek myths from European cultures.

(b) Make a visual representation of one of the myths to share out with the class. It can be digital or a scanned physical piece.

IF YOU FINISH EARLY

On the back of the page, write about why you chose to depict that particular myth.

M2.08

African Creation Myths

BELL WORK

Put yesterday's artwork on display or make sure it's submitted online! Make sure your name is on it!

WE WILL

Discuss the term "African Mythology" and issues with sources.

Identify the peoples and geographic locations of our myths.

Answer comprehension questions over the readings.

YOU WILL

Read the African myths presented and answer your questions.

IF YOU FINISH EARLY

19th century European mythologists often described African myth as simple. These myths make it clear that is not true. Where do we see complexity in these myths?