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M3.01

What makes for a cultural hero?

BELL WORK

Class Share-Out: Who are your heroes (or would define as a hero)? Why?

YOU WILL

Complete the hero concepts quiz

IF YOU FINISH EARLY

Make a list of your favorite heroes in stories (film, books, games, etc.) do they fit the mold of the hero?V

M3.02

The Navajo Monster Slayers

BELL WORK

What do you recall about the Navajo creation story?

WE WILL

Describe the significance of Changing Woman to Navajo myth.

Read the selection about the Hero Twins.

YOU WILL

Answer reading response questions over the passage.

IF YOU FINISH EARLY

Answer an additional "with our lenses on" prompt.

M3.03 a-c

Gilgamesh

BELL WORK

Review major concepts to keep in mind as we read hero stories.

WE WILL

Discuss the textual history and plot of Gilgamesh. (a)

Discuss sections of the epic as we progress. (b-c)

YOU WILL

IF YOU FINISH EARLY

In what ways have stories stayed the same over thousands of years? Make a list in your journal.If you still have additional time, answer an additional prompt from part c.


M3.04 a-c

Jason and Medea

BELL WORK

What do you think would happen to the famous mythical pairs if the relationship was toxic?

WE WILL

Watch a summary of Jason and the Golden Fleece.

Summarize the plot of Euripides' Medea.

YOU WILL

Read parts I and II of Medea, then answer the reader response questions.

Read part III of Medea, and answer the analysis questions.

IF YOU FINISH EARLY

Answer one additional lenses prompt.

M3.05

Achilles and Aeneas

BELL WORK

What do you already know about Achilles?

WE WILL

Describe the biography of Homer.

Summarize the plot of the Iliad and Odyssey.

Identify who Virgil was and why he borrowed so heavily from Homer.

YOU WILL

Watch the summary of the Iliad and the Aeneid.

Answer the response questions.

What influences do you see the Epic of Gilgamesh playing on the Iliad and the Aeneid?

IF YOU FINISH EARLY

Read and reflect on this book review, arguing that Homer was actually a woman. Would that change the way you feel about what you've read in these passages?

M3.06 a-b

Shango and Orishas

BELL WORK

Why do so many heroes also serve as rulers of cities?

WE WILL

Discuss the legendary king Shango.

YOU WILL

Read the legend of Shango. (a)

Answer response questions. (b)

IF YOU FINISH EARLY

Answer one additional lenses prompt.

M3.07 a-c

Rama and the Ramayana

BELL WORK

Are any of the heroes we've met so far examples of ethical behavior?

WE WILL

Identify Valmiki and the textual history of the Ramayana.

Watch a brief summary of the Ramayana.

YOU WILL

M3.08

Billkis, Kang-kys, and Mulan

BELL WORK

Why has Mulan drawn so much attention in American culture?

WE WILL

Describe the role of women in traditional East Asia.

Identify Uighur culture.

Discuss the way in which modern myth has transformed Mulan.

IF YOU FINISH EARLY

Read about why the live-action production of Mulan did not get a great reception in China. If you've seen it, do you agree? If you haven't, what do you think film studios should do to avoid making these types of blunders in the future?


M3.09 a-b

King Arthur

BELL WORK

What do you know about King Arthur?

WE WILL

Discuss the historical veracity of Arthur.

Identify ways in which post-Christian legends differ from earlier myths in Europe.

YOU WILL

Read a short selection of myths around King Arthur.

Select one element of the legend of King Arthur and create a visual representation.

Write a short response explaining why you chose that particular element of the myth.

IF YOU FINISH EARLY

M3.10

Maui

BELL WORK

What do you know about the god Maui?

YOU WILL

M3.11 a-d

The American Hero

BELL WORK

Introduce the background to O Brother, Where Art Thou.

WE WILL

Watch the film (a-c)

YOU WILL

Respond to the prompt using the narrative of the film as evidence. (d)

Prompt: In what ways does Ulysseus Everett McGill fit into the traditional mold of a hero? How is he similar to and different from the Odysseus you read about in 9th grade?

IF YOU FINISH EARLY

What stories interested you more: stories about female heroes or stories about male heroes? Why?

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