Important Dates

Tues. May 20: Myth presentation
Thurs. May 22: Myth presentation/Prepare for test/(review sheet for test)
Tues May 27: Myth test part #2 short answer questions on the myths
Thurs May 29: Intro to commercial assign. and tabloid assign.
Thurs.June 5 -Fri June 6: work on commercials and tabloid articles
(we will be in the lab for some of these classes)
Tues./Thurs June 10/12 continue working on commercials
Present commercials: June 16-18 TABLOID ARTICLES DUE ON JUNE 18
June 20 : Last day of classes!

Questions for Group Myth Presentation

Read myth to the class
Summarize the 5 key ideas of the myth

1. State the name of the myth
2. State the origin of the myth ( country of origin)
3. Determine who the main characters/deities/gods are.
4. Is the focus of the culture's lineage male or female ...how do we know/could we determine this?
5. What symbols show up in the myth? ( in Norse Mythology the tree of Knowledge is important)
6. In what ways does your myth connect to your culture?
7. Compare the similarities and differences of your myth to either Greek or Christianity.

Wrapping up Mythology

We are finishing up mythology very soon. We will have a final test and notebooks will be handed in.
The following assignment is due in groups and you will have 2 classes to prepare.

Creation Myth Assignment

Name of Myth
Country of origin
Summary of Myth
Myth read to class
Symbols present in the myth
Similarities/Differences to Greek origin myth or Christianity origin story

As a group we will keep a chart with the main components of each myth we study. This will be presented to the class.