AICE GENERAL PAPER: Allusion StudyCARD ASSIGNMENT

You will have an ongoing Allusion Workshop assignment throughout the course of the 2nd-4th 9-Weeks which will enable you to gain first-hand knowledge of the sources of the various allusions readers encounter in today’s literature. Bi-weekly (Thursdays) you will be expected/required to read the assigned literary works. On the Thursday of your class, you will submit a set of 5x8 ruled index cards with the following information (FOR EACH STORY):

On the Front of the Card

Your name Name of the story Source (Biblical, Greek, Roman, etc) 100 word summary of the story (IN YOUR OWN WORDS)

On the Back

50 word observation about the plot’s significance (EX: How does it relate to a story now?)

AND

25-50 word observation about the theme(s) (EX: Theme of love conquers all, etc.In order to complete the Allusion Workshop, you will need to use Edith Hamilton’s Mythology. We will handle the Belief Study Items in Class.

Most allusions are derived from the Bible and ancient Greek and Roman works. Knowledge of these allusions is critical to your understanding of many works that will be read in AICE Literature. It is said there are only twenty master plots in literature and many writers borrow their characters, plots, and themes from the classical writers.

This assignment is not intended to teach religion. It is intended to get you familiar with the sources of many of the stories we see in today’s literature. The analysis should reflect the literary significance of the story read not the religious significance.

Grading:

100 Points → Great card! Satisfies all the requirements. Contains more information than needed in order to prove your understanding of the work. Thought provoking analysis. Uses evidence to prove your observations.

90 Points → Good card! Satisfies requirement. Contains enough information to prove your understanding of the work. Effective analysis but not as thorough as a “great card”. Uses some evidence to prove your observations.

80 Points → Okay card. May lack in the word requirements. Simple analysis done. Does not show true understanding of the work. Does not use evidence to prove observations.

70 Points → Poor card. Lack of effort and thought. Lacks requirement areas.

50 Points → Charade at AICE level work. You threw this together. No thought or observation.

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AICE GENERAL PAPER: Allusion StudyCARD ASSIGNMENT

Mythology Book Pgs

Week Label

Calendar Week

Card Title Source Done

87-90 “These two…found that out”

Week 1A Pandora’s Box Greek Mythology

Week 1B Cain and Abel Genesis 4

280-287 “It was cruel…with his life”

Week 2A Odysseus and the Trojan Horse Greek Mythology

Week 2B The story of Isra and Miraj The Quran

146-150 ALL Week 3A Pygmalion and Galatea Greek Mythology

Week 3B Abraham and Isaac Genesis 21-22

155-157 ALL Week 4A Daphne and the Laurel Wreath Greek Mythology

Week 4B Joseph, his brothers, and the coat of many colors Genesis 37

160-181 Pt 2 Ch 7 ALL

Week 5A Jason and the Golden Fleece Greek Mythology

Week 5B The Birth of Christ Luke 1-2

410-412 (short) Week 6A Midas and the Golden Touch Greek Mythology

Week 6B The Passover Exodus 12

121-134 Pt2 Ch 5 Week 7A Cupid and Psyche Roman Mythology

Week 7B Passage through the Middle Sea Exodus 1

194-195 End Pt 2 Week 8A Daedalus and Icarus Greek Mythology

Week 8B Samson and the Philistines Judges 13-16

138-150 Ends @ Pygmalion

Week 9A Orpheus and Eurydice Greek Mythology

Week 9B Excerpts from the BHAGAVAD-GITA Hindu Text

196-207 Pt 3 Ch 9 Week 10A Perseus and Medusa Greek Mythology

Week 10B The Zen Parables Buddhist Text

254-255 Week 11A Paris and the Golden Apple (“Judgment of Paris”) Greek Mythology

Week 11B Pilate and Jesus Matt 27

51-75 Pt 1 Ch 2 Week 12A The Gods of Earth Greek Mythology

95-120 Pt 1 Ch 4 Week 12B The Earliest Heroes Greek Mythology

181-195 Pt 2 Ch 8

Week 12C Four Great Adventures Greek Mythology

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AICE GENERAL PAPER: Allusion StudyCARD ASSIGNMENT

SAMPLE CARD 1 FOR REFERENCE

Card Front

Card Back

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AICE GENERAL PAPER: Allusion StudyCARD ASSIGNMENT

SAMPLE CARD 2 FOR REFERENCE

Front of the Card

Back of the Card

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