Seat Assignments Week #5 3rd Period#1 Jaylin

#2Casandra

#9 Cameron

#10Shawn

#15Taylor

#16Myles

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#22 Georgia

#3 Tapanga

#4Amber

#11David

#12Brianka

#17Natasha

#18Daysia

#23Taylor

#24Ramya

#5 Tierra

#6 Mikayla

#13Keir

#14 Keyira

#19Daria

#20Colleen

#25Madison

#26 Llana

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Monday, September 17th, 2012Analyze the governments of ancient civilizations in terms of their development, structure and function within various societies (e.g., theocracy, democracy, oligarchy, tyranny, aristocracy, etc.).

Daily Journal Time: Hinduism Group will present their information on Hinduism

Read: The Era of Early Civilizations and EmpiresRead pgs 60 – 63 Greeks & PersiansDefine: What is an Allegory?

View Plato’s Cave: Small Group Questions:Would you want to be released from the cave? Why or why not? etc.

HOMEWORK: BLOGDue 9/19Why do you think religions exist?

* Write your response as a blog post. Be sure include at least two specific examples to defend your argument. At a minimum your post should be 5-6 well written sentences. Watch your spelling and grammar. Be sure to give your post an appropriate title.

The OdysseyReading:

Complete Books 15-20

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTWwY8Ok5I0&feature=related

Tuesday, September 18th, 2012Analyze the governments of ancient civilizations in terms of their development, structure and function within various societies (e.g., theocracy, democracy, oligarchy, tyranny, aristocracy, etc.).

Daily Journal Time: SUB



Overview Timeline of the Development of religions

SAS Curriculum Pathways:Ancient Greece: Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle

The OdysseyReading:


Wednesday, September 19th, 2012Analyze the governments of ancient civilizations in terms of their development, structure and function within various societies (e.g., theocracy, democracy, oligarchy, tyranny, aristocracy, etc.).

Daily Journal Time: Confucianism Group will present their information on Confucianism



Rome Inventions! What makes Rome so cool? QL 1375Watch: Watch 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 10 = 60 minutesMake a list of the Empire characteristics

The OdysseyReading:


Thursday, September 20th, 2012Analyze the governments of ancient civilizations in terms of their development, structure and function within various societies (e.g., theocracy, democracy, oligarchy, tyranny, aristocracy, etc.).

Daily Journal Time: Daoism Group will present their information on Daoism

Watch: Engineering an Empire – China

Take comparison notes to Rome

Begin Blog on Argument paper, who has the best Empire

The OdysseyReading:


Friday, September 21st, 2012Analyze the governments of ancient civilizations in terms of their development, structure and function within various societies (e.g., theocracy, democracy, oligarchy, tyranny, aristocracy, etc.).

Daily Journal Time: CNN Student News

Notebook TestLast 30 minutes (11:55 – 12:25)

Socratic Seminar: Making Connections Books 15 - 20Review Epic Story: How is a Story Epic?Assessment: Hero's Journey

Final Assessment: Game or Brochure

Epic DefinitionAn epic is a long narrative poem that relates the

great deeds of a larger-than-life hero who embodies the values of a particular society.

-Sometimes called a heroic poem

-Beowulf , Gilgamesh, the Iliad, and the Odyssey are all epics

Epics often…

• Concern eternal human problems such as the conflict between GOOD and EVIL

• Written or told on a grand scale and often in ceremonial style

Tragic verse Epic Hero• -"A tragic hero is a literary character who makes a judgment error that inevitably

leads to his/her own destruction.” A tragic hero is a hero who undergoes a tragedy, such as Oedipus the King. He has a tragic flaw (pride) which leads to his downfall. He undergoes a reversal of fortune, losing his fame, fortune, and power to become the shame of the town. He recognizes that he is at fault for everything and comes to accept his fate.

• "The epic hero participates in a cyclical journey or quest, faces adversaries that try to defeat him in his journey, gathers allies along his journey, and returns home significantly transformed by his journey...Epic heroes are superhuman in that they are smarter, stronger, and braver than average humans.

• "Examples: Odysseus, Achilles, Hercules• An epic hero goes on a journey or quest, such as Odysseus. This

hero is basically good. He must prove himself many times over the course of his journey and often has supernatural help.

Epic Characteristics

• There are 5 main epic characteristics

Epic Characteristic #1• The hero is a great leader who is

identified strongly with a particular people or society.

Epic Characteristic #2• The setting is broad and often

includes supernatural realms, especially the land of the dead.

Epic Characteristic #3• The hero does great deeds in

battle or undertakes an extraordinary journey or quest.

Epic Characteristic #4• Sometimes gods or other

supernatural or fantastic beings take part in the action.

Epic Characteristic #5

• The story is told in heightened language

Some other Epic characteristics called…

EPIC CONVENTIONS- Shared characteristics of epics that bards/scops drew upon to recall the stories they were recounting and that writers of epics drew upon to establish the epic quality of their poems.

EPIC CONVENTION #1

• There is an INVOCATION or formal plea for aid/help.

• This plea is usually to a deity or some other spiritual power.

EPIC CONVENTION #2• The action begins

IN MEDIA RES…• literally meaning “in the middle of things”

EPIC CONVENTION #3• The epic begins in media res and

then flashes back to events that took place before the narrator’s current time setting

EPIC CONVENTIONS #4• Epic Similes- elaborately extended

comparisons relating heroic events to simple, everyday events

Epic Hero Characteristics

• The epic hero is a “LARGER THAN LIFE PERSON” who embodies the highest ideals of his culture


• The epic hero usually undertakes a

QUEST/ JOURNEY to achieve something of great value to

themselves or society


• Epic heroes “LIVE ON AFTER DEATH”…

• meaning they are forever remembered by those who live after them…

• achieving a type of IMMORTALITY


• Overcomes great obstacles/opponents but

maintains HUMANITY

Epic Hero Characteristics• Epic hero experiences typical

HUMAN EMOTIONS/ FEELINGS, yet is able to master and control these human traits to a greater degree than a typical person


• It is often necessary for the epic hero to connect/make contact

with “LESSER” humans in order to succeed

Also…

• The epic hero is an ARCHETYPAL

character.

Archetype

• An archetype is a pattern that appears in literature across cultures and is repeated through the ages.

• An archetype can be a character, a plot, an image, or a setting.

The Traditional Epic

• The villains that try to keep the hero from his quest are uglier, more evil, and more cunning than anything in ordinary life

• The gods or other supernatural beings take an active role in the story

The Epic Hero

The Epic HeroGreat Stature-

Larger than LifePossesses the

character traits most valued by society (i.e. determination, courage, wit, wisdom)

The Epic Hero

Pursues his goal in the face of many setbacks

Has human traits and failings that make him seem like a real person(i.e. too curious, foolish, tricky)

Socratic Seminar Questions Books 11-20• Compare this to other Epic Stories, does it see to fall

into the requirements of a standards Epic?• How do modern day Epics compare to this one?• Are they still relatable to modern audience? If yes,

how. If no, how could they be more relatable?• A decent into the underworld is fairly standard in an

Epic Tale? Why is this? What does this say about us as humans and is there a lesson?

• Does Odysseus seem more of a hero or more of a trickster character? Give defense to both? Can a trickster be a hero?

remember ask your partner before you ask me

Documents

blog post

various societies

ancient greece

daily journal time

appropriate title

complete books

specific examples

written sentences