Norse Mythology Review

Copy and paste the following names and places into your blog. Define and explain them as review for Wednesday's test. I will be checking your blogs Tuesday after school. Your blog must have all names listed and defined. This review assignment is worth 20 points. j

Also, post one image and cite your sources using MLA standards.

1. Vikings
2. Ginnungagap
3. Nifleheim
4. Muspellheim
5. Yggdrasil
6. Asgard
7. Midgard
8. Hel
9. Bifrost Bridge
10. Ymir
11. Odin
    
12. Frigg
13. The Valkyries
14. The Norns
15. Thor
16. Balder
17. Njord
18. Frey
19. Freya
20. Idunn
21. Loki
    
22. Fenrir
23. Jormungandr
24. Ragnarok
25. Runes

Answer these questions in preparation for Wednesday's test. Bring your answers and ideas with you to class Tuesday. These questions will be worth 10 points. Due Tuesday.

1. Why do the gods care when Idunn is kidnapped?
2. From reading the myths of Northern Europe, what do we learn about their culture and values. Be specific. Support your claims with examples.
3. Who is more like Prometheus, Loki or Odin? Support your decision.
   
4. Identify three other ways in which Norse mythology is like other myths that we have studied so far. Be specific.
5. Provide three reasons that Loki is such a popular figure?
   

Introduction to Norse Mythology

Sedna Interview

More Tools...

What do you all think of creating your own WIKI? Check out my one week wiki project with Hot Springs students...Could we do better? You bet we could.

Gabcast! FHS Mythology #5

Native American Mythology Mini-Research Project

Objectives:

1. Students will become familiar with the beliefs and culture of the native tribes of Montana.
2. Students will improve sentence fluency using transitions.
3. Students will apply Modern Language Association (MLA) standards when citing text and image sources.

Bibliography Note Card (20 points)

• Find a myth (institutional, ritual, or entertainment) from a Montana tribe.
• Record pieces of information required to cite a source.
• Take notes on your myth (Who? What? Where? When? Why? How?)

Summary (40 points – 20 points Rough Draft/20 points Final Draft)

• Write a summary of selected myth using 6 higher-level transitions.
• Minimum 100 words.
• Underline transitions.
• Typed or handwritten.

Image (10 points)

• Find or create a visual image to accompany myth.
• One found/preexisting image is required.

MLA Citation (20 points)

• Cite source and image(s) using MLA standards.

Extra Credit (20 points)

• Post audio recording of original myth using Gabcast.

Cool Free Web Tools

1. Post an audio content to your blog using Gabcast.

Gabcast! FHS Mythology #1



2. Post a Powerpoint presentation to your blog using Slideshare.

Halverson, Caity. "The Three Nations." Powerpoint Presentation. March 2007.

The Three Nations

View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own.



3. Create a multimedia project to which people may add comments using Voicethread.

4. Create a different blog using Tumblr.

FHS Library MLA Citation Handout

Use the FHS Library MLA Citation Handout to cite your sources (including images) and avoid plagiarism.

Citing Images, Sound or Video Clips

In order to cite an image, sound or video clip, you need to have the following pieces of information. Information needs to be listed in this order as a continuous line of text, with information carrying over to additional lines indented. Follow punctuation standards as provided.

Author (if available)
"Title/Description"
Date of Publication (MLA Standards - Date Month Year; no dashes or abbreviations)
Medium (sound clip, painting, photograph, map)
Title of web page/site
Date of download/access.
Web Address

Author (Last name, first name). "Title or Description." Date of Publication. Medium. Title of Page. Date of Access. URL Address.



Nightowl. "Myths of the World." 1947. Collage. Joseph Campbell Mythology Resource Page. 27 October 2008. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Sparta/9277.

Final Evaluation Project

Students will be in the writing center for the next three days completing their final project for Quarter 1 evaluation.

Posting/Linking Mythology Definitions

1. Use the 3 different search/evaluation tools from yesterday's lecture to find QUALITY websites that connect your definitions/examples to information, pictures, stories found on the internet.

2. Evaluate 2 of your linked sites using the criterea from the handout.

3. Post your definitions for the 13 definitions we have been working with from class.

Myth

Hero

Hero Journey

Universal

Cyclical

Life from Death

Duality

Cosmology

Archetype

Creation

Matriarchal

Patriarchal

Sacrifice

Write your definitions using complete sentences and complete thoughts. Do not just list words and phrases from your notes.

4. Provide examples for each word/definition from our readings and discussions.

Enuma Elish and Osiris, Iris, and Horus

Read another version of the Mesopotamia creation myth in your World Mythology books (page 153-158) and they Egyptian myths of Osiris, Iris and Horus (162-168).

Answer these questions.

Senior Seminar Thank You Letter Addresses

Addresses for Senior Seminar Thank You Letters

Online Source Evaluation Lecture

We will soon begin researching for a new project and I want to make sure that we have the tools and knowledge for effectively evaluating online resources and information.

Today's lecture focuses on applying the 5  W's of asking questions to online source evaluation.

Who is the author?  Who publishes the information on websites?

What is the quality of the content?  Is it biased?  What is the tone?  

Why is the information being published?  Inform? Persuade? Sell?

Where is else is the information being used? Who has links to that information?

When was the information published?  Last update?  Is it current?

3 Great tools you should use when asking and answering these questions:

1.  Google Scholar

2.  Google Advanced Search

3.  Google Search - Link:  URL

Introduction to Matriarchal vs. Patriarchal Societies

Students will become familiar with two new vocabulary terms for future readings and further investigation into world mythologys.

Matriarchal
Patriarchal
Sacrifice

We will also expand our existing definitions:

Archetype
Hero
Heroic Journey

Introduction to World Mythology

We are turning in our Edith Hamilton books and getting into our World Mythology books. Unfortunately, the school does not have enough copies for every student, so all sections will be sharing a class set that will stay in the classroom. However, if you want to check out your own copy for missing homework and/or fun, there are extra copies in the Book Room. Feel free to visit Ms. Skaggs and get yourself your own copy.

Today we will be reading the Introduction (pages xv-xx) and generating at least three thoughtful questions for class discussion.

Assignments Due!

4 Assignments you need to have done by the Wednesday, October 15:

1. Letter to Parents (Juniors) OR Letter of Thanks (Seniors)
2. Creation Chart (Examples of Creation, Duality, Life from Death for Egypt, China, Mesopotamia readings)
3. 10 Myth Vocabulary/Definintions
4. Blog Posting - Post something to your Myth Blog (essay, NVR, definitions)

Writing Center: Letters and Blog Postings

Today and tomorrow we will be in the Writing Center catching up on all our writing projects.

There are a series of tasks that you must complete over the next few days:

1. Letter of Thanks. You need to follow the guidelines and formatting criteria outlined in letter that is linked in this post. Print one copy, have it proofread by another student, make corrections and reprint. Turn in by the end of class Wednesday.

2. Interpretation Essays. You need to revise your interpretation essays making corrections based on Ms. Turcotte's comments and recommendations for grammar and spelling. Post your final essays to your blog. Go to blogger.com and sign in using your email and password.

Reminder: For those of you who did not create a blog, Ms. Turcotte created one for you. Your username is fhsmyth#@gmail.com. Your password is turcotte.

3. Finish your Non-Verbal Representation (NVR). See earlier postings on this blog for instructions. Publish your NVR to your blog. If you did a Powerpoint, you will need to save your file as a picture.

4. Mythology Academic Vocabulary. Enter your vocabulary words and definitions as another new post on your blog. Write vocabulary definitions in complete sentences. Also, provide examples for each term using a complete sentence.

5. Blog Comments. View other mythology student blogs by visiting fhsmyth.blogspot.com. Click on the comment link at the end of each post and leave an supportive and academic comment for your peers. Read their essays. Look at their NVR's. Compare definitions and examples.

6. If you finish early. Create links for your definitions and examples to online dictionaries, wikipedia, and other great websites related to mythology. Or explore Twitter, Gabcast, and/or Voicethread, which are great web tools that I want to use. What do you think about them? Leave me a comment here.

Egyptian, Mesopotamian, and Chinese Creation Myths

ATTENTION SENIORS: You need to select your favorite workshop and/or presentation from Friday's Senior Seminar. You need to write down your favorite and include 5 specific reasons that it was your favorite. This is due Tuesday, October 14. You will be writing a formal thank you letter expressing your gratitude and confirmation of what your learned from a given presenter. Letters must be typed and turned in at the end of class Tuesday, October 14.

Students will have class time to (re)read the creation myths from Egypt, Mesopotamia, and China. You need to complete the creation chart for these three cultures for Tuesday.

Vocabulary Review: Please define the following terms for Wednesday, October 15:
1. Myth
2. Hero
3. Hero Journey
4. Universal
5. Cyclical
6. Archetype
7. Duality
8. Creation
9. Cosmology
10. Life from Death