Charades of the the Underworld

Become familiar with these names and places associated with Hades, the Greek underworld. Most information can be found on pages 39-40 in Hamilton text. You may have to use the index for a few.

Tartarus
Erebus
Acheron
Cocytus
Charon
Cerberus
Elysian Fields
Phlegethon
Styx
Lethe
Tantalus
Sisyphus

As a team design and perform a charade/silent skit for each of the names and places of the underworld listed below. Your team will need one charade for each name/place.

Homework: Two Great Gods of the Earth

Demeter (Ceres)
Dionysus (Bacchus)

Read pages 48-64 (Hamilton).

Write a 10 sentence summary for each god (20 total).

Due Wednesday, September 10

Deity Pie Chart

1. Review your adjectives for 12 major gods and goddesses.

2. Identify at least five deities with whom you can relate (those who possess similar characteristics as yourself).

3. Decide what percentage of each god/goddess you have in yourself.

4. Make a chart that represents your divine make-up. Include percentage number, quality, and deity.

The Lesser Gods

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Major Greek Gods/Goddesses

We will be taking the Gates McGinnitie Testing (Vocabulary/Reading Comprehension) Thursday and Friday.

12 Major Greek Gods/Goddess Charts (pages 34-36) - Due Friday

Greek Name / Roman Name.

Domain (god/goddess of what?). (2)

Characteristics / Personality Traits. (3)

Symbol. (1)

Color (Pick a color that represents domain/characteristics). (1)

Modern Figure / Representative of Stereotype. (2)

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Creation Discussion

Syllabus Quiz

Discussion - Universal Creation Themes
3 Common Images: egg, void, water
Duality
Life out of Death
Cyclical Worlds

Expanding "Mythology"

Lesson Objective:
Students will develop a more comprehensive and positive definition of "mythology."

Thanks to Herodotus, an ancient Greek historian, the definition of mythology often inspires a negative impression of a culture's beliefs and values because he claimed that only words rooted in tangible fact and identifiable authors should be considered logical. Since the majority of myths originated in an oral tradition, many myths are therefore often dismissed as lies, fabricated stories, or entertaining tales. As a class, we worked to expand our definition and understanding of what is mythology.

Students took notes and participated in group discussion.

Homework: Write a well-developed paragraph summarizing what was discussed in class and identify how your definition/understanding of "myth" has changed. Due: Weds. 9/2/08