9th Grade - We are beginning to shift away from overall mythic archetypes and ideas, and into specific information regarding Greek mythology. This is because the main text for this unit, Antigone, is firmly rooted in Greek culture.
New Vocab - anthropology, epitome, pantheon
To gain more background knowledge as to how the Greek gods are connecting to ideals of Greek civilization, students will be doing a short research project individually. Each student will be assigned a Greek god tomorrow, and will have the following couple of days in the library to find information regarding -
1) The Origin Myth - Where does your choice come from?
2) A myth of your choice - What does the story about your choice say about Greek civilization and values?
The final project will be poster, which requires a drawn image, two summarized myths+analysis, and a properly done works cited page.
Students have had a hard time accurately finishing a works cited thus far, so for this project, it is all-or-nothing. Either the works cited is PERFECT, or it receives NO CREDIT.
10th Grade - The overall focus on this lesson was the on the power of words, particularly words that are derogatory to specific groups of people. We discussed the connection to TKAM, as many of the characters use language that would be considered offensive in contemporary social circles.
Students were provided the guidelines for the Reader Response Journals, an on-going assignment to be completed as we read TKAM. Some of the writing prompts will be given in class, but students are also expected to come up with a few prompt ideas of their own to write about.
New Vocab - vapid, entailment, domicile
The class read two articles reviewing the use of the n-word in modern society. We discussed the idea of context changing meaning, as well as audience. The last part of class allowed students some time to write a reflection on the conversation as part of the Reader Response Journals.
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