(Yemaya: Goddess of the sea,
Mother of all Life)

 

Advanced Study
of Mythology

Instructor: Dr. Questad - Email: bquestad@vansd.org


(Oshun: Goddess of the Rivers)
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
3/1
3/2
3/2
3/4
3/5
Computer Lab Organization: Osiris
Pyramid and Myth Log work		 Pyramid work
Myth Log work

Burial Ceremony

Pyramid presentations
3/8
3/9
3/10
3/11
3/12
Pyramid presentations Last presentation
Project Discussion
Finish The Mummy (thanks to K S-A)		 Tribal Villages with Chiefs
Tombs of the Pharoahs game

PACKET I
I. Introduction to African Mythology
RRW
Voc Sheet
No School:
Teacher In-service
3/15
3/16
3/17
3/18
3/19
Chose your tribe from Packet II
Begin Research		 Research Tribe in Computer Lab

Tribe Banner creation

 Evening Parent Conference
Reading from Packet III

Parent Conferences
3/21
3/22
3/23
3/24
3/25
Award for best banner
Questions and RAFTing with Mande for Packet III
Read "Mwindo"		 Finish reading "Mwindo" and choose from 3 Mwindo options what you will do Work on Mwindo option choice
in 800 Computer Lab		 Present Mwindo options as tribes

Packet IV: Dogon Tribal Knowledge
3/28
3/29
3/30
3/31
4/1

Tribal Challenge: RAFTing with the Dogon

 Finish packet V and Tribal Challenge: prepare for War

 Choose your diety and complete worksheet

 Make a fetish

  Fetish presentation  Intro to Greek Mythology: take notes

 

ARCHIVES
2004

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
3/1
3/2
3/2
3/4
3/5
Finish myth logs
Work on pyramids		 Pyramids Due
Funeral: wear black and bring food
Presentations begin

Finish pyramids

Results of pyramid contest
Tombs of the Pharoahs game

I. Introduction to African Mythology
RRW
Voc Sheet
3/8
3/9
3/10
3/11
3/12
Continue with I. Intro
RRW due		 Team roles
II. Religious Influence
RRW for team on each religion
Dogon worksheet due

Kongo worksheet due

 Yoruba worksheet due
Parent Conferences
3/15
3/16
3/17
3/18
3/19
 Voodoo worksheet due
Begin Creation myths and worksheet: 1-3 		 Creation myths and worksheet: 4-8  1. Surprise voc quiz
2. Creation myths and worksheet: 9-11		  Voc. Review
Creation myths and worksheet: 11-13

1. Creation Worksheet due
2. Test
VI. General Myths and Worksheets for each

3/22
3/23
3/24
3/25
3/26
 VI. General Myths and Worksheets for each
Due tomorrow		  Choose your diety and complete worksheet  Make a fetish  Fetish presentation  Intro to Greek Mythology: take notes
3/29
3/30
3/31
4/1
4/2
 More on lecture  Jason and the Argonauts movie  Jason and the Argonauts movie   Jason and the Argonauts movie
Reading Pontikis rendition of Jason myth		 Finishing Pontikis version
Introduce Parada
First draft of thesis paper

APRIL CALENDAR

Oshun: Goddess of theRivers and Yemaya: Goddess of the sea, Mother of all Life). "Lucina-Ptesan-Wi." Goddess Myths. 1996 15 Dec. 2003 <http://goddessmyths.com/shop/vIndex.htm>.