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

MYTHOLOGY ASSIGNMENT LOG
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LOG LAST UPDATED:  4/2


(Oshun: Goddess of the Rivers)

Name:_______________________________________ Period:______(Calendar and Log are on our Web site).

No.

Date Assn'd

Assignment

Due

Done

1 3/5 Reciprocal Reading worksheet on Intro to African Mythology 3/5  
    Voc. Sheet - updated as we get new words    
2 3/8 Dogon reading and worksheet: Winning Village = 4 students
See II. Religious Influences part A.
3/9  
3 3/9 Kongo reading and worksheet: Winning Village = 4 students
See II. Religious Influences part C.
3/10  
4 3/10 Yoruba reading and worksheet: Winning Villages = 5 students
See II. Religious Influences part B.
3/11  
5 3/11 Voodo and Magic reading and worksheet: Winning Villages = 6 students
Class handout
3/15  
6 3/15 Creation Myths and worksheet 3/18  
7 3/18 Parent signature on grade report
Elias: Copy vocabulary and use each word in a sentence related to the Africa unit. Turn in for checking. If I can't find the diety sheet can you email or print me out another one? Thanks.
3/22  
8 3/18 Voc. Due and Test on Vocabulary, creation hand-outs and creation worksheet
Elias: Stay in my 3rd period Friday for test proctoring
3/19  
9  3/22 African Myths Assignment: Worksheets for each 3/23  
10  3/23 Choose your diety and complete worksheet on your personal values  3/24  
11  3/24 Make a fetish  3/24  
12 3/25 Fetish presentation 3/25  
13 3/25 Intro to Greek Mythology: take notes on presentation - Test CANCELLED  3/30  
14 4/1 Read Jason and the Argonauts for a fun account and Jason for a more accurate account. 4/2  
15 4/2 THESIS ESSAY: Write up comparison of Jason movie to Pontikis's Jason and Parada's Jason stories
 4/13  
         
   
MARCH LOGS TURNED IN FRIDAY - 4/2
   
         
         

APRIL LOG

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Image Citations

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>.

- ARCHIVED ASSIGNMENT LOG INFO -

No.

Date Assn'd

Assignment

Due

Done

1

9/4

Syllbus signed and returned

9/8

 

2

9/8

4 Questions from History Sites

9/9

 

3

9/11

Myth and You Questions

9/12

 

4

9/11

Test tomorrow on syllabus and what we have covered so far

9/12

 

5

9/22

Mythology Presentation - Example

9/29

 
 
9/24
Return a signed registration form (blue and white) - required ASAP by school
 
 
10/7
Grade Report signed by parent
10/9
 
 
10/6
Read Meaning and Myth, pages 2-41: Be prepared for thought-provoking quiz Friday
10/9
 
 
10/7
Parent(s)/Guardian(s) to Open House - Extra Credit!! - 7:00
10/7
 

6

  10/14
Norse Myth Project - Norse Myth Sites - MLA Citation Information - 9 Intelligences - True Colors
10/27 
 

7

  10/15
  Hardcopy of Research (books, copies from Internet sites
10/20 
 

8

  10/15
  Characterization Chart of character
10/21 
 

9

10/15
  Picture(s) of character
10/21 
 

10

  10/15
  Project Due
10/27
 

11

  10/16
  WHICH NORSE CHARACTER ARE YOU? QUIZ ~Extra Credit
10/16 
 

12

 10/21
Comparison of your character on Color Test to You: Class presentation
10/21
 

13

11/14
Celtic Myth Unit Project: Choose only 1 option, a thesis paper or the puppet story
  11/19
 
14
11/18
Egyptian Mythology: History Questions (from I Historical Summaries)
11/19 
 
15
  11/20
Egyptian Mythology: Death Questions (from II. Death)
11/22 
 
16
11/24 
Team Questions on Death: Class team project
11/25 
 
17
11/25
Egyptian Myth Reading Log
12/10 
 
18
12/1
Pyramid Project
12/10
 
19
  12/1
How far are you? Check on first two myths
 
Myth log on Part IV: log is only for Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 of Unit IV
  12/3
 
20
1/5 
Report on a myth: Myth Choices (under VI. General Myths)
  1/5
 
21
  1/6
Personal Value Identification
  1/12
 
22
1/7 
Make a fetish (an in-class scultping project)
1/13
 
23
1/11 
  Present fetish and personal value identification to class
1/14 
 
24
1/16
Proverb presentations to small groups who pick one for class    
24
1/21
Worksheet on reading presentations
1/21
 
25
1/22-3 
Worksheets on 2 myth packes: Finding Meanings 1 and Finding Meanings 2
Team Extra Credit Project
1/23 
 
26
1/26
Plan a Chinese New Year's Party
2/3
 
27
1/27
Create a Myth Game
2/3
 

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