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=Mythology Lesson Plans= (Subject to change)

Week Seven

 * Monday** (9/15): Read Phaethon. Do Phaethon handout. Finish LR3 & turn in heroic journey assignments.


 * Tuesday** (9/16): Read Perseus. Do graduation exam style questions and answers. Watch Perseus storyteller video. Complete Medusa handout.


 * Wednesday** (9/17): Do Chapter 9 Study Guide.


 * Thursday** (9/18): Read Theseus. Do graduation exam style questions & answers. Begin Star Wars. Review Joesph Campbell & George Lucas heroic journey discussion.


 * Friday** (9/19): Do Chapter 10 Study Guide. Continue Star Wars heroic journey handout.

Week Six

 * Monday** (9/08): Finish Jason & the Argonauts.


 * Tuesday** (9/09): Read "Daedalus & Icarus." Do handout. Watch Daedalus/Icarus video.


 * Wednesday** (9/10): Read "Phaethon." Do handout. Begin Heroic Journey Stage 3: The Return. Take notes.


 * Thursday** (9/11): Do Chapter 8 Study Guide. Watch Lord of the Rings III: The Return of the King. Do Heroic Journey LR3 handout.


 * Friday** (9/12): Continue LR3 Heroic Journey.

Week Five

 * Monday** (9/01): **Out of School**.


 * Tuesday** (9/02):Continue LR2 Heroic Journey.


 * Wednesday** (9/03): Chapter 6 Eight Brief Tales Study Guide. Complete LR2 Heroic Journey. Turn in Heroic Journey Stage 2 notes, Lord of the Rings Stage 2 Heroic Journey Handout, and paragraph discussion of Lord of the Rings/Heroic Journey Stage 2.


 * Thursday** (9/04): Chapter 7 Quest of the Golden Fleece Study Guide. Begin video Jason & the Argonauts.


 * Friday** (9/05): Continue Jason & the Argonauts.

Week Four

 * Monday** (8/25): Read Cupid & Psyche. Do Ch 5 Cupid & Psyche Study Guide. Cupid/Psyche handout.


 * Tuesday** (8/26): Read Orpheus & Eurydice. Do grad exam style Q & A. Watch Orpheus & Eurydice video. Complete Orpheus/Eurydice handout.


 * Wednesday** (8/27): Read Pyramus & Thisbe. Do grad exam style Q & A. Take Heroic Journey Stage 2 notes. Begin Lord of the Rings II: The Two Towers.


 * Thursday** (8/28): Read Pygmalion. Do Pygmalion handout. Continue LR2 heroic journey.


 * Friday** (8/29): Read Baucis & Philemon. Do Baucis/Philemon handout. Continue LR2 heroic journey.

   Week Three

**Monday** (8/18): Ch. 3 Study Guide. Review Heroic Journey stage 1. Complete Heroic Journey handout for Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring.


 * Tuesday** (8/19): Read Prometheus. Complete grad exam style Q & A. Continue LR1 heroic journey.


 * Wednesday** (8/20): Read Narcissus & Echo. Continue LR1 heroic journey.


 * Thursday** (8/21): Read Pandora. Continue LR1 heroic journey.


 * Friday** (8/22): Ch 4 Earliest Heroes Study Guide. Finish LR1 heroic journey if needed.

Week Two
 * Monday** (8/11): Continue Study Guide. Write Question & Underline Answer.


 * Tuesday** (8/12): Continue Study Guide. Group Work.


 * Wednesday** (8/13): //God & Goddess// History Channel video. List 5 things for each god and goddess. Finish Ch 1 Study Guide.


 * Thursday** (8/14): Chapter 2 Demeter/Dionysis. Read //Theft of Persephone//. Complete the grad exam style Q & A. Label each section.


 * Friday** (8/15): Ch 2. Read //Demeter// handout. Read Dionysis section from ch 2 text. Complete Q & A for study guide chapter 2.

Week One


 * Thursday** (8/7): Write a personal essay with the body paragraphs to include basic info, your goals and your plans to achieve those goals, and something suprising about yourself.


 * Friday** (8/8): Study Guide Introduction & Chapter 1. Group Work.