WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10
CLASSWORK:
Copy this onto your student page and go exploring (wikipedia may be used AFTER you explore the sources below-only if you wish) as you answer the questions (and learn a little more about the Holy Grail):
Go to http://edsitement.neh.gov/printable_lesson_plan.asp?id=450#LESSON1
and http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/FAQ-Arthur.htm [FAQ] and http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/grlmenu.htm [The Holy Grail] to answer the following questions:
- Who was King Arthur? What was the time frame in which he supposedly lived? What aspects of his existence are real, do you think, and which are legend?
- How did Arthur become king?
- Is there any historical evidence that he existed?
- Do you think he was a real person? Why or why not?
- What is the Round Table? What does the Round Table have to do with the Holy Grail?
- What is chivalry? What were the ideals of the Knights of the Round Table?
- What are different concepts of the Holy Grail that people have help through the ages?
- Who is Guinevere?
- Who is Merlin?
- Find a poem about the Holy Grail. Read it. Put it on your page of the wiki. Summarize it.
- Find a painting of the Holy Grail (scroll down on http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/grlmenu.htm to the bottom). Tell us who painted it and when. Comment on the painting. Don't forget to list the URL where you found it.
- What else have you found that's interesting?
If you have any time left, you may start your homework (see handout).
HOMEWORK:
- Archetypes handout
- Work on Quilt Project
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9
CLASSWORK:
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade to study archetypes and the Hero's Journey
HOMEWORK:
Work on Quilt Project
MONDAY, DECEMBER 8
CLASSWORK:
- Finish HERO'S JOURNEY
- Begin Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade to study archetypes and the Hero's Journey
HOMEWORK:
- Answer the following question with some Internet research: What is the Holy Grail and the Grail legend?
- Work on Quilt Project
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5
CLASSWORK:
HOMEWORK:Work on Quilt Project
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4
CLASSWORK:
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Finish "Brown Penny" by Yeats
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Joseph Campbell: THE HERO'S JOURNEY and ARCHETYPES
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HOMEWORK:
- SAT words for the week (quiz Friday): 56-65, plus LIE and LAY!!! AGAIN!!!
- Quilt Project: Journal
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3
CLASSWORK:
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ARCHETYPES-Carl Jung
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Sign vs. Symbol vs. Archetype
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The Circle as Archetype
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Discussion of project, as needed
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Joseph Campbell: THE HERO'S JOURNEY
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HOMEWORK:
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What are your plans for your Quilt Square? What is your passion? Explain on paper. Due tomorrow (Thursday).
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SAT words for the week (quiz Friday): 56-65, plus LIE and LAY!!! AGAIN!!!
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2
CLASSWORK:
HOMEWORK:
Start your log (journal) about the Quilt Square Project.
- Answer the questions you can, so far.
- THIS PART IS DUE WEDNESDAY.
NEW PROJECT: See new folder called "Quilt Square Project." It contains
- Project Description
- Rubric
MONDAY, DECEMBER 1
CLASSWORK:
HOMEWORK:
- Write a paragraph or two on the concepts of SIGN and SYMBOL
- SAT words for the week (quiz Friday): 56-65, plus LIE and LAY!!! AGAIN!!!
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