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Week 8 3/10-3/18

Hi people! This week we will wrap up Topic 2: Personal Myths. We will begin Topic 3 Morality Myths in Norse Mythology.
 
This week's assignments: 
-2.0 Assessment Personal Myths in Greek Mythology
-3.1 Morality Myths 
 
Objectives: 

  • Research and Analysis of Greek Mythology:

    • Students will demonstrate the ability to analyze Greek mythology using credible sources to understand key themes, characters, and cultural significance.

  • Storytelling and Presentation Skills:

    • Students will create a visual presentation that clearly communicates a Greek myth, using a minimum of five visuals to reflect key plot points.
    • Students will effectively tell the story without reading, engaging the audience through clear narration and presentation techniques.

  • Critical Analysis of Human Nature through Greek Mythology:

    • Students will analyze how gods in Greek mythology behave like humans and explain how this portrayal helps to understand or justify human nature and behavior.

  • Application of Freud’s Theory:

    • Students will apply Freud’s theory of the ID, EGO, and SUPEREGO to analyze the tensions within a Greek myth and explain how these psychological elements influence the plot and character development.

  • Application of Jung’s Archetypes:

    • Students will identify and explain at least five of Jung’s archetypes within the context of a Greek myth and discuss their relevance to the story.

  • Examination of Greek Character Traits:

    • Students will identify at least two distinct elements of Greek character as portrayed in the myth and explain how these elements are evident in the characters’ actions and decisions.

  • Audience Analysis and Moral Interpretation:

    • As audience members, students will identify the moral or lesson of a presented Greek myth, using specific story elements to support their analysis.
Due:
-2.0 Assessment Personal Myths in Greek Mythology due 3/12
-Topic 3 assignments due 3/21

Week 7 3/3-3/7

Hi people! This week we will wrap up Topic 2: Personal Myths.
 
This week's assignments: 
-2.0 Assessment Personal Myths in Greek Mythology
 
Objectives: 

  • Research and Analysis of Greek Mythology:

    • Students will demonstrate the ability to analyze Greek mythology using credible sources to understand key themes, characters, and cultural significance.

  • Storytelling and Presentation Skills:

    • Students will create a visual presentation that clearly communicates a Greek myth, using a minimum of five visuals to reflect key plot points.
    • Students will effectively tell the story without reading, engaging the audience through clear narration and presentation techniques.

  • Critical Analysis of Human Nature through Greek Mythology:

    • Students will analyze how gods in Greek mythology behave like humans and explain how this portrayal helps to understand or justify human nature and behavior.

  • Application of Freud’s Theory:

    • Students will apply Freud’s theory of the ID, EGO, and SUPEREGO to analyze the tensions within a Greek myth and explain how these psychological elements influence the plot and character development.

  • Application of Jung’s Archetypes:

    • Students will identify and explain at least five of Jung’s archetypes within the context of a Greek myth and discuss their relevance to the story.

  • Examination of Greek Character Traits:

    • Students will identify at least two distinct elements of Greek character as portrayed in the myth and explain how these elements are evident in the characters’ actions and decisions.

  • Audience Analysis and Moral Interpretation:

    • As audience members, students will identify the moral or lesson of a presented Greek myth, using specific story elements to support their analysis.
Due:
-2.0 Assessment Personal Myths in Greek Mythology due 3/10

Week 6 2/24-2/28

Hi people! This week we will continue Topic 2 Personal Myths, with a focus on Greek Mythology. 
 
This week's assignments: 
-Topic 2.2 Freudian Myths and Jungian Archetypes
-Topic 2.3 Hercules Film Analysis
 
Objectives:
Topic 2.2 Freudian Myths and Jungian Archetypes
  • Students will identify elements of the ID, EGO, and SUPEREGO in a Greek myth and analyze life and death instincts within the story.
  • Students will create a presentation slide summarizing the myth, responding to analysis questions, and reflecting on what the characters' experiences reveal about universal human themes.
  • Students will recognize and categorize well-known characters or figures that fit various Jungian archetypes, providing their own examples as the class discusses each one.
Topic 2.3 Hercules Film Analysis

  • Analyze the Hero’s Journey in Hercules (2014):

    • Identify and apply the stages of the Hero's Journey to Hercules’ story in the film, discussing how the film adapts the traditional stages from the Call to Adventure to the Return. Reflect on how Hercules’ journey aligns with or deviates from Campbell’s framework.

  • Examine the Hero Archetype through Jungian Theory:

    • Define Carl Jung’s concept of the "hero archetype" and analyze how Hercules embodies this archetype in the film, particularly in relation to his internal struggles and quest for redemption. Discuss how his journey illustrates Jung's psychological and symbolic framework for the hero's development.

  • Evaluate Hercules’ Transformation and Psychological Growth:

    • Explore how Hercules’ character evolves throughout the film, focusing on his personal transformation in the context of Jung’s theory of individuation. Discuss how his journey of self-discovery helps him reconcile his divine and human nature, achieving wholeness and inner balance by the film's conclusion.
Due:
-Topic 2 assignments due 2/26
-Homework #1 due 2/28

Week 5 2/18-2/21

Hi people! This week we will continue Topic 2 Personal Myths in Greek Mythology. 
 
This week's assignments:
-Topic 2.1 Personal Myths and Greek Gods and Goddesses
-Topic 2.2 Freudian Myths and Jungian Archetypes
 
Objectives:
Topic 2.1 Personal Myths and Greek Gods and Goddesses
  • Students will analyze how Greek myths reflect universal truths and inner psychological experiences, with reference to Freud and Jung's theories.
  • Students will define the hero archetype and recognize its characteristics in various Greek myths.
  • Students will identify the domains and relationships of key Greek gods and goddesses within the mythology family tree.
  • Students will select a Greek myth that demonstrates the hero archetype, illustrating key events and writing a brief analysis of how the myth reflects this archetype.
Topic 2.2 Freudian Myths and Jungian Archetypes
  • Students will identify elements of the ID, EGO, and SUPEREGO in a Greek myth and analyze life and death instincts within the story.
  • Students will create a presentation slide summarizing the myth, responding to analysis questions, and reflecting on what the characters' experiences reveal about universal human themes.
  • Students will recognize and categorize well-known characters or figures that fit various Jungian archetypes, providing their own examples as the class discusses each one.
Due:
-Topic 2 assignments due 2/26
-Homework #1 due 2/28

Week 4 2/10-2/14

Hi people, happy Kindness Week!
 
This week we will begin Topic 2 Personal Myths. 
 
This week's assignments: 
-1.0 Mythological Creature Project
-Topic 2.1 Greek Gods and Goddesses
 
Objectives:
  • To research a specific mythological creature/creatures in a particular mythological tradition or in a particular culture. 
  • To understand the nature and function of that creature, how it reflects the mythological tradition it comes from and how it impacts the beliefs and behaviors of the people of the culture.
Due: 
-1.0 Mythological Creature Project due 2/10
-Topic 2 assignments due 2/26

Week 3 2/3-2/7

Hi people! This week we will wrap up Topic 1 The Structure of Myth with our summative assessment: Mythological Creatures Project. 
 
This week's assignments: 
-1.3 Percy Jackson Analysis
-1.0 Mythological Creatures Project
 
Objectives: 
1.3 Percy Jackson Analysis
  • Students will watch Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) and analyze how the film's portrayal of Greek mythology addresses the four key functions of myth: creating understanding, providing hope, dictating behavior, and establishing a framework for interpreting the world.
  • Students will identify specific examples from the film that illustrate these functions and explain how they relate to the mythological concepts explored in the previous lesson.
1.0 Mythological Creatures Project
  • To research a specific mythological creature/creatures in a particular mythological tradition or in a particular culture. 
  • To understand the nature and function of that creature, how it reflects the mythological tradition it comes from and how it impacts the beliefs and behaviors of the people of the culture.
Due:
-Topic 1 assignments due 2/3
-Homework #1 due 2/28
-1.0 Mythological Creatures Project due 2/10

Week 2 1/27-/1/31

This week we will continue Topic 1 The Structure of Myth. 
 
This week's assignments: 
-1.2 Why Were Belief Systems Invented?
-1.3 Percy Jackson Analysis
 
Objectives:
1.2 Why Were Belief Systems Invented?
  • Research and analyze one of the following mythologies—Roman, Norse, Egyptian, or Greek—and explain how the mythology addresses fundamental questions about the meaning of life.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of how the mythological systems create meaning, offer hope, influence behavior, and provide a framework for understanding the world, both in ancient cultures and in modern interpretations.
-1.3 Percy Jackson Analysis
  • Students will watch Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) and analyze how the film's portrayal of Greek mythology addresses the four key functions of myth: creating understanding, providing hope, dictating behavior, and establishing a framework for interpreting the world.
  • Students will identify specific examples from the film that illustrate these functions and explain how they relate to the mythological concepts explored in the previous lesson.
Due:
-Topic 1 assignments due 2/3
-Homework #1 due 2/28
 

Week 2 1/21-/1/24

Hi people!
 
This week we will begin our first unit, The Structure of Myth. 
 
This week's assignments: 
1.1 The Structure of Myth and the Pale Blue Dot
1.2 Why Were Belief Systems Invented?
 
Objectives: 
1.1 The Structure of Myth and the Pale Blue Dot
  • Identify and analyze the key components of mythic structure, including the hero’s journey, archetypes, and narrative elements, and apply this understanding to interpret myths from different cultures
  • Explain how these structures convey universal themes and cultural values.
1.2 Why Were Belief Systems Invented?
  • Explain the historical, social, and psychological reasons for the invention of belief systems, exploring how they were developed to address human needs.
  • Explain natural phenomena, and establish moral codes, while examining the role of belief systems in shaping cultures and societies throughout history.
Due: 
-Homework #1: choose book by 1/24
-Topic 1 assignments due 2/3

Week 1/13-1/17

Hi People!
 
Welcome to our Mythology class. Here is the plan for our first week: 
 
This week's assignments:
1. Syllabus
2. My Belief System
 
Objectives: 
Students will analyze and compare myths from various cultures to understand how belief systems shape the values, behaviors, and societal structures of different civilizations, and evaluate the role of mythology in reflecting and reinforcing these belief systems.
 
Due: 
1. Syllabus due 1/22(10 points) 
2. My Belief System due 1/22 (30 points)