August 27

TURN BOR ROUGH DRAFT/OUTLINE and FINAL DRAFTS in your class inbox (DO NOT STAPLE FD to Pre-Writing.

JOURNAL TOPIC: [today's tunes: "Achilles' Last Stand" by Led Zeppelin]

Given what you've learned about mythology, and how it reflects the culture/values of its times, nominate an epic story from our times that will be remembered as an emblem of this culture in two thousand years. Explain your choice.

AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Review Myth Introduction


HOMEWORK:

1. For Thursday's (tomorrow's) class meeting, answer the following questions and post your responses to your blog  (entitle the post Purpose of Myth Review):

1. Name 4 fundamental questions that myths address.
2. Name 4 themes in world mythology.
3. What is the beginning of the universe for most major cultures?
4. What do hero myths and epics teach members of society?
5. Why do ordinary people identify with heroes?
6. What is the foundation of the Matriarchal Society?
7. What is Sigmund Freud's view of myths?
8. Myths demonstrate that people possess...

2. Tie up loose ends (i.e. blog posts, lit. analysis sign-up, latin roots) and begin reading lit. analysis #1

3. Print Archetypes of Myth