Calisthenics: write down your own example
of a law that follows Hammurabi’s “Eye for
an Eye”…IT MUST BE APPROPRIATE!!!
HW: Complete the back side of your notes!
Objective: SWBAT use The Epic of
Gilgamesh as a historical source.
Epic
• An epic is a L…O….N…G poem about a hero’s
journey.
The Epic of Gilgamesh
• Written in Sumer
around 3,000BCE
• Written in Cuneiform
on clay tablets.
Gilgamesh
Prediction…
• What do you think this story will be about?
Let’s Read it…
• Go to the following website: (If you don’t
type it in correctly, it will not work!)
• http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/geography/st
ory/sto_set.html
• Independently read through the story, you
have 15 minutes to complete it.
• Re-tell the story to Ms. Landy
Let’s Watch & Listen…
•
http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cf
m?guidAssetId=CA8D95B3-48B5-4C57-BFCDCEDDD830072B&blnFromSearch=1&productc
ode=US
Think…Pair…Share
How is Gilgamesh similar & different to heroes
we see on TV today?
Do you think Gilgamesh was really a hero?
Who would you compare to Gilgamesh?
Write your own Sumerian epic!
• An epic is a long poem about a hero’s journey.
• Write about yourself, a Sumerian hero. Tell a
story about an imaginary journey!
• Have fun with it, and be creative!