Week 4 of 4/13
*Lessons must be posted to blackboard every Friday by 3 pm for the following week.
Mythology
Anderson
Standards/Essential
Question(s)
(What do I want my
students to answer by the
end of the class period? It
is more than just an
objective.)
Who were the
Egyptian
Pantheon?
Monday,
4/13
(How will I engage my students in the learning process?
Differentiation? Object based learning strategies?)
Warm Up: What is the oldest written example
of mythology in the world? From which part of
the world does it come, and how old do you
think it is? Present last of presentations on
Assessment and
Homework
(How will I measure if my
students understand today’s
lesson?)
HW: Finish Epic
of Gilgamesh
Drawing
Greek Myth Analogies. Check “Golden
Touch”/”Jar of Clay” Worksheet. Start
of Mesopotamian mythology. Start of
Epic of Gilgamesh Projects. Reports
will finish tomorrow. Flood and Epic
Antediluvian
Tuesday,
4/14
Learning & Teaching Strategies
What examples
of good versus
evil can you find
in mythology?
Anthropomo
rphism
Warm Up: Based on the excerpt from the Epic
of Gilgamesh above, what can you determine is
something that Gilgamesh lacked? Justify your
answer. The Importance of the Nile: go
over the map from the HW. Review
Vocabulary, Culture, Language, Numbers, and
the age of the civilization (gender equality?).
Breadbasket of the East. Oldest lasting ancient
civilization. Egyptian mythology. Intro to
HW: Finish
labeling Map of
Egypt and
Reflection
Egyptian gods, Egyptian map, temples.
Egyptian Creation Research Egyptian
Pantheon.
Wednesday,
4/15
Pharaoh
Thursday,
4/16
Hieroglyphic
s
In what ways do
the Egyptian
Pantheon
resemble the
Greek gods?
Warm Up: Why does this Egyptian god have
the head of a cat? Good vs. Evil. Horus vs.
Why do some of
their gods have
animal heads?
Warm Up: According to the map, is Cairo in
Upper Egypt or Lower Egypt? Review HW.
Set. Seth vs. Horus
Pharaoh as Horus.
http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/worldhistory/egy
ptianpharaohs/
Students create message about the gods.
Review Vocabulary. Stargate clip .
1920s fascination with Egypt.
HW:
Heiroglyphics and
Numbers
Worksheet
HW: Gods Review
on Worksheet;
Study Vocabulary
for Egyptian
Mythology Quiz.
Friday, 4/17
Sarcophagus
How well do you
know Egyptian
Mythology?
Warm Up: So why is this Soap advertisement
showing a sarcophagus? Justify.
QUIZ 4 on Egyptian Mythology. After
quiz, students can illustrate Greek or
Egyptian god, hero, or monster to be
collected.
MYTHS QUIZ.
HW: Draw and
color an Egyptian
or Greek figure.