"Locate on a map and identify the significance of the following:
Mesopotamia
Babylon
Sumeria
Persia
Canaan
Mecca
Respond to the following:
How long did it take to build the pyramids? Why were they built? Find them on the map?
For what achievement is the Sumerian king Hammurabi known?
Why is Egypt referred to as 'the gift of the Nile'?
Summarize the role of Moses in Hebrew religion.
What is The Ramayana?
Who is considered the founder of Buddhism?
What does the word 'Allah' mean? What circumstances make Muhammad the founder of Islam?
Define Archetype?
Mesopotamia
Babylon
Sumeria
Persia
Canaan
Mecca
Respond to the following:
How long did it take to build the pyramids? Why were they built? Find them on the map?
For what achievement is the Sumerian king Hammurabi known?
Why is Egypt referred to as 'the gift of the Nile'?
Summarize the role of Moses in Hebrew religion.
What is The Ramayana?
Who is considered the founder of Buddhism?
What does the word 'Allah' mean? What circumstances make Muhammad the founder of Islam?
Define Archetype?
List 3 character archetypes and 3 plot archetypes and identify figures/stories from literature, film or television which meet the characteristics of the archetypal structure.
Define Folk Epic and Literary Epic.
Include at least 5 epic conventions.
List eight stages of the Epic Heroes Cycle.
Identify a character from your literary or cultural experience that is an epic figure and trace how they follow the epic hero's cycle."
Complete a research based analysis of one of the following pieces of sacred literature:
Rig Veda
Mahabharata
Bhagavad-Gita
Ramayana
Panchatantra
Using a minimum of 4 sources including your textbook, complete one of the following:
PowerPoint Presentation - this should include a minimum of 8 slides, be complete with appropriate visuals, and be clearly presented to the class. Include a background on the text, share significant excerpts, and give a personal interpretation of the text. Please include a slide with your MLA Works Cited page.
Vodcast or Podcast - this assignment should be a 5 minute podcast covering the subject matter. Please include appropriate musical selections for intro and outro, and demonstrate any necessary editing to your podcast. Include a background on the text, share significant excerpts, and give a personal interpretation of the text. Please turn in a typed MLA Works Cited page with your project.
Research paper - a more formal writing assignment, this paper should be free of mistakes and include an accurate MLA Works Cited page; also include accurate in text or parenthetical citations. Please include a background on the text, share significant excerpts, giving your interpretation of the meaning and relate a personal connection of the text.
Dramatic Reading - using a minimum of one prop, perform a portion of your text to the class. Your presentation should include the conventions of the style of writing that your work represents. Also, include time for an explanation or question and answer session explaining the conventions you used in presenting your
reading. Demonstrate knowledge of your research during the explanation phase of the presentation.
Artistic Rendering - Using any mode that you choose, complete a visual interpretation of the reading. Upon
presenting your artwork to the class, provide an explanation of the art in respect to the literature. During your
presentation, cite your research and the influences that it had on your piece.
Complete a research based analysis of one of the following pieces of sacred literature:
Rig Veda
Mahabharata
Bhagavad-Gita
Ramayana
Panchatantra
Using a minimum of 4 sources including your textbook, complete one of the following:
PowerPoint Presentation - this should include a minimum of 8 slides, be complete with appropriate visuals, and be clearly presented to the class. Include a background on the text, share significant excerpts, and give a personal interpretation of the text. Please include a slide with your MLA Works Cited page.
Vodcast or Podcast - this assignment should be a 5 minute podcast covering the subject matter. Please include appropriate musical selections for intro and outro, and demonstrate any necessary editing to your podcast. Include a background on the text, share significant excerpts, and give a personal interpretation of the text. Please turn in a typed MLA Works Cited page with your project.
Research paper - a more formal writing assignment, this paper should be free of mistakes and include an accurate MLA Works Cited page; also include accurate in text or parenthetical citations. Please include a background on the text, share significant excerpts, giving your interpretation of the meaning and relate a personal connection of the text.
Dramatic Reading - using a minimum of one prop, perform a portion of your text to the class. Your presentation should include the conventions of the style of writing that your work represents. Also, include time for an explanation or question and answer session explaining the conventions you used in presenting your
reading. Demonstrate knowledge of your research during the explanation phase of the presentation.
Artistic Rendering - Using any mode that you choose, complete a visual interpretation of the reading. Upon
presenting your artwork to the class, provide an explanation of the art in respect to the literature. During your
presentation, cite your research and the influences that it had on your piece.
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