Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes by Edith Hamilton
BBC Podcasts:
The Epic of Gilgamesh
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b080wbrq
The Greek Myths
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0093z1k
The Trojan War
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01j6srl
The Iliad
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bh5x1y
Week 1 (9/7)
Introduction
Assignment: Preliminary Questions (You should submit your response via I-Learning by 6 pm, Friday, 9/11)
Week 2 (9/14) Mesopotamian Culture and Literature
The Epic of Gilgamesh (Headnote, pp. 54-58; Tablets I and II, pp. 58-71)
*Quiz 1*
Week 3 (9/21)
The Epic of Gilgamesh (Tablets VII, VIII and IV, pp.87-95)
*Quiz 2*
Week 4 (9/28)
The Epic of Gilgamesh (Tablets X and XI, pp.96-110)
*Quiz 3*
Week 5 (10/5)
The Hebrew Bible (Headnote, pp. 110-114, Genesis, The Garden of Eden, The Flood, pp. 117-125)
*Quiz 4*
Week 6 (10/12)
The Hebrew Bible (Headnote, pp. 114-116, The book of Job, pp.152-159)
*Quiz 5*
Week 7 (10/19)
The Hebrew Bible (The book of Job, pp. 171-177)
Assignment: Detailed Questions (to be submitted via I-Learning by 9 pm, Friday, 10/25)
*Quiz 6*
Week 8 (10/26)
Mid-Term Project: You will have to prerecord a 2-minute video and upload it via I-Learning by 9 pm, Sunday, 10/25).
Week 9 (11/2)
Mid-Term Project: You will have to prerecord a 2-minute video and upload it via I-Learning by 9 pm, Sunday, 10/25).
Week 10 (11/9)
Greek Gods and Heroes (Hamilton's Mythology, "The Gods" pp. 24-47)
Group Presentations on Greek Gods and Heroes
*Quiz 7*
Week 11 (11/16)
Headnote, pp. 181-188, Book 1 (pp.189-204)
*Quiz 8*
Week 12 (11/23)
Book 6 (pp. 205-215)
*Quiz 9*
Week 13 (11/30)
Sappho (Headnote, pp. 594-96; Poems 1, 16 and 31, pp. 596-98)
*Quiz 10*
Week 14 (12/7)
Book 9 (pp. 215-231)
*Quiz 11*
Week 15 (12/14)
Book 22 (pp. 258-271)
*Quiz 12*
Week 16 (12/21)
Book 24 (pp. 271-29)
*Quiz 13*
Week 17 (12/28)
Group Presentations (Presenters will prerecord their formal presentations and participate in a Q and A).
Week 18 (1/8) Final
20% class participation (based on your attendance and speaking frequency)
10 % group presentation (2 presentations)
10% attendance
60% exams (quizzes 10%, 20% Midterm Project, 30% Final)
Absences
>Sickness: If you can’t come to class because you’re sick, please apply for a leave of absence via the university’s online system and attach a document which shows your doctor’s notes or your visit to a clinic or hospital. You will need to show me absent notes approved by the university on the day of a quiz or test; otherwise, your absence will be unexcused. Each class absence will drop 1 point off your final grade.
>Tardiness: You should come to class on time. If you arrive late after I take attendance, you will be marked absent.
>Other reasons: Please discuss them with me beforehand.