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Myths and Early Religions

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Myths and Early Religions

Examine books

 

 

 

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Pre-literate religions - Rituals

Complete LM 7.2 Check Your Understanding

May 6

 Pick Your Own Totem! Collage and paragraph (optional) - List of Animals

 

Discuss 7.2 Check Your Understanding

 

Review Topic Questions (p. 132)

 

Complete 7.1 Myths and Early Religions Concept Chart

 

 

 

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3rd floor mobile lab

 

Topic 2 - Ancient Egypt

Read and discuss captions

Taxidermy

 

Optional homework:Design your sarcophagus

Outline

Complete the Topic

Concept Chart

Activity:

Virtual Tour of Ancient Egypt(portable lab) complete the worksheet with a partner - finish for homework.

 

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Dene visitors in the library

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2nd floor laptop cart

 

 

Topic 3 Ancient Greek Religion

 

Read  and discuss captions

- modern expressions originating in Greek mythology

 

Video - Greek Gods overview

 

Investigate a god or godddess  (worksheet)

with a partner (portable lab)

British Museum  (Web source)

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Review Topic questions

Complete Concept Chart

 

Topic 4 The Aztecs

 

In Search of History: The Aztec Empire - video 42 mins.

Homework:

Choose your hero myth and begin Analyze a Myth 

May 13

Complete the 

Concept Chart for Egyptians and Greeks

 

Read in pairs  

The Labours of Hercules (worsksheet) from 

 

 Perseus Digital Library (web source)

 

 

Complete Analyze a Myth for tomorrow.  Choose from myths available here

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Share your Labour of Hercules

 

 

Continue Aztecs

Read Topic 4 - finish topic questions and complete concept chart

 

 

Analyze a Myth continue

 

Begin work on Writing your Myth 

Helpful websites:

Myths and Legends

Myths from around the world 

Myth writing workshop with Jane Yolen

 

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 Read Topic 5 Norse 

 

Complete concept chart

 

Writing Your Myth

 

Helpful websites:

Myths and Legends

Myths from around the world 

 Myth writing workshop with Jane Yolen

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Writing your Myth

 

Helpful websites:

Myths and Legends

Myths from around the world 

 Myth writing workshop with Jane Yolen

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Finish writing your myth

May 20

Victoria Day, No School

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Artists' Cafe -Present your Myth

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Health and Disease

 

Topic 1: Beliefs of the Body

What are the steps to good health?

 

Body Beliefs Lecture Notes

 

Primary Source Readings

 

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Topic 2: Medical Practices

How did people treat diseases?
Why did they continue to use harmful treatments?

 

Medical Practices Lecture Notes

 

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Activities:

The controversy of 

Martha Ballard and the Man-midwife

 

Readings in the History of Medicine - Pick a topic to read, summarize and share with the class

 

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