Quarter One

(Personal Narrative)

Essential Questions: Why do we tell stories? For what purposes? How do our experiences shape who we are? What’s my story?

Reading: Fiction, non-fiction and poetry

Writing: Personal Narrative Profile

Quarter Two

(Evaluating and Using Information)

Essential Questions: What can we learn from other people’s stories? How are other people’s stories a reflection of my own story?

Reading: Fiction, non-fiction, poetry

Writing: Reflection paper, Letter to the Editor/Elected Official, Project Proposal, Creative Profile

Ancient Literature Course Outline:

The course is divided into six units:

1.  Creation/Beginnings

Enuma Elish (Babylonian)

Myth of Pangu (Chinese)

The World on the Turtle’s Back (Iroquois)

Theogeny (Greek)

Genesis (Hebrew)

Legend of Gilgamesh (Babylonian)

Norse Creation Story (Scandinavia)

2.  Law

Four Noble Truths (Buddhism)

Code of Hammurabi (Babylonion)

Leviticus (20, 23) (Hebrew)

3.  Wisdom

Selections from Proverbs, Ecclesiastes,

Job (Hebrew)

4.  Heroes I: A Thousand Faces

Hebrew Profiles: Judges (Samson),

Kings (David), Prophets (Elijah)

5.  Heroes II: Nativity/Sacrifice

Jesus

Buddha

Mohammed

6.  Prophecy and Apocalypse

Selections from Ezekiel, Daniel, Revelation

Norse Destruction Story