Monday, November 26, 2018

Announcements and Reminders for Monday, November 26, 2018: Sign up for a type of World Mythology  you'd like to research and report on.                             There is a page now on CANVAS with answers to the test questions.    Look for a page titled -- Norse Mythology Test Prep Norse Mythology Test Prep..docx If you need to make-up the composition book score,  write new 5 sentences about things you have learned about Norse mythology and translate them into the Runic language you've been given. Also, create a neat illustration on 8 1/2 by 11 paper showing at least 10 of the Norse gods and goddesses.  If you were not here, bring your composition book to me to check.  For the test --  Notice that you will be asked this:  What similarities and differences do you see between the Greek gods and goddesses and the Norse gods and goddesses?  How are their world-views different?  Are the creatures similar or different?   About the humans:   The first human man was Ask and he was made from an Ash Tree. The first human woman was Embla and she was made from the Elm Tree. Before the battle of Ragnarok, two people, Lif “a woman” and Liftraser “a man”, will find shelter in the sacred tree Yggdrasil. And when the battle is over, they will come out and repopulate the earth again.

Targets for Today: I know everything there is to know about Norse Mythology.    :)

Today’s  Agenda: Sign up for a type of World Mythology  you'd like to research and report on.  1.  Reading or make-up/finishing work. Finish your Yggdrasil if you haven't.   If you need to do the make-up work for the composition book, do that now.  If you need to make-up the composition book score,  write new 5 sentences about things you have learned about Norse mythology and translate them into the Runic language you've been given. Also, create a neat illustration on 8 1/2 by 11 paper showing at least 10 of the Norse gods and goddesses.  If you were not here, bring your composition book to me to check. If you have finished the above, you may read your choice of materials.

If You Were Absent: World Mythology sign-ups --   World Mythology Research Project--Short.docx Norse Mythology Test Prep..docx  See answers on CANVAS.

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