Monday, April 8, 2019

Announcements and Reminders for Monday, April 8, 2019:

Targets for Today: I will understand more about the world of Norse mythology (the setting).

Today’s  Agenda for Monday, April 8, 2019: 1. Attendance Question:  Mythology or Nonfiction What is one of the best things you did over Spring Break?  This can be Real or Made-Up. 2. Secret Message: . 3. Presentations:   None 4. More on Setting:  What is the setting of Norse Mythology? Yggdrasil, the World Tree Take notes -- sketched or written -- in your composition book. Yggdrasil  from Crash Course  Mythical Trees: Crash Course World Mythology #34 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNw7RIOY7SA   1:10 to about 2:30.   ps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvaFXGwAZys  about Yggdrasil  14:00 minutes 5. If time -- a quick look at Norse Gods.  -- Students cut out and taped icons for several of the Norse gods into their composition books, allowing a half page for each.  Next time we will take notes on these and other gods and creatures, and will work on the Yggdrasil project.

If You Were Absent: See above.

Vocabulary:

Help and Enrichment  http://www.germanicmythology.com/works/Cosmography.html Nidhogg is the dragon who gnaws at the roots of the World Tree.  Yggdrasil, the World Tree Norse Gods and Creatures