September 26, 2013 - Thursday

Class Work

1. Ladies - form one group. Gentlemen - form another.

In your group, describe what you consider to be qualities you would hope girls in our 21st century world would develop. For example, is kindness important? If so, why? Continue until you have at least 10 important qualities listed and explained.

Sharing . . .

Now, describe what you consider to be qualities you would hope boys in our 21st century world would develop. For example, is courage important? If so, why? Continue until you have at least 10 important qualities listed and explained.

Sharing . . .

Are the characteristics and qualities that need to be developed the same for both genders? If so, why? If not, why not?

2. Look at those qualities that you feel are important for boys to develop. Are these qualities anything like the qualities possessed by Prince Charming or any Fairy Tale prince?

3. Let's talk about heroes of yester-year . . .
Name some:
Think Greek and Roman
Think Biblical
Think Ireland???? Yes, Ireland.

4. You will be reading "The Thirteenth Son of King Erin" and "The Birth of Fin Mac Coul" in the Folklore book. pp. 245-264. This is homework. Look for similarities to stories of Greek and Biblical heroes. On Canvas, explain what you like and/or dislike about the two Irish heroes.

In addition, you need to know something about Moses, Perseus, Odysseus and the Cyclops, Theseus, Hercules, and Jason.

Join a group. Check the Internet for a brief overview of your group's assigned hero.

Make a group PowerPoint presentation of 6-10+ slides to tell the story to the class. Each group member should create at least one slide. There is a space on Canvas to post. Please include the names of all group members on the "title" slide.

Here are some suggested sites. Feel free to check other sites.
Theseus: http://greece.mrdonn.org/theseus.html
Odysseus: http://www.mythweb.com/odyssey/
Jason: http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/GreekMyths/Jason/
Moses: http://www.topmarks.co.uk/judaism/moses/index.htm
Perseus: http://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Heroes/Perseus/perseus.html
Hercules: http://www.pantheon.org/articles/h/hercules.html