World Literature Week of August 22 - 26

Last week we finished reading the story of the creation and the flood from Genenis in the Old Testament. We completed a Venn Diagram comparing the flood in Gilgamesh to the flood in Genesis. For grammar, we've been working on run-on sentences since that is the main problem I've seen in your writing thus far. On Friday, we took a quiz over the vocab words from Gilgamesh and Genesis.

This week, we will continue with readings from this unit on ancient texts from around the world, starting with the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament. New vocabulary words will be introduced. I will assign a writing project called a Biopoem, which will be a biographical poem for each of you. This is consistent with the theme "I Matter" that I introduced in a quickwrite last week.

Important Points from Unit 1

What is an Archetypal Setting?

An archetypal setting is a time, place, or landscape that has similar significance for many different peoples. Such common settings arise across cultures because they apparently connect to the most powerful or universal human experiences

Here are some common archetypal settings:• a paradise, or ideal place where people live without strife or fear
• a universe made up of opposites
• a landscape that emerges from dark or watery emptiness or confusion
• a circle that symbolizes completion
• a giant tree that connects heaven and earth
• a great flood and a ship that survives it
• an underworld that people go to after they die