Course: English 12 Demo, Topic: Unit: First Words

Course Info

Unit: First Words
A beginning is the time for taking the most delicate care that the balances are correct. -Frank Herbert's Dune

This isn't just the beginning of this course. We'll be looking at some of the earliest texts ever written by humans. They are thousands of years old and can provide insight into the thoughts and actions of people today.
Approximately 15 hours
- START HERE: Icebreaker Forum
- Course Preparation Lesson
- First Words Unit Discussion Forum
- 01 - First Words 1 Standards Pre-Assessment Quiz
- 02 - Lesson: First Words
- 03 - Reading: The Enuma elish Page
- Lessons Learned: Enuma elish Importance Assignment
- 04 - Lesson: Before you read The Gilgamesh Epic
- 05 - Study Questions: The Gilgamesh Epic Assignment
- 06 - Reading: The Gilgamesh Epic Book
  Here you will find the text of the epic broken up by chapters. If you would like an epub version of this for your eReader you can download one here. If you want a PDF to print out, click on this book and then click Print Book in the menu on the left.
- 07 - Gilgamesh's Hero's Journey Assignment
- 08 - Gilgamesh Essay Questions Assignment
- 09 - The Flood Narrative Page
- 10 - Readings: Ancient Hebrews and their flood Narrative Book
- 11 - Readings: Ancient Greeks and their flood Narrative Book
- 12 - Flood Compare and Contrast Assignment
- 13 - Additional Narratives: Flood Compare and Contrast Assignment
- 14 - Effect of Geography on Stories and Culture (Presentation) Assignment
- 15 - Reflection #1 Assignment
  Restricted Not available unless: The activity 14 - Effect of Geography on Stories and Culture (Presentation) is marked complete