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Monday, August 13th

• What are the similarities between the civilizations? Prizes for the winner!

• Sign up for livebinder with a collaborative binder

• Read one of three mythologies provided and complete Reading Activities

• Modern day use of Mythological references

Essential Question: What are the similarities of the 4 main River Civilizations?How is this important to cultural diffusion?

Journal QuestionGallery Walk: Move around the room and learn from the “exhibits” Please record what each group has gathered for information about Egypt, India, China, Sumerians.

Why are references in mythologies still valid in today's society?

HOMEWORK: Find one, tell where they got it and overall why is it still valid to use mythological references?

• Captain obvious yes: All civilizations are located near a major river that flooded annually

• All developed forms of irrigation• Similar climates warm and dry with seasonal flooding• Each had a king who demanded loyalty from the subjects

and controlled the food supply• Dynasty – a series of rulers descending from a single

family line. • Saw the emergence or creation of social classes or a caste

system• All had systems of writing• Belief in many gods – polytheism

• All made artistic representations of what their life was like and their Gods

• All were innovators and came up with new things that are still relevant to today

• Adapted their surrounding environment to survive• Experienced conflict, internal or externally• Eventually collapsed, faded away, or were conquered• They all traded with other people in some respect to

get what they need to survive

Tuesday, August 14thMake LiveBinder• VOCAB to add to

LIVEBINDER: Vocabulary to Add to LiveBinder:

• * Myth• * Fable• * Scientific• * Theory• Creation Myths: - “

A Creation Myth from the Yoruba People of West Africa. andA Babylonian Creation Myth andA Story of Creation as Depicted in Genesis

Essential Question: How is this important to cultural diffusion?What is the importance of mythology?

Journal QuestionWatch this PowerPoint: * Describe how the earth was formed chemically after the Big Bang Theory•What does the timeline look like?•* What things separate us from original man?

HOMEWORK: Begin Work on Celestial Project

Wednesday, August 15th

Make LiveBinder• VOCAB to add to

LIVEBINDER: Vocabulary to Add to LiveBinder:

• * Myth• * Fable• * Scientific• * Theory• Creation Myths: - “

A Creation Myth from the Yoruba People of West Africa. andA Babylonian Creation Myth andA Story of Creation as Depicted in Genesis

Essential Question: How is this important to cultural diffusion?What is the importance of mythology?

Journal QuestionGo to my website: Click link; bigmyth.comChoose one to watch, answer questions in livebinder today under journal tab1.) What is your mythology explaining?2.) Which culture is it from?3.) Does it compare to any other mythology you know in your own culture?

HOMEWORK: Begin Work on Celestial Project