Monday, February 12, 2007

The Test and essay


Schema: Quiz

Today was a review for tomorrow’s unit test. The test will cover all that we’ve done in the past three weeks. Please review previous blogs and compare to the notes you took today. The test will cover Gilgamesh and the concepts we discussed in class. These include but are not limited to: Parts of Speech and the ability to identify them in a sentence; genres (poetry, prose, drama) and subgenres; the four myth types and their focus; archetypes and the ability to identify and apply them to the text; the stages of grief and Dr. Kubler-Ross; and important element in the Gilgamesh epic. There will a little about Genesis and the flood narrative.

The short answers will be have to do with the image of god(s) in the Gilgamesh and Genesis flood narratives and how this reflects the different cultures; the role of the harlot and Ninsun in Gilgamesh; and the genres and subgenres for Gilgamesh – poetry, epic and Mesopotamian. Even though our text is in prose form, the original was a poem.

While you are studying, look for ideas and support for your essays. Here is a link to one on-line version of the text. You’ll have time this week to work on the essay in class.

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