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Unit Title: Modernizing the Epic Of Gilgamesh Subject Area: English Languages Arts Class: Honors World Literature Live Binder: Gilgamesh Binder Grades:9-10 Unit Summary TabletTogether we will be time traveling back many thousands of years into Ancient Mesopotamia as we investigate the oldest surviving text known to man called the Epic of Gilgamesh. Before we begin our investigation, we will explore some of Ancient Mesopotamia’s history and learn about its civilization's cultural values. Following, we will get to dissect the complex construction of our mysterious epic hero, Gilgamesh, and consider what causes this character to act so strange. For instance: May it be the cultural values of the people of his time that influence his actions? Furthermore, we will also take a close look at Gilgamesh’s story plot, the heroic plot cycle, and evaluate some possible central themes our mysterious author may be trying to teach us through the actions within this epic. At the end of this unit, you will get to write your own digital epic narrative under the scope of a 21st-century student.
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.3 Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.6 Analyze a particular point of view or culture experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States, drawing on a wide reading of world literature. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.9-10.6 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically |