Focus on images associated with Mesopotamian culture, explore archetypes from Mesopotamian literature, and prepare for writing a reflective essay
Discover the significant elements of creation myths from a variety of cultures, draw comparisons between the myths, speculate about why elements differ
Examine images associated with early Islamic voices, identify important genres from early Islamic literature, and prepare to write an explanatory essay
Examine images associated with elements of Norse sagas, identify important narrative elements and prepare for writing a persuasive letter about them
Explore architectural arches found in the Spanish-speaking world. Build Spanish vocabulary related to architecture and buildings
What beliefs are found in two important Indian epics? How can classifying these beliefs contribute to effective writing?
Explore the tomb of King Tutankhamun and examine artifacts and why they were buried with the young king and what they reveal about the Egyptian afterlife
Explore the characteristics of the Chinese shih poetic form. Answer this focus question: How does Li Po’s poetry reflect the Chinese shih poetic form?
What do archaeologists know about early North American civilizations? Learn about Native American societies before 1500.
Research the Spanish Civil War and its relation to Picasso’s famous antiwar mural Guernica.
