Hi Ben and Luke, This week please study your African map. We will challenge each other in an African Map face off. Here is a link to a map to study:

Luke, here is the blank map if you want to print it and color for practice: http://www.supercoloring.com/coloring-pages/outline-map-of-africa-with-countries

 You'll notice a couple of borders need to drawn in as the coloring map is a bit out of date.

Next week we will begin going over the individual gods/goddesses of the Yoruba people. Have a great week! Mrs. G

HI Students! The African Gods and Goddesses we are going to be exploring this week are from the Yoruba People of Africa. Please do some research as to who the Yoruba people are and what region of Africa they live. Collect your information and write a 200 word paragraph about the Yoruba people in your own words. In class we will practice our African Geography! Have a great week! Mrs. G

Hi Ben and Luke, Great job on your Codex! You are both great writers and have awesome imaginations! This week we will take a moment to look at the purpose of mythology in a culture or society and origin myth in general. Do your best to fill in the blanks at home. If you have any questions, we will talk about it in class. Have a great week, Mrs. G 

 

Origin Myths: Crash Course: Ex Nihlo Myths

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eVFgfQ2694

Hi Students your Codex is looking lovely! Please bring it finished with the final reference guide to class next week. We will decipher each other's codex and move on to our next unit. Thanks! Mrs. G

HI Students, Please be sure to bring your completed myth and all of your 50 pictographs. You can repeat the pictographs if you need to repeat the words. Start "inscribing" them in your folded codex. We will finish in class next week and embellish the cover. Remember your myth needs to refer to 3 specifically Mayan things such as pyramids, Quetzal Coatl, the Mayan ball game, one or more of the gods, cacoa, etc.  You will need a reference guide for your pictographs as well to help us decipher your codex! Have a great week! Mrs. G

Hi students! This week finish writing your Mayan myth. Please include three references to things that are distinctly Mayan such as pyramids, maize, temples, the ball game, the Hero Twins, etc. Also, Draw at least 25 of the 50 pictographs that will tell your myth. You will need to be making a reference guide to go with your codex so that we can decipher your myth. We will continue to work on your Codex (folding book) in class. Have a great week, Mrs. G

HI Ben and Luke!

Have a great couple of weeks! Finish those questions on the back of your Hero Twins Myth in complete sentences, please! I think 3-4 sentences each should be sufficient. Thanks! Take Care! Mrs. G