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B. MYTHOLOGY AND LITERATURE OVERALL EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:
B1. Mythology: demonstrate knowledge and understanding of different types of myths and their socio-cultural contexts;
B2. Literature: demonstrate knowledge of classical literary genres and understanding of the literary aspects of classical texts;
B3. TerminologyandWritingSystems:identifyterminologyinEnglishderivedfromclassicalmythology and literature and use it correctly, and demonstrate knowledge of classical writing systems;
B4. Intercultural and Other Connections: describe how their learning about classical mythology and literature relates to and enhances their understanding of other cultures and fields of study, the contemporary world, and their own experience.
SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS
B1. Mythology
By the end of this course, students will:
B1.1 Types of Classical Myths: identify and describe different types of classical myths and their characteristics (e.g., types: aetiological [origin] myths; liturgical [religious origin] myths; direct [history-based] legends, as in stories based on the Trojan War and the founding of Rome; indirect [metaphorical] legends, as in stories based on possible historical activities in the remote past such as the Titanomachy]; psyche [psychological] myths, often disclosing the darker side of human nature, as in the story of Daphne and Apollo; characteristics: occurrence in a timeless past, inclusion of the supernatural)
B1.2 Myths and Their Context: describe the context and meaning of some ancient Greek and Roman myths in classical times (e.g., the [liturgical] myth of Persephone explains the development of the Eleusinian Mysteries; the [aetiological] myth of Narcissus explains the creation of the daffodil; the [direct] legend about the Roman abduction of the Sabine women explains the amalgamation of Roman and Sabine territories)
B2. Literature
By the end of this course, students will:
B2.1 Genres: identify various genres found in classical literature and describe their character- istics (e.g., describe how Homer’s Odyssey exemplifies an epic poem; describe what makes Catullus a lyric poet; explain why Aristophanes’ play Lysistrata is a comedy)
B2.2 Literary Analysis: identify, in works of classical literature in English translation, some common themes (e.g., rebirth, the hero’s confron- tation with mortality on a quest) and stylistic devices (e.g., the chorus in drama), and describe various ways in which they have been used by classical writers
B3. Terminology and Writing Systems
By the end of this course, students will:
B3.1 Mythological and Literary Terminology: identify mythological and literary words, phrases, and terms in English derived from ancient Greek and Latin and use them correctly (e.g., myth and aetiology from ancient Greek; theatrical terms such as deus ex machina, dramatis personae, exit/exeunt from Latin)
Teacher prompts: “Identify some ancient Greek and/or Latin influences on the development of literary terms.” “What are the original Greek meanings of the poetic terms hyperbole, metaphor, and simile? Why is it more effective to use these terms in their original language?”
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