HN English 10- Gilgamesh Test & Siddhartha

You have a Gilgamesh test tomorrow.  I am anticipating it only taking the first half of the class.

You should also read Chapters 5-7 in Siddhartha.  Reading check and discussion to be expected. 

Gilgamesh - Mortality Quotations

Tomorrow is Wednesday.  Vocabulary notecards all around!

Complete your Gilgamesh quote worksheet regarding his varying attitudes about mortality throughout the novel. Remember to complete the added section regarding Shiduri and Utnapishtim's attitudes as well.

Gilgamesh test will be on Thursday, May 3.  It will only last for the first half of class.

You also have Chapters 5-7 in Siddhartha due on Thursday for discussion after the test.  Be prepared for a quick reading check. 

HN English 10 - Gilgamesh: The Completion

Finish reading the Gilgamesh packet.  You should complete your Quest chart, including the three parts of the Dilmun episode: arrival, story of the flood (no challenges Gilgamesh faces here), and then the sleep/bread event.  More accurately name the snake/flower episode in the next box. 

You may use the study guide distributed in class to guide your reading and there will be a reading check tomorrow. 

Siddhartha Part I (Chapters 1-4) is due on Monday.  Be aware.

HN English 10 - Siddhartha Background Research

Look up the following list of terms (Wikipedia is fine for this assignment, though if you do not understand the definition given on Wikipedia, you should consult other sources).  Remember that all definitions should pertain to that word as it relates to Hinduism:

1. varna & the 4 castes within this system (NOT the larger social hierarchy in Indian society)
2. Four Noble Truths
3. Noble Eightfold Path
4. Nirvana
5. Self
6. dharma
7. the Buddha
8. ablutions
9. Atman
10. the cycle of rebirth
11. karma
12. maya
13. Upanishads

These definitions are due tomorrow.  Part I of Siddhartha (Chapters 1-4) are due on Monday.  You may use the study guide to help structure your reading, but I will not collect it. 

If you did not finish your quest chart that goes along with Books IX-X of Gilgamesh, you should have it done by tomorrow.

Oh, and Wednesday is notecard day.  Behave accordingly.  

HN English 10 - Gilgamesh Books III and V

For homework tonight, you should complete any late notecards (50 > 0) and read Books III and V in your Gilgamesh packet-- Book IV is mostly omitted, but read the note about its contents. 

Be prepared for a reading check tomorrow.  We will finish our Genesis Creation and Creation of Enkidu comparison tomorrow. 

HN English 10 - Gilgamesh Books I-II

Today in class we read Books I-II in the Gilgamesh packet and answered corresponding study guide questions, including two additions:

           16.  What does humanity mean in the context of Enkidu's development in the story?
           17.  How does Enkidu help Gilgamesh develop humanity?  (What does Gilgamesh lack at first?  
           What does Gilgamesh gain through his interactions with Enkidu?)

Work on your quotation paper/project tonight-- we have a consulting day on Friday, so prepare yourself.

Notecards due tomorrow. 

HN English 10 - Mortality, Legacy, and the beginning of Gilgamesh

Define the terms "legacy" and "mortality."  Explain how the two are related.

Based on the viewing in class, what do legacy and mortality seem to have with the episode?

Read the prologue and background (p. "68" to 70) of The Epic of Gilgamesh in the packet distributed in class today-- how do the ideas of legacy and mortality appear in that part of the story?

Be sure to write your answers on something that can be turned in if I choose to collect it.