Anthro September
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No School

4

Due: Animal or Angel writing assignment

Class: Read; Break into groups to plan a performance of  creation stories

5

Class: Discuss and act out creation stories (Hindu/Australian aboriginal)

6

Class: Yanomamo myth; Notes on the meaning of myth; discussion of Genesis Creation

7

Class: Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth video

 

10

Due: Creation story essay

Class: Worksheet on the Hero myth.  PowerPoint lecture on the Hero's journey

11

Class: Example of the Hero's journey: Star Wars

12

Class: Star Wars

13

Class: Finish  Star Wars and begin writing essay

 

14

Due: Essay on the Hero's journey (See PowerPoint for description of essay options)

Class: Evolution PowerPoint and evolution notes

17

Due: Read Darwin biography and excerpt from Finches in the Galapagos islands

Class: Handout questions for evolution packet.  Read and discuss Supreme Court cases every teen should know (parts 1 and 2)

18

Due: Read and do questions for Divided over Evolution, A New Museum in Kentucky will argue the case for creationism, and Twin Science

Class: Library for Evolution projects

19

Class: Library for Evolution projects

20

Due: Read and do questions for Race and Gene Studies: What makes a Difference? by Larry Adelman at site

Class: video: Race The Power of an Illusion; Visitor from Mauratania
 

 

21

 

Class: video: Race The Power of an Illusion;

24

Due: Evolution project

Class: video: Family that Walks on all fours

25

Due: Read and do questions for Always revealing, human skin is an anthropologist’s map and Sluggish parents and their full throttle offspring

Class: Discuss archeology projects and review for test

 

26

Due: Test on everything that we've done so far

Class: Test

27

Class: Present  Evolution project; PowerPoint on Archeology; Forensic Detective video

28

Due: "Crime-Scene Forensics; Dead Men Talking" and "Forensic Sculptor Called in to Work on Skeleton Mystery"

Class: archeology projects

Ron Eisenman

Rutland High School

reisenman@rutlandhs.k12.vt.us