Welcome, ACC Humanities students!

All assignments and announcements will be posted here until I have access to Blackboard.

If you have any problems with the files, please e-mail me IMMEDIATELY at priscilla at mythicthinking dot org.

Syllabus

Nefertari

Assignments

Assignment #1 (PDF)  Alternate Assignment #1 (HTML)
Assignment #2 (PDF)  Alternate Assignment #2 (HTML)
Assignment #3 (PDF)  Alternate Assignment #3 (HTML)
Assignment #4 was handed out in class.
Assignment #5 (HTML)
Assignment #6 (HTML)
Assignment #7 (HTML)
Assignment #8 (HTML)
Assignment #9 (HTML)
Assignment #10 & #11 (HTML)
Assignment #12 (HTML)

Paper #1 was handed out in class.
The Midterm was handed out in class.

Power Point & Notes

Chapter 1
Chapter 2 Notes (PDF) Alternate Format (HTML)
Myth of Theseus and the Minotaur (PDF) Alternate Format (HTML)
Chapter 2 & 3 Power Point (PPT) Chapter 2 & 3 Power Point (HTML)
Chapter 5-7 Power Point (HTML)
Chapter 9 Power Point (HTML)
Chapter 10 Power Point (HTML)
Chapter 11-13A Power Point (HTML)
Chapter 11-13B Power Point (HTML)
Chapter 15 Power Point (HTML)
Chapter 17 Power Point (HTML)

Bonuses
(Current as of 11/04/08)

REMINDER: You may complete up to 5 of these, each good for 1 point towards your final grade. I will post more than five, so don’t worry if you can’t complete some of these. These are completely optional, and are meant to enrich your cultural experience of the humanities.

  1. Visit the Leonardo Da VInci, Man, Inventor, Genius exhibit at the Houston Museum of Natural Science until September 14th. Bring me your ticket stub and a brief write-up describing your reaction to the exhibit (did you like it? why or why not?). Also, pick 3 to 5 inventions and describe in a couple sentences how the invention appears in modern times OR why it is not practical.
  2. View 2 hour of the Power of Myth series. In a 1 to 2 page response paper, describe Campbell’s message in the episode and why it is relevant to a study of the Humanities.
  3. Listen to The Epic of Gilgamesh. You can find an audio book on CD at the public library or this website has it available. In a 1 to 2 page response paper, identify the core elements of the poem (characters, plot, theme, setting). Using the example found on pages xxvi-xxvii in your textbook, give me a BRIEF explication of the poem. Finally, what is your reaction to the poem? Did you like it? Why or why not?
  4. Watch the 1963 film Cleopatra. Imagine you are one of the main characters (Cleopatria, Julius Caesar, Marc Antony). In a 1 to 2 page response paper, tell me how you would react to this expose of your life being shown all over the world. Cite specific examples from the film.
  5. Visit the Tutankhamun & the Golden Age of Pharaohs exhibit at the Dallas Museum of Art. The exhibit runs from 10/03/08 until 05/09. Bring me your ticket stub and a brief write-up describing your reaction to the exhibit (did you like it? why or why not?). Also, pick 3 to 5 artifacts and describe in a couple sentences what these artifacts meant to the Egyptians. For information or tickets, visit this website.
  6. The ACC Drama Department is putting on a production of the Greek tragedy by Euripides, “The Bacchae” on 11/14-16, 11/21-23. Bring me your ticket stub and a 1-2 page write-up describing what you think is the central theme of the play. For more information, visit the Arts & Humanities website.
  7. Attend any two of the three events hosted by the ACC Ethics Resource Center and the Department of Philosophy: 10/9, 7pm: “What is Identity?” Panel Discussion; 10/23, 7pm: “Continuing the Topic of Identity” Panel Discussion; 11/13, 7pm: Film and Further Discussion on the “Topic of Identity.” Bring me a 1-2 page write-up describing the events you attended and how they did or did not affect your perception of “identity.”
  8. Vote on November 4th. Bring me a 1-2 page write-up describing your voting experience with your “I voted!” sticker or the electronic code print-out attached in the corner. I am not looking for a “why you think your candidate should win/should have won” essay. I want to know how this election has shaped your present perceptions. You may also compare modern social issues with those mentioned in the text.
  9. Visit the Umlauf Sculpture Garden and send me a 1-2 page write up comparing Umlauf’s work with Greek sculpture.
  10. Watch the Sesame Street movie, Don’t Eat the Pictures. You can find it on You Tube. Send me a 1-2 page write up reacting to either a. how the Sesame Street kids & monsters react to art or b. Big Bird’s adventure with the Prince.
  11. TRF Scavenger Hunt: If you happen to find yourself at the Texas Renaissance Festival this season, find me 5 anachronisms (things that are from a different time period) among the festival, staff, and actors. Do not include food or beverages, since they are all anachronistic. Write a small paragraph for each anachronism explaining why it is out of place.
  12. Watch the 1982 film, Amadeus. Bring me a 1-2 page write-up describing how the film affected your opinion of Mozart and/or Classical music in general. What scene/music did you particularly like?
Posted 24 Aug, 2008 |
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