Monday, May 9, 2011

Monday, May 9th

*Collect Storytelling Festival assignments
*Jot some thoughts on these questions:
---How does Amaterasu differ from Demeter?
---In both stories, the Mother Goddess brings about great destruction. Why do you think this motif is common in fertility myths?
---Does the Japanese myth serve to reinforce or challenge traditional gender roles?  Consider both the male and female characters in the story.
*Discussion
*Read "Kotan Uttanai" pp. 339-48.
---Reading-check quiz tomorrow

*OBJECTIVE:  Analyze the patterns and structures of various archetypal characters and events

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