Genesis 4, Cain and Abel / "One Perfect Rose" by Dorothy Parker

Grade 12

• Review on the development of myth and the historical perspective of Genesis
• Read and annotate Gen 4
• Group discussion
• Large group discussion tomorrow.
• Analysis due Wednesday.
• Unit project distributed. Due Monday. See below:

Creation Myth UnitProject Options
Due date: 12/19

Maximum: Min 600 – Max 1000 words (Choose 1)

1. Write your own myth. This option should include expected elements; the creation of the world, cosmological structure, introduction of duality, etc. Consider the environment of the culture that would generate such a story. Sociological, psychological and cosmological implications should be implicit in the story.

2. Compare/contrast three or more of the stories studied in class. Analyze the symbolic significance of the imagery and how the imagery differs or parallels the imagery in other stories. Discuss the sociological, psychological and cosmological functions of myth explicit

3. Treat any one of these stories as a personal dream. Relate the story, modifying it as necessary, and analyze it in terms of its application to your own life. Be specific. Be descriptive.


4. Be the Devil’s Advocate: The serpent in the Garden of Eden demands a trial. Be the serpent’s lawyer and argue his case before a court. You may introduce elements from some of the other stories in his defense.

5. Design a creative project of your own. May be done in a group, but must be signed off by me.

Grade 10

• Show an example of a ctitical analysis of Danny Deever with attention to structure. (See the back of the poetry packet for an outline.)
• Defined lyric poetry as poems meant to express personal feelings.
• Read, annotated and translated "One Perfect Rose" by Dorothy Parker.
• Discussed in groups, modified translations.