Week 1 Lesson 10/9

The Epic of Gilgamesh

From Book 1, Gilgamesh The King

1. What is a true friend?

2. What makes us happy?

Scripture: David and Jonathan

Snack: raisins, pita (unleavened bread), cheese

Craft:

Playdough city of Uruk

Week 2 Lesson 10/16

The Epic of Gilgamesh

From Book 2, The Revenge of Ishtar

Reasoning from Scripture:

1. Ought we be afraid of death?

2. Why do we die?

(I'll add verses to this page later)

Geography - Mesopotamia

Craft: Play dough representation of Gilgamesh, the walled city. Maybe some could make the beasts that attacked Uruk?

Snack: ??? The area and time include wild wheat (Kamut? - that's Eqyptian...), barley, goat, figs, olives...sheep, horse and lizard (don't tell anyone I mentioned those last two!)

http://www.digonsite.com/drdig/neareast/19.html

Craft:

Cardboard people from the story of Gilgamesh

Snack:

Apples, pita, black olives

Week 3 Lesson 10/23

The Epic of Gilgamesh

From Book 3, The Last Qwest of Gilgamesh

1. How do we find eternal life?

2. What will eternal life be like?

Snack: Fish sticks and fresh dates (sounds strange, I know, but it fits with the city of Uruk...) - Lisa

We're bringing notebooks to work on our pages, which will be listed as a page-by-page time line, and include our maps.

Also bringing cameras

Craft:

The Mesopotamian game (recently uncovered and in a museum!)

Index cards, cut in half (J)

Flat stones (J or L)

Research (H)

Print pic (L)

Colored pencils (J)

Week 4 Lesson 10/30

Birthday Party - Persephone and Bradley

Harvest Party - wear non-scary costumes

Snack: Heather - cupcakes

Activity: Jeannine - scavenger hunt

We're beginning The Law

Code of Hammurabi (Babylon)

The Me (Sumer)

The 10 Commandments

Discussion: The difference between Man's law and God's law

Questions:

1. What is the purpose of the law?

(verses added later)

2. see next week

Geography: Egypt and the Wilderness (Saudi Arabia)

Craft:

Card stock tablets to paste the key words for each commandment

(for notebook)

Snack:

Lizard guts and fish heads (Just kidding!) - see above

Week 5 Lesson 11/6

The Law

The letter vs. the spirit of the law

Geography: Add Africa

more to come...

Week 6 Lesson 11/13

The Law

The story of Moses

more to come...

Week 7 - no lesson 11/20

are we meeting this week?

Thanksgiving party?

Week 8 - no co-op

Happy Thanksgiving!