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January 11
Read the Introduction & pp. 1-43
Bring two interpretive questions
for discussion.
Meeting Times/Locations
10-11 - RAC 136 for DVD part 1
11-12 PLC 101 - Discussion
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January 14
Read pp. 44-86
Meet in RAC 136 for entire class
to view rest of DVD
Short Writing Due January 18
- 2 pp.:
What is the root cause of the
tension between the Pandavas and the Kauravas? |
January
21
Read pp. 87-129
Prepare a character profile for
each of the following:
Bhisma, Dhrtarastra, Gandhari
Duryodhana, Kunti, Karna, Yudhisthira, Arjuna, Draupadi, & Krsna.
Focus on their archetypal
qualities and character development.
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January 25
Read pp. 130-173
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Prepare a
character profile for each of the following: Yudhisthira,
Arjuna, Krsna, & Karna.
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How would you
systematically describe the cosmology of this culture?
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What is the
relationship between humans and deity?
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Who is the hero
of the poem?
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January 28
Read pp. 174-216
Meet in RAC 136 from 10-11 - to finish
viewing the DVD Meet in
PLC 101 from 11-12 - to finish discussing the poem.
Bring 2 good interpretive questions
(see
http://www.greatbooks.org/library/interpretive-questions.html )
for discussion. |
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