Comic Books and Songs

This week we'll be preparing for two projects.

The first is long term: our comic books. We'll continue to work on yours next Writers Workshop.

The second, due Thursday, will be your song adaptation of Gilgamesh. Your song should incorporate three important lines from the poem: one from the beginning, one from the middle and one from the end of the poem.  In addition, you'll demonstrate your understanding of epic hero and foil by including one reference to an epic hero trait displayed by Gilgamesh and one reference to the literary term foil.

On Thursday, you will turn in a printout of your song lyrics and sing your song with your group.  If you would prefer to record your song and play it for the class, you may choose that as another presentation option.

Since this assignment will be your final Gilgamesh assignment, you will be graded on how well you demonstrate understanding of the poem through inclusion of textual references and the quality of your speaking skills (rehearse!).

Here is a link to a free program that will help you record your song if you'd like to try working with audio production.