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Ancient Worlds- Global Introductions and Journal Topics

Ancient Worlds- Global Introductions and Journal Topics. Global Introductions:World Literature. Why is it important to study World Literature? Why it is important to study other cultures?

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Ancient Worlds- Global Introductions and Journal Topics

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  1. Ancient Worlds- Global Introductions and Journal Topics

  2. Global Introductions:World Literature • Why is it important to study World Literature? Why it is important to study other cultures? • Write your response on your global introduction sheet. Include specific examples to support your opinion for each topic. Fill in all lines. Write neatly.

  3. Eternal Life: Epic of Gilgamesh • Imagine you could live forever. What are some positive and negative effects of immortality?

  4. Destruction (Epic of Gilgamesh) • If you were God, would you ever destroy mankind? When would you? What would make you make this choice?

  5. Health, Wealth, Life, or Support? • If you had to choose between one of the following options, which would you choose and why would you choose it? Why would you choose this choice rather than the others? • Have perfect health for all the days of your life and die peacefully. • Have all the material possessions and wealth that you desired. • Live forever throughout all time without growing old. • Have the perfect friends, family, and spouse.

  6. Paradise (Genesis) • Define paradise in your own words. Where would it be? What would it include? Who would be there? What would it not include?

  7. Creation (Genesis) If you were to create mankind, how would you design them? What would they look like? What skills would they have?

  8. Temptation (Genesis) • What temptations do teenagers face? How do you overcome them?

  9. Outsider (Ruth) • What causes someone to be an outsider? What are some negative and positive effects of being an outsider?

  10. Songs (Psalms) • If you had to write a song today, what would it be about? Praise, Grief, Love, Heartache? What would the song say?

  11. Compassion (Quran) • Define the words compassion and mercy in your own words.

  12. Magical Genie (1,001 Nights) • If you had a magical genie with 3 wishes, what would you wish for and why would you make those wishes?

  13. Best Advice (Tao Te Ching) • What is the best advice someone has ever given to you? • What is one of your favorite sayings or quotes? • What is one of your favorite lines from a song or movie?

  14. Fairy Tales (Fables and Parables) • What is your favorite fairy tale, fable, or children’s story? Why is this your favorite? What lesson(s) does it teach?

  15. Children’s Lesson (Parables and Fables) • What are some of the most important “lessons” that children should learn from their parents, guardians, and teachers?

  16. Nature’s Inspiration (Tanka and Haiku Poetry) • What is the most beautiful place or thing that you have observed in nature? Where were you? How did it impact you?

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