TUES 1/5 SHELDON AND WED. 1/6 SOUTH (LATE START)

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Lecture on background to "The Epic of Gilgamesh" and examples of cuneiform. IF YOU MISSED THIS CLASS, BE SURE TO PICK UP THE 11 X 17 ARTICLE FROM THE HOMEWORK BOX TITLED "EPIC HERO" AND READ IT FOR BACKGROUND INFO.

As time permits, we begin reading the Epic together

HWK: READ THROUGH BOOK 5 AND BEGIN ANSWERING THE STUDY QUESTIONS. THOSE QUESTIONS AREN'T ACTUALLY DUE UNTIL THE READING OF THE EPIC IS FINISHED.