HS Mythology

.5 Carnegie Unit

Instructor: Tabitha Dillard

Instructor Information:

I am Mrs. Tabitha Dillard, and I will be your online instructor for this course. In addition, I teach high school English at Ingomar Attendance Center in New Albany, MS, where I have been for 8 years. I have a total of 12 years teaching experience.

I have a Master of Education Degree in English from the University of Mississippi. I have been happily married for 17 years and have two children, Lindsey and Josh.

Contact me with any questions or concerns you might have at tcdilla1@olemiss.edu. I look forward to working with you.

Contact Information:

If you have questions concerning the content of the course, you may contact the instructor directly using the email link on the main Lessons page or in the "Communications & Tools" tab. NOTE: Replies to your emails will go to your go.olemiss.edu email account, so be sure to check it frequently.

For lesson or test administration issues, please contact the HS department:
The University of Mississippi High School P. O. Box 7959 University, MS 38677-0729	Phone: 662-915-1296 Fax: (662) 915-5138 E-mail: UMHS@olemiss.edu

Course Description:

I hope that you will find this course engaging and enlightening as you seek to add to your knowledge of classical mythology and its place in our world even today.

Required Textbook:

All page numbers referenced in the units, unless otherwise specified, refer to Edith Hamilton’s Mythology, a book you will need to acquire for this course. I have also tried to list the headings that accompany the page numbers in case you do not have the exact same edition of Hamilton’s book as I am using.

It is the student's responsibility to order his or her textbook. Online textbook retailers such as Amazon.com, ABEbooks.com, or Half.com usually provide used textbooks at economical prices.

You must make sure you are ordering the exact book required in this syllabus.

Course Objectives include (but are not limited to):

Welcome to this course! This course is a foundational step to building a framework of cultural literacy. You might even find a lesson or two to apply to your own life!
Upon completion, you will:

Have a working knowledge of the primary players and places and events in Greek and Roman mythology
Have a deeper understanding of the ways in which we humans sought to explain our world around us before scientific experimentation on the level we have today was possible
Discover that whether it is the 5th century BC or present-day, human beings still have many of the same characteristic flaws and struggles

Course Outline:

You will find 10 units that comprise this course, and each unit will be set up in the same basic format. Most units are designed to take approximately one week to complete, and each unit will have a Unit To Do List as the top page when you click on the unit folder. On this page, you will find a checklist of assignments and directions that will help you to complete the unit. Use this as your guide to the kinds of materials and assignments (discussions, dropbox assignments, quizzes, etc.) you will be asked to participate in for that unit. This is one proctored final exam in the course.

Units

Lessons

Reading Assignments

Due for Grades

Introduction to Mythology