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High School Norse Mythology (Self-Paced)

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Ages 14-18
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In this 8-week course, students will read and analyze literature through the study of Norse Mythology.
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21 pre-recorded lessons
8 weeks of teacher support
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What's included

21 pre-recorded lessons
average 6 mins per video
8 weeks
of teacher support
2 hrs 11 mins
total video learning hours
1 year access
to the content
Homework
2-4 hours per week. Students will be expected to read each week's posted reading assignments, post their answers to discussion questions, and watch and respond to posted video lectures each week.
Assessment
Learner progress will be assessed through their responses to each unit's discussion questions.

Class Experience

US Grade 9 - 12
During this 8-week self-paced course, students will read, analyze, and write about literary elements in stories from Norse Mythology. Students must purchase a copy of the book Gods and Heroes from Viking Mythology by Brian Branston. Each unit contains a reading schedule, discussion questions, and a video lecture. 

Reading Schedule: 
Unit 1: The Tricking of King Gylfi; The World of Ice and Fire; The Creation of the World; Night and Day
Unit 2: The First Humans; Yggdrasill; The World Ash; The Golden Age in Asgard
Unit 3: Heimdall in Midgard, The Norns; Loki and His Evil Children; War in Heaven
Unit 4: The Walls of Asgard; The Apples of Eternal Life; Odin Prepares for Ragnarok
Unit 5: Sigurd the Dragon-Slayer; The Story of Trembling Hood; Fenrir the Wolf is Bound
Unit 6: How Thor Got His Hammer; Thor Fights the Giant Krungnir; Thor Goes Fishing
Unit 7: Thor in the Giants' Stronghold; Thor's Holiday; The Stealing of Thor's Hammer
Unit 8: The Death of Balder; The God's Revenge; The Ragnarok; Doom of the Gods; The Gods Return; King Gylfi is Tricked Again

Students will be expected to complete the reading assignments for each unit, watch the video lectures, and answer the discussion questions.

Learning Goals

Students will read and analyze literature through the study of Norse Mythology.

Syllabus

Curriculum
Follows Teacher-Created Curriculum
8 Units
21 Lessons
over 8 Weeks
Unit 1: The Beginning of the Worlds
Lesson 1:
Unit 1 Reading Assignment
 The Tricking of King Gylfi, The World of Ice and Fire, The Creation, Night and Day 
1 assignment
Lesson 2:
Unit 1 Video Lecture
 Teacher video lecture for the unit one reading material 
10 mins of video lessons
Lesson 3:
Unit 1 Poetry
 "Fire and Ice" by Robert Frost 
Unit 2: Humans, Yggdrasill, Golden Age
Lesson 4:
Unit 2 Reading Assignment
 The First Humans, Yggdrasill, The Golden Age in Asgard 
1 assignment

Other Details

Parental Guidance
Some myths may contain violent imagery and mild sexual content.
Supply List
- Students need to purchase Brian Branston's book titled "Gods & Heroes from Viking Mythology."
- Paper, pens/pencils for taking notes OR note-taking app
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
- Students & teacher: Gods and Heroes from Viking Mythology by Brian Branston - Teacher only: Prose Edda; Poetic Edda; A Handbook of Norse Mythology by Karl Mortensen; The Norse Myths by Kevin Crossley-Holland; Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman

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Joined April, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Master's Degree in English from Southern New Hampshire University
I am a certified teacher and taught in the public school system for seven years. I am a veteran homeschool educator. I have taken several folklore & mythology courses online, and I have taught literature, mythology, and folklore classes to middle and high school students. I have also led literature workshops for adults. I have an MA in English.

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