Gilgamesh

The student handout that sets out the goals, steps, grading, and faculty role for the archaeology simulation.

A sample grading form for the written and oral parts of the project.

A letter that asks colleagues to play local authorities in the archaeology simulation.

An outline of the classroom simulation in which student teams assemble and interpret story fragments.

A planning sheet for an essay on the major quality of Gilgamesh or Enkidu.

Questions on Gilgamesh, Enkidu, the gods, and the meaning of the quest.

Lesson plan for Durant's essay on the conditions of civilization, with study questions and answers.

Lesson plan on the history of the epic, its discovery, the Sumerians, and the folk epic.

Lesson plan for the first part of the epic, with study questions and answers.

Lesson plan on the death of Enkidu, the search for everlasting life, and the Flood.

Lesson plan on the return and death of Gilgamesh, with analysis questions on Sumerian civilization.

Lesson plan for the day of the Durant and Gilgamesh test.