Jennifer Deal Mr. Houston ENG 273 02 8 September 2016 Class Notes -Read Gilgamesh 94-113 for Thurs 9/10 -Free re-do for short critique paper if you didn’t pass -How to view comments for critique paper/assignments -Moodle -Turn it in voice comments -Find Assignment -Click blue pencil Comparing Creation Stories -Etiological Myths – Greek -Story that explains how things came to be and why -Gilgamesh Preview -Urban vs Rural -Power – who is in charge -Mortality – Death? -Lots of repetition -3 broad sections – Creation/origin, Friends = adventure, I’m going to die -Read the Parable of the Old Man and the Young -Rate understanding:1-10 -Groups to discuss: Biographical Context, Literary Context, Historical context -Wilfred Owen – Biographical -Born 1893 -English -Soldier WW -Died just before end of war -Taught in France Historical -War poems – well known -1/2 the seed of Europe one by one – war? -Parapets and trenches -Old men Literary -Ram – pride? -The more we know about history, culture, events……the more we know/understand about these ancient readings. -Interpret: This is a poem about -Discovering -The conflict between -Portraying people as -Learning -The problem with -What happens when? -Critique - What do you think? -What are your feelings?