The Epic of Gilgamesh Lesson Plans Reviewed by Teachers

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Project Gilgamesh: Gilgamesh and Leadership

For Teachers 9th - 12th

Do leaders need to be more moral than followers? Does power corrupt? Can anyone be a leader? Begin a study of leadership with a reading of excerpts from the Epic of Gilgamesh. After examining the ancient Mesopotamian hero, class members...

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Archetypal Images and Polarities

For Teachers 9th - 12th

Here is a rather esoteric resource that presents the archetypes found in “The Epic of Gilgamesh,” and would be appropriate for a college-level psychology or literature class, or as a teacher resource. Considered the “world’s oldest...

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Ancient Mesopotamia: Gilgamesh [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th

Read aloud aversion of the Gilgamesh epic to the class. Stop before the ending and have students write their own climax to the epic. Compare student versions withthe actual ending.

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Project Gilgamesh: Gilgamesh and Leadership

Archetypal Images and Polarities

Ancient Mesopotamia: Gilgamesh [Pdf]