Syllabus for week of October 21

Monday

• Today we will discuss Rama's decision to shoot Vali, and what that episode reveals about the societies that then produced and still values the epic poem.
• HW: Finish reading chapter nine through eleven of The Ramayana.

Tuesday

• Discussion of last night's reading. Assigning chapters for values based interpretation/discussion. 
• HW: Finish reading The Ramayana.
  

Wednesday

• What essential lessons does this myth contain? Are these values transcendent, valued universally because of the implications for human experience? Or are they culturally specific?
• Begin revising the monomyth-film analysis. 

Thursday

• All essay revision for most of the time. Introduction to the film "Sita Sings the Blues"
• HW: Continue to revise monomyth-film analysis. 

Friday

• Watching the aforementioned film. 
• HW: Continuing to revise the last essay (due Monday) and beginning to brainstorm for the Ramayana essay.