Week 1 To Do List:

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Watch: Due XX/XX/XX by XX:XX [DELETE: It is easy and impactful to embed the video you are asking students to watch right into this canvas page. See example below]

Trailer for Christopher Nolan's Odyssey (2026). The Epic of Gilgamesh is nearly 2000 years older than Homer's! What if Nolan gave it the "Odyssey" treatment? Would Matt Damon play Gilgamesh?

Read:

Due 08/24/26 by 11:00 am (the start of class): Epic of Gilgamesh Tablets 1-3

Due 08/26/26 by 11:00 am: Epic of Gilgamesh Tablets 4-7

Submit: Due 08/30/26 by 11:59pm

Module 1 Discussion Board: Gilgamesh, the movie casting call

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