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 A Gilgamesh Play for Teen Readers: A Tale of the First Myth & Legend of Ancient Mesopotamia for Middle & High Schoolers $13.95 The students on my team enjoyed performing this play. While it is made clear this is not the full Gilgamesh story, the purpose of the play is to expose teens to the the culture of ancient Mesopotamia using Gilgamesh as the background. Our social studies teacher used the Sumer-cabulary and suggested topics list to create a Mesopotamian unit covering several weeks. Wonderful themes such as friendship, immortality, gender-bias, personal responsibility, and hubris made for cogent discussion--even across our curriculum. The chapter questions are extremely insightful for classroom use. Enough of the customs, gods, and the basic tenets of the Gilgamesh story are introduced, to be sure young teens 'get it', without being exposed to much of the inappropriate material in the original story. To be utilized for what it is--a play to be used as a part of Mesopotamian study--is to have a valuable teaching guide for the culture. To expect more is to miss the purpose of the book.  Drive Thru $14.98 GOOD ACTING. GOOD HORROR SCENES. BAD SCRIPT. I UNDERSTAND THE STEREOTYPICAL PREMISE OF "STUPID SELFISH TEENS THAT DESERVE TO DIE" AND "GREEDY SELFISH ADULTS THAT DESERVE TO DIE" AS JSTIFICATION FOR THE VIEWER ENJOYING THE MAYHEM. HOWEVER, THIS MOVIE ATTEMPTS TO ADD THE THEMES "PRESIDRNT BUSH-LOVING TEENS" DESERVE TO DIE AND FORMER DOPE-HEAD FUN-LIVING TEENS WHO "SOLD OUT", AS LEIGHTON MEESTER'S CHARACTER PUTS IT, TO BECOME UPPER-MIDDLE CLASS ADULTS DESERVE TO DIE. THERE IS EVEN THE IMPLICATION THAT SINCE THE MOVIE IS SET IN MOSTLEY REPUBLICAN ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE DESERVES TO DIE. I GUESS THEY WANTED TO MAKE A "SERIOUS" SLASHER MOVIE. GIVE ME MORE ACTION AND SUSPENSE AND LESS POLITICAL PONTIFICATION. |
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