Tag: Genesis

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I put together a variety of internet memes to talk about type scenes. I showed them the meme, then I asked “What do you have to know for this to be funny?” and “What can I change and still make a joke work?” I then showed them a series of changed memes that I made. They…

Cain & Abel

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The students did a sociogram of the story. I asked them to note who the main character was, and then symbolize that relationship on the white boards. They connected them with dotted lines (for distance), double solid lines (for closeness), etc. We then discussed what they saw. Some were very creative. This activity turned out…

Flood

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The students designed their own etiologies. I showed them a picture of the faculty in full regalia, dressed for opening convocation. I assigned two groups. One had to write an explanation for why we dressed in that manner that demonstrated the faculty’s piety. One had to write an explanation that demonstrated our wickedness. Some of…

Genesis 3

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We analyzed four different artistic depictions of the fall from Italy, Japan, Indonesia and an American child’s coloring book. After each picture, I asked the students to discuss in their groups, “What do you see?” and “What do you wonder about?” At the end, I asked them whether each was a good reading or a…

Creation

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