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Mythology Teacher Resources
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Explore classical mythology and the influence they have in the solar system. Seventh and eight graders visit the given links to explore words from mythology and how classical mythology shows up in everyday language. They discover literary allusion and references to mythology, and discuss the role of mythology in planetary science. Then they can draw a new planet and present it to the class.
Students compose a creative writing piece based on a painting of a mythological scene. In this creative writing instructional activity, students write about the scene in the painting and tie in their original stories into tales from the life of the Greek hero, Perseus.
Students study mythology and take a side to whether they agree or disagree with it. In this mythology lesson students complete a web handout and read from a chapter.
No wonder the ship was called the Titanic. An investigation of Norse, Roman, and Greek Mythology provides insight into mythological characters and corresponding words in the English language. A close look at roots, prefixes, and suffixes also provides scaffolding for the study of word origins and meanings. Culminating skits bring these mythic gods and their characteristics to life.
Prepare your pupils to become proficient editors. Show them how to develop good questions, ones that make others write more effectively, ones that require more than one word responses and are helpful in revision. Focusing on content, editors examine the title of their peer’s trickster myth, ask good questions, give suggestions for improvement, and offer a compliment. Part of a unit on mythology and myth writing.
The Trickster Myths developed by class groups, or Mythology Tribes, are shared with and edited by other tribes. Although part of a series of lessons, the concepts here could stand alone.
Students complete multi-curricular activities for Greek mythology. In this Greek multi-curricular lesson, students find math definitions using a dictionary and complete a crossword puzzle. Students identify and label horizontal and vertical axis on graph paper. Students plot lines on the Cartesian coordinate plane.
Students analyze Greek mythology, and classify myths into three basic types: stories about heroes, how it came to be and consequences of unwise behavior. They discuss the meanings of these myths to ancient Greeks and the meanings they convey today.
Use the Visual Thesaurus to predict the subject matter of Rick Riordan's book The Lightning Thief. A pre-reading activity encourages middle schoolers to use context clues and word meaning to discover what the book is about. After they finish the activity, they read the first chapter of the book and research Olympian gods.
Whether studying metaphors or Greek mythology, this labyrinth project is a fantastic lesson plan to add to your unit. It includes two versions of the labyrinth; making it with yarn or stone. If your materials are limited, you can even have your class just make drawings.