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- 9th - 12th
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Students study the epic poem of the Ramayana to identify the main characters. They examine the poem as it teaches proper behavior through the actions of Rama and Sita as the complete guiding questions. They recognize the elements of the Epic Hero Cycle in the poem and complete an associated worksheet. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate how the visual images of Ramayana show the actions, events and lessons of the epic poem. They discuss how the visual images give non-verbal information and messages which extend their understanding or visual literacy. They complete a web-based interactive activity. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students determine what elements make Ramayana an epic poem. They look at how it fits the Epic Hero Cycle, and what lessons are taught through the examples of the characters. They complete the associated worksheets. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine how the epic poem, "Ramayana" teaches dharma, one of Hinduism's most important tenets. They read the abridged version of the "Ramayana," identify the main plot points, complete a chart, and write an essay on a moral dilemma from the poem. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the epic poem form and epic hero cycle. They identify stories that fit the epic hero cycle, complete a chart, read excerpts from various epic poems, and in small groups analyze a fable or fairy tale. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students examine Apollonio di Giovanni's 15th-century painting The Adventures of Ulysses and its relationship to Homer's 8th-century B.C. epic poem. They also examine a modern, 20th-century representation of the same story. Full Review »
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- 7th - 10th
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Students write epic poems, songs, or ballads to describe adventures of their own. They discover that storytellers often told stories as epic poems, songs, or ballads. They share and discuss some of Homer's Odyssey and Iliad. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students complete a unit on the African American culture from its African roots up to the Harlem Renaissance. They view and discuss a PowerPoint presentation, read slave narratives, write an epic poem, and produce a PowerPoint presentation. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students define epic poetry and the epic hero cycle. They identify and explain the elements of epic poetry. Student describe how the narrative structure of epic poems aided in their use as an oral storytelling form. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the United States at the turn of the century. Using primary source documents, they interpret them within a specific historical context. Using this information, they write a poem with metaphors and a specific meter They share their poems with the class. Full Review »
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