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- 10th
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Students research Greek gods and heroes; write a brief monologue, and then make a presentation as if they are that character. This project helps them remember characters from Edith Hamilton's Mythology and reinforces material before beginning the Iliad. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students examine the Greek and Latin roots of the English language. They participate in activites and vocabulary exercies. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students read and analyze Iago's rhetoric in specific monologues and dialogues with other characters, examine what Iago says and how he says it, define some basic rhetorical terms, and discover the sometimes dangerous power of language. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore the world of Greek mythology by studying briefly each of the Gods. They explore the visual world of Greek mythology in ancient art and architecture and create original play-lets based on authentic myths through creative writing exercise. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 4th
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Students examine the importance of oral traditions while reading various fairy and folk tales. Given a piece of clay, they can mold it into any shape they want and pass it to their neighbor which keeps building the object. They use this exercise to discover how the folk and fairy tales were written with each member of the community contributing. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students read closely and analyze Iago's rhetoric in specific monologues and dialogues with other characters. They encounter various basic rhetorical terms. Discovery that sometimes power of language is dangerous. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students answer questions to develop a heroic character. Using the internet, they research heroic men and women and create their own character based on the characteristics they found to make a hero. They present their character to the class with the use of technology. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 10th - 12th
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Students are introduced to the myth of Ceres and Proserpine in poems. After reading the poems, they discuss the characteristics of Anglo-Saxon culture and discover how different authors have different viewpoints on the same event. They write their own poems with new vocabulary. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students explore and analyze how the trial of life can develop one's character and values of respect, responsibility and compassion. They, while reading and evaluating "The Odyssey," reflect upon their own hero journey and write examples of their trials and growth. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students interpret and adapt Hamlet's "To Be Or Not To Be" monologue using the online Visual Thesaurus. They recite the monologue from Hamlet, analyze and write a contemporary version of the monologue using the Visual Thesaurus, and present their adaptation to the class. Full Review »

