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- 4th
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Students describe myths, and examine the characteristics and purposes of myths in Greek culture. They analyze the influences of myths in modern-day culture. Full Review »
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- 8th - 10th
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Students examine the myth and reality of settlement in the Upper Midwest during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 6th
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Students examine various creation myths from around the world. They compare/contrast the myths, write their own creation stories, and present their myths to the class in the form of storytelling, role-playing, dance, or a puppet show. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students explore Native American and Japanese myths, legends and folktales that reflect other customs and cultures. They identify the characteristics of literary forms and the plots and characters using a variety of activities and discussions. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 3rd
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Students examine myths and the reverse of the Colorado quarter. They define myth, view and discuss a transparency of the Colorado Quarter Reverse, and create a myth to explain the formation of a landform in Colorado. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students study the myths of various African cultures and of the Mayan people. They identify unique characteristics of African myths and Mayan myths. They define and recognize the style and tone of the Mayan myths and create their own myths and folk tales. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students identify and locate the continent of Africa on a globe or map. They locate on a classroom map of Africa the place of origin of the myths/stories being read in class. They discover that the peoples of Africa and their stories are widespread. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students define myths and explain why mythic figures are used in movies. After reading an article, they discover the myth surrounding the lost city of Atlantis. They read and examine myths from ancient civilizations and identify similarities among characters, themes and plots. They create a children's book based on myths of different civilizations. Full Review »
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- 6th
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For this lesson created specifically to integrate the use of the SMART Board, Students view a variety of animated myths in order to create a web that identifies the characteristics of a myth. Then Students choose a myth from selected internet sites in order to create a web (using class model) with Inspiration software that identifies the characteristics and supporting details that makes this story a myth. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students examine the distinguishing features of myths and recognize the definition and purpose of symbolism in myths. They practice identifying symbolism while reading a myth and use the QAR (question and answer relationship) strategy while reading. Full Review »
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