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National Gallery of Canada

Cybermuse: Prints and Drawings in Inuit Art

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Ten Inuit artists and their work are surveyed. There are lesson plans that study animism, drawing and stenciling, and printmaking. You can use the timeline to see the chronological history of this period and also juxtapose images with...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Myths From Around the World: Africa

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Hare the wily animal trickster from the African myth. Discover how Africa spreads myths, legends, and tribal history throughout storytelling.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Myths From Around the World: Japan

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn about the Japanese myth of Izanagi and Izanami and their journey down the floating bridge to heaven. Discover how most Japanese myths are linked to nature and nation.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Myths From Around the World: Celtic Lands

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn about Cuchulainn, the Irish warrior who fought for honor. Discover how most Celtic myths are related to fighting, honor, love, or a quest.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Myths From Around the World: Greece

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Discover the famous myth from Greece about Heracles, son of Zeus. Learn about the 12 deadly labors that Heracles was condemned to perform.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Myths From Around the World: Rome

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn about Aesneas, the Trojan hero who was a key to the founding of Rome. Discover how Roman myths used to explain Roman society.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Myths From Around the World: South America

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn about the South American myth about the Jaguar, master of fire. Discover how he put his faith in a man and was betrayed, now waiting for revenge.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Myths From Around the World: Southeast Asia

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the warrior dragon king of Southeast Asia who had a 100 sons. Discover how most of the myths of Southeast Asia originate from Lac Long Quan or other dragons.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Myths From Around the World: North America

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn about the North American White Buffalo Calf Woman through this ancient myth. Discover how the Calf Woman went to the Lakota people and how the spirit quality is essential to the North American light.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Myths From Around the World: The Near East

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn about the King of The Near East, Gilgamesh. Discover how he led to the celebration of triumph of good and evil.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Myths From Around the World: Central America

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn about Quetzalcoatl, a serpend god who taught about the spirit of love and the destruction of rebirth. Learn how Central American myths can be related to law, ancient calendars, and rebirth.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Myths From Around the World: China

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Read about Huang Di, the ancient Yellow Emperor. Discover the importance of names, ranks, and ruling power of the Ancient China.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Myths From Around the World: Oceania and Australia

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the myth of how the Polynesian Islands came to exist. Learn how Maui of a Thousand Tricks made the island as he was fishing.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Myths From Around the World: Norse Lands

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Discover the battles of Fenrir, the great wolf, and Ragnarok, the twilight of the Gods.
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TES Global

Blendspace: Legends, Myths, and Other Traditional Tales

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
A learning module with fifteen links to texts, videos, and websites about legends, myths, fables, and folktales.
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Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Minneapolis Institute of Arts: African Myths in Art

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers three African myth symbols and artwork, along with the stories and background information that go with them, plus discussion questions and answers.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: British and Celtic Mythology

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a comprehensive unit on British and Celtic mythology that includes background information linking the two and vocabulary terms. British mythology focuses on legends of knights and kings; audio clips of several excerpts from Age...
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: A World of Myths

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Learners investigate how people throughout history have used myths to understand natural occurrences.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Text Sets: Mythology

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a collection of 18 Grade-Leveled texts (6-12) on the topic of Mythology. From prehistory to the present, mythology has played an essential role in how humans interact with and understand the world around them. Explore a world of...
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Read Works

Read Works: Legend of Ganga Ji

For Teachers 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this informational text, Dr. Ganesh, a sociologist from the University of Mumbai, shares the Legend of Ganga-Ji and this story's historical significance to the Ganges River region. A question sheet...
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Britain Express

Britain Express: Myths and Legends: Robin Hood

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief, general background of the Robin Hood Legend, with links to two Robin Hood sites.
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Other

Britannia: Myth, Legend, and Folklore

For Students 9th - 10th
Website source for Britain's stories, legends, folklore, and myths.
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Other

Indian Mythology: Myths and Legends of Arapaho

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of Arapaho legends can be found here. It's best to preview them as there may be elements not suitable for younger children, such as cheating on a spouse.
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Other

Mythology Guide

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
"We have collected information on Greek and Roman myths. You can find information on our selection of topics by clicking on the appropriate God or myth name below." Provides simply-worded yet detailed summaries of the major myths of the...

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