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Looking at Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read about a god, goddess, or hero and compare two images of him or her.
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Greek and Roman Myths in Art-A Set of 7 Activities

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Pupils paricipate in seven activities to investigate ancient stories about heroes, monsters, gods, and goddesses.
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Greco-Roman Origin Myths

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners explore myths that explain the world, recognize some characters of Greco-Roman mythology and their symbols, and Make personal connections to the theme by writing and drawing a myth of their own.
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Herculean Heroes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify and compare Herakles's heroic qualities to those depicted in students' portraits of their favorite heroes.
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Easy Mythology 4 Quiz

For Students Higher Ed
For this trivia quiz, the information focuses on easy mythology.  Students respond to 10 multiple choice questions and submit answers electronically via this interactive website.
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Living With Risk: The Human Element of Natural Disasters

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders research the Internet and the given websites to complete this lesson.  In this investigating natural disasters lesson students complete several activities about natural disasters. 
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Mystic Creatures of Old

For Students 6th - 8th
In this literature worksheet, students find the words that are related to the concept of mystical creatures found in writing of legend.
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Greek Theatre

For Students 9th - 12th
For this literature worksheet, students identify and locate vocabulary terms and names related to the Greek Theatre. There are 24 words/names located in the puzzle.
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Mythology Scramble

For Students 7th - 9th
In this mythology scramble, students unscramble 41 vocabulary words dealing with mythology. They write the words in the space provided. A link to the answer sheet is provided.
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Myths

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students work together to develop their own myth. Using the myth they create, they develop a PowerPoint presentation using correct grammar and tense. They also must decide on transitions between the slides and add at least two clipart...
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Recognizing Text Relay

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders recognize and distinguish between different types of text. After a discussion of the various types of text, small groups compete in a relay race game demonstrating their knowledge of the text. Correct choices earn...
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Guideline for Book Reports -- Southern Literature and the Old South Myth

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students are introduced to the guidelines for giving their book report on Southern Literature. With a partner, they work together to develop a catchy phrase to grab the reader's attention. They must also include whether the book is...
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Take a Stance: a Physical Spectrum

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concepts of myths and stereotypes by examining their beliefs about myths associated with people from their state. They discuss whether or not certain myths and stereotypes or true, false or somewhere in between.
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Myths and Folk Tales

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders perform research in order to appreciate stories taken from the genre of myths and fables. The examples of the stories create a context for students to create their own myths.
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Storytelling with the Opaque Projector

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create illustrations for a folktale that are shown with an opaque projector during the story reading. They are assigned a picture description and do not know how their picture fits into the story until all of the illustrations...
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Legends and Myths: Trickster Tales

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students work in groups to research the characteristics of various myths and legends. They read tales, illustrate them, record oral storytelling efforts and write an original folktale. Students then invite parents to a dramatic...
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Weather Myths

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine myths that are based on weather phenomenon. They write, illustrate and present an original weather myth.
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Out of the Box: From Myth to Art

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students position thier bodies in the same position as sculptures they see. They discuss why the sculpture chose that position. They design fountains for a public area using the myth of Pandora's Box.
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A Wappo Legend: The Creation of Man

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read a Wappo creation myth observing the use of symbols or pictures for characters in the story. After discussing the myth, they write their own stories, using pictures for some of the words. They research other creation...
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Personal Odysseys and Everyday Heroes

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders study Greek Mythology, focusing on Gods and Goddesses. They compare the modern day hero with the classical hero and examine how individual characters are based on their own personal odysseys.
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Mythology Newspaper....The Trojan Times

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students are assigned to a writing group: news stories, obituaries and births, classifieds, comics, gossip, sports and editorials. The newspaper covers mythological figures in history. This is a very clever, meaningful lesson in mythology!
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Carousel

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students study myths in science.
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America Responds to Terrorism

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss truths and myths dealing with the subject of terrorism.
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Weather Myths

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders relate myths to weather phenomenon. They write and illustrated a weather myth and present it to the class.