A wendigo is a man-eating, yellow-eyed ogre from Canadian folklore that puts all other monsters to shame. Viewers discover the terrifying creature, and many others, in the 36th video of the 41-part Crash Course World Mythology series. Scholars also explore the pattern of heroes versus monsters in myth to help tie it all together. 

Concepts

myths, mythology, mythological characters, monsters, creatures

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Have small groups discuss the differences between monsters and magical creatures
• Invite partners to draw pictures and write descriptions of their own mythological creatures
  

Classroom Considerations

• Has some minor violence and scary content

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Lots of humor keeps it interesting
  
• Includes animations that reinforce storytelling

Cons

• None