Imagine that everything you touched turned to gold—and that means everything! King Midas learns about the curse of greed in an audio retelling of the famous Greek myth.

Concepts

greek mythology, mythological characters, ancient greece, morals, greek gods

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Play the audio story for the class and stop at selected moments to check for understanding
• Have learners write their own myths about a person's dream becoming their curse

Classroom Considerations

• Provides necessary prior knowledge for the story, including the definition of satyr
• Much of the story is focused on the circumstances leading to King Midas's touch, and not much time on its consequences 
• Story duration is 9:42

Pros

• Provides a text version of the story for pupils to follow along
• A great way to access all reading levels during a unit on Greek mythology

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.5.10 RL.6.10 RL.7.10 RL.8.10