Transcript Mythology Prompts

Mythology Daily Lessons
Dr. Williams/Ms. Bijit
Athens, Greece
DAY 1
You will answer questions and do
activities throughout this unit. Keep
everything in your binder to turn in at
the end. I will have a table of contents
for you on the board. Use the heading
on the slide as your heading for your
answer. (see next slide) Write in
complete sentences and remember to
restate the question first. Use RACE
to answer your questions.
Day 1 – Overview of
Athens, Greece (video)
Overview of Greek Gods
Greek God Rap
Ares – Comprehension
Sheet
Atlas and Hercules—Day 2
1. Video –
Wishbone
2. Complete the comprehension sheet
3. Read pages 132-146
4. ACTIVITY: You are starting a company that you are naming
after Atlas or Hercules. What would the company do?
What would be its name? What would be the slogan and
logo? What would be its address? Who would be your
target audience?
Using what you learned about propaganda, create an
advertisement for your company. (see example, next slide)
Day 3 – Athena
Punishments from the gods
Arachne Video
1. Complete vocabulary sheet
2. Read pgs. 34 - 37
3. Read D’Aulaires’ pages 123-131.
ACTIVITY: On the back of the comprehension
sheet, make a bulleted list describing several
unusual punishments handed out by the gods. In
paragraph form, answer the following:
If you had been given one of the punishments,
which would you choose? Why?
Poseidon Day 4
1. Complete the vocabulary section on the
comprehension sheet.
2. Read D’Aulaires’ pages 38-41.
3. Answer the questions on the comprehension sheet
4. Write a paragraph comparing Poseidon’s
personality to the temperament of the seas.
5. Now, think about what your personality could be
compared to in nature. Explain your thinking.
Pandora - Day 5
Prometheus and Pandora
Read D’Aulaires’ page 74 about Pandora
and her box.
Complete the Pandora section on the
comprehension sheet.
King Midas
The Muppets - King Midas
Read D’Aulaire’s pages 82 – 85 and 124 –
125
Complete the comprehension sheet
Muses
Day 6
1. Read D’Aulaires’ pages 100-107. Answer on
a sheet of notebook paper: What is the
connection between the Muses and the word
museum?
Achilles
Day 7
Wishbone
1. Read D’Aulaires’ pages 182-189. Explain
the meaning of “Achilles heel.”
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Hades
Day 8/9
Persephone and Hades
 Read the story of Hades.
 Draw your own map of Hades including the River Styx,
Persephone, Hades, Elysian Fields, Charon, Cerberus,
Add one other detail that you find in the pages read.
Use prepositional phrases to help describe their
locations. For example, you might draw Cerberus
beside the gates. Next to your drawing, you would
write, “Cerberus sits beside the gates.” Do not repeat
prepositions. Please underline the prepositional
phrases. Make sure to use correct capitalization,
spelling, and punctuation.
Day 10
Echo and Narcissus
Video
The story on page 92 is the Greek
explanation of an echo. How would the
Greeks create a myth explaining a
tornado using Zeus? Write a myth about
Zeus creating a tornado. Why did he
create it? How did he create it?
Day 11, 12, 13
Make a dictionary of modern day sayings we get from
Greek Mythology.
Take 2 sheets of copy paper. Fold them in half to make
your book. Staple the fold to keep the papers together.
There should be one word/phrase per page. DO NOT
write on the inside of the front cover but you MUST
write on the inside of the back cover. You should write
on the front and back of the inside pages. Your pages
should be exactly like this:
Word/phrase
Meaning of the word/phrase
How the meaning of the
word/phrase relates to
the myth
Picture about
myth the
word/phrase
relates to
Dinner Party
Days 14, 15, 16
 You and friends have a party
planning business that has been
hired to plan a birthday party
for Zeus. The guest list should
include another god, a goddess,
a mythological creature/beast,
and a mortal. Again, this is a
time to be creative while also
including facts from the stories
you have read.
 Your team will have a large
piece of paper to create an idea
board for the party.
 Ideas of what to include:
 Develop a menu for the
party.
 Tell how each character is
going to arrive at the
party.
 What gift will each guest
give Zeus for his
birthday?
 Who is going to sit by
each other at the table
and what will they talk
about?
 Is there entertainment?
Song list? Band?
 Is Zeus going to give
party favors? What?
 Memorable quotes from
the party