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Myths and Legends - Myths and Legends from E2BN. The Odyssey. From hiding inside a wooden horse to blinding a Cyclops, Odysseus has really been through the ringer. In this Odyssey rap, we explore all the adventures he endured while trying to make it home to his wife and son. Will Penelope fall for one of her many suitors? Will Odysseus return home safely? How much does Poseidon really hate him? You may never have heard Homer’s Odyssey in a rap song.

But you’re about to. This video was produced through a partnership with READ Magazine. Intro This my Odyssey, they call me Odysseus, You want an epic? Yeah they got killed, I thought that was the end, It’s time to sail home, and kick it with my friends, And see my wife, yeah that would have been nice, But you can’t predict your fate like a roll of the dice, Next up? Home… Oh take me home, After all that I’ve been through I’m coming back to see you. But Penelope thinks it might be me, So she sets up a little test of archery, Yeah, I win the tournament; I’m a Hades-of-a-shot, Mythology vocabulary games, Mythology vocabulary puzzles. Greek Mythology Webquest. 7th Grade Mythology Unit. MythologyTeacher.com. Learning Myths, Writing Myths. Preparing for the Journey: An Introduction to the Hero Myth. ReadWriteThink couldn't publish all of this great content without literacy experts to write and review for us.

If you've got lessons plans, activities, or other ideas you'd like to contribute, we'd love to hear from you. More Find the latest in professional publications, learn new techniques and strategies, and find out how you can connect with other literacy professionals. More Teacher Resources by Grade Your students can save their work with Student Interactives. More Home › Classroom Resources › Lesson Plans Lesson Plan Overview Featured Resources From Theory to Practice Through class discussion and reading picture books, students explore the literary concept of a hero and the elements of a hero's journey.

Back to top The Hero's Journey: This interactive tool gives students the information they need to take a closer look at an epic hero or create a hero of their own. Further Reading Jago, Carol. 2000. Audience & Purpose: Evaluating Disney's Changes to the Hercules Myth. ReadWriteThink couldn't publish all of this great content without literacy experts to write and review for us. If you've got lessons plans, activities, or other ideas you'd like to contribute, we'd love to hear from you. More Find the latest in professional publications, learn new techniques and strategies, and find out how you can connect with other literacy professionals.

More Teacher Resources by Grade Your students can save their work with Student Interactives. More Home › Classroom Resources › Lesson Plans Lesson Plan Overview Featured Resources From Theory to Practice In this lesson students evaluate the changes Disney made to the myth of "Hercules. " This lesson uses the Disney film Hercules as a model, but can be adapted for use with any film with a companion written mythical version. Back to top Today’s students must become critical consumers of the media that surrounds them.

Further Reading. Native American Legends (Folklore, Myths, and Traditional Indian Stories) Indigenous languages Native American cultures What's new on our site today! This page is our collection of Native American folktales and traditional stories that can be read online. We have indexed these stories tribe by tribe to make them easier to locate; however, variants on the same native legend are often told by American Indians from different tribes, especially if those tribes are kinfolk or neighbors to each other. Sponsored Links Note that since many children use this site, we have tried to avoid linking to any Native American legends or stories which deal explicitly with sex or contain bad language, including slur words for Native Americans. Enjoy the stories!

Native American Folklore by Tribe Native American Folklore Indexes Native American Mythological Characters Native American Creation Myths Native American Trickster Myths Native American Animal Mythology Native American Plant Mythology Mythological Native American Places Native American Monsters Native American Heroes Sponsored Links. Native American Myths at Americanfolklore. Online: Yellowstone: Teacher Resources: Native American Myths. Background: Archeological evidence indicates that Native American tribes lived in the Yellowstone area almost 10,000 years ago; a major trail these tribes used for tracking bison goes right through the park. Some of the tribes that traveled or lived nearby include the Shoshone, Bannock, Blackfoot, Flathead, Nez Perce, Utes, Crows, Piegans, and Paiutes.

Imagine what Native Americans must have thought when they first saw the park's geysers, mudpots, and hot springs! As in other cultures, Native American culture is rich in myths and legends that were used to explain natural phenomena that they didn't understand. Objectives: Students will: read Native American myths summarize the myths in class discussions write their own myths National Standards: National Council of Teachers of English and the International Reading Association Ask the class what a myth is and if they've ever read or heard any Native American myths. Review the unique features of Yellowstone. Assessment Suggestions: Resources: Greek Mythology vs. Roman Mythology for Kids.

Greek Myths for Children. Many Myths, Greek Mythology - Ancient Greece for Kids. The ancient Greeks told stories about their gods. These stories are called myths (short for mythology, or stories about gods.) Stories about the ancient Greek gods are still told today. Each storyteller told the stories in their own way, but whatever power and personality a god had was consistent from story to story. For example, Zeus was the king of all the gods, and only Zeus could throw lightning bolts. The magical world of the ancient Greek gods was a world full of bickering and fights and wars and compromise and fear and fun and punishment and love. Many myths were based on the fact that gods, like mortal men, could be punished or rewarded for their actions. Zeus, Hera, and Little Io The Competition, Athena and Poseidon Theseus and the Minotaur Dionysus and Ariadne Hades, Zeus, and the King of Corinth Icarus and Daedalus, Wings Baby Hercules &The 12 Labors of Hercules Demeter and Persephone, Reason for the Seasons Hermes & Apollo (powerpoint) Apollo's Oracle at Delphi Apollo and Cassandra.

Ancient Greece - history, mythology, art, culture and architectu. Greek Mythology. It Came From Greek Mythology. Activity 1. Rick Riordan Discusses Mythology As an introduction to this curriculum unit, and as a way of leveraging student interest in the Percy Jackson books and movie, have students download and listen to this podcast, or read the transcript, of an interview of Rick Riordan novelist by Sean Hemingway associate curator in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. (Note this can be done as homework the night before class.) Here are some questions for students to answer. What is the appeal of mythology according to Riordan? What does Hemingway mean by the “mutability” of myths? Ask students to give their own examples of “mutability”.Why did Riordan make Percy the son of Poseidon rather than Zeus?

Activity 2. Shortly before introducing Greek hero tales, give students a day or two to each identify a contemporary hero. Encourage students to share their stories of contemporary heroism. Activity 3. Echo Ask the students about echoes they have heard. Icarus. Interactive Greek Gods Family Tree. Roman Mythology for Kids.

Pastoral Symphony 3/4: Baccanal and Storm. Aesop's Fables - Online Collection - 656+ fables - Gods, Heroes, and Myth: Search.