Mythology Unit
Essential Questions
Essential Questions?
1. How has Greek mythology, literature, and beliefs influenced Western literature and culture?
2. How does our knowledge of Greek mythology aid us as readers constructing meaning from every text such as signs, articles, literature, films, and advertising?
3. How do all myths reflect the coherent world view of an ancient civilization; that conception includes both moral values and explanations of natural phenomena?
4. Why are the themes in mythology central to human efforts to understand the world?
1. How has Greek mythology, literature, and beliefs influenced Western literature and culture?
2. How does our knowledge of Greek mythology aid us as readers constructing meaning from every text such as signs, articles, literature, films, and advertising?
3. How do all myths reflect the coherent world view of an ancient civilization; that conception includes both moral values and explanations of natural phenomena?
4. Why are the themes in mythology central to human efforts to understand the world?
Common Core Standards
RL. 9-10.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone).
RL. 9-10.6: Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States, drawing on a wide reading of world literature.
RL. 9-10.7: Analyze the representation of a subject or key scene in two different mediums, including what is emphasized or absent in each treatment.
W. 9-10.4: Produce clear and coherent writing which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
S.L. 9-10.4: Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that the listener can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.
Interdisciplinary Standard: Social Science
Technology
9-10.1
RL. 9-10.6: Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States, drawing on a wide reading of world literature.
RL. 9-10.7: Analyze the representation of a subject or key scene in two different mediums, including what is emphasized or absent in each treatment.
W. 9-10.4: Produce clear and coherent writing which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
S.L. 9-10.4: Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that the listener can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.
Interdisciplinary Standard: Social Science
Technology
9-10.1
Assessments
Pre and Formative:
Summative
- Whole class discussion-what is mythology and why do we study it? (Teacher Observation and Socratic Circles)
- Survey of knowledge of the Parthenon
- Small group/whole class brainstorm on common characteristics of Greek myths
- Root Word Assessment
- It's an Allusion (Handout)
Summative
- Quiz on Greek stories
- Student will complete a mini-project of their choice as outlined in the unit overview
- Students will develop a wiki page meeting the requirements outlined in the rubric
- Students will write an argumentative paper discussing how a lesson from myth of student's choice applies to the student's life in the 21st century.
Mythology
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Objectives:
b. the acceptance of pain/suffering on the behalf of the loved one. c. valuing a person for the intrinsic, not exterior, beauty.
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VocabularyEdith Hamilton's Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes
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