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What Do You Know about
Myths?
Unit Summary
Greek mythology is referenced in our everyday lives.
We wear Nike* shoes, shop for Midas* mufflers, and
commend people for doing Herculean feats. But who
were these people with special powers? Students
read stories about the heroes of Greek mythology and
compare the characteristics of Greek heroes to
modern heroes. Students explore the question, What
is a hero? and consider how the definition may
change across time and culture. They then select a
contemporary hero and write a myth based on the
hero. The myths are written as digital books that can
be shared with younger students or read to senior
citizens as a service-learning project. This could be
done as an integrated unit on Greek civilization.
Curriculum-Framing Questions
• Essential Question
What is a hero?
• Unit Questions
What meanings do historical heroes (may use
Greek mythology as a prototype) provide to us
today?
• Content Questions
Who were the ancient Greek heroes and what
were their stories?
• What are the qualities of a Greek hero?
• Who are our modern heroes?
What Do You Know about
Myths?
This project will help my students develop
21st century skills by:
• Collaborating with peers.
• Analyzing hero characteristics and drawing
conclusions to answer Unit Questions
• Solving problems and making decisions about
creating a myth.
• Communicating with others in a Venn Diagram,
Storyboard, by comparing journal and self
assessment notes.
Gauging Student Needs Assessment
Purpose of the Assessment
To gather information about what students already know and what they
wonder about myths.
What I want to learn from my students?
I want to find out what they already know about the Unit Questions and
what they know about creating myths.
How I have tried to promote higher-order thinking?
I ask students to find relationships and draw conclusions about enduring
heroes in mythology compared with current enduring heroes.
How the assessment information helps me and my students plan
for upcoming activities in the unit?
If students have misconceptions about how to analyze, synthesize &
compare, I can provide scaffolds. If students have different levels of
understanding about the importance of human virtues versus
mythological attributes, I can provide various resources. We will revisit
this assessment throughout the unit for students to add their knowledge.
What feedback or additional ideas I’d like?
None
My Goals for the Course
• Find ways to get my students more
interested in reading writing, and world
history
• Learn about different kinds of technology
my students and I can use
• Share ideas with other teachers
Goals for My Students
• To learn how information is collected,
organized and presented.
• To become more independent learners
Request for Feedback
• Ideas for helping students take more
responsibility for their own learning