Tradition and technology come together in this lesson in which students learn about Alaskan animals through Native American tales and their own online research.
What drives changes to classic myths and fables? In this lesson students evaluate the changes Disney made to the myth of "Hercules" in order to achieve their audience and purpose.
This art history video discussion examines Benvenuto Cellini's "Perseus with the Head of Medusa," c. 1554, bronze (Loggia dei Lanzi, Piazza della Signoria, Florence).
Students will examine Rembrandt's "Abduction of Europa" and discuss how the artist has taken an ancient Greek myth and contemporized it for a 17th-century Dutch audience. They will then read origin myths and choose a scene to illustrate in a contemporary setting.
This art history video discussion examines Correggio's "Jupiter and Io" 1532-33, oil on canvas 163.5 x 70.5 cm (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna).
Students will observe the painting "The Abduction of Europa" by Rembrandt Harmensz. Van Rijn. They will then form groups to create a "tableau vivant" (living picture) inspired by Rembrandt's "The Abduction of Europa." Students will choose a character in the painting and create a scenario about what they think happened and what the character said before and after the scene. Each group will then collaborate and perform their tableau vivant for the class.
In ELA 8 Greek Mythology becomes real when students see the connection to many terms and ideas that we see in the world around us. Also, students discover the names of businesses connected to Greek Mythology and look at why the business chose the name they did.
Following the model of N. Scott MomadayŐs The Way To Rainy Mountain, students write three-voice narratives based on Kiowa folktales, an interview with an Elder, and personal connections to theme.
Groups of students creatively/collaboratively write a modern day myth and show evidence that the myth has Norse/Greek/Native characteristics or a combination of those characteristics.
Story from Greek Mythology about a giant, named Orion.
Students focus on the Roman mythological story of the abduction of Europa. They compare and contrast how two artists depicted this story. Students are then introduced to the elements of foreshadowing and climax in literature, and how, through the use of color and emphasis, artists use these same elements in painting. Students write responses to the two paintings based on their observations related to foreshadowing and climax. Finally, they read an excerpt from the myth and discuss which part of the story each artist chose to illustrate.
This art history video dicussion examines "Pair of Centaurs Fighting Cats of Prey" from Hadrian's Villa, mosaic, c. 130 B.C.E. (Altes Museum, Berlin).
Students will compare propagandistic strategies in artworks to modern-day examples of persuasive techniques and create a propaganda poster for a current political leader.
Students will examine the influence of Greek and Roman mythology on art, discuss strategies of propaganda in an ancient portrait and a 17th-century cabinet, and create a campaign poster for a classroom candidate that uses Greek or Roman iconography.
An Arab myth from the 10th century by Abdelkader Oueslati - Naoufel Ben Maaouia about a brother and two sisters traveling across the sky.
In a spin-off to studying about angular momentum, students use basic methods of comparative mythology to consider why spinning and weaving are common motifs in creation of myths and folktales. Note: The literacy activities for the Mechanics unit are based on physical themes that have broad application to our experience in the world â concepts of rhythm, balance, spin, gravity, levity, inertia, momentum, friction, stress and tension.
This art history video discussion looks at Jacopo Tintoretto's "The Origin of the Milky Way", c. 1575, oil on canvas (The National Gallery, London).
World History Encyclopedia is a non-profit organization publishing the world's most-read history encyclopedia. Its mission is to engage people with cultural heritage and to improve history education worldwide.
The website offers thousands of free history articles, with a writing style aimed at students from middle school level and up. Articles are complemented by videos, timelines, 3D models, and interactive maps. The search function offers many filters, including the possibiliy to search for primary source texts.
Additionally, the organization published free teaching materials in its education section (https://www.worldhistory.org/edu/).