Greek Mythology Unit – Stories, Activities, Task Cards & More!

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Tanesha B Forman
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Grade Levels
4th - 6th
Subjects
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Pages
100+
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I was looking for something engaging but rigorous for my students as we learned about mythology. This was perfect! Thank you!
Students loved learning about Greek Mythology and this was a perfect unit for my class. There was a wide variety of activities and lots of appeal in them. Thank you.

Description

This is a rigorous Greek Mythology unit geared at student engagement, thinking, reading, and writing skills. It also includes a number of activities that would be perfect for literacy centers. There are more than 100 pages which include:

Rewritten Greek Myths with Common Core Aligned Questions and Activities:

- Once Upon a Beauty: The Story of Medusa

- The Wonderful Weaver: The Story of Arachne

- The Trojan Horse

- The Greek Army

- Love’s Echo

- The Midas Touch

- Psyche & Eros: The Story of Love

- Heracles: The Twelve Labors

- The Story of Zeus

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Posters:

Allusion

Myth

Protagonist

Antagonist

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Myth Writing:

Suggested Scope and Sequence

Mentor Text

Brainstorming

Outlining

Character Development

Drafting Paper

Revision & Editing Checklist

Rubric

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Activities:

(16) Half-page Task Cards with Common Core Aligned Questions and connection to Allusions

“Three Clues and an Answer” Game

Choice Board with 20 Options for Extension Activities

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Thank you for your purchase and feel free to reach out with questions you have about this product. Enjoy!

Greek Mythology Unit – Stories, Activities, Task Cards & More! by Raising Rigor and Readers is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Total Pages
100+
Answer Key
Included with rubric
Teaching Duration
3 Weeks
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Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.
Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions).
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including those that allude to significant characters found in mythology (e.g., Herculean).
Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

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