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Handout
Encyclopedia Mythica

Encyclopedia Mythica: Odysseus

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This encyclopedia entry for the main character in Homer's Odyssey, Odysseus, includes hypertext links to additional encyclopedia entries on related topics.
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Graphic
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: Analyzing a Myth [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A brief worksheet/organizer in which students can analyze the content of a given mythological story. Includes five questions and space for students answers and analysis.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Greek Mythology

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
A twenty-part learning module with links to images, websites, and texts about Greek mythology.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Greek Mythology

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
A six-part learning module with links web sites on Greek mythology.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Short Story Unit Applying Literary Terms

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a review and assessment of a collection of short stories. The following literary terms are applied to the stories: plot structure, types of characters, characterization, irony,...
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Handout
Other

Araya: Mythological Allusions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
These explanations are linked to mythological allusions present in "The Rose of Versailles" manga. Source material is provided. RL.9-10.9 allusions to other works.
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Website
Mythweb

Mythweb: Greek Mythology: Jason, the Argonauts and the Golden Fleece

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
A retelling of Jason's journey, assisted by other heroes and the gods, to get the golden fleece. Challenging vocabulary adds rigor, and a casual tone adds interest and increases opportunities for connections with the text. This modern...
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Website
Other

Mythology Guide

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
"We have collected information on Greek and Roman myths. You can find information on our selection of topics by clicking on the appropriate God or myth name below." Provides simply-worded yet detailed summaries of the major myths of the...
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Website
University of Oxford (UK)

Beazley Archive: Minotaur

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Illustrated dictionary entry for the Minotaur, known as the man-bull monster. Describes the beasts lineage, the physical characteristics of the beast and references its location in Greece.
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Website
Other

Thoughtful Learning: ccss.ela literacy.rl.8.9

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Use the following resources to teach students how to analyze a modern work of fiction that draws on themes, patterns of events, or character types from myths, traditional stories, or religious works such as the Bible, including...
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Kids History: Mythology in Ancient China

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Kids learn about the mythology of Ancient China including the three sovereign, the five emperors, dragons, and the legend of the Chinese New Year on this site.
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Website
Other

Egypt Art: Mythology Gallery Directory

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site is a personal site that chronicles Egyptian gods and goddesses, myths, battles, and legends which are discussed here in text that is easily understood. There is also a section on The Book of the Dead, a Glossary of Egyptian...
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Website
Other

El Huevo De Chocolate: Mitologia Para Ninos

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides Spanish versions of famous Greek myths. The site also contains link to other activities for children in Spanish.