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Curated OER

Explaining a Legend

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners explain the place of the legend of Herakles in ancient Greek life and compare ancient and modern legends in an essay.
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Civil Disobedience from Antigone to Hunger Games

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Study the concepts and practice of civil disobedience through fiction and nonfiction texts.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introduction to the Monomyth, an Initiation Theme

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students analyze the archetypal hero called the monomyth. In this archetypes lesson, students discuss the topic and view a chart of hero figures with related details. Students analyze the monomyth process diagram, read the story of the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Cry Of The Wolf

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners inverstigate the history of wolves and how they have changed throughout the ages. The movement to eradicate the wolves is studied and students are asked to explain their opinion of it. This is given after spending the time to...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Battle of New Orleans

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students use the Internet, encyclopedias, and other library resources to discover basic facts about the Battle of New Orleans and the 1768 revolt by French colonists in Spanish Louisiana. They examine two websites that give information...
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Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Minneapolis Institute of Arts: World Myths and Legends in Art: Compare/contrast

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Students choose two works of art from twenty-six choices available. Each work has a picture followed by brief factual information. Students compare and contrast the two works based on information presented with both words and pictures....
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Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: What Is a Myth?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn about myths from around the world in this self-guided unit while also learning how to construct a compare and contrast essay. Included are characteristics of creation myths, videos about Chinese and Egyptian myths, and a step by...