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Other

Williams College: Iroquois Creation Myth

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides an interesting myth of creation developed by the Iroquois people.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Making Connections to Myth and Folktale

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Excellent online lesson based on N. Scott Momaday's The Way to Rainy Mountain. Students create a three-voice narrative based on the novel in studying and learning about myths and folktales. W.9-10.3a,3b,3d,3e Narratives, W.9-10.5 Writing...
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PBS

Pbs: Yellowstone & Native American Myths

For Teachers 4th - 6th
A lesson plan aimed at grades four through six that explores the world of Native American myths.
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Article
British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Dream Visions

For Students 9th - 10th
The dream vision as a form was as popular in the late medieval period as the novel is today. From courtly comedy to social critique, via feminist polemic, this article explores some of the most captivating works of the medieval period.
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Article
British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Travel, Trade and Exploration in the Middle Ages

For Students 9th - 10th
Medieval Europeans were fascinated by the lands that lay beyond their own continent. This article looks at the real and imaginary travels of explorers and tradesmen through works including The Book of John Mandeville, The Travels of...
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Article
British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Old English Heroic Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th
This article introduces some of the key texts of Old English heroic poetry, including Beowulf, The Battle of Maldon, The Dream of the Rood, and Judith.
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Website
Harold D. Underdown

Dangerous Myths/ Terrible Truths in Children's Writing

For Students 9th - 10th
A list of myths and truths about writing elementary or children's literature. Very helpful and informational for any student or adult looking to begin writing children's literature.
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University of Calgary

The Children's Literature Web Guide: Online Children's Stories

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a collection which includes folklore, myths, legends, songs, poems, classics, contemporary stories, stories written by children, and Christmas stories.
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Website
University of Calgary

The Children's Literature Web Guide: Online Children's Stories

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is a collection which includes folklore, myths, legends, songs, poems, classics, contemporary stories, stories written by children, and Christmas stories.
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eBook
American Indian Heritage Foundation

Delaware Literature

For Students 9th - 10th
A selection of quotations from oral literature of the Delaware--or Lenape--Tribe. Includes the Delaware story of the arrival of the Dutch at Manhattan. Includes a picture of Delaware Chief Lapowinsa.
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Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Literary Visions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Twenty-six half hour videos on literary analysis for high school students that feature authors, scholars, actors and noted critics. Topics include The Art of the Essay, Setting and Character in Short Fiction, Responding to Literature and...
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Article
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: The Image of Africa in the Literature of the Harlem Renaissance

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of African Americans and their relationship to Africa. a myth which was embraced by the Harlem Renaissance.
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Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts, Grade 12: Undaunted Courage

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Students explore ideas prominent throughout westward expansion and American literature: myth versus reality. The texts present various perspectives of the West. Students consider the idealism and romance of the American spirit versus the...
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Other

Dickenson College: The Germanic Myth of Creation

For Students 9th - 10th
A Germanic myth of creation from Dickenson College.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Jason and the Golden Fleece

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore characterization, plot and setting and compare these elements in mythology and modern works of literature, film and television. Retell myths in modern settings or modern-day stories using a mythological Greek setting. While this...
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Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 4: The Lightning Thief

For Teachers 4th Standards
Fourth graders learn about traditional stories, focusing on common patterns in literature, specifically the quest. Students come to understand how literature helps us make sense of the world, and how literature from the past influences...
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: A Wonder Book for Girls & Boys by Nathaniel Hawthorne

For Students 2nd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book A Wonder Book for Girls & Boys by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1892). This illustrated book features six classical myths written for children to understand.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Stories From the Greek Tragedians by Rev. Alfred J. Church

For Students 4th - 7th
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book Stories from the Greek Tragedians by Rev. Alfred J. Church, a collection of illustrated stories from Greek myths.
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Website
Emory University

Emory University: Rome

For Students 9th - 10th
An exploratory site of Rome with pages on People, Mythology, Daily Life, Death & Burial, Writing, and Archeology.
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Lesson Plan
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Teaching resources, lesson plans, study guides, and other resources cataloged for easy access by language arts teachers. The majority of resources deal with reading and literature, although there are also sections on grammar, writing,...
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Lesson Plan
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Teaching resources, lesson plans, study guides, and other resources cataloged for easy access by language arts teachers. The majority of resources deal with reading and literature, although there are also sections on grammar, writing,...
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: In Mythland

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A scanned copy of the 1896 publication of In Mythland by Mary Helen Beckwith, a book of myths and stories for children.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Stories of Heroic Deeds for Boys and Girls by James Johonnot

For Students 2nd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Stories of Heroic Deeds for Boys and Girls by James Johonnot (c1887), a collection of stories of heroic deeds from myths, Indians, the Revolution, and others.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Heroes

For Students 4th - 7th
A scanned copy of the 1880 publication of Heroes by Charles Kingsley, a book of Greek myths for children.