Can you name each god?. Myths are ancient stories that teach a moral lesson and usually explain how something came to be (creation stories). The characters.

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Can you name each god?

Myths are ancient stories that teach a moral lesson and usually explain how something came to be (creation stories). The characters in these stories represent metaphors that the ancient Greeks used to make sense of the world around them.

1) A Moral Lesson: What is the myth trying to teach us? What human characteristics lead to failure? Success? How do myths reflect virtues that a society values? 2) An Explanation: Does it explain how something came to be? If so, what? 3) Connections: How does the myth connect to other myths, stories we tell today, movies and our lives?

Objective: 1)Understand what how ancient Greeks explained the world around them. 2) Understand how ancient Greeks taught morality through their origin myths. Assignment: In small groups you will rotate from 1 station to the next within the classroom. At each station you have 8 minutes to read and scan each origin myth. Each group member will have a role within your respective groups.

Journal Assignment (15 points) Moral/Lesson Connections Explanation Bulleted list of Events: NOTE: You will rotate roles for each story respectively. You must do each role once before doing on again for the second time. Additionally, I will call on two groups once we are done to present your thoughts about the moral of each myth and what connections you can make.

Journal Assignment (15 points) Moral/Lesson Connections Explanation Bulleted list of Events: Complete this chart for each myth.

 1.Why did Phaeton go to visit Apollo?  2. Describe Apollo's palace.  3. What reasons did Apollo give for not wanting Phaeton to drive the chariot?  4. Why did Zeus have to blast the chariot from the sky?  5. Does the story involve any sort of MORAL or EXPLANATION of the natural word?

 Who was Narcissus?  Who was Echo and why was she condemned?  In what ways are we all like these characters?  Does the story involve any sort of MORAL or EXPLANATION of the natural word?

 1. Does the story involve any sort of MORAL or EXPLANATION of the natural word?

 1.Why was Arachnae punished by Athena?  2. Who was the better of the two weavers?  3. In your opinion, why was Athena angry about Arachnae's weaving?  4. Does the story involve any sort of MORAL or EXPLANATION of the natural word?

 Who is Prometheus?  Why is he punished?  5. Does the story involve any sort of MORAL or EXPLANATION of the natural word?

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