1. Mythology Project Due: Tuesday, January 20 Part A: Create a presentation on Mythology in Advertisement. Go through magazines, websites, etc. and pick out ads that relate to mythology. For example, Nike for the goddess Nike. After examining several advertisements, locate a company whose logo comes from mythology and research that company. Find out all you can about the company, why the company chose their name, e.g. Apollo Heating, or how they came to choose their logo, e.g. Pegasus for Mobil. Part B: After you have selected an advertisement and a company, then create a presentation where you share your findings on the company, as well as expressing your knowledge of mythology. This satisfies the famous question: when will we need to use this in real life? Part C: Lastly, create an advertisement for the company you have chosen. You may prerecord a commercial or bring in a poster/ad. It must be creative and intriguing to the eye. Must display characteristics of myths. Part A: Create a presentation on Mythology in Advertisement. Go through magazines, websites, etc. and pick out ads that relate to mythology. For example, Nike for the goddess Nike. After examining several advertisements, locate a company whose logo comes from mythology and research that company. Find out all you can about the company, why the company chose their name, e.g. Apollo Heating, or how they came to choose their logo, e.g. Pegasus for Mobil. Part B: After you have selected an advertisement and a company, then create a presentation where you share your findings on the company, as well as expressing your knowledge of mythology. This satisfies the famous question: when will we need to use this in real life? Part C: Lastly, create an advertisement for the company you have chosen. You may prerecord a commercial or bring in a poster/ad. It must be creative and intriguing to the eye. Must display characteristics of myths.

2. Project 2: select a myth from around the World  Part A: Individually, research information on the country or region from which your myth originated. *The last paragraph in each myth from "Myths Around the World" can help finding out more about the country and culture. Answer the questions given in the following slide.  Part B: Create your own myth on how the United States came to be.  Part C: Be sure to include a visual aid to explain your myth along with a written/typed myth.

3. In general you should try to answer the following questions from your selected myth: Is there a theme to the myths from this country? If so, what are they? Why did this country or region create this myth? Is there anything about the geography or the history to promote myth making? What is the religion of the country or region? How does religion promote myth making? Are there more myths from this region? Find them and summarize them. How does the myth reflect specific cultural aspects to this country or region?