Comic Book Project
Finish your comic book by next class.
DUE: Tuesday, Oct. 1
DUE: Tuesday, Oct. 1
Greek Myths & Legends
Complete casual research on the following myths. You will be asked to select one (1) for further research.
Class lottery for selections will happen next class on
Class lottery for selections will happen next class on
- Heracles and his Labors
- Jason and the Argonauts
- Perseus and Medusa
- Oedipus and Thebes
- Orpheus and the Euridice
- King Midas and the Golden Touch
- Theseus and the Minotaur
- Daedalus and Icarus
- Eros and Psyche
- Narcissus and Echo
- Demeter and Persephone
- Pandora’s Box
- Artemis and The Hunt
- Prometheus and the Gift of Fire
- Cronus and the Titans
- The Birth of Athena
- Moirai, The Three Fates
- Sisyphus and the Boulder
- Europa and The Bull
- Almalthea’s Horn
- Seven Against Thebes
- Bellerophon and the Chimera
- Jason and Medea
- Dionysus and Ariadne
- Cassandra and Apollo
- The Calydonian Boar Hunt
- The Nine Muses
- Atreus and Thyestes
- Phaethon and The Chariot
- Arachne the Weaver
- Niobe and her Children
- Actaeon and Artemis
- Orion and the Pleiades
- Adonis, Aphrodite, and Persephone
- Hippolytus and Phaedra
Greek Myths & Legends
Paper & Presentation
DUE: Tuesday, October 22nd
1. Conduct in-depth research on your myth. Your research must include a minimum of two (2) resources. You may want to include more.
2. Compose a short paper providing an overview of your myth or legend. In your own words, provide a brief summary of the story. Avoid simply cutting-and-pasting from a website. Though you may find it helpful to use a particular version of the myth or legend, you may want to consider telling a composite version with alternate characters or endings.
In addition, clarify what aspects of the story explain human behavior (greed, love, jealousy, sorrow, anger) or a natural phenomenon (night and day, the seasons, life and death). Or maybe there is a moral in the story: that is, a lesson, especially one concerning what is right or wrong. For example: "The moral of this story is that one must see the beauty in what one has, not what one might wish for."
Your paper must use MLA format:
For help on MLA format, SEE EXAMPLES BELOW, or click on one of the following links.
MLA Format: Everything You Need to Know Here
MLA General Format: Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
3. Prepare an in-class presentation in which you retell the myth in your own words.
Additional requirements:
2. Compose a short paper providing an overview of your myth or legend. In your own words, provide a brief summary of the story. Avoid simply cutting-and-pasting from a website. Though you may find it helpful to use a particular version of the myth or legend, you may want to consider telling a composite version with alternate characters or endings.
In addition, clarify what aspects of the story explain human behavior (greed, love, jealousy, sorrow, anger) or a natural phenomenon (night and day, the seasons, life and death). Or maybe there is a moral in the story: that is, a lesson, especially one concerning what is right or wrong. For example: "The moral of this story is that one must see the beauty in what one has, not what one might wish for."
Your paper must use MLA format:
- Appropriate heading, title, spacing, and margins.
- Typed and double-spaced.
- A list of sources (Works Cited).
- In-text citations (parenthetical citations).
- Use multiple paragraphs.
- Must be a minimum of one page in length or approximately 250 words (not including heading). It will probably be longer.
- Exceptional papers will be thoughtful, focused, and display a rich understanding of the story.
For help on MLA format, SEE EXAMPLES BELOW, or click on one of the following links.
MLA Format: Everything You Need to Know Here
MLA General Format: Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
3. Prepare an in-class presentation in which you retell the myth in your own words.
- While you may use notecards or an outline, you must make eye contact with the audience.
- You will have a maximum of 3 minutes in which to present.
- You should also be prepared to respond to questions from the audience.
Additional requirements:
- Create a Title Page (please use Google Slides) with the following elements:
- Myth title
- Picture/illustration
- 1-2 sentence summary
- Retell the myth in your own words (like a story)
- Explain the purpose, meaning, or symbolism behind the myth (does it explain (a) human behavior, (b) a natural phenomenon, or (c) does it have a moral or lesson?
Title Page SAMPLE: