Mon.

Week 2

Week 1

Quickwrite #1
(see Powerpoint) and
discussion
Creation Myths
Jigsaw Activity
(see separate folder)
HW: Finish reflective
writing assignment (last
slide on Creation Myths
Jigsaw Powerpoint)

Tues.
Assign Mythology Binder
Project (see PDF of handout)
Begin reading Uranus myth
together (all stories are in the
Copies of Myths folder)
Complete a notesheet (see
PDF of handout) as you read
together
HW: Finish reading Uranus
and complete the notesheet,
if not done in class + 8
flashcards (Gaea, Uranus,
Kronos, Hundred-Handed
Giants, Cyclopes, Rhea,
Tartarus, Eros)

Wed.
Review Uranus notesheet
together (use sample
completed notesheet, p. 2
of the notesheet PDF)
Read Kronos and Zeus
HW: Notesheet on Kronos
and Zeus + 6 flashcards
(Chaos, Titans, Zeus, Hera,
Poseidon, Hades)

Read Demeter

Quickwrite #4

Read Daedalus

Complete notesheet

Read Psyche and Eros

Complete notesheet

HW: Finish notesheet,

if not done in class +
2 flashcards (Demeter,
Persephone)

Complete notesheet

HW: Finish notesheet,

if not done in class + 4
flashcards (Daedalus,
Icarus, Minos,
Minotaur)

HW: Finish notesheet,

if not done in class + 4
flashcards (Psyche, Eros
(a different Eros than
the card from Day 3),
Aphrodite, Zephyrus)

Thurs.

Fri.

Read Prometheus

Read Pandora

Complete notesheet

Complete notesheet

Quickwrite #2 (an
anticipation activity for
tomorrows Pandora
myth)

Quickwrite #3

HW: Finish notesheet,

if not done in class + 2
flashcards (Prometheus,
Epimetheus)

Fall of Icarus Activity

(see separate folder for
materials)
HW: Finish any of the
questions not completed
in class

HW: Finish notesheet,

if not done in class +
2 flashcards (Pandora,
Hephaestus)

Quickwrite #5
Read Narcissus and
Echo
Complete notesheet
HW: Finish notesheet,
if not done in class + 2
flashcards (Narcissus,
Echo)

Week 3

Mon.

Tues.

Wed.

Quickwrite #6

Read Midas

Quickwrite #7

Read Orpheus

Complete notesheet

Complete notesheet

Show a clip or the trailer

for The Hunger Games
(available on YouTube) and
tell the class that tomorrows
story, Theseus, was one of
the inspirations for the story.
(Anticipatory activity)

Read Theseus (Note:

Theseus is a longer story,
so you can extend this myth
to two days, or require a
heavier homework load
tonight)

HW: Finish notesheet,

if not done in class + 3
flashcards (Orpheus,
Eurydice, Aristeus)

Week 4

HW: Finish notesheet,

if not done in class +
2 flashcards (Midas,
Apollo)

View a movie clip of

Medusa (I like to show
both the Percy Jackson
one and the new Clash
of the Titans version. Both
are on YouTube, or a
teacher in your hallway
may have DVDs. Each clip
is 10-to-15 minutes.)
Quickwrite #8
HW: Make sure all
binder pieces have been
completed

Complete notesheet
HW: Finish notesheet, if not
done in class + 7 flashcards
(Theseus, Aegeus, Ariadne,
Corynetes, Pitocamptes,
Procrustes, Sciron)

Organize and turn in

binders

In-class, one-period essay

(see Essay Prompt handout)

Greek Mythology Exam

HW: None

HW: None

Thurs.
Katniss Everdeen = Theseus
(see the PDF and/or Word
doc with the link to my
Prezi)

Fri.

Finish reading Perseus

Complete notesheet

Begin reading Perseus

(Note: Perseus is also a longer

story, so I break it into two
lessons. Because the Prezi activity
takes a while, I dont give Perseus
as a homework assigment. Its
just too much for them for one
night.)

HW: Finish notesheet,

if not done in class +
8 flashcards (Perseus,
Danae, Acrisius, Medusa,
Gray Sisters, Andromeda,
Athena, Hermes)

HW: None. Well finish

Perseus in class tomorrow

Introduce Heros Journey

(see the PDF and/or
Word doc with the link to
my Prezi)
HW: None

Finish Heros Journey

presentation and answer
questions
Handout speech
assignment (see handout)
Assign film titles to
students (see p. 2 of
speech assignment
handout)
HW: Work on speech
assignment

Mon.
Computer lab to build
Powerpoints or Prezis

Week 5

HW: Continue working on

speech assignment

Tues.

Wed.

Fri.

Thurs.

Computer lab to build

Powerpoints or Prezis and
rehearse presentation

Student presentations on
the Heros Journey

Student presentations on
the Heros Journey

Student presentations on
the Heros Journey

HW: Speeches begin

tomorrow

HW: Any teams who did

not present today need to
be ready to go tomorrow

HW: Any teams who did

not present today need to
be ready to go tomorrow

HW: None

I use the Heros Journey as a springboard into our study of Homers epic poem, The Odyssey. In that unit, I refer back
to the steps of the Heros Journey, as we follow Odysseus on his journey from Troy to Ithaka. If youd like materials on
The Odyssey unit, be sure to visit my store at: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Laura-Randazzo
If you have any questions about this unit, please dont hesitate to contact me at laurarandazzo@yahoo.com.
Thanks for your purchase. I hope you and your students enjoy this unit; its always one of my students favorites.
Thanks again,
Laura Randazzo