"Hercules: Don't 'Myth' This Teaching Opportunity!" Education World. Website
Uses Disney's movie "Hercules" to get students excited about Greek Mythology. Features related activities and has some additional web sites.
Perseus Digital Library Project. "Herakles." Tufts University Collection. Website.
Find additional resources for teaching Hercules, including: bio, maps, women, labors, and other stories.
Creative writing inspired by Greek Mythology: The famous Hercules was given 12 impossibly dangerous assignments - like stealing the golden apples of Zeus that were guarded by a dragon with 100 heads. These 12 tasks are known as the Labors of Hercules. Hercules had the help of two deities - Hermes (the messenger) and Athena (goddess of war and wisdom) - who were there to help when the going got really tough. Now, have your students create and write a 13th labor for Hercules, set in contemporary times. Have them develop a short narrative adventure story that includes characters, setting, a sequence of events, and a resolution. Have Hercules be able to call on any of the Greek gods to help him with his final task.
No comments:
Post a Comment