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Characters from Legends, Folklore Tales, and Myths Research Project
Expectations: You are required to research one mythical creature from either a legend, folklore tale or myth.
Due Date: 1. Research Paper- _________;
2. Project ready to present-________
Late Work will NOT be accepted for this project!
The following information is to help guide you through this paper and project:
Research Paper= (Everyone in the group is responsible for written a section of the essay. Students will be graded on individual work and group work.)
➢ Student 1 research and writing assignment:
o Thorough background information about the character (parents? siblings? married? Where is he/she from? Where does he/she live?).
o Include background information about the culture and country his/her stories originated from.
➢ Student 2 research and writing assignment:
o Special talents, skills, or traits (god of moon, strong, beautiful, ...)
➢ Student 3 research and writing assignment:
o Weaknesses or areas that cause trouble for the character (love weakness, liar, etc), include explanation.
➢ Student 4 research and writing assignment:
o In your own words, retell a story about your character
o Compare story to a modern day equivalent or explain what values and morals are represented from that stories culture.
Project (Choose from one of the following projects below. Prepare to answer a few questions about your character):
❖ Create a life size poster of your character that illustrates information about them
❖ Construct a tourist brochure for one of the following locations in their story. Your objective is to encourage people to visit this place. Be as accurate as possible. Make sure to include:
-illustrations that accurately depict what this location looks like
-description of what the location is like and what to do there
-reasons why people should choose your location as a travel destination
❖ Create a model of what the creatures room or suitcase might look like.
❖ Make a PowerPoint jeopardy game about your character.
❖ Do a visual media plot map by having the group act out key scenes from the story.
❖ Create a storyboard for a movie about your character. Must have a movie trailer with this project.
❖ Throw a feast for your creature. Make invites, a menu, have activities, have a reason for the gathering and request gifts suited for this character.
❖ Intervention: A group made up of other characters from stories your character is in will confront your character. One student must play the character and react to the members of the group who share what your character’s behavior has done to them. Similar to the Jerry Springer Show.
Greek Mythology Research Project Rubric
Paper:
Neatness _________/20 points
Background information present _________/20 points Stu Rep:_______
Special talents, skills, and/or traits present _________/20 points Stu Rep:_______
Weaknesses with explanation _________/20 points Stu Rep:_______
Myth told in own words with equivalent _________/20 points Stu Rep:_______
Work cited page _________/20points
TOTAL SCORE _________/100 points group grade
_________/25 points individual grade
Project:
Creativity _________/20 points
Speaks clearly _________/20 points
Makes eye contact _________/20 points
Whole group present _________/20 points
Prepared _________/20 points
Fully answers questions of audience _________/20 points
TOTAL SCORE _________/120 points group grade
Notes: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Possible Outline
I. Intro
A. Hook
B. Sentences of main points
c. Thesis statement
II. Body
A. (Student 1’s paper) Background information
1. Time and place
2. Culture
3. Character’s family, origins, live, etc.
B. (Student 2’s paper) Special talents, skills, or traits
1. Special talents, skills, or traits 1
2. Special talents, skills, or traits 2
3. Special talents, skills, or traits 3
C. (Student 3’s paper) Weaknesses or areas that cause trouble for the character
1. Detail 1
2. Detail 2
3. Detail 3
D. (Student 4’s paper) Retell story and connect to values or to modern day
1. Story
2. How it relates to values or to modern day
3. Message/theme
III. Conclusion
A. Restate thesis statement
1. Sum up main points
B. “So What” factor
1. Achilles
2. Cronus
3. Rhea
4. Zeus
5. Hera
6. Athene
7. Artemis
8. Dionysus
9. Calypso
10. Circe
11. Aphrodite
12. Pandora
13. Persephone
14. Medusa
15. Charybdis
16. Scylla
17. Sirens
18. Hestia
19. Ares
20. Poseidon
21. Hades
22. Demeter
23. Artemis
24. Apollo
25. Helios
26. Eros
27. Hermes
28. Hephaestus
29. Prometheus
30. Hercules
31. Atlas
32. Psyche
33. Theseus
34. Agamemnon
35. Menelaeus
36. Atrius
37. Pollux
38. Clytamnestra
39. Cassandra
40. Helen
41. Paris
42. Tyndareus
43. Odysseus
44. Hector
45. Priam
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