Greek Mythology Research Project



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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