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Story Time with the Greeks: An Introduction to Mythology

Completed by 9 learners
Ages 9-12
Live Group Class
In this course, children will have the chance to learn Greek mythology through short stories and fun activities.
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:
(57 reviews)

Live video meetings
1x per week
2-9 learners per class
30 min

What's included

1 live meeting
30 mins in-class hours per week
Homework
1 hour per week. After each lesson, students will do the assigned activity based on the reading just completed. Homework can an involve an activity like pretending to be a character and writing a diary entry.

Class Experience

US Grade 4 - 7
Beginner Level
Start the year with a partial discount!
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Over this class, we will read fifteen Greek myths, one for each lesson. As we read, the teacher will pause to highlight important new vocabulary words for students to learn and ask reflective questions about the characters, plot, or lessons of the story. The goal is to teach students to think reflectively and critically about the story and themselves.

Afterwards, the teacher will give the students an activity to do before the next lesson based on the previous reading. This activity may be a drawing, a family tree, a pretend diary entry, etc. At the start of the next lesson, before we begin our next story, students will have a chance to share what they did for the activity. The point will be for students to actively think about the text and apply it.

The schedule will proceed as follows.

Week of 9/10-16/2023

-Introduction to Mythology
-The gods' origin story

Week of 9/17-23/2023
-Persephone's abduction to the Underworld

Week of 9/24-30/2023
-The story of Arachne and Athena

Week of 10/1-7/2023
-Pandora's Box

Week of 10/8-14/2023
-The story of Phaethon and Apollo

Week of 10/15-21/2023
-The story of Echo and Narcissus

Week of 10/22-28/2023
-The tragedy of Orpheus and Eurydice

Week of 10/29-11/4/2023
-The story of Cupid and Psyche

Week of 11/5-11/2023
-The battle between Theseus and the Minotaur

Week of 11/12-18/2023
-The tragedy of Daedalus and Icarus

Week of 11/19-25/2023
-The race between Atalanta and Hippomenes

Week of 11/26-12/2/2023
-King Midas and the Golden Touch

Week of 12/3-9/2023
-Pygmalion the Master Craftsman

Week of 12/10-16/2023
-The contest of Perseus and Medusa

Week of 12/17-23/2023
-Odysseus and the Trojan Horse

Learning Goals

Students will learn the following:

1) 15 incredible stories from Greek mythology
2) Vocabulary
3) Expressing our thoughts of a test

Other Details

Supply List
Book: "15 Greek Myth Mini-Books" by Danielle Blood
Flashcards for vocabulary
Coloring materials (crayons, colored pencils)
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
Book: "15 Greek Myth Mini-Books" by Danielle Blood

Meet the teacher

Joined August, 2023
4.9
57reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Maryland Teaching Certificate in Foreign Language
Maryland Teaching Certificate
Master's Degree from Westminster Seminary California
Bachelor's Degree from University of Maryland College Park
I have been tutoring Latin and Greek for the last five years and taught Latin in school for the last two. Having taught these subjects from elementary school to adults, I also worked for a year and a half in pre-school. My activities in class included, among other things, reading stories and teaching the children to act them out. We called this practice "Literacy to Life."

My experience in teaching and tutoring has covered a complete age range, and my goal with this course is to get young people interested in classics.

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