Social Studies
The Norse Course: A Liking for Viking Myths
In this interactive ongoing class, learn Norse mythology: good for fans of Riordan's Magnus Chase books
Jonny Walker (he/him) - MA (Uni of Cambridge)
594 total reviews for this teacher
14 reviews for this class
Completed by 74 learners
9-13
year old learners
4th-7th
US Grade Level
3-12
learners per class
$17
Charged weekly
Meets 1x per week
Runs week after week
55 minutes per class
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Available times
Pacific
Description
Class Experience
Sun 8th Jan 1) HOW IT ALL BEGAN Sun 15th Jan 2) MEET THE NORSE GODS Sun 19th Feb 3)WHY ARE WE LIKING THE VIKINGS? Sun 26th Feb 4) THORSOME: WHO WAS THOR? Sun 5th Mar 5) POETRY: MAGICAL MEAD AND KENNINGS Sun 12th Mar 6) THE MYTH OF THOR'S WEDDING Sun 19th Mar 7)NORSE GODS LOVE GOLDEN APPLES Sun 26th Mar 8) SIGURD AND THE DRAGON Sun 2nd Apr 9) IS LOKI THE WORST TRICKSTER? Sun 9th Apr 10) THE SAD DEATH OF BALDUR Sun 16th Apr 11) WEIRD BEASTS OF NORSE...
Learners will gain a richer understanding of the mythology and the culture of the people who lived in Northern Europe/Scandinavia. Our questions will invite learners to use the myths to explore their own life too - their values, opinions and ideas.
I am a highly experienced primary school teacher, with an academic specialism in the teaching of mythology and poetry. My undergraduate study is in the field of the social sciences, with a focus on Social Anthropology, through which I engaged in the study of rite, ritual and myth. Teaching mythology, both through my Greek of the Week classes and in East London schools, has become my main job, and area of expertise.
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55 minutes per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.
Mythology is unavoidably dark in its themes, but as I have done with all of my Greek mythology classes, I make sure we tell the tales in a way that is age-appropriate. Any of the more graphic moments of the original source material are heavily sanitised with comedy, and no inappropriate themes are discussed.
My own source material for this course includes Prose Edda - Snorri Snurleson Poetic Edda Norse Myths - Kevin Crossley-Holland Norse Tales - Kevin Crossley-Holland
Teacher
Jonny Walker (he/him) - MA (Uni of Cambridge)Headful of stories, mouthful of myths.
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Lives in the
United Kingdom594 total reviews
238 completed classes
About Me
JULY UPDATE Hey everyone! I am loving teaching myths to your kids - thanks for your keeping my classes filled! Things are a little uncertain for me at the minute as I am moving house. Because I don't want to let you down, I am not scheduling...Â
