Grade 2 - Greek Myths

Greek Myths: Supplemental Guide 8B | Other Adventures of Hercules 167

Character, Setting, Plot (Instructional Master 7B-1) 15 minutes

• Review with students some of the key elements of a fi ctional
  story in general and myths in particular:
  
  
  • characters (gods and goddesses, mortals, supernatural
    creature)
  
  
  • settings (Mount Olympus, Underworld, Earth, ocean, tower,
    Labyrinth)
  
  
  • plot (explaining something in nature like the changing
    seasons, how animals came to be, or teaching a lesson)
  
  
  
  


• Tell students that they have heard the middle and end of
  Hercules’s story. They also heard of new characters (priestess
  at Delphi; King Eurystheus; lion at Nemea; Atlas) and settings
  (Delphi; Nemea; mountain range).


• Have students complete their charts with the characters, setting,
  and plot, based on what they heard in today’s myth.

Writing a Greek Myth: Draft (Instructional Masters 7B-2, 8B-2 or
lined paper) 20+ minutes

• Remind students that they have been listening to Greek myths, a
  kind of fi ctional story. Ask students what a myth is. (A myth is a
  fi ctional story from the ancient times that tries to explain events
  or things in nature. A myth may also teach a lesson. A myth
  usually has supernatural characters and supernatural events.)


• Tell students that they are in the process of writing their own
  myths. Remind students of the three steps in the writing
  process: plan, draft, and edit. Tell students that today they will
  draft or write down their myths.


• Give each student a copy of their plan (Instructional Master 7B-2
  from the previous lesson) and a copy of Instructional Master
  8B-2.
  ➶ Above and Beyond: For students who can write the beginning,
  middle, and end of their story independently, have them write on
  a piece of lined paper.