Art & Mythology Connection: 'The Four Disgracers' Mini-Unit for Grades 8-10
- Google Drive™ folder
- Easel Activity
- Easel Assessment
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Teach more than a month's worth of material on the Greek Gods, Heroes, and Lovers. Start with an introductory lesson on the essential characteristics of myth. Then, deep dive into creation myths—further the story with Earth and Sky (Uranus and Gaia) — the first gods. Then read about all of the TitanPrice $83.00Original Price $126.50Save $43.50
Description
Hendrick Goltzius created four incredible tondos in the sixteenth century entitled the "Four Disgracers". Using Common Core Standard that asks students to look at and compare different artistic representations of literature, guide middle and high school students through a four myth group activity and lesson — including Tantalus, Ixion. Phaëthon and Icarus!
Note: The Further Reading resources included in the educational download lists plenty of online and print options for teachers. The resource is available as PDF, Google Workspace, and Easel files.
The 'Four Disgracers' Unit Includes:
- Teachers' Notes and 3-Day Lesson Calendar
- 1 Non-Fiction Reading Card on Hendrick Goltzius's Four Disgracers
- 2 Art + Literature Connections
- Tantalus — The King Who Fed His Own Son to the Gods!
- Phaëthon — The Boy Who Dared to Ride the Chariot of the Sun
- Ixion — The King who Betrayed Zeus (and murdered a man)
- Icarus — The Boy Who Flew Too Close to the Sun
- 40+ Reading and Critical Thinking Questions
- 5-Question Reading Comprehension Quiz on Easel (Also includes Easel Activity)
- Further Reading Lists for All the Myths
- Speaking and Listening Peer Evaluation Form and Tracker
- Answer Keys for Questions
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