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The Mythology Connection to Oceans 

Grade Level: 8th Unit: English Author: Laurie Mekelburg

Lesson Objectives:
 * To understand the vocabulary used for mythology.
 * To analyze the relationships of the characters and their experiences.
 * To be able to improve their reading and reference skills utilizing digital media, tools and resources.
 * Students will be able to engage in conversation regarding mythology and what makes that important today.
 * To understand the issues related to our culture and society.

Time Required to complete this lesson: 2 weeks. See calendar for list of due dates.

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Description of lesson: Your student will become familiar with Roman and Greek myths and how they intertwine with the oceans and relationship to them. By using stories and the internet, we will explore and research the characters of the gods and goddesses. During this process, we will discover that mythology is in English as well as history, science and even math.

Books for our reading circles:

//Percy Jackson// series by Rick Riordan //Heroes, Gods & Monster of the Greek Myths// by Bernard Evslin //Tatto//o by Jennifer Lynn Barnes //Nobody's Princess// by Esther Friesner

Assignment - Part One: [|http://spreadsheets.google.com/]
 * 1) Make a list of what you know about myths and the gods focusing on those who have something to do with water. Examples can include Atlantis, Poseidon and Njord. Make a list of four questions that you would like to find answers to.
 * 2) Make a graph or chart listing what you know about them along with their family tree, heroic qualities, symbols used for the god or goddess. Use this link below to connect with Google Docs and complete t he first part of the assignment.

Assignment - Part Two:
 * 1) Research your chosen myth with your assigned group making notes on the large poster board. If you would like to check out some blogs of mythology, here is an interesting one on water and it's god/goddess. [|http://sobeit-awitchsway.blogspot.com] You can also research blogs on your own if you would like at GoogleBlog . []
 * 2) Find the answers for your questions from our poster board.
 * 3) Use your notes to put together an oral presentation (approx 8 min) for final grading. Student judging will also be included in your final grade.
 * 4) After presentations are made, we will put them on GoogleKnol []. It will be something similar to this one... [|http://knol.google.com/]

 Resources/materials needed: Library, computers, reading material for each subject, writing journals, terms sheet used for review, poster board and writing utensils.

Books that may be useful: //Atlantis Encyclopedia// by Frank Joseph, Mythology: //Timeless Tales of Gods and Heros// by Edith Hamilton, //Oh My God's!: Look-It-Up-Guide to the gods of Mythology// by Megan E. Bryant, //The Genealogy of Greek Mythology: An Illustrated Family Tree of Greek Myth from the First Gods to the Founders of R// by Vanessa James, //World History// by Lisa Regan. You can also go to this link for a huge list of books from GoogleBooks  by linking here [|http://books] You can also find some interesting article in GoogleScholar  by linking here [|http://scholar.google.com/]  "The Amazing Writing Machine” computer program that is a creative writing, illustration and helps generate ideas.

Web pages that may be useful - Atlantis [|http://ancienthistory.about.com/] Encyclopedia of Myths [] Classical myths [] The ocean cultural myths [] [] an introduction to ancient Greece and links to other websites that may be useful [][|tm]

The technology projects in this lesson changes the way a student does his research and presentation of the information that he has gathered.