Characters from Legends, Folklore Tales, and Myths Research Project

Expectations: You are required to research one mythical creature from either a legend, folklore tale or myth.

Due Date: 1. Research Paper- ______;

2. Project ready to present-______

Late Work will NOT be accepted for this project!

The following information is to help guide you through this paper and project:

Research Paper= (Everyone in the group is responsible for written a section of the essay. Students will be graded on individual work and group work.)

Student 1 research and writing assignment:

  • Thorough background information about the character (parents? siblings? married? Where is he/she from? Where does he/she live?).
  • Include background information about the culture and country his/her stories originated from.

Student 2 research and writing assignment:

  • Special talents, skills, or traits (god of moon, strong, beautiful, ...)

Student 3 research and writing assignment:

  • Weaknesses or areas that cause trouble for the character (love weakness, liar, etc), include explanation.

Student 4 research and writing assignment:

  • In your own words, retell a story about your character
  • Compare story to a modern day equivalent or explain what values and morals are represented from that stories culture.

Project(Choose from one of the following projects below. Prepare to answer a few questions about your character):

Create a life size poster of your character that illustrates information about them

Construct a tourist brochure for one of the following locations in their story. Your objective is to encourage people to visitthis place. Be as accurate as possible. Make sure to include:

-illustrations that accurately depict what this location looks like

-description of what the location is like and what to do there

-reasons why people should choose your location as a travel destination

Create a model of what the creatures room or suitcase might look like.

Make a PowerPoint jeopardy game about your character.

Do a visual media plot map by having the group act out key scenes from the story.

Create a storyboard for a movie about your character. Must have a movie trailer with this project.

Throw a feast for your creature. Make invites, a menu, have activities, have a reason for the gathering and request gifts suited for this character.

Intervention: A group made up of other characters from stories your character is in will confront your character. One student must play the character and react to the members of the group who share what your character’s behavior has done to them. Similar to the Jerry Springer Show.

Greek Mythology Research Project Rubric

Paper:

Neatness______/20 points

Background information present______/20 points Stu Rep:______

Special talents, skills, and/or traits present ______/20 pointsStu Rep:______

Weaknesses with explanation______/20 points Stu Rep:______

Myth told in own words with equivalent______/20 points Stu Rep:______

Work cited page______/20points

TOTAL SCORE______/100 points group grade

______/25 points individual grade

Project:

Creativity______/20 points

Speaks clearly ______/20 points

Makes eye contact______/20 points

Whole group present______/20 points

Prepared______/20 points

Fully answers questions of audience______/20 points

TOTAL SCORE______/120 points group grade

Notes: ______

Possible Outline

I. Intro

A. Hook

B. Sentences of main points

c. Thesis statement

II. Body

A. (Student 1’s paper) Background information

1. Time and place

2. Culture

3. Character’s family, origins, live, etc.

B. (Student 2’s paper) Special talents, skills, or traits

1. Special talents, skills, or traits 1

2. Special talents, skills, or traits 2

3. Special talents, skills, or traits 3

C. (Student 3’s paper) Weaknesses or areas that cause trouble for the character

1. Detail 1

2. Detail 2

3. Detail 3

D.(Student 4’s paper) Retell story and connect to values or to modern day

1. Story

2. How it relates to values or to modern day

3. Message/theme

III. Conclusion

A. Restate thesis statement

1. Sum up main points

B. “So What” factor

  1. Achilles
  2. Cronus
  3. Rhea
  4. Zeus
  5. Hera
  6. Athene
  7. Artemis
  8. Dionysus
  9. Calypso
  10. Circe
  11. Aphrodite
  12. Pandora
  13. Persephone
  14. Medusa
  15. Charybdis
  16. Scylla
  17. Sirens
  18. Hestia
  19. Ares
  20. Poseidon
  21. Hades
  22. Demeter
  23. Artemis
  24. Apollo
  25. Helios
  26. Eros
  27. Hermes
  28. Hephaestus
  29. Prometheus
  30. Hercules
  31. Atlas
  32. Psyche
  33. Theseus
  34. Agamemnon
  35. Menelaeus
  36. Atrius
  37. Pollux
  38. Clytamnestra
  39. Cassandra
  40. Helen
  41. Paris
  42. Tyndareus
  43. Odysseus
  44. Hector
  45. Priam