Engage high school students with a three-lesson Hebrew poetry and myth lesson bundle. The first lesson explores the Hebrew Creation Myths from Genesis. The second lesson is a close reading of the Adam and Eve and the Fall story from Genesis. The third lesson is a close reading lesson on Psalm 104 from the Wisdom literature of the Hebrew Bible.
What’s Included:
The educational digital download contains the following features for more than a week’s worth of material:
- Unit Standards Chart and Teacher-friendly Guides
- 3 Lesson Plans and Pacing Calendars
- Hebrew Myth of Creation: taught from the Genesis text of the Hebrew Bible.
- Hebrew Myth of Adam and Eve and the Fall of Man: taught from the Genesis text of the Hebrew Bible.
- Psalm 104: taught as the Bible as Literature, Hebrew Literature, or in tandem with “The Great Hymn to the Aten”!
- Informational Texts
- Non-Fiction Reading Cards for the Hebrew Myths of Creation
- Creation Myth (Definition)
- The Names of the Hebrew God
- Yahwists, Elohists, and Talmudic Texts
- Non-Fiction Reading Cards for Adam and Eve and the Fall
- Definition of Origin Myths
- The Serpent and the Tree — Symbolism in Literature
- Psalm 104: Informational Text – provides valuable background knowledge for the psalm.
- Assessments for Measuring Student Learning
- Multiple assessments (Google Forms, etc.). Use as a pre-assessment or as a backward planning tool.
- Art & Literature Connections
- “Creation” by James Tissot
- Public Domain Image from the New York Public Library Digital Collection of “The Garden of Eden”
- Illustration from Eve Tempted by the Serpent (from Paradise Lost) — by William Strang
- “Adam and Eve Driven from Paradise” — by James Tissot
- Question Bank for Recall and Reading Comprehension
- 26 Trivia-style Questions for the Hebrew Myths of Creation
- 12 Trivia-style Questions for Adam and Eve and the Fall
- 19 Trivia-style questions for Psalm 104
- 3-Box Note-taking sheets
- Embed accountability into your lesson and require learners to take notes using a three-step Cornell note-taking system.
- Half-Sheet Exit Tickets
- Easy-to-read 3-2-1 exit tickets for each lesson and text.
- Frayer Model Templates for Vocabulary
- Useful for front-loading vocabulary and literary terms
- 3 Further Reading Guides
- Follow the links to go even further.
- Answer Keys for All Student-Facing Questions
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