Birth of Apollo & Artemis Myth Lesson

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Birth of the Twins Apollo and Artemis | Integrated Art & Literature Lesson and Activity 7-12 ELA

The Birth of Apollo and Artemis — In Greco-Roman mythology, Leto, escaping the wrath of Hera, gives birth to the intriguing, formidable, and complementary twins Apollo and Artemis on the island of Delos. Read more, go further, and engage middle and high school students with a high-interest “print + digital” two-day lesson plan with art and literature connections, quiz-bowl style questions, informational texts, a reading list, and more!

This Resource Includes the Following Features:

1 Teacher Two-day Lesson Calendar (with Teacher’s Notes)
- Navigation Page with Links
- With a teacher-tested stamp of approval, follow my suggestions on how to teach a two-day lesson on the birth of the deities Apollo and Artemis. The educational digital download pairs well as a supplement to any mythology unit in middle and high school.
1 Key Characters and Places Worksheet
- Orient your learners by identifying the key characters and facts about Leto (Latona), Apollo, and Artemis (Diana).
Reading Cards
- The Twins Apollo and Artemis
- Leto Flees from Python with Her Children Apollo and Artemis
2 Art + Literature Connections (with Visual Aids)
- Leto Carries Her Children Apollo and Artemis
- Leto Fleeing Python’s Cave with Apollo and Artemis
15-Question Bank on “The Birth of the Twins.”
- Have students read various myths and stories about Apollo (Note the full text of copyrighted material is not included).
- Plenty of questions to conduct a pub-style trivia game with your students.
Frayer Model Vocabulary Template
- Frayer models are a way to get kids to think about vocabulary visually in a four-section square —- A square for meaning, one for examples, another for non-examples, and a sketch. It is amazing to see the work they produce. A great way to decorate your classroom to showcase your kids’ vocabulary-in-text understanding. The cards contain terms, geography, and challenging words (as well as contextual entries that fit the story).
Note-taking Template
- Designed a note-taking sheet for students to write down input, add questions and insights, and summarize content.
Half-Sheet Exit Ticket
- Exit tickets are a way to get data about your students’ understanding of the lesson right before the class is finished. Collect these exit tickets and quickly see what ideas your students picked up about the reading and myth.
1 Further Reading List
- Don’t disregard this further reading list if you think it is merely a bibliography. Share the list with your students or have them do projects based on the available research. Assign different sources to students and organize presentations where learning can go deeper into this popular myth.
Standards Alignment Charts
Answer Keys for all student-facing documents
- The answer keys provide concise answers and what to expect from students in their written and oral responses.

I created this resource with middle and high school students in mind. It is designed for an English Language Arts Mythology unit —

For any myth-related unit!
On characteristics of the gods and goddesses, twins in literature, gods behaving badly, imperiled births, and more!
Use this resource as a stand-alone lesson or pair it with a larger unit on the Homeric Hymns, Hesiod’s Theogony and Works and Days, Bernard Evslin’s Heroes, Gods, & Monsters in Greek Mythology, and Edith Hamilton’s Mythology.

Know that this educational digital download supplements a unit on Greek Mythology. The resource does not contain copyrighted material copies of other authors except for content in the public domain and original content created by Stones of Erasmus.