Hebrew Adam & Eve Myth World Mythology Series for Grades 8-10 ELA

What is the Hebrew myth of the Fall of Man? Who are Adam and Eve? Share an engaging lesson with middle and high school students on the text of Chapter Three of Genesis. Find out why there isn't an apple in the original story, and the symbolism surrounding the serpent (and the connection the Hebrew myth has with ancient Babylonian storytelling).

• This resource is optimized for distance learning. The download includes Google Workspace and PDF. Access and modify this resource for student-use on Google Classroom and other classroom management sites.

Use this Digital Download for a Two-day English Language Arts Lesson

Using my tested-in-the-classroom resources, your kids will want to discuss the problem of "sins of the fathers." where we come from and where we are going, the problem of suffering, and more! So I have loaded this resource with art and literature connections, reading cards, and a set of nineteen questions that will get your students talking, writing, and wondering!

Common Core Standards: This resource aligns well with the reading literature standard: "Analyze how a modern work of fiction draws on themes, patterns of events, or character types from myths, traditional stories, or religious works such as the Bible, including describing how the material is rendered new."

This Resource Includes the Following Features:

• 1 Teacher's Two-day Pacing Calendar
  • Follow the pacing calendar to stay organized. Start with background knowledge, places, and geography, engage students in group reading with custom-made reading cards, and quiz your class with trivia-style questions.
• 1 Key Characters and Places Worksheet
• 2 Non-Fiction Reading Cards
  • Definition of Origin Myths
  • The Serpent and the Tree — Symbolism in Literature
• 3 Art & Literature Connection
  • 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) from — by William Strang
  • "Adam and Eve Driven from Paradise" — by James Tissot
• 1 Full-Text Public Domain Version of Chapter Three of the Book of Genesis
• A Bank of 12 Trivia-style Questions
  • After your students engage in the reading cards, test their knowledge with a custom-made question set.
  • Bonus: Bar-Style Student Response Card
• FREE 8-Question Easel Assessment
• 7 Critical Thinking Questions
• 3-Box Notetaking Template — Embed accountability into the lesson by having students annotate the text cards with notes, questions, and a summary of what they've read and comprehended.
• Frayer Model Vocabulary Template (with student sample)
  • 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.
    • Fill out the cards to contain terms, Greek and Latin roots, and challenging words (as well as contextual entries fit the story).
• Half-Sheet 3-2-1 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 took away from reading and discussing the myths.
• 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 research that is available. Assign different sources to students and organize presentations where learning can go deeper into the fall of man and origin myths.
• Answer Keys for all student-facing documents
  • Teachers always ask for answer keys for my products so I made sure I gave you plenty of guidance on what to expect from students in their written and oral responses.

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

• For any myth-related unit!
• On topics including — cosmology, creation myths (cosmogonic myths), myths of origins, Hebrew Literature, Judaica, and the Bible.
• World Religions!
• Use this resource as a stand-alone lesson or, pair it with a larger unit on Myth, World Mythology, the Ancient Hebrews, World Literature, or Parallel Myths by J.F. Bierlein.

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