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Perseus and Theseus | Greek Mythology Thematic Unit for Grades 7-12 ELA
Explore the heroes Perseus and Theseus in the Middle and High School ELA and Humanities classroom—Explore Greek heroes Perseus and Theseus in a dynamic thematic unit featuring epic quests, monstrous challenges, divine lineage, Medusa's slaying, the Minotaur's labyrinth, heroic feats, and timeless adventures of courage, identity, and mythological legacy.
The Thematic Unit Includes the Following Features:
- Perseus
- 3-Day Lesson Plan
- 3 Illustrated Reading Cards
- 1 Key Characters Anchor Chart
- 14-count Question Bank
- 1 Note-taking Templates
- 1 Exit Ticket
- Frayer Model Vocabulary Template
- 2 Informational Texts on Perseus and Medusa in Art & Literature
- Further Reading guides and Answer Keys
- The Labors of Theseus
- 4-Day Lesson Plan
- 13 Illustrated Reading Cards
- 1 Key Characters Anchor Chart
- 1 Map Skills Activity
- 27-count Question Bank
- 8 Critical Thinking Questions
- 2 Note-taking Templates
- 2 Exit Tickets
- Frayer Model Vocabulary Template
- Further Reading guides and Answer Keys
- Theseus and the Minotaur
- 3-Day Lesson Plan
- Key Characters Anchor Chart
- 7 Reading Cards (with Illustrated Works of Art)
- 26-count question bank
- 8 Critical Thinking Questions
- 3 Note-taking Templates
- Frayer Model Vocabulary Template
- Exit Ticket
- 2 Essay-Writing Activities
- Further Reading guides and Answer Keys
Bonus Files:
- Hero's Journey Anchor Chart and Activity
- Common Core Alignment Chart
Integrate your unit with included easy grading assessments such as question sets, vocabulary materials, writing prompts, art and literature connections, cool note-taking templates (and more — this resource is incredibly jam-packed!). Note — each lesson pack has PDF, Google Workspace files, which is great for distance learning.
I created this unit resource with middle and high school students in mind. It is designed for an English Language Arts Mythology unit —
- To teach myths of the hero
- For any myth-related unit!
- On characteristics of heroism, the federation of Attica, Athenian identity, hero's journey, pride and glory, sexism, and more.
- Note that this unit does include full-text, original, and public domain material of the myths and adequate links to a host of access points to external sources of the stories! The resource does not include copyrighted material not belonging to Stones of Erasmus.
- Use this resource as a stand-alone unit or pair it with a course on the epic hero, Robert Graves's Greek Myths, Edith Hamilton's Mythology, the Homeric Epic, or any Greek and Roman mythology unit.