Theseus of Athens | Greek Myth ELA Unit Grades 9

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Theseus of Athens | Greek Mythology Thematic Unit for Grades 9-11 ELA

Theseus of Athens for High School ELA and Humanities: Explore Theseus’s legendary labors and heroic adventures—from conquering the Minotaur to confronting inner demons—in this engaging thematic unit. Includes interactive activities, assessment questions, and writing prompts perfect for studying Greek mythology in middle and high school ELA and humanities classes.

This Resource Includes the Following Features:

Hero's Journey
- Start the Unit with the Hero's Journey
- 1 Informational Text on the Hero's Journey
- 2 Anchor Charts
- 13-count Question Bank
- 1 Exit Ticket
- 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:

Myth or History? Report: The Labors of Theseus
Common Core Alignment Chart

Integrate your unit with included quick 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 and Google Workspace files, which are 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 the Theseus Myth Cycle
For any myth-related unit!
On characteristics of heroism, the federation of Attica, Athenian identity, the Six Labors of Theseus, Theseus and the Minotaur, 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, Robert Graves's Greek Myths, Edith Hamilton's Mythology, Plutarch's Lives, or any Greek and Roman mythology unit.