Creative English Teacher
32 Short Myths from Around the World + 3 Classroom Activities
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$14.99
Explore 32 different myths! Each 2-page myth handout comes with the following features:
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700-950 word retelling of the myth (a quick read for most students)
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Full-color illustrations
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Specific culture of origin and geographical location
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Post-reading questions for classroom discussion or written responses
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The collection is available as a single 64-page file and individual handout files for easy uploading.
Unit Plan: These stories form a 13-16 day unit, where your students read 2-3 myths a day and analyze them using the post-reading questions.
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Stand-alone Activity: Limited on time? The download includes handouts for three different jigsaw/pair-share activities, where students each learn a single myth and then share this myth with the other students.
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Geographical Storytelling: Students each learn a myth and then group up based on the myth's geographical origin to share
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World Myth Round-Up: Students each learn one myth, analyze it with the provided worksheet, and then pair-share multiple times until they have heard a variety of myths.
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World Myth Speed Dating: Students learn one myth, analyze it with the provided worksheet, and do quick pair-shares to find their story's "best match." Also includes a rose coloring page for an optional Rose Ceremony for each student's "best match."
Additional Resources:
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Story Squares feature the illustrations from each myth, which can be printed and cut apart to add an extra visual element to the pair-share activities.
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World Myth Speed Dating Presentation This Google Slides presentation gives your students detailed instructions for how the activity works.
Complete List of Myths
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"The Theft of Destiny" (Mesopotamia)
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"The Storm God and the Dragon" (Mesopotamia)
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"The Tanuki Tea Kettle" (Japan)
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"The Nine-Tailed Fox" (Korea)
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"The Cowherd and the Weaver Maiden" (China)
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"Urashima Taro" (Japan)
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"The Dragon's Pearl" (Southwest China)
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"The Magic Oysters" (Indonesia)
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"Obatala Creates the World" (West Africa)
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"The Coming of Darkness" (Sierra Leone)
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"Lelimo the Giant and the Magic Cap" (Southern Africa)
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"The Sacrifice of Wanjiru" (Kenya)
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"Gihilihili the Snake-Man" (Rwanda)
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"The Thunder Bride" (South Africa)
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"The Star Maiden" (Brazil)
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"How Jaguar Lost His Fire" (Central Brazil)
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"Paraparawa and Waraku" (Brazil)
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"Quetzalcoatl Wins Music for Earth" (Mesoamerica)
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"The Rod of Gold" (Peru and Chile)
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"The Serpent Woman" (Spain)
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"The Kelpie" (Scotland)
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"Scheherazade" (Southwest Asia)
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"The Fisherman and the Genie" (Southwest Asia)
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"The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal" (India)
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"The Blizzard Witch" (Indigenous Siberia)
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"Raven Steals the Light" (Indigenous North America)
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"Gluscabi and the Wind Eagle" (Indigenous North America)
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"Lodge-Boy and Thrown-Away" (Indigenous North America)
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"Sedna and the Sea Creatures" (Indigenous North America)
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"Coyote and Death" (Indigenous North America)
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"The Rainbow Serpent and the Wawilak Sisters" (Aboriginal Australia)
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"The Taming of Kinie Ger" (Aboriginal Australia)
