Greek_Mythology_Resources

=** Assignment 3.1: Resource Development and Sharing **= =** Greek Mythology: Resource List compiled by Emilie Buske-Ferman and Brandi Rosales **=

The resources will be used for a collaborative unit on Greek mythology between a creative dramatics teacher and a librarian. The lesson on which we are focused deals with researching Greek myths and characters. The end result will be a Reader's Theater performance complete with Greek masks as the students embody their assigned god, goddess, monster, or mortal. See the full unit at Greek Mythology Unit Plan, a specific lesson plan at Greek Mythology Lesson Plan, and our planning form at Collaborative Unit Plan.

|| **The Everything Classical Mythology Book:**  **Greek and Roman Gods, Goddesses, Heroes, and Monsters from Ares to Zeus**  Bolton, Lesley. //The Everything Classical Mythology Book: Greek and Roman Gods, Goddesses, Heroes, and Monsters from Ares to Zeus.//  Adams Media Corp., 2002. Print.  Call Number: 292.13 BOL  ISBN: 158062653X
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 This book is a great resource filled with descriptions of the gods and goddess as well as cultural information. Entertaining and educational, not only does it deliver useful information, but through the feature of storytelling, the complex Greek mythology world is outlined in an interesting and engaging manner. Connections are made from ancient Greek culture to today's pop culture. It will be very useful to the students for this lesson. || || **Myths of Ancient Greece**

 Green, Jen. //Myths of Ancient Greece.// Raintree Steck-Vaughn, 2001. Print.  ISBN: 0739831917  Call Number: BL782.G69

 This book gives a concise introduction and explanation of why myths were created to explain how things began and why the world functioned like it did. It outlines a great background of how myths began, and also tracks different myths. Hitting on certain major gods and goddesses, the beautiful artwork can give characterization inspiration and the side bars give theater history. || || **Eyewitness Mythology**

 Philip, Neil. //Eyewitness Mythology.// DK Publishing, 2005. Print.  ISBN: 075661080X <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Call Number: J 292.13 PHI

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> This book traces the history of ancient mythology of Greece, Rome, Egypt, Japan, and other cultures from around the world. By showing other myths across the world, students will be able to connect what they are learning about Greek mythology to other cultures. The students also learn that every society has a form of folktale and legends. || || <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**<span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Greek Myth Plays ** <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Pugliano-Martin, Carol. //Greek Myth Plays.// New York: Scholastic Teaching Resources, 2008. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> ISBN: 0439640148

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> This book contains 10 readers theater scripts based on Greek myths. The myths chosen to be included in this book are either an explanation of how or why something happens in the world or an illustration of a moral. The author of the book did note that she chose to leave out some of the more violent myths, so the violence would not take away from the message of the story. To add authenticity to these plays the author included a chorus instead of a narrator because, according to the author, it was the chorus that narrated the story. The educators will be using this book to make a list of the Gods or heroes that students will be researching for the collaborative lesson plan. Then as an extension of this unit students will perform the readers theater plays as the God or hero they researched. It is in hopes that by researching first, the students will be able to add more character to their God or hero based on what they learned about them. || || <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: center;">**Greece**

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Sioras, Efstathia. //Greece//. Gareth Stevens Publishing, 1998. Print. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> ISBN: 0836820142 <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Call Number: J Nonfiction J 394.269495 SIO

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Included in our resources is a book on current Greek culture. By seeing how past beliefs have shaped society now, students can connect history and current events. ||

|| <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">** Ancient Civilizations Starter Collection: Greece ** <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> //Ancient Civilizations Starter Collection: Greece//. CLEARVUE & SVE, 1998. Full Video. 21 July 2010. <http://www.discoveryeducation.com/>.
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> This almost 18 minute video introduces students to ancient Greece. The host of the video is wearing a toga and an olive leaf crown, which gives students a visual of what is held as authentic Ancient Greek clothing. Discovery Education usually supplies videos with factual information; therefore, information provided in this video could be considered authentic. The video is divided into six sections that include introduction, location, government, lifestyle, Olympics, and myths & legends. This division of the video becomes useful, when needing to view a certain section. The Greek mythology lesson will be utilizing the full video with an emphasis on the final section of the video. This video is marketed for students in grade K-5, but after reviewing the video it would be beneficial to introduce key vocabulary to K-2 students. This video would be best used with students in grades 3-5. || || <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">** Jim Henson's The Storyteller - Greek Myths ** <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> //Jim Henson's The Storyteller - Greek Myths.// Writer. Anthony Minghella. Perf. Michael Gambon, Brian Henson, David Greenaway. Sony, 1997. DVD. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> ASIN: B0002J4X2U <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Run Time: 95 minutes

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> This video is from a television series that was aired in 1987. While it has an older copyright date, the fantasy of the story is timeless. The Greek myths are told in a mixed narration, live-action, and puppet manner. Children are in awe of Jim Henson's puppets, especially since most visual effects in today's movies are done digitally. It is recommended for ages 8 and older and has won numerous awards from the Emmy Award to the BAFTA TV Award. This video will be used as a compare and contrast resource of the students' own drama production with an intro into the next creative dramatics unit in puppeteering. || || <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: center;">**BrainPop: Greek Gods**
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> FWD Media, Inc. //BrainPop: Greek Gods.// 1999-2010. 19 July 2010 <span class="wiki_link_ext"><http://www.brainpop.com >.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> BrainPop is another great site that takes factual information and turns it into a brief cartoon video. In the short video that will be used for an introduction to the Greek gods, Tim and Moby tell the audience about some of the more well known Greek gods and what area of the universe each god ruled. In this video, Moby is seen with different iconic symbols associated with the Greek gods. This type of imagery can help students associate the gods and their part of the universe. The factual information in a fun format adds authenticity for the students, but doesn't always relate to actual authenticity. || || <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: center;">**Fact Monster: The Olympian Gods and Goddesses**

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Pearson Education. //Fact Monster: The Olympian Gods and Goddesses.// 2000-2007. 19 July 2010 <http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0197622.html>.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Factmonster.com is a student friendly website that combines almanac, dictionary, and encyclopedia information. When doing a general search it does pull information from all three types of sources. It is up to the researcher to determine where to go within the site. The site is sponsored by Pearson Education, which is a leader in educational textbooks for students. It is their reputation that adds authenticity to the information on this site, but also the information can be verified through other sources. This site will be one of the online resources students will be using to research their assigned Greek God or hero. || || <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: center;">**Mythweb**

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Skidmore, Joel. //Mythweb.// 13 January 2010. 19 July 2010 <http://www.mythweb.com>.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> This website is dedicated to the gods, heroes, and monsters of Greek mythology. The stories on the site are retold by Joel Skidmore. His sources for these myths include Homer's Iliad, Homer's Odyssey, and the Library of Apollodorus. The site is student friendly and makes connections between the text and the illustrations provided. The illustrations add to the authenticity of the site, and the author's retelling helps make it understandable to students. The index in the encyclopedia section of this website will be helpful for students to easily access information about their Greek god or hero. ||

Links:
Greek Mythology Culture Research - Greek Mythology: An Annotated Bibliography created by Emilie Buske-Ferman Greek Mythology Research Paper - By Emilie Buske-Ferman

Image Source for //**Jim Henson's The Storyteller - Greek Myths:**// http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B0002J4X2U/ref=dp_image_0?ie=UTF8&n=130&s=dvd

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