Teaching Mythology

I love looking for similarities in myths from around the world.  The Myth of Pandora and the story of Eve both teach us that the Ancient World believed that the curiosity of the first women brought about all the evils in the world.  Come with me and we explore the similarities of these two myths and I explain how a lesson on symbolism with the myth of Pandora led to an unexpected social-emotional lesson.

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The ancient Greeks had two different myths explaining the creation of man.  The first being told by Hesiod, where he describes the four ages of men.  The other myth involves Prometheus creating man to be like the Gods, stealing fire from the Gods, and incurring the wrath of Zeus.  But both myths teach us about hierarchy in the ancient (and modern) world.

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Today I'm going to share with you a graduation speech that I gave a few years ago. There's something about high school graduations that are special. They're life events that your entire family gets involved in, in the community you have parties and barbecues.  I have been in charge of graduations a two different schools - they are massive events and the culmination of 12 years of school.  Talk about pressure! 

Two years after I left one school because I  moved to a different state, the sophomore class that I had my last year asked me to come back and speak at their graduation.

I was so honored.  It's incredible to think that two years after you leave a school that the students would want you to come back.

So I'm going to share today the speech that I gave at graduation and it's about the heroic journey, our own journeys, and the roles that we play in other's journeys. I hope you enjoy.

Additional Resources

If you want to teach the Heroic Journey in your class I have some great resources from an introductory PPT to a Project where students look for the Heroic Journey in the books and movies they love.  You can save even more by buying them in the bundle.

You can read this speech over at my teaching blog - HERE.

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In today's episode, we continue the Greek Creation story.  We left Zeus off on the island of Crete.  As he grows stronger, Gaia whispers to Zeus to overthrow his father Kronos.  With the help of a magic potion, a massive amount of vomiting, and the cyclopes, Zeus is able to overthrow Kronos in an epic battle called the Titanomachy. 

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Today we're going to talk about the Greek creation story, a whole lot about castration ,and about cannibalism too. Hold on tight because the Greek creation is a wild story that is a little bit about creation and a whole lot about the gods, goddesses, and Titans that ruled the ancient world!

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Want to try the Clash of the Gods in your class - get the video guide here.

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The first day of class is probably always the worst day.  You have to go over rules and procedures, answer questions about homework and grading, and force students to "get to know each other" through awkward ice-breaker games.  Or do you?

Here is my first day lesson plan for my mythology classes.  Did I teach routines and procedures - sure, but they were how to have discussions and work together - not how to ask to go to the bathroom.  

Once I started asking students to define what mythology was on the first day of class, my engagement soared.  It started the semester off on the right foot.

In this episode, I outline what I did step by step and retell the four myths that I would have students read the first day of mythology class.  

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Check out the blog post all about this.

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Today I'm going to share with you my background and why I wanted to start a podcast.

I've been in education for 15 years and was incredibly lucky to be a mythology teacher for several years in a high school.  When I first started teaching, I was given some horrible advice about what to teach and what not to teach.  And boy, am I grateful I didn't listen to that teacher. 

So come on in and get to know me a little bit better before we start our journey in exploring mythology.

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Welcome to the Teaching Mythology Podcast.  This podcast is for teachers wanting to learn more about the myths, get ideas for lessons, and talk about the myths through a modern-day lens.

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