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Hercules the Hero: Understanding the Myth

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Title of the resource

Hercules the Hero: Understanding the Myth

Title of the resource in english

Hercules the Hero: Understanding the Myth

Original language

English

Target and Age Group

Upper elementary age students (9-11 year olds)

Author of the Entry:

Nomi Willis

Peer-reviewer of the Entry:

Ayelet Peer, Bar- Ilan University, ayelet.peer@biu.ac.il

Second Peer-reviewer of the Entry:

Lisa Maurice, Bar-Ilan University, lisa.maurice@biu.ac.il

Christine House, Yale Teachers Institute

Contents & Purpose

This resource is a unit curriculum which describes the 12 labors of Hercules and includes discussion prompts about the myth and how it compares to Hercules in popular culture, specifically the Disney movie. It includes four lesson plans for students to creatively express what they learned. For example, painting a mural of Ancient Greece as it relates to the labors of Hercules, creating a scrapbook for Hercules’ journey, painting on pottery, watching Disney’s Hercules.



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Title of the resource

Hercules the Hero: Understanding the Myth

Title of the resource in english

Hercules the Hero: Understanding the Myth

Original language

English

Target and Age Group

Upper elementary age students (9-11 year olds)

Author of the Entry:

Nomi Willis

Peer-reviewer of the Entry:

Ayelet Peer, Bar- Ilan University, ayelet.peer@biu.ac.il

Second Peer-reviewer of the Entry:

Lisa Maurice, Bar-Ilan University, lisa.maurice@biu.ac.il

Christine House, Yale Teachers Institute

Contents & Purpose

This resource is a unit curriculum which describes the 12 labors of Hercules and includes discussion prompts about the myth and how it compares to Hercules in popular culture, specifically the Disney movie. It includes four lesson plans for students to creatively express what they learned. For example, painting a mural of Ancient Greece as it relates to the labors of Hercules, creating a scrapbook for Hercules’ journey, painting on pottery, watching Disney’s Hercules.