6 M1 - Myths: Not Just Long Ago
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Art&Curriculum resource for teachers includes:
The teachers guide includes four lessons... |
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Essential Art House PygmalionGeorge Bernard Shaw was once quoted as humorously saying, "Do not try to live forever. You will not succeed." Yet his Pygmalion has lived on. His play, indeed, is better known to contemporary readers than the Greek myth (about a sculptor who falls in love with one of his statues) from... |
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Gods and GoddessesAlthough its existence dates back more than 2,000 years, the mysterious world of Ancient Greece lives on today through its captivating pantheon of mythological tales. For countless generations prior to biblical times, the Greeks' tales of superior gods and goddesses were passed down... |
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Half a Hundred Hero TalesEbook delivery page from Project Gutenberg. Books are available in the following formats: |
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Joseph Campbell and The Power of Myth with Bill MoyersTwenty-five years ago, renowned scholar Joseph Campbell sat down with veteran journalist Bill Moyers for a series of interviews that became one of the most enduringly popular programs ever aired on PBS. In dialogues that adroitly span millennia of history and far-flung geography, the two men... |
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Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NYGrade 6 ELA Module 1 Unit 1 recommends that teachers take their students to a local art gallery or art museum to see the influence of Greek Mythology and culture on artwork across the ages. Here you can browse the collection virtually. |
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Mythology TeacherA web site dedicated to the teaching of mythology. The Hero's Journey is specifically mentioned in Grade 6 ELA Module 1. |
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Mythos II: The Shaping of the Eastern Tradition"Myth comes from the same zone as dream... from the great biological ground, whatever it may be. They are energies and they are matters of consciousness." - Joseph Campbell During the final years of his life, Joseph Campbell embarked on a lecture tour in which he drew together... |
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Mythos III: The Shaping of the Western Tradition"[Western myths] represented something that is typical to Europe and nowhere else, and that is respect for the individual and the individual path, the individual way." - Joseph Campbell During the final years of his life, Joseph Campbell embarked on a lecture tour in which he... |
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and RomeEbook delivery page from Project Gutenberg. Books are available in the following formats: |
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