1.
2.
3.
4.
Group 1
Jill Vieau
Christy Steinke
Heidi Thom
Amy McDougall
1.
2.
3.
4.
Group 4
Kaitlyn Barrett
Kally Fuller
Chris Duffee
Lucas McCabe
1.
2.
3.
4.
1.
2.
3.
4.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Group 2
Vlad Yantsev
Dalton Charboneau
Alex Nelson
Josiah Gavin
Group 5
Mikayla Knutsen
Aly Kehn
Macy Heldt
Shannon O’Brien
Group 7
Hanna Steen
Shaiana PiersonSanders
Vanessa Rumrey
Kirsten Duffy
1.
2.
3.
4.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Group 3
Jahari Stephens
Tyler Hall
Kimber Washington
Jazmine Abrams
Group 6
Brock Clunis
Collin Daugherty
Tyler Strom
Gabby Swift
Purple = present THURSDAY!
Myths to read today:
1. Cupid and Psyche
6. Orpheus and Eurydice
2. Prometheus,
7. Persephone
Epimethius, &
8. Hercules
Pandora
3. Perseus and Medusa
4. Daedalus and Icarus
5. Pygmalion & Galatea
After you finish reading each of the myths, please rank the myths. In your group,
what is your first choice for a myth? Second…
Mythology Presentation:
• Explaining several characters from your myth.
Include this info:
– The character’s name(s)
– What he/she is the god or goddess of
– A picture of the character
– A short bio—character’s history, important life
events, etc. 3-4 sentences. Don’t repeat info
from your story summary.
– A chart showing how the character connects to
our Greek family tree
• Writing and presenting a summary of the
story of your myth with your group.
– You are personally responsible for handing in your
own copy of your group’s script for this summary.
– The summary should be only about 2 minutes
long.
– Your script must be in your own original words. It
may not be copied from my handouts or from
another source (online, book, etc.).
• Analyzing your myth based on ONE of the 4
functions of mythology, and explaining your
analysis to the class
– Your analysis will be a very large chunk of your grade
for this project. Spend a lot of time on this.
– Make sure to give many specific examples from your
myth, and explain HOW and WHY they match the
function of mythology you chose. (Question 1: What
details do you notice in your myth that fall under the
___________ category?)
– Make sure to explain WHAT this makes you think the
ancient Greeks believed about life. (Question 2: From
these details, what can we learn about this culture’s
beliefs about the relationship between humans and
_____________?)
• Finding allusions to your myth in ONE of the 4
categories described on the front of this
handout, and showing and explaining your
allusions to the class. Allusions may be to
your exact story, or to characters in your story.
Include this info:
– Which character or part of the story?
– Show us the allusion (find a picture of the art, put
up the song lyrics, show and read a section of the
poem, show us the advertisement)
– Explain how the allusion is connected to your
character or story.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Group 1
Kendall Darden
Benji Subah
Madison Tate
Leah Westling
1.
2.
3.
4.
Group 4
Victoria Pribula
Ana Hernandez
Carly Franczak
Kim Vo
1.
2.
3.
4.
1.
2.
3.
4.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Group 7
Lamiah Riley
Bill Nyberg
Jonathan Berger
Trey Tinsley
Group 2
Wes Barker
Christian Moore
Carley Dyer
Alex Wisniewski
Group 5
Joe DeBella
Josh Abbott
Paboot Sisombath
Dimitriy Stalmakov
1.
2.
3.
1.
2.
3.
4.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Group 8
Alyssa Cozad
Meaghan Wenner
Bret Moody
Group 3
Emily Holien
Cameron Rohach
Emily Schaefer
Kasey Blackowiak
Group 6
Shilaya Frostad
Courtney Osborn
Perry Nguyen
Arrnytt Jacox-Mann
Orange = present
MONDAY after break
during Guided Study!
Myths to read today:
1. Cupid and Psyche
6. Orpheus and Eurydice
2. Prometheus,
7. Persephone
Epimethius, &
8. Hercules
Pandora
3. Perseus and Medusa
4. Daedalus and Icarus
5. Pygmalion & Galatea
After you finish reading each of the myths, please rank the myths. In your group,
what is your first choice for a myth? Second…
Mythology Presentation:
• Explaining several characters from your myth.
Include this info:
– The character’s name(s)
– What he/she is the god or goddess of
– A picture of the character
– A short bio—character’s history, important life
events, etc. 3-4 sentences. Don’t repeat info
from your story summary.
– A chart showing how the character connects to
our Greek family tree
• Writing and presenting a summary of the
story of your myth with your group.
– You are personally responsible for handing in your
own copy of your group’s script for this summary.
– The summary should be only about 2 minutes
long.
– Your script must be in your own original words. It
may not be copied from my handouts or from
another source (online, book, etc.).
• Analyzing your myth based on ONE of the 4
functions of mythology, and explaining your
analysis to the class
– Your analysis will be a very large chunk of your grade
for this project. Spend a lot of time on this.
– Make sure to give many specific examples from your
myth, and explain HOW and WHY they match the
function of mythology you chose. (Question 1: What
details do you notice in your myth that fall under the
___________ category?)
– Make sure to explain WHAT this makes you think the
ancient Greeks believed about life. (Question 2: From
these details, what can we learn about this culture’s
beliefs about the relationship between humans and
_____________?)
• Finding allusions to your myth in ONE of the 4
categories described on the front of this
handout, and showing and explaining your
allusions to the class. Allusions may be to
your exact story, or to characters in your story.
Include this info:
– Which character or part of the story?
– Show us the allusion (find a picture of the art, put
up the song lyrics, show and read a section of the
poem, show us the advertisement)
– Explain how the allusion is connected to your
character or story.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Group 1
Dean Peters
Brittany Tousignant
Cortney Kjonaas
Katrina Cibuzar
1.
2.
3.
4.
Group 4
Shatera Graham
Mike Patrick
Abby Nistler
Jessica Brown
1.
2.
3.
4.
Group 2
Gus Wiagbe
TJ Brenner
Kyndal Pringles
Moriel Wimes
1.
2.
3.
4.
Group 5
Adam Hammer
Tyler Stromback
Spencer Draayer
Kelsey Seitz
1.
2.
3.
4.
Group 7
Courtney Aydt
Jordan Hermes
Mazie Comp
David Masese
1.
2.
3.
4.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Group 3
Nathan Elvrum
Hussein Kanan
Max Kling
Robbie Tesfa
Group 6
Nolan Schipper
Devin Blunt
Alexa Thompson
Jessica Mayer
Purple = present THURSDAY!
Orange = present MONDAY
after break during Guided
Study!
Myths to read today:
1. Cupid and Psyche
6. Orpheus and Eurydice
2. Prometheus,
7. Persephone
Epimethius, &
8. Hercules
Pandora
3. Perseus and Medusa
4. Daedalus and Icarus
5. Pygmalion & Galatea
After you finish reading each of the myths, please rank the myths. In your group,
what is your first choice for a myth? Second…
Mythology Presentation:
• Explaining several characters from your myth.
Include this info:
– The character’s name(s)
– What he/she is the god or goddess of
– A picture of the character
– A short bio—character’s history, important life
events, etc. 3-4 sentences. Don’t repeat info
from your story summary.
– A chart showing how the character connects to
our Greek family tree
• Writing and presenting a summary of the
story of your myth with your group.
– You are personally responsible for handing in your
own copy of your group’s script for this summary.
– The summary should be only about 2 minutes
long.
– Your script must be in your own original words. It
may not be copied from my handouts or from
another source (online, book, etc.).
• Analyzing your myth based on ONE of the 4
functions of mythology, and explaining your
analysis to the class
– Your analysis will be a very large chunk of your grade
for this project. Spend a lot of time on this.
– Make sure to give many specific examples from your
myth, and explain HOW and WHY they match the
function of mythology you chose. (Question 1: What
details do you notice in your myth that fall under the
___________ category?)
– Make sure to explain WHAT this makes you think the
ancient Greeks believed about life. (Question 2: From
these details, what can we learn about this culture’s
beliefs about the relationship between humans and
_____________?)
• Finding allusions to your myth in ONE of the 4
categories described on the front of this
handout, and showing and explaining your
allusions to the class. Allusions may be to
your exact story, or to characters in your story.
Include this info:
– Which character or part of the story?
– Show us the allusion (find a picture of the art, put
up the song lyrics, show and read a section of the
poem, show us the advertisement)
– Explain how the allusion is connected to your
character or story.