Day 2

How to Read Literature Like a Professor Lesson Plan

Classroom Activities

  1. 1

    Myth Presentations

    Kind of Activity:

    Group Work

    Objective:

    Students will use technology to research and present a multimedia presentation of retellings of myths

    Common Core Standards:

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.11-12.2; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.11-12.4; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.11-12.5

    Structure:

    Structure:

    Assign, or let each group choose, a myth from the four sorts that Foster identifies: Shakespearean, biblical, folk/fairy tale, and Greek/Roman. Each group will read an original version of the myth and then identify retellings of that myth in literature, film, video games, TV, songs, etc.

    Research (40 – 50 min)

    Students should use the Internet to search for images,...

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