World Mythology Project
As the culture researcher, you will ask the following questions:
Where in the world is this and how did the culture divide the world? For example, on a map, where would you find the Greeks? Where did the gods live? Humans? The dead?
What was the environment like and how did it shape the myths?
What type of rule/government was there and how did it shape the myths?
What was society like? Were there divisions among people?
As the pantheon researcher (the gods of a particular mythology considered collectively), you will collect the following information:
A diagram of the pantheon. You may have to create your own. You will be submitting this to me.
Who was in charge/deity of:
everything/ruler?
love?
nature? (you may break out into specifics)
life?
death?
war?
anything else that is important to the culture
How the culture balanced good and evil.
The role of the gods in the culture
As the hero/myth researcher, you will do the following:
Choose 2 heroes to research.
A summary of his/her deeds
A list of traits shown by the hero that the culture tried to emulate
Read and retell a creation myth using a web 2.0 tool (book or cartoon or animation) -Check my list for options in the materials on Schoology
After you have completed your research and answered each of the questions, you will create your presentation.
Requirements are:
Images cited correctly using creative commons images
works cited in MLA format for all information
Cover page
Notes Check List -check here and print this out to fill in your notes. This will help you make certain all of the questions are answered for your presentation.
Rubric -check here to see how you will be graded and how many points each aspect is worth.