Michael Conte, Jr.
The major purposes for writing this unit on Greek and Roman mythology are threefold. The first, and most important, is to introduce the children to a new form of literature, mythology, through the exploration in the readings, the children can gain a sense of a literary form and history only briefly covered or touched upon in earlier grades.
The second purpose of this unit is to strengthen the children’s Language Arts skills through lessons focusing on these skills which use the Greek and roman mythology as a basal text.
Finally, the unit is also intended to improve the Heading skills of the children using the modern retellings of the ancient myths Is the basal text.
