In this section, the sources are broken down into several categories. In the first section, a list of resources that would help the teacher develop a better understanding of the topic, or to find new information to expand upon the unit, are presented. In the subsequent sections, there is a list of materials related to the activities in this unit.
Teacher’s Reading List
“5 Quick Tips for Teaching Mythology.” Education is Powerful, July 23, 2021. https://educationispowerful.net/5-quick-tips-for-teaching-mythology/.
Dinneen, Cindy. Ancient Mythology and Modern Life Lessons, 2007. http://m2s-conf.uh.edu/honors/Programs-Minors/honors-and-the-schools/houston-teachers-institute/curriculum-units/pdfs/2007/world-mythologies/dinneen-07-myths.pdf.
Hammond, Zaretta, and Yvette Jackson. Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin, a SAGE Company, 2015.
Havelock, Eric A. The Muse Learns to Write. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1967.
Hodges, Dorothy. “Classic Mythology Stories and Texts for Secondary Students.” CommonLit, October 7, 2022. https://www.commonlit.org/blog/7-engaging-myths-for-secondary-students/.
Hyler, Jeremy. “Myths as Informational Reading andText.” Middle School Hallways, February 5, 2013. https://jeremyhyler40.com/2013/02/05/myths-as-informational-reading-and-text/.
“It Came From Greek Mythology.” EDSITEment. Accessed March 5, 2024. https://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plans/it-came-greek-mythology.
Leland, Josh. “The Importance of Teaching Myths.” Covenant Classical School, January 8, 2019. https://www.covenantclassical.org/blog/the-importance-of-teaching-myths.
Mark, Joshua J. “Mythology.” World History Encyclopedia, October 31, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/mythology/.
Lessons 1 Materials
“Mythology.” Encyclopedia Britannica. Accessed June 12, 2024. https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/mythology/353513.
Lesson 2 Materials
The Myth of Orpheus and Eurydice - The Story Teller | Ancient Greek Gods Cartoon. YouTube. Accessed November 6, 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqILuGnxqR4.
Theseus and the Minotaur | Ancient Greek Mythology Stories |. YouTube, 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQuAUBX5xBw.
Lesson 3 Materials
“About Henry Louis Gates, Jr.” PBS. Accessed May 29, 2024. https://www.pbs.org/weta/finding-your-roots/about-henry-louis-gates-jr.
“About Joseph Campbell.” Joseph Campbell Foundation. Accessed May 29, 2024. https://www.jcf.org/learn/joseph-campbell-biography.
Christensen, Joel, and Sarah E. Bond. “The Man behind the Myth: Should We Question the Hero’s Journey?” Los Angeles Review of Books, August 12, 2021. https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-man-behind-the-myth-should-we-question-the-heros-journey/.
Dwayne Johnson - You’re Welcome (from Moana/Official Video). YouTube. Accessed November 28, 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79DijItQXMM.
Fewston, CG. “The Hero: A Study in Tradition, Myth and Drama (1936) by Lord Raglan.” CG FEWSTON, May 4, 2013. https://cgfewston.me/2013/05/04/the-hero-a-study-in-tradition-myth-and-drama/.
Forde, Daryll. Lord Raglan. Accessed May 29, 2024. https://www.therai.org.uk/archives-and-manuscripts/obituaries/lord-raglan.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Biography. Accessed May 29, 2024. https://www.whilbr.org/AlleganyAfricanAmericans/Henry-Louis-Gates-Jr-biography.
“Henry Louis Gates, Jr.” Encyclopedia Britannica, June 27, 2024. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-Louis-Gates-Jr.
“Henry Louis Gates, Jr.” The National Endowment for the Humanities, 2002. https://www.neh.gov/about/awards/jefferson-lecture/henry-louis-gates-jr-biography.
“Henry Louis ‘Skip’ Gates, Jr.’s Biography.” The HistoryMakers, April 29, 2013. https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/henry-louis-skip-gates-jr.
Isles, Andrew. “Joseph Campbell - Local Educator and Global Storyteller.” The Yonkers Ledger, April 9, 2023. https://www.theyonkersledger.com/history/joseph-campbell-local-educator-and-global-storyteller/3140/.
Jones, Jack. “Otto Rank: A Forgotten Heresy.” Commentary Magazine, September 3, 2015. https://www.commentary.org/articles/jack-jones/otto-rank-a-forgotten-heresy/.
“Joseph Campbell.” New World Encyclopedia. Accessed May 29, 2024. https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Joseph_Campbell.
Keller, Carrie. “Otto Rank (1884–1939).” Embryo Project Encyclopedia, August 12, 2019. https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/otto-rank-1884-1939.
MacClancy, Jeremy. “Making Space for the Incisive but Idiosyncratic : A Biography of Lord Raglan - Berose.” Berose, 2018. https://www.berose.fr/article1593.html?lang=fr.
Mangalindan, JP. “How a Family Secret About His White Ancestor Paved the Way for Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s ‘Finding Your Roots’ .” People Magazine, February 16, 2024. https://people.com/finding-your-roots-host-henry-louis-gates-jr-family-secret-paved-way-for-show-exclusive-8583146.
Moana- Maui’s Story (HD). YouTube. Accessed February 23, 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEpUfCkAhWg.
Martis, Brian. “Otto Rank.” Encyclopedia Britannica. Accessed July 28, 2024. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Otto-Rank.
Radke, Brianne. “Henry Louis Gates. ‘From the Signifying Monkey and the Language of Signifyin(g).’” {Kin}aesthetic Composure, November 17, 2016. https://brianneradke.wordpress.com/2016/11/15/henry-louis-gates-from-the-signifying-monkey-and-the-language-of-signifying/.
Stifler, Bill. Otto Rank: The myth of the birth of the hero, November 28, 2019. https://www.billstifler.org/myth/files/4D-003-1-Rank.htm.
Tichy, Susan. Some notes & quotes from: Henry Louis Gates, Jr. The Signifying Monkey. Accessed May 29, 2024. https://mason.gmu.edu/~stichy/685gates.htm.
Lesson 5 Materials
Baldwin, James. “The Story of Prometheus and Pandora’s Box: Theme Lesson and PDF.” CommonLit, 1895. https://www.commonlit.org/en/texts/the-story-of-prometheus-and-pandora-s-box.
Riordan, Rick. “Apollo Sings and Dances and Shoots People.” Essay. In Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods, 315–33. New York, New York: Disney Hyperion, n.d.
Lesson 6 Materials
“Greek Myths Archives.” Storynory. Accessed May 30, 2024. https://www.storynory.com/category/myths/greek-myths/.
“Mythology.” CommonLit. Accessed May 30, 2024. https://www.commonlit.org/en/text-sets/mythology.
“Myths From Around the World.” TED. Accessed May 30, 2024. https://ed.ted.com/ted_ed_collections/myths-from-around-the-world.
“A World of Myths.” The Kennedy Center. Accessed May 30, 2024. https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/resources-for-educators/classroom-resources/lessons-and-activities/lessons/6-8/a-world-of-myths/.
