Tell them that there are two empty boxes on the planning sheet to use for drawing extra or different parts that they imagine.Ĩ. Have students refer to the "Animal Attributes" handout as they plan their creature. ![]() You may want to model how to complete this planning sheet, which includes drawings and words. Tell each student to use this to make a plan for their own mythological creature. After students have discussed their creature's body, pass out the "Creature Planning Sheet" student handout. Remind students that they will be creating a new creature, so it should not be exactly the same as the ones they have studied.ħ. Let them know that, just like the Lernean Hydra depicted on the Water Jar and in the myth of Herakles, their creature may have multiple appendages (limbs or parts). Ask the students to discuss with their partners which animal attributes they want to use for their mythological creature's body. Pass out the student handout "Animal Attributes" and explain the different words (e.g., talons, scales) with which students may not be familiar.Ħ. Depending on the level and age of your class, you might give students a sentence starter like "Some animals have."ĥ. Have students pair-share about what they know about animal bodies. Ask students to draw different animal body parts in the circle map (for examples of circle maps, download Thinking Maps® )Ĥ. Then pass out pencils and the "Circle Map®" student handout. Briefly talk about and name the different parts of the human body with the class. Tell them that they will be creating their own mythological creature.ģ. Usually, they are a mixture of several different real animals. Tell the students that mythological creatures are animals of fantasy. Discuss the mythological creatures depicted in the story and in the artworks (e.g., the Nemean Lion and the Lernean Hydra). Then, referring to the teacher resource "The Twelve Labors of Herakles" or another resource, describe the twelve labors of Herakles to the students. Show and introduce the reproductions of The Lansdowne Herakles and Water Jar to the class.Ģ. Colored pencils, markers, and/or crayonsġ. Student Handout: "Creature Planning Sheet" Strong Stuff: Herakles and His Labors, book by John Harris (optional) Teacher Resource: "The Twelve Labors of Herakles" Reproduction of Water Jar attributed to the Eagle Painter Reproduction of The Lansdowne Herakles by an unknown Roman write a descriptive sentence about their mythological creature. acquire a vocabulary of animal attributes. create a drawing of an original mythological creature. ![]() plan an original mythological creature using animal attributes in a novel way. Students then name their creature and write a descriptive sentence about it. They learn new vocabulary related to the creatures' body parts (e.g., talons, hooves, etc.), and plan and create a drawing of an original mythological creature. Students are introduced to the mythological creatures featured in the myth of Hercules (Roman name for the Greek hero Herakles). ![]() Alexander Science Center, Los Angeles Unified School District
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