Myths and legends Art workshop with Lesson Plan

Myths and legends – Art workshop with Lesson Plan

Myth Lesson : What Do You Know? Aim: To briefly assess students existing knowledge of mythology. Answer these questions about myths: 1. What kind of story do you think a myth is? ____________________________________________________________________________ 2. Name some myths that you know: ____________________________________________________________________________ 3. What do you think are the differences between a myth, a folktale and a fairytale? ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. Does the country you live in have special myths of its own? Name one:

Imagining a Modern Heroine What would happen if a mythical or legendary heroine appeared in your town today? 1. What is her name? ____________________ 2. What kind of person is she? _____________________________________ 3. What does she do that might upset some people? ____________________________________________________________________________ 4. What do the news headlines say about her? ______________________________________ 5. What TV shows and movies are made about her? ____________________________________________________________________________

Discuss Why are there fewer stories about mythical heroines than about heroes? It is harder to find stories about women than men in mythology. Most ancient societies were patriarchal (male-dominated) and the men were story-tellers and leaders. However, in legends there are many more women (because they are more historical) and also in folktales. In mythology, the female characters are often goddesses. Before painting we were discussing this topic and trying to answer the questions It was really funny

Special skills What difficult tasks does she or he perform? What is his, her mission? Create your own hero or heroine What evil forces or monsters does he or she has to fight ? Invent your own mythical hero. Write a biography of your hero. Include all the main events in his life and draw a portrait of the What are their strengths and weaknesses ? And now Illustrate your legend hero. Answer the following questions before painting or creating your hero.

Salt over Gold Once upon time, there was a king who had three daughters. The king protected his daughters like the eyes in his head. He often thought about which of his three daughters should become the queen after his death. It was a difficult choice for him because they all were shapely and he loved each of them equally. At last it occurred to him to appoint that daughter, who loved him the most, to be the queen. He summoned his daughters and addressed them, „My daughters, as you can see, I am old, I do not know whether I will be with you much longer. Therefore, I want to appoint the one among you who will become the queen after my death. But before I do that I would like to know how much you love me. „That is fine! What about you, my youngest daughter? How much do you love me? “"Daddy, I love you like salt!“ Maruška said as she looked at her father with a lovely smile. „Eh, you, good for nothing, do you appreciate your father only as much as salt? “ shouted her older sisters at her. „Of course, I love him as much as salt!“ consented Maruška once more, and she looked at her father even more charmingly. But she could not gain any understanding from her father either. Her father became immensely angry. His youngest child appreciated her own father only as much as worthless salt-salt that is taken by everyone between their fingers and spilled. „Go, go away from my eyes!“ he shouted at her. „You don’t value me more than you value salt! When the time comes that salt will be worth more than gold, then you can come and become the queen. “ Marushka and her Salty Grail

The kindest dragon in the world

My dream castle

Our DREAM TEAM

Willy the bee

Sad Princess

Sleeping Beauty

Magic door

Fantastic Creatures

Thank you for watching our presentation. Hope you enjoyed it. Made by: Jana and Šárka , Míša, Gabka, Kača, Tomáš, Agi, Eliška and Kuba.