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Adventures of the Greek Heroes

Publication Information
Author:  McLean, Mollie & Wiseman, Anne Illustrator:  Mars, Witold T.
Title:  Adventures of the Greek Heroes Date:  1989
Publisher:  Houghton Mifflin City:  Boston, MA
ISBN, paperback:   ISBN, hardback:  0-395-13714-4

Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:  
Family:   Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:  

General Information:
Book Type(s):    legends, tales, and myths

HSE Descriptor(s):    literature and arts

Summary:
The simple vocabulary and simple sentence structure of this retelling of several Greek myths makes this a useful text in a multilevel classroom. The black and white illustrations imitate the style of painting on Greek pottery. An introduction and a pronounciation guide aid readers unfamiliar with Greek mythology.

Teaching Ideas:
Use this text in a text set on Greek mythology. Since Greek myths have many variants due to their storytelling origins, students might want to research information and variations on a story of their choice. Groups could also retell a favorite story as Readers' Theater or choral reading. Readers interested in the illustrations might look at museum sites online to compare them with the figures on Greek pottery. Students might want to contrast the Greek heroes with everyday heroes or superheroes. Students could compare the Greek tales with hero tales from other cultures.

Teaching Strategies:
bullet Copy Change
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/copy_change.pdf
bullet Fluency Activities
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/fluency_activities.pdf
bullet Helping Students in the Writing Process
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/help_writing_process.pdf
bullet Reader's Theater
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/readers_theater.pdf
bullet Word Sorts
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/word_sorts.pdf

Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
bullet Art and Photography > art
bullet History > region > Greece > Ancient Greece
bullet Literature and Language > storytelling
bullet Heroes and Heroines > mythological characters
bullet Literature and Language > mythology > Greek mythology
bullet Geography > locations > countries > Greece


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