Mythology Series: The Myth of the Titan Prometheus
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Welcome to the Stones of Erasmus! - I have been an educator since 2008. I have concentrated my work in independent schools in Louisiana and New York City. I have taught English Language Arts and Humanities-based classes to middle, high school, and undergraduate students.
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What is the meaning of life? What is the experience of the death of God? These essential questions form the basis of two resources from my popular "Philosophy in the Classroom" series. The…
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Why do good things happen to bad people? If God exists, then why is there human suffering? How can we argue for the existence of God while still maintaining the…
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Do clothes make the man? Or should we not trust too much in appearances? Providing middle and high school students with compelling, meaningful, fun, and serious quotations is a great way…
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Engage Middle and High School English Language Arts students with the ancient Greek Myth of Sisyphus — the trickster hero who cheated death! The myth of Sisyphus is the original rolling stone. Students…
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If you want to teach philosophy with young people, use this lesson plan that introduces students to freedom. Freedom Task Cards are designed to get students talking about philosophical questions that arise when we explore…
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If you fly too close to the sun, you're likely to get burned — or so the story goes. Introduce your students to a fairly popular Greek moral tale about an ambitious…
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How the mind works is an essential philosophical problem that forms the basis for a theory of knowledge. In this ready-to-go 45-minute jargon-free lesson, introduce your students to two famous…
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Explore moral dilemmas with your middle and high school students through engaging discussions and activities! A moral dilemma is a situation where no solution is entirely satisfactory. The Trolley Problem…
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Caught you! Are people only good because they fear punishment and hope for a reward? I teach Glaucon's retelling of the Ring of Gyges from Book 2 of Plato's Republic (2:359a–2:360d). The…
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I created this short 30-minute verbal exam and 45-minute writing diagnostic to assess my beginner and intermediate High School and Middle School English Language learners. Since this test is relatively…
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What makes Thetis and Achilles such an extraordinary pair? Through Homer's words in The Iliad and other ancient texts, we find a goddess and her son caught in a web of fate, shaping…
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Engage Secondary English Language Arts students with Helios (or Sol in Roman mythology) — the Titan god of the sun. He is the son of the Titans Hyperion and Theia, and…
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Are you teaching a unit on myth or mythology? Do you want your students to learn academic vocabulary related to this topic? Research shows that teaching vocabulary in context is the best…
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Why are there different versions of myths? Why do myths come in multiple forms, with various endings, edited parts, different names for gods and goddesses, and so on? Why do myths…
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What's your relationship with your student's adults — their parents or guardians? Whether for the first days of school, a one-on-one meeting with an adult, a parent-teacher conference, or a…
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Help your students master the art of literary analysis by diving deep into the process of crafting story resolutions. This product helps students understand, experiment, and write resolutions in literature,…
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Write a movie review with your students. Provide scaffolding to ensure that adolescent English Language Arts students address an audience, provide details and support their thinking, build background knowledge, identify…
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Stop your students' group work before the bell rings. Give at least three minutes to have groups debrief. Then have students self-evaluate their performance. Doing a metacognitive reflection at the…
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Are you looking for an activity to teach academic honesty and integrity to high school students preparing for college? Do you need a discussion-based formal assessment to gauge your student's…
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Who are Pygmalion and Galatea? Pygmalion was an artist who carved a statue out of marble to look like a real, live woman — whom, oops! — he happened to fall…
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Who is Hestia (Or, Vesta)? She is the daughter of the Titans Kronus and Rhea, one of the siblings of Zeus, and is considered an original Olympian goddess. She is the…
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Who is Leda? The Swan? Is Zeus involved? How is Helen of Troy part of this story? Figure it out with this educational digital download. Look at the “Further Reading Guide”…
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Who is Artemis (Or, Diana)? In her mature form, Artemis is the Olympian goddess of the hunt. She shares some characteristics with her twin brother Apollo. However, Artemis is unique in…
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Who are Narcissus and Echo? Two young people whose lives become tragically intertwined — Narcissus is a beautiful boy who fell in love with his own image, and Echo is the…
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What are creation myths? How did Greek writers like Ovid and Hesiod record myths of creation? What is a philosophical myth of creation? Engage middle and high school students with myths…
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Summer is here. And let's promote reading! Do you wish Summer reading lists were infused with texts that speak to what educator Gholdy Mohammad has said should address students' identity,…
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The phrase "God is dead" has entered into the zeitgeist. But what does this phrase mean? And how and where does the nineteenth-century writer and philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche use it? Answer these questions with…
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What is a creation myth? What are examples of creations myths from Ancient India? Every culture has a creation myth. It's a collective story of how the universe began — but,…
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Do you need an art history exam? Whether you teach art in a history class or an art history course, add an engaging, colorful, helpful assessment tool to your teacher…
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Do your students need help with identifying and organizing their paragraph writing for expository and persuasive writing? Would you like an informal assessment tool to figure out how well your…
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You can teach a three-week unit on cautionary tales of the hero with your middle and high school English Language Arts students with this ten-lesson "myth & tales" bundle. Start with…
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Middle and High Schoolers will become hooked by the story of Ixion, a King from Thessaly who kills his father-in-law and tries to sleep with Zeus's wife, Hera. Retold in classic…