Write and Speak
Enter this Unit.	Middle Level: Grades 6-8 Middle-Level Standard: Writing Do writing assignments based on various "Think" questions that complement study of the unit's artworks. Write a myth that celebrates the victory of good over evil (e.g., myth associated with Door Knocker in Form of Medusa). Write a myth about a hero who has both human and superhuman qualities (e.g., myth associated with Hydria). Write a myth that explains a belief or practice (e.g., myth associated with King's Crown). Write a myth that has animal or beast characters (e.g., myth associated with Chief's Rattle). Write a myth that explains a natural phenomenon (e.g., myth associated with Cassone). Middle-Level Standard: Interpersonal Communication As a member of a collaborative group, develop the following: A timeline that shows the chronological order in which the unit's artworks were created A chart that classifies the unit's artworks by function (e.g., burial, useful and decorative, decorative only, ceremonial, protective) A chart that classifies the unit's artworks by medium (e.g., painting, sculpture, printmaking) and technique (e.g., etching, additive/subtractive, assemblage). As a member of a collaborative group, select two or more artworks from the same category (e.g., Hero Myths) in the online Mythological Comparisons chart, and develop a chart that compares the artworks according to these categories: medium and technique, function, size, cultural origins, and style.
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