Learning the story and using it to inspire a piece of our own writing Myth of Pandora’s Box Learning the story and using it to inspire a piece of our own writing

Has your curiosity ever got you into trouble Has your curiosity ever got you into trouble? Have you ever been so desperate to know a secret that you took no notice of a warning?

All through history there are stories of people being told not to open doors, caskets, cupboards, gates and all sorts of other things and, in so many of the stories, the people just did not listen. One person who did not listen was Pandora. Her story comes from Ancient Greece and her curiosity brought a whole heap of trouble!

Difficulty Questions on the story The story of Pandora is a myth. What clues suggest this? What is the lesson to learn from her story? What relevance does it play in a modern day life? What details in the story could have changed over time? Difficulty

We all have a box inside our heads Today, we are going to explore the box in each of our heads.

Creating your own Pandora’s Box What is your box made of? Where is your box kept? How does it open? What three things do you have inside your box? How does the box close?