1. “I Need a Hero” Mythology WebQuest Mrs. Lund English 7 (These symbols of the Gods are links. Watch for hidden ones!) Start

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3. IntroductionTaskProcessEvaluationConclusion “I Need a Hero!” Title page

4. 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 For extra credit: See how many of these Gods you can identify by the symbols around them. Match names with numbers. Turn this in with your other assignments. Shhh…….

5. Mt. Olympus is in chaos again! It seems the Greek Heroes are tired of getting the “bolt” from Zeus and the other Gods. They have risen up in rebellion and refused to do another heroic thing until they get a little R.E.S.P.E.C.T! At first, this was easy to ignore, but now Hades is in a wad because without heroes he’s getting too many souls in the Underworld. Something has to be done! Hero Hercules has a plan. But he needs a group of exceptionally brilliant 7 th grade students to help him bring it about. THAT would be you. Introduction Task Back

6. Task The Gods realize they may have made a slight mistake in not giving the Heroes their due props, but they aren’t quite ready to descend to Earth to do the “research work” the Heroes are requiring. That’s where you come in. The first part of your task will be to study and really get acquainted with one of the twelve Olympic Greek Gods/Goddesses. Then you will help the God of your choice find a real life hero whose story they can report back to Hercules in the form of a personal letter. You will add some “heroic” touches of your own and with others in your group present a mini-hero magazine to our class. Your job is to help the Gods understand why heroes are still important today and how even a small act of heroism can change the world. Home Process

8. Home Process There are five different activities in this WebQuest. Some you will complete at school, some at home. Follow the directions for each activity carefully and you’ll do GREAT! Evaluation

9. Activity #1 First, you will need to get into groups of 3-4 people. Four people is best. Remember, you must each “pull your own weight” in the group. Each of you will have equal work to do. As part of our study of Mythology, we’ve looked at a lot of Greek Gods, Heroes, and Monsters. Think now about the Pantheon of the Olympic Gods. Picture Mount Olympus and all of the characters sitting around together at a big family reunion. Remember what each God or Goddess represents: ZEUS – God of Lightning; Lord of the universe and heavens HADES – Lord of the Underworld POSEIDON – Lord of the Sea HERA – Goddess of marriage; Queen of the universe HEPHAESTUS – God of the Smithwork APHRODITE – Goddess of Love APOLLO – God of light and music; the arts ARTEMIS – Goddess of the Hunt ATHENA – Goddess of Wisdom DIONYSUS – God of Wine HESTIA – Goddess of the Hearth DEMETER – Goddess of the Harvest HERMES – Herald of the Gods ARES – God of War Back Next

10. Activity #1 (Still) Divide the 12 Gods among the members of your group. Each of you take turns choosing. Use the following websites to research the personality, character, and background of your assigned Gods. Use a different website for each God. Complete a “Getting to Know the Greek Gods” worksheet for each of your chosen Gods. You will be turning these in for credit, so fill them out completely. www.loggia.com/myth/myth.htmlwww.loggia.com/myth/myth.html ( Mythography) www.mythweb.comwww.mythweb.com (Mythweb) http://thanasis.com/myth.htmhttp://thanasis.com/myth.htm (Greek Mythology Today) www.theoi.comwww.theoi.com (Theoi Greek Mythology) “Getting to Know the Greek Gods” (If you’ve lost your copies, or need another one, click on the scroll.) Mythology Links Worksheet Process

11. Activity #2 Now, from your research select the ONE Greek God or Goddess you found most interesting. Which one do you like the best? Make sure you know him/her well, because you will be writing a letter to Hercules in that God’s “voice.” I should be able to guess the identity of your God by how he/she speaks in the letter. For practice, have your chosen God write a short poem (5-10 lines) describing his character/personality, but NOT revealing his name. Here’s an example: You must be smooth to risk a glance, or --- Will it be a glance that makes you smooth As stone. Look! Look! Oh come hither. I quite enjoy a little slither. Hsssss….. Come back together as a group. Share your God poems with each other. See if your partners can guess the identity of your God from the poem. These poems will be used as part of the mini-magazine page you will be designing later. Who am I? Process Next

12. MEDUSA Did you guess correctly?

13. Activity #3 As a group, begin planning editor assignments for the mini-hero magazine you will be producing. Together, decide on a NAME for your magazine. This name will appear at the top of each page. Each of you will be the editor for one page of the magazine. Work together to assign the following roles: Dear Hercules, World Heroes Editor Sports Heroes Editor “Everyday” Heroes Editor Famous Heroes Editor Process Finish this Activity

14. World Heroes Editor Assignment Use the web links below to research FIVE different stories about Heroes from other places than the United States. Use the Hero Stories Summary Sheet to record your observations. www.heroesofhistory.com/www.heroesofhistory.com/ (Heroes of History) www.time.com/time/time100/heroes/www.time.com/time/time100/heroes/ (Time 100: Heroes) www.raahistory.comwww.raahistory.com (Real African American Heroes) www.rd.com/heroes-stories-of-braverywww.rd.com/heroes-stories-of-bravery (Reader’s Digest) www.myhero.com/myherowww.myhero.com/myhero (My Hero Project) Hero Links Worksheet Hero Stories Summary Sheet If you need another copy, click on the scroll. Back

15. Famous Heroes Editor Assignment Use the web links below to research FIVE different stories involving “famous” heroes. These should be real people. They can be world leaders or movie stars or anyone whose name we would recognize. Use the Hero Stories Summary Sheet to record your observations. Hero Stories Summary Sheet If you need another copy, click on the scroll. Worksheet Web Links www.heroesofhistory.com/www.heroesofhistory.com/ (Heroes of History) www.time.com/time/time100/heroes/www.time.com/time/time100/heroes/ (Time100: Heroes) www.raahistory.com www.raahistory.com (Real African American Heroes) www.rd.com/heroes-stories-of-bravery www.rd.com/heroes-stories-of-bravery (Reader’s Digest) www.myhero.com/myhero www.myhero.com/myhero (My Hero Project) Back

17. Sports Heroes Editor Assignment Use the web links below to research FIVE different stories about sports heroes. Use the Hero Stories Summary Sheet to record your observations. Hero Stories Summary Sheet If you need another copy, click on the scroll Worksheet Web Links www.heroesofhistory.com/www.heroesofhistory.com/ (Heroes of History) www.time.com/time/time100/heroes/www.time.com/time/time100/heroes/ (Time 100: Heroes) www.raahistory.comwww.raahistory.com (Real African American Heroes) www.rd.com/heroes-stories-of-braverywww.rd.com/heroes-stories-of-bravery (Reader’s Digest) www.myhero.com/myherowww.myhero.com/myhero (My Hero Project) Back

18. “Everyday” Heroes Editor Assignment Hero Stories Summary Sheet If you need another copy, click on the scroll. Worksheet Use the web links below to research FIVE different stories about everyday “normal” people who you think have done heroic things. Use the Hero Stories Summary Sheet to record your observations. Web Links www.heroesofhistory.com/www.heroesofhistory.com/ (Heroes of History) www.time.com/time/time100/heroes/www.time.com/time/time100/heroes/ (Time 100: Heroes) www.raahistory.comwww.raahistory.com ( Real African American Heroes) www.rd.com/heroes-stories-of-braverywww.rd.com/heroes-stories-of-bravery (Reader’s Digest) www.myhero.com/myherowww.myhero.com/myhero (My Hero Project) Back

19. Activity #3 – Finish When you have completed your web research, come back together and share the five stories you’ve found with your partners. Decide which story best represents what you think makes a “real” hero. This is the story you want your Greek God to report back to Hercules in his own “voice.” In a letter, have your God describe the heroic story you’ve found AND have your God explain why heroes are so important in the world today. Activity #3 Beginning Process Dionysus Centaur

21. Activity #4 Create a Classified Ad Use the information you’ve gathered about “real life” heroes to create a classified advertisement for your magazine page. This ad should somehow match your page assignment. If you’re the Sports Heroes Editor, it should make some mention of sports. The ad should be in the form of a “Help Wanted” or “Lost and Found” classified – or any other form of classified ad you can make work. Advertise the qualities you believe make a person heroic in our world. From the stories you’ve read and the letter you’ve written to Hercules – What makes a Hero?” Back Last Activity

22. Activity #5 Process Let’s put it all together Use your Greek God poem, your letter to Hercules, and your classified ad to design your page of the mini-hero magazine. You can work with your partners to have similar page layouts if you wish, or you can do your own thing. Add any pictures or clipart you feel will enhance the page. You may create your page using Microsoft Word or any kind of Desktop Publisher, or you may use posterboard cut to the size you want. Each page will be individually graded based on the attached rubric. You will also receive points for your group work. You will each share one part of your page with the class and all the magazines will be posted for everyone to enjoy. Don’t drop the ball…. Evaluation

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24. Conclusion Whew….Disaster averted! Hercules has accepted your heroic offerings in behalf of the Gods. Well Done! The goal of this WebQuest was to combine some of the fun things we‘ve learned about the characters of Mythology with what we need to know about being a hero today. You know from this class – “Everyone Has a Story.” In the last few weeks, we’ve read lots of stories. Hopefully, you’ve come to see that almost always “real life” kicks a myth. Good Job! Home