Down_the_Rabbit_Hole Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 He is reading the Golden Fleece right now and asked if he could read/study more along this type of thing. He just read the D'aulaire's Book of Greek Myths and the Percy Jackson books. He is not looking for a deep study but one more for pleasure. Please, I need some ideas... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 I am creating a Greek Myths unit for my 4th grader based primarily on D'Aulaires-I'll be posting it on my blog when it's complete--probably in the next two to three weeks. Not sure if it will be advanced enough for your child, but I thought I'd put it out there. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momling Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 I think my daughter's favorites were the Oh My Gods series and the Horrible Histories 10 Best Greek Myths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 You could also add the National Mythology Exam. http://www.etclassics.org/nme.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverland Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Our library has a Schlessinger Media DVD series on Greek myths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5LittleMonkeys Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Jim Henson's The Storyteller - Greek Myths is on Netflix instant streaming. My dc watch this over and over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karensk Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 He is reading the Golden Fleece right now and asked if he could read/study more along this type of thing. He just read the D'aulaire's Book of Greek Myths and the Percy Jackson books. He is not looking for a deep study but one more for pleasure. Please, I need some ideas... Black Ships Before Troy by Sutcliff The Wanderings of Odysseus by Sutcliff The Children's Homer by Colum Greek Myths by Coolidge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down_the_Rabbit_Hole Posted July 30, 2011 Author Share Posted July 30, 2011 I am creating a Greek Myths unit for my 4th grader based primarily on D'Aulaires-I'll be posting it on my blog when it's complete--probably in the next two to three weeks. Not sure if it will be advanced enough for your child, but I thought I'd put it out there. :) Thank you. He isn't looking for taxing just a light study so I will keep my eye on your blog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down_the_Rabbit_Hole Posted July 30, 2011 Author Share Posted July 30, 2011 Our library has a Schlessinger Media DVD series on Greek myths. I will see if our library has this, it looks interesting. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down_the_Rabbit_Hole Posted July 30, 2011 Author Share Posted July 30, 2011 Jim Henson's The Storyteller - Greek Myths is on Netflix instant streaming. My dc watch this over and over. I forgot about this, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down_the_Rabbit_Hole Posted July 30, 2011 Author Share Posted July 30, 2011 Black Ships Before Troy by SutcliffThe Wanderings of Odysseus by Sutcliff The Children's Homer by Colum Greek Myths by Coolidge Great list! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 You could also add the National Mythology Exam. http://www.etclassics.org/nme.html This looks awesome! DD in particular is excited to take the test, she has announced already she will get 100%. I had already planned out our greek mythology for this but now to add the other things needed for the exam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 The other thing he might enjoy doing is researching (via wikipedia, etc.) how the myths have been used across time. So for instance you'll see the myths popping up in new forms in CW Lewis' Till We Have Faces or Star Trek episodes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Togo Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Don't forget Bullfinch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwocky Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Jim Henson's Greek Myths Storyteller series is great, though it's really a jumping off point. What's nice about it is that the stories aren't "Americanized" to make them happier, they're actually pretty tragic. (for some different, not often told stories, check out the other Storyteller series he's done. It's great! Made me sad that he wasn't able to continue with it.) I also concur with the Horrible Histories books, they are outstanding! Hard to find in the US- try second hand book shops and ebay. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto2Cs Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Mythology The Mythology Handbook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverland Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Jim Henson's Greek Myths Storyteller series is great, though it's really a jumping off point. What's nice about it is that the stories aren't "Americanized" to make them happier, they're actually pretty tragic. (for some different, not often told stories, check out the other Storyteller series he's done. It's great! Made me sad that he wasn't able to continue with it.) I also concur with the Horrible Histories books, they are outstanding! Hard to find in the US- try second hand book shops and ebay. :) Thanks to this thread :001_smile:, we watched Jim Henson's series last night and loved it. I agree that they were a bit tragic, but still very watchable and enjoyable. We liked getting a different perspective than we were used to. We also LOVE Horrible Histories in this house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down_the_Rabbit_Hole Posted August 2, 2011 Author Share Posted August 2, 2011 You could also add the National Mythology Exam. http://www.etclassics.org/nme.html My son is excited about this. This is the very first test he is eager to study for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down_the_Rabbit_Hole Posted August 2, 2011 Author Share Posted August 2, 2011 The other thing he might enjoy doing is researching (via wikipedia, etc.) how the myths have been used across time. So for instance you'll see the myths popping up in new forms in CW Lewis' Till We Have Faces or Star Trek episodes. I mentioned this to ds and got the "Duh, of course" look. Apparently he has been doing a much deeper study then I thought and started ticking off different movies, stories, and video games that took ideas from then myths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down_the_Rabbit_Hole Posted August 2, 2011 Author Share Posted August 2, 2011 MythologyThe Mythology Handbook We just checked these from the library. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down_the_Rabbit_Hole Posted August 2, 2011 Author Share Posted August 2, 2011 Living in a college town that is known as a literary hub has it's great advantages...one being the city library (another is it's annual 3 day book fair). DS found a extensive collection of books on or about Greek Myths. Of course most are more then he is looking for but there were some gems he found, including the Bulfinch book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 This looks awesome! DD in particular is excited to take the test, she has announced already she will get 100%. I had already planned out our greek mythology for this but now to add the other things needed for the exam. Just an aside from having done the test a couple years now. The award level is based on the total percent correct. Our first year, one of my kids ambitiously tried to do most of the sections, including some myths that he wasn't as familiar with as he should have been. He score reflected that. I was glad he attempted those sections, but there was a bit of a letdown that his score wasn't better. If the bibliography says that a section is based on specific sections of an original work (Odyssey or Aeneid, for example) then the questions will be rather specific literary questions about that section. A retelling of the whole tale is not going to be enough prep for those sections. I hope that made sense. My coffee is wearing off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto2Cs Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 You might also want to look into the Medusa Mythology Exam as well. Darn, ds won't make the age cutoff in time. Maybe next year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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