Look in the Mythic Mirror

Weeks 9-10: Reflections on All We've Learned

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OVERVIEW

Students develop, rehearse, and present their final projects.

OBJECTIVES FOR THIS LESSON:

At the end of these two weeks, students will be able to:

• Synthesize all learning thus far related to myths.
• Improve their final performance through the rehearsal process.
• Complete their final performance in accordance with the scoring guide provided.
• Answer the essential questions.

INSTRUCTIONAL PLAN

1. These two weeks are spend completely on preparation for the final project.

   Activities - Students (Week 9):

   • Practice your presentation, adjusting the second draft and decisions you have made about the presentation, as needed.
   • Complete the scoring guide for self-evaluation.
   • Coordinate all final details with online partners and classroom partner.

Activities - Students (Week 10):

• With your classroom partner, present your mythological society through the telling of your myth (with dialogue and descriptions) and incorporate the temple, mask, anthem, and artwork.

For detail on these activities, see the culminating project Story Development Stages, specifically assignments due Weeks 9 and 10.

2. Discuss the results of the project with students, using the scoring guide to elicit audience response and self-evaluations. If possible, set up a chat room to discuss the results of the project with online partner classrooms.
3. Help students in publishing the components of the mythological society electronically on the Internet, one publication per online collaborative group.
4. Wrap up the unit by returning to the essential questions posted on the wall. Ask for students responses verbally, and as a final journal entry to be turned in next week.

• Rehearsals
• Final Presentations
• Discussion: critiques and essential questions
• Journal: essential questions
• Publication on the Web

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