Medusa Mythology Activities | Character Description and Point of View
Brenda Kovich
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Grade Levels
5th - 6th, Homeschool
Subjects
Resource Type
Standards
CCSSRL.5.3
CCSSRL.5.6
CCSSRL.5.9
CCSSRL.6.6
CCSSRL.6.9
Formats Included
- PDF
- Easel Activity
Pages
25 pages
Brenda Kovich
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Description
Who has hair of snakes and eyes that can turn you to stone? Medusa, of course! You can spice up your mythology unit or novel study with these engaging literature activities.
Grab students’ attention with two different views of this alluring mythical creature.
- “Medusa,” a humorous poem told in first person, characterizes the Gorgon as a frustrated woman who just can’t do a thing with her hair.
- Conversely, a brief narrative entitled “The Dreadful Gorgons” provides a third-person account of Perseus’s quest to slay the monstrous Medusa.
A set of five activities engages fifth and sixth grade students in these activities:
Character Description
- Students learn about archetypes.
- They read "Prometheus" and study a sample character description.
- Students read the poem and/or narrative about Medusa and write a thorough character description.
Point of View
- They identify the narrator’s point of view and describe how it influences events in a text.
Character Information
- Students gather information from both texts to fill out an information sheet.
Comparing Viewpoints
- Students compare and contrast the two pieces, analyze how a modern work of fiction draws on character types from myths, and consider how original material is created.
Taking the Opposing Viewpoint
- Each student writes an original third-person narrative to parallel “The Dreadful Gorgons” but portrays Medusa in a favorable light.
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Brenda Kovich
Total Pages
25 pages
Answer Key
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Teaching Duration
1 Week
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Standards
to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
CCSSRL.5.3
Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).
CCSSRL.5.6
Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described.
CCSSRL.5.9
Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics.
CCSSRL.6.6
Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.
CCSSRL.6.9
Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres (e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories) in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics.
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