Starter quiz
- What type of text is a myth?
- a traditional tale ✓
- a non-fiction text
- a poem
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- What type of characters would you encounter in a myth?
- gods and goddesses ✓
- mythical creatures ✓
- cartoon characters
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- Match the vocabulary to the correct definition.
- myth⇔a traditional tale, often involving gods ✓
- genre⇔the style or category that a story belongs to ✓
- adventure⇔an unusual and exciting or daring experience ✓
- characters⇔the people and animals that appear in a story ✓
- Which of the following are examples of mythical creatures?
- a unicorn ✓
- a camel
- a phoenix ✓
- a mermaid ✓
- a whale
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- Why would somebody choose to read a myth?
- to learn true and real facts about the world
- because they enjoy reading fictional tales with supernatural elements ✓
- to learn how to rhyme
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- What do we often learn from reading myths?
- a moral or lesson ✓
- how to read
- animals that exist in the world
- stories about true events
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Exit quiz
- What type of story is 'Marcy and the Riddle of the Sphinx'?
- a traditional myth
- a modern myth ✓
- a fairytale
- a non-fiction text
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- Which culture's mythology is incorporated in 'Marcy and the Riddle of the Sphinx'?
- Ancient Greek mythology
- Ancient Egyptian mythology ✓
- Ancient Roman mythology
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- What is Marcy afraid of in the story?
- the sea
- spiders
- the dark ✓
- travelling
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- How does Marcy travel to Egypt and why?
- on a boat so that she can visit the pyramids
- on a Wind Weaver to find and help her father ✓
- by airplane to go on holiday
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- Match the Egyptian God to their role.
- Thoth⇔god of knowledge ✓
- Ra⇔sun god ✓
- Nut⇔goddess of the sky ✓
- Where does Marcy need to rescue her father from and how?
- She needs to sail into the sea to rescue him from Ra's boat.
- She needs to solve a riddle to rescue him from the belly of the sphinx. ✓
- She needs to fly into the sky to rescue him from the stars.
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Marcy and the Riddle of the Sphinx is a modern myth.
- A modern myth incorporates elements from traditional myths.
- Some features of a modern myth are mythical creatures, a quest, magical objects and gods and godesses.
- Brownstone's Mythical Collection are a collection of modern myths.
- Marcy embarks on an adventure and has to overcome a challenge.
Common misconception
Children may find it hard to distinguish which features within the story are modern or traditional.
The illustrations within the story are a powerful tool for guiding students to identify modern vs traditional mythical features.
Keywords
Myth - a traditional tale explaining a culture's beliefs and customs, often involving gods and supernatural creatures
Modern - relating to the present or recent times as opposed to the past
Elements - an essential or characteristic part of something
Egyptian mythology - a collection of myths from ancient Egypt, which describe the actions of Egyptian gods as a means of understanding the world
Adventure - an unusual and exciting or daring experience
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