Targeted Content Standards and Benchmarks
Utah Education Standards
Language Arts
Standard 2: Students read functional, informational, and literary texts from different periods, cultures, and genres.
Objective 3: Demonstrate competency in reading and interpreting LITERARY text.

• Recognize the features of each literary genre to increase understanding and appreciation of literature, e.g., myth, essay, poetry, young adult literature, classics.

Standard 10: Students write functional, informational, and literary texts for various purposes, audiences, and situations.
Objective 3: Demonstrate competency in writing LITERARY text.

• Use writing process strategies to construct a literary text, e.g., myth, essay, poetry.
• Use the features of each literary genre, e.g., character, plot, meter, setting, chronology.  
• Use the elements of literature, e.g., theme, metaphor, symbolism, types of conflict, dialogue.

Social Studies (World History)
Standard 2: Students will comprehend the contributions of classical civilizations.Investigate the purpose and influence of religions and philosophies on classical civilizations of Greece, Rome, China, and India.

• Examine the essential elements of the belief systems of Greek mythology, Judaism, Christianity, Confucianism, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam

Student Objectives
Students will be able to:

• Describe, analyze and interpret myths from different cultures and time periods, particularly ancient Greece
• Use an effective writing process to produce an original myth that incorporates some features and structure of myths
• Conduct research on different belief systems to develop generalizations and insights about myths and their role in society

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