Activities
and Curriculum Links
Senior (11
& 12)Level
Activity
#2
Have students read one or more versions of the Phoenix myth. These
myths may be found at the "Arising Phoenix" website. The element
that all of the legends have in common is the theme of life, death
and renewal. This theme appears in different forms in various
religions and cultures throughout history. Divide the class into
groups. Have each group research a religion or a culture, present
or past to discover how the above theme is presented in the mythology
of that particular group. Particular attention should be given
to ways in which the researched stories are similar to the Phoenix
myth and ways in which they differ. Each group presents its findings
to the whole group. How does the Phoenix myth connect to the issue
of conservation? How does each of the researched myths connect
to the same issue?
Curriculum
Link
Senior Level Activity #2
(All
links are from English Gr. 11 and English Gr. 12 both University
and College Preparation)
1. analyse and assess ideas, themes, concepts, and arguments in
print and electronic texts (e.g., assess how the use of multiple
perspectives in a novel contributes to its theme; analyse an author's
use of irony based on a close reading of a poem);
2. select and use significant and compelling evidence from texts
to support critical analyses (e.g., prepare an oral presentation
explaining how the recognition scene in a Shakespearean tragedy
deepens the play's impact; write a critical review of an essay,
focusing on bias);
3. select and use a range of effective reading strategies (e.g.,
research the life of an author using a literary encyclopaedia;
read closely and accurately to identify specific information;
use an electronic version of a literary text to track significant
words or images; compare the print and film versions of a dramatic
scene);
4. compare values, perspectives, and world views in texts (e.g.,
compare the moral and spiritual values of an evolving character
at different stages in a literary work; outline the similarities
and differences in the perspectives of the protagonists in two
literary works).
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