Groups: Make sure that at least one member of each group is proficient in PowerPoint use.

Introduction: After reading the Introduction section together, we recommend reading a myth or two to get the students in a more creative frame of mind. It is better to read a myth that is not related to the required 12. Here are a few texts you may want to use:

Evsiln, Bernard. Heros, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths. New York: Bantam Books, 1966.

Fisher, Leonard Everett. The Olympians. New York: Holiday House, 1984.

Philip, Neil. Mythology. New York: Dorling Kindersley, 1999.

Philip, Neil. Myths and Legends. New York: DK Publishing, 1999.

Storr, Catherine. Odysseus and the Enchanters. Texas: Raintree Steck-Vaughn, 1985.

Crossword puzzle: This should be used as a method of evaluation of their comprehension of the 12 mythological constellations. The names of the constellations may be either in the clues or the answer. Students should include an answer key with their puzzle.

Model: Materials may include black construction paper or black garbage bag secured onto a piece of cardboard. It is recommended that the holes are at least the size of a pencil diameter, so that the constellation may be illuminated onto a screen or the ceiling. Light source may be anything from a flashlight to the overhead projector to a filmstrip projector. Depending on your grade level, you may want to remind the students that the constellation must be a picture appropriate for the school audience. J

Myth: To make grading easier, you might want to encourage the students to turn in a hard copy (handwritten or typed) of their myth to accompany the oral presentation. The themes were left open-ended to encourage creativity and originality.

PowerPoint: If your school does not have access to this program, the assignment is adaptable to other programs (e.g. HyperStudio) or methods of visual presentation (e.g. posters)

Rubric: Note that the points on the rubric are represented by gold coins, to maintain the crusade theme. Each coin represents a point (or number of points, depending on your preferences) for that column.

Reward: Students will be more motivated to produce quality work if a "prize" awaits them at the end. We have suggested only one possibility. Please feel free to modify the "reward" for the "winning team(s)."