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Target and Age Group
2nd-3rd graders/7-9 year olds
Link to resource
King Midas’ Golden touch: Theme of King Midas
Accessed on 25 August, 2020
Author of the Entry:
Nomi Willis
Peer-reviewer of the Entry:
Ayelet Peer, Bar- Ilan University, ayelet.peer@biu.ac.il
Second Peer-reviewer of the Entry:
Lisa Maurice, Bar-Ilan University, lisa.maurice@biu.ac.il
Elizabeth Pedro/ StoryboardThat
Storyboard That is a group of artists, teachers, developers, and innovators based in historic Boston, MA who are enthusiastic about bringing digital storytelling to everyone, no matter who or where they are.
Contents & Purpose
This resource has students create a storyboard of the myth of King Midas while looking at the presence of one theme throughout the story. Students are either assigned a theme or choose for themselves and illustrate three instances where the theme occurs in the story. Students provide a description under each illustration. The activity is meant to sharpen students’ understanding of how theme works in a story and deepen their understanding of the myth of King Midas and the Golden Touch.
