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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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 Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 3:42 am Post subject: Pandora's Box (How to teach the greek mythical story???) |
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Help!
I just found out that starting tomorrow I'll be teaching a DRAMA class for an hour every day this month (mini-camp) and there is a script of "Pandora's Box" the students will act out. I haven't seen the script, and won't be able to read it BEFORE teaching the first class. My job that first class? Explain the story of Pandora's Box. But I don't like explanations (yapping away - not the best way to foster active learning), so I want to keep it simple, and get the students involved.
What can I do?
I'm thinking about having a box and getting them curious about what's in it.
I have had all of twenty minutes to think about this. So those of you with any experience teaching the story, or who has ideas as to how to learn-by-doing, let me know!
All ideas invited!
(Excuse me while I spend the next hour or so reviewing internet-based accounts of the story. I'll be back later today, and tomorrow morning.)
HEEELLLP ! |
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denverdeath
Joined: 21 May 2005
Location: Boo-sahn
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| Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 5:46 am Post subject: |
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Maybe put a rattler in the box and...no, seriously, the box idea might be okay, but you have to have something in it that will solidify the concept you want them to learn. I guess getting them all worked up about it and not showing them what's inside might do the trick...they'll see YOU as evil: wreaking havoc on the peace and harmony of the classroom for innumerable years to come. 
pandora's box �ǵ����� ����, ���� ����� �� <---- after this, they'll probably say, "Ahhhhhhhhh." If they look at you with another blank stare, you might be screwed.
Anyway, I guess you can try to get some examples from them and maybe teach them some related expressions like "Best not to go there, pal" and "Once you cross the line, there's no turning back" or something. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 6:22 am Post subject: |
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| denverdeath wrote: |
| pandora's box �ǵ����� ����, ���� ����� �� <---- |
What does that say?
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| ...you can try to get some examples from them and maybe teach them some related expressions like "Best not to go there, pal" and "Once you cross the line, there's no turning back" or something. |
I was thinking of putting slips of paper in the box (maybe with a rattling something too) and on each slip is an evil that was released when the box was opened.
What evils were in Pandora's box?
There are various, differing accounts, so I thought I'd take the ones that are useful for my elementary students to learn (they are high level, smart kids - their parents paid extra for this hour-a-day mini-camp).
Sickness, Pain, Death, Jealousy, Hate, Fear... what other evils could go in the box? (other than Hope, of course) |
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denverdeath
Joined: 21 May 2005
Location: Boo-sahn
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| Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 7:11 am Post subject: |
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�ǵ�����(pahn-doh-rah-eui) = Pandora's ����(sahng-jah) = box
����(yuh-ruh) = many/a lot of �����(jay-ahng-eui) = unlucky/evil/bad luck things ��(sshi) = seed(s) (so, seeds of many unlucky things)
I actually don't know a heck of a lot about the myth, sorry.
Maybe you already looked at these sites?
http://www.physics.hku.hk/~tboyce/ss/topics/prometheus.html
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| Now, Jupiter had malignantly crammed into this box all the diseases, sorrows, vices, and crimes that afflict poor humanity; and the box was no sooner opened, than all these ills flew out, in the guise of horrid little brown-winged creatures, closely resembling moths. |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandora's_Box
I guess you can make it relevant to today with things like cancer, ALS, etc., depression, bi-polar, schizophrenia, etc., smoking, drinking, etc., and murder, etc. Hope the punks don't have nightmares!
p.s Maybe you'd want to make the stuff on the slips of paper in the box more repulsive like: FECES! BOOGERS! A BIG SLOPPY WET KISS FROM YOUR HAIRY-LIPPED GRAND-MA! PUKE! A BAG FULL OF POISONOUS SPIDERS! ROTTEN ENTRAILS! stuff like that... |
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jacl
Joined: 31 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 9:15 am Post subject: |
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Ewwwww!
Best of luck.
Think I'll puke now.
Sorry I couldn't be helpful except for giving my sympathies.
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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The box with clippings of evils (and hope) inside was effective realia to maintain their interest. I then put on the board two lists ("People have ____" and "People are _____ ") to correspond with each other: Hunger was in the box (People have hunger but people are hungry), Illness (People have illness, people are ill or sick), etc.
Each student then had to choose two evils to talk about using each of the grammatical forms ("I have pain. My head hurts.")("I have fear. I am scared of ghosts.") etc.
The hour went by quickly. Now I have a lot more time to prepare for tomorrow. Thanks denverdeath.
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| I actually don't know a heck of a lot about the myth, sorry... |
The funny thing is... my students did!
Though they learned English pronunciation and spelling today, they already knew of Zeus, Mt. Olympus, prometheus, pandora, the heart of the greek stories.
Once again Korean students have impressed me with their knowledge of the classics of western civilization.
Many of us who grew up in the West in the latter half of the twentieth century are seriously lacking in the classics, history and our own cultural antecedents. Too much "Curious George" and "The Little Engine that Could" I guess. |
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MeanyMichi
Joined: 03 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 10:46 pm Post subject: |
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| VanIslander wrote: |
| denverdeath wrote: |
| I actually don't know a heck of a lot about the myth, sorry... |
The funny thing is... my students did!
Though they learned English pronunciation and spelling today, they already knew of Zeus, Mt. Olympus, prometheus, pandora, the heart of the greek stories.
Once again Korean students have impressed me with their knowledge of the classics of western civilization.
Many of us who grew up in the West in the latter half of the twentieth century are seriously lacking in the classics, history and our own cultural antecedents. Too much "Curious George" and "The Little Engine that Could" I guess. |
You can thank the comic book craze for that: The reason they all knew the story is because Greek mythology-themed comic books were REALLY popular about 2 years ago.
When I was little I used to read "Lustige Taschenbuecher" (comic books with Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse et al) all the time, and learned all kinds of things about history etc. Though, of course, it is not a very accurate account of the events by any means.
(just as an aside: I've never read "Curious George" (did I miss anything?); and I only read "The Little Engine that Could when I was in university, as my Economics 101 prof insisted on reading us 2 pages at the end of each class.) |
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jacl
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