Greek Myths

The students were asked to select one of the Greek myths they read during class this week.  Their first task was to write a summary of their story.  Their second task was to be a critic and write a review of this same story.  Here a few that were able to finish them today.

Pandora’s Box

Pandora’s Box is about a young girl that was made by the gods.  Her name is Pandora and she got a box and a key from the gods and the gods said not to open it.  Finally her curiosity had gotten the better of her and she opened the box.  Right after she opened the box evil escaped and the only thing left in the box was hope.  The lesson of the story is to never disobey people when they tell you not to do something.     written by Lily and Brooklyn

Pandora’s Box is a great story.  It has a great lesson and it teaches you why evil and hope is in the world.  It also teaches you not to do something when your not supposed to do it.  There are lots of versions of this story and I think this one is the best.  I recommend this story for everyone especially children because it would teach them a great lesson. The last thing I like about the story is that it has AWESOME  illustrations.  Since Pandora was curious and opened the box you should be curious and open this outstanding book. written by Lily

Pandora’s Box

    Pandora’s Box is a Greek myth about a young girl named Pandora.  Pandora means “bears all gifts’.  Pandora was created by the god of all gods named Zeus.  He created her to marry Epimetheus.  When Zeus sent Pandora to Epimetheus’s house he gave her a gift.  The gift was a beautiful box.  Zeus told Pandora to NEVER open the box.  When she got to Epimetheus’s house she put the box on a high shelf. Every time she walked past the box she couldn’t bear to not look at the it.  One day when Epimetheus was not at his house Pandora opened the box just a crack and the evil escaped.  The only thing left in the box was hope.  Zeus had got his revenge and now he hoped that mortals would learn to not disobey the gods anymore.  The lesson of the story is to NEVER disobey adults when they tell you not to do something.  And if you are too curious you could get yourself in HUGE trouble! written by Brenna and Jonathan

     Pandora’s Box is a great story.  It has a great lesson for kids which is to not disobey any adults if they tell you not to do something.  There are tons of versions of this story but this is my favorite one.  I think it is a awesome story because it has good description about what the box looks like and what pandora looks like.  I also think that the story is a great story because the author really sets the mood of the story, which is a scary mood.  I love Pandora’s Box because it has a awesome setting because it is where there are not a lot of houses so noone could see Pandora when she opened the box.  The last reason that I love Pandora’s Box is because the illustrations are AWESOME!  Pandora was so curious  that she opened up the box so I think you should  be curious like Pandora  and open up this astonishing book.  written by Brenna

The Golden Touch

The Golden Touch is a myth.  In the beginning of the story King Midas was sitting in his palace and then he heard a noise,  so he looked by his guards. They were escorting a half man, half goat.  Then King Midas realized that the half man, half goat was Silenus.  King Midas said to let him free and said to get whatever he needs.  Silenus was happy and then his owner Dionysus asked what King Midas wanted.  King Midas said he wanted what ever he touched would turn to gold , so the wish was granted and he then touched many things.  After that he had dinner.  When he had dinner he would touch food and the food would turn into gold.  King Midas's daughter was confused,  so she ran to King Midas and touched him.  Then she turned into a golden statue.  King Midas was very sad and then asked Dionysus what to do.  Dionysus told him to wash his hands in the river and then his daughter would be restored to him.  The lesson of the story is that people are more valuable than gold.  written by Blake and Jada

The Golden Touch is a awesome story.  One reason I like the story is because I thought it was cool that Midas could pick what he wanted from helping the half man, half goat.  My second reason I liked the story was because it was interesting what was going to happen when his daughter Marigold turned to gold.  I also liked the lesson.  The lesson was that people are more valuable than gold.  My fourth reason I liked my story was because it was creative.  The story was creative because the story had a half man, half goat.  Also, it was creative because when Midas touched the grapes they turned to gold.  If you read this book I think you will like it as much as King Midas loved his gold. written by Blake