Creative Writing: Persephone and Demeter (9/14/16)

Bell Ringer Questions:
1) In this artist's rendering of the Persephone and Demeter myth, what do you think is happening?
2) Does it tell part of the story you read on pages 14-20 for today? If so, which parts?
3) What symbols or visual cues seem important in this rendering?


For the second half of today's class, we will be taking a bit of a departure...

For today's discussion of Greek mythology--specifically, the Demeter and Persephone myth--I'd like to watch a very...unique...YouTube version of the classic myth.  In this 7-minute video, The Myth of Demeter and Persephone, some high school age kids tell Persephone's story in an amateur production they made for English class! This version of the myth is both accurate and highly over-acted.

Enjoy?!