Creatures and Monsters Expert
Essential Question:
How do characters affect a story?
You are the Creatures and Monsters Expert!
As the Creatures and Monster Expert, you will research some of the following
characters"
Creatures:
1. Centaur
2. Cyclopes
3. Giants
4. Pegasus
Monsters:
1. Argus
2. Cerberus
3. Gorgons
4. Hydra
5. Minotaur
6. Scylla and Charybdis
Directions:
1. Spend 5 days researching at least 3 creatures and monsters from the list
above. If you finish early please continue to research addtional
creatures and monsters. The more you research, the more information people
will receive from your game.
2. As you research, you must uncover the following information and write
your answers in your marble notebook.
Set up your marble notebook as follows:
Page 1: What do they look like? (Physical appearance)
Page 2: Who are their family members?
Page 3: For what reason are they known?
Page 4: If they are dead, who killed them and why?
Page 5: Additional information that you find during your research.
Page 6: Additional creatures and monsters that you might research.
Internet Links
Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology
http://www.mythweb.com/encyc/contents.html
Fact Monster
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0881992.html
Mythography
http://www.loggia.com/myth/monsters.html
http://www.desy.de/gna/interpedia/greek_myth/creature.html
Greek Mythology
http://www.greekmythology.com/
Greek-Gods.info
http://www.greek-gods.info/monsters/
Gods, Heroes, and Myth
http://www.gods-heros-myth.com/godpages/centaur.html
Other Resources