Myths & Legends Podcast: Listening #1

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4 questions
Note from the author:
Looking to teach a course on mythology while also incorporating multi-modal methods of texts? Then check out this lesson assignment, easily replicable, that comes with links to the Myths & Legends podcast series!
Click on this link to head to the Myths and Legends Podcast website:

https://www.mythpodcast.com/where-to-start/

Select one of the podcast choices from the "My Top Five" section.

Listen to the full episode, and then answer the following questions below:
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After listening to the episode, can you summarize what happened for someone who hasn't listened to the story before?

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After listening to the episode, what about the story did you find most interesting? (this is what we call a story's "staying power", where it remains interesting long after the original tellers have passed on)

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After listening to the episode, what about this story do you think relates to life today? (this is what we call a story's "applicability," where it contains lessons or ideas that still connect with a modern audience long after the original tellers have passed on

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On a scale of 1-5, with 1 being "skip" and 5 being "drop what you're doing and listen to this story", what rating would you give this episode?