Title of the resource
King Midas’ Golden touch: Theme of King Midas
Title of the resource in english
King Midas’ Golden touch: Theme of King Midas
Original language
English
Target and Age Group
2nd-3rd graders/7-9 year olds
Link to resource
King Midas’ Golden touch: Theme of King Midas
Accessed on 25 August, 2020
Contents & Purpose
This resource has students create a storyboard of the myth of King Midas while looking at the presence of one theme throughout the story. Students are either assigned a theme or choose for themselves and illustrate three instances where the theme occurs in the story. Students provide a description under each illustration. The activity is meant to sharpen students’ understanding of how theme works in a story and deepen their understanding of the myth of King Midas and the Golden Touch.
