Greek Mythology Trading Cards

We completed our state test last week so now we get to do the fun stuff!  We have been studying Greek Mythology for about six weeks now and the students have really enjoyed it.  I wanted to have them create trading cards as part of the culminating project and found a great post on Nicole Shelby's blog, Teaching with Blonde Ambition.  She had a rubric and examples of her students cards posted.

Students have read several different myths with the majority of our time spent on different versions of Demeter and Persephone.  They also read several short myths as well.  They then chose six characters and began making their cards.

They were required to create six cards with an illustration on the front and at least three facts on the back of their card.  They were so engaged!  And quiet!  Here are a few pictures of the results.  Click on the first picture and you will be taken to Teaching with Blonde Ambition blog where the original idea came from.