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| The National Mythology Exam |
The most prominent undertaking of Excellence
Through Classics is the National Mythology
Exam. Since 1989, the exam has been offered
to students in elementary, intermediate, and
middle school grades three through nine. The
NME is consistently given to over 10,000
students in approximately 400 schools around
the United States and in several foreign
countries.
Through Classics is the National Mythology
Exam. Since 1989, the exam has been offered
to students in elementary, intermediate, and
middle school grades three through nine. The
NME is consistently given to over 10,000
students in approximately 400 schools around
the United States and in several foreign
countries.
The National Mythology Exam 2012 will include the following:
- Grades 3-4
- MUST take basic 30-item exam on Greek and Roman mythology and MAY
choose to take any other sections
- Grade 5
- MUST take basic 30-item exam PLUS 10 questions on the theme
(Underworld) and MAY choose to take any other sections
- Grades 6-9
- MUST take basic 30-item exam PLUS 10 questions on the theme
(Underworld) and at least ONE 10-item literary sub-test of their choice on
the following:
- Iliad
- Odyssey
- Aeneid
- Native American tales
- African tales
- Norse Mythology
Home-schooled students are welcome to take the NME. Parents are expected to serve
as proctors of the exam, following the same procedures lined out for regular classroom
teachers.
Click here for the 2012 National Mythology Exam Bibliography.
For a list of all National Mythology Exam topics through 2016, click here for PDF
document.
Materials on Greek and Roman mythology may be found in: d'Aulaire, Ingri and Edgar,
d'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths, New York, Doubleday and Co., 1962, and (for more
advanced students) in Guerber, H. A. The Myths of Greece and Rome, New York, Dover
Publications, Inc., 1993.
Materials for the Native American tales may be found in : Erdoes, Richard and Alfonso
Ortiz, American Indian Myths and Legends, New York, Pantheon Books, 1984. It is
available from amazon.com and other sources.
Materials for the African tales may be found in Tales from Africa, retold by Kathleen
Arnott, published by Oxford Univ. Press, 1998, ISBN #0-19-275079.
Materials for the Norse myths may be found in d'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths.
Teachers may register for the exam in the fall. They receive a complete bibliography to
use in preparing their students for the exam. Additionally, ETC has available for
purchase an activity packet with camera-ready activities designed to reinforce the
concepts and information included in the test.
The deadline for applying for the exam is Jan. 15, 2012. The period during which
the test may be administered is February 20 - March 2, 2012.
To register for the National Mythology Exam, use the current ETC Flyer / Order Form.
If you have more questions, contact the Myth Exam Chair, Allison Fiegel.
For a list of all National Mythology Exam topics through 2016, click here for PDF
document.
Materials on Greek and Roman mythology may be found in: d'Aulaire, Ingri and Edgar,
d'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths, New York, Doubleday and Co., 1962, and (for more
advanced students) in Guerber, H. A. The Myths of Greece and Rome, New York, Dover
Publications, Inc., 1993.
Materials for the Native American tales may be found in : Erdoes, Richard and Alfonso
Ortiz, American Indian Myths and Legends, New York, Pantheon Books, 1984. It is
available from amazon.com and other sources.
Materials for the African tales may be found in Tales from Africa, retold by Kathleen
Arnott, published by Oxford Univ. Press, 1998, ISBN #0-19-275079.
Materials for the Norse myths may be found in d'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths.
Teachers may register for the exam in the fall. They receive a complete bibliography to
use in preparing their students for the exam. Additionally, ETC has available for
purchase an activity packet with camera-ready activities designed to reinforce the
concepts and information included in the test.
The deadline for applying for the exam is Jan. 15, 2012. The period during which
the test may be administered is February 20 - March 2, 2012.
To register for the National Mythology Exam, use the current ETC Flyer / Order Form.
If you have more questions, contact the Myth Exam Chair, Allison Fiegel.
Sources and Materials for Study:
The National Association of Secondary School Principals has placed this
program on the NASSP National Advisory List of Contests and Activities
for 2010-2011.
program on the NASSP National Advisory List of Contests and Activities
for 2010-2011.
| Print your own Certificates of Participation for all of your students. Show your students that you appreciate the hard work they put in when preparing for the test. |
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