Lores and Legends

The gold of metaphor and myth constantly appears in our everyday conversation. Brainstorm with your class to make a list of words and expressions linked to gold. Discuss and investigate the origin and meaning of this terminology. Research and read stories about gold. Refer to the illustration above for ideas (in it you'll find the Tommyknocker, King Solomon's mines, the search for the seven cities of gold, Blackbeard's treasure, Rumpelstiltskin, Jason, King Midas, and the Lost Dutchman mine.)

Jeremy M. Brodie
Environmental Education and Volunteer Programs
Last Updated: May 1, 1996