Mythology Daily Lessons Dr. Williams/Ms. Bijit

Athens, Greece DAY 1

You will answer questions and do activities throughout this unit. Keep everything in your binder to turn in at the end. I will have a table of contents for you on the board. Use the heading on the slide as your heading for your answer. (see next slide) Write in complete sentences and remember to restate the question first. Use RACE to answer your questions.

Day 1 – Overview of Athens, Greece (video) Overview of Athens, Greece (video)Overview of Athens, Greece (video) Overview of Greek Gods Overview of Greek Gods Greek God Rap Greek God Rap Ares – Comprehension Sheet

Atlas and Hercules—Day 2 1.Video – 2.Complete the comprehension sheet 3.Read pages ACTIVITY: You are starting a company that you are naming after Atlas or Hercules. What would the company do? What would be its name? What would be the slogan and logo? What would be its address? Who would be your target audience? Using what you learned about propaganda, create an advertisement for your company. (see example, next slide) Wishbone

Day 3 – Athena Punishments from the gods Arachne Video Arachne Video 1.Complete vocabulary sheet 2.Read pgs Read D’Aulaires’ pages ACTIVITY: On the back of the comprehension sheet, make a bulleted list describing several unusual punishments handed out by the gods. In paragraph form, answer the following: If you had been given one of the punishments, which would you choose? Why?

Poseidon Day 4 1.Complete the vocabulary section on the comprehension sheet. 2.Read D’Aulaires’ pages Answer the questions on the comprehension sheet 4.Write a paragraph comparing Poseidon’s personality to the temperament of the seas. 5.Now, think about what your personality could be compared to in nature. Explain your thinking.

Pandora - Day 5 Prometheus and Pandora Prometheus and Pandora Read D’Aulaires’ page 74 about Pandora and her box. Complete the Pandora section on the comprehension sheet. King Midas The Muppets - King Midas The Muppets - King Midas Read D’Aulaire’s pages 82 – 85 and 124 – 125 Complete the comprehension sheet

Muses 1.Read D’Aulaires’ pages Answer on a sheet of notebook paper: What is the connection between the Muses and the word museum?­­­­­­­­­ Day 6

Achilles Day 7 Wishbone Wishbone 1.Read D’Aulaires’ pages Explain the meaning of “Achilles heel.”

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Hades Day 8/9 Persephone and Hades  Read the story of Hades.  Draw your own map of Hades including the River Styx, Persephone, Hades, Elysian Fields, Charon, Cerberus, Add one other detail that you find in the pages read. Use prepositional phrases to help describe their locations. For example, you might draw Cerberus beside the gates. Next to your drawing, you would write, “Cerberus sits beside the gates.” Do not repeat prepositions. Please underline the prepositional phrases. Make sure to use correct capitalization, spelling, and punctuation.

Echo and Narcissus Video Video The story on page 92 is the Greek explanation of an echo. How would the Greeks create a myth explaining a tornado using Zeus? Write a myth about Zeus creating a tornado. Why did he create it? How did he create it? Day 10

Day 11, 12, 13 Make a dictionary of modern day sayings we get from Greek Mythology. Take 2 sheets of copy paper. Fold them in half to make your book. Staple the fold to keep the papers together. There should be one word/phrase per page. DO NOT write on the inside of the front cover but you MUST write on the inside of the back cover. You should write on the front and back of the inside pages. Your pages should be exactly like this: Meaning of the word/phrase Word/phrase Picture about myth the word/phrase relates to How the meaning of the word/phrase relates to the myth

Dinner Party Days 14, 15, 16  You and friends have a party planning business that has been hired to plan a birthday party for Zeus. The guest list should include another god, a goddess, a mythological creature/beast, and a mortal. Again, this is a time to be creative while also including facts from the stories you have read.  Your team will have a large piece of paper to create an idea board for the party.  Ideas of what to include:  Develop a menu for the party.  Tell how each character is going to arrive at the party.  What gift will each guest give Zeus for his birthday?  Who is going to sit by each other at the table and what will they talk about?  Is there entertainment? Song list? Band?  Is Zeus going to give party favors? What?  Memorable quotes from the party