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LESSONPLAN
Teachers Name:
School: Grade Level: 9
Title/Theme: Heroes in Mythology
Project Description:
The lesson is on the concept of hero in Greek mythology and how it relates to Greek culture,
which will last 5-6 days (depends on presentations). It is part of a larger unit on mythology(mostly Greek) that takes up half a semester. Mythology is important because of how it has
affected civilizations throughout the ages. For out purposes, we will focus on how it has affected
the Greek civilization by looking at its heroes.
Lesson/Unit Outcomes State Learning Standards Addressed
Learn the major Greek gods and
goddesses and their Roman
counterparts
Learn the major Greek gods andgoddesses and their functions
Explore the function of mythology incivilization
Explore the concept of hero and how itplayed into mythology
Understand the hero model and how it
characterizes myths and epics Understand how the hero model is
important to self-reflection, both for the
hero, the civilization, and themselves
Explore how mythology is important toself-reflection
Explore how mythology was importantto the Greek civilization
Become familiar with the Odyssey,
Major:
1.B.4aPreview reading materials, clarifymeaning, analyze information from
other sources.
1.C.4cUse questions and predictions to guidereadings.
2.B.4bAnalyze form, content, purpose and
major themes of American literatureand literature of other countries in theirhistorical perspective
2.B.4cDiscuss and evaluate motive, resulting
behavior, and consequencesdemonstrated in literature
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Odysseus, and the concept of hero in
the epic
Become familiar with short stories thatepitomize Greek mythology
Become familiar with Hercules, his 12labors, his other adventures, and the
concept of him as a hero
Keep a daily journal for notes andreflections
Practice multimedia and wordprocessing skills
Be exposed to peer review
Other Correlations:
2.B.4a
4.A.4d
3.C.4b
4.B.5a
ILS Applications of Learning Technology Utilization
Solving Problems X Word processors
X Communicating Spreadsheets
X Using Technology Database
Working on Teams Telecommunications
X Making Connections X Multimedia presentations
X Web searches
Imaging (e.g. cameras, scanners)
X Presentation
Other (please list)
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Lesson Overview/Activities:
Introductory Activity:
The students will look at some provided popular sayings that originate in Greek
mythology then will go into the library and use the computers to find other references thatoriginate in mythology. The students can look up the stories that those saying came from and for
extra credit write a one-page paper including the saying, a brief description of the story, why the
saying originates from the story, and how it is now used in society due the following day.
Daily Activities and Timeframe: (follows PowerPoint presentation)
Day 1 (87 mins): While in the library, we will discuss the AAM website, how to find itstrue links, and expectations for its use in the PowerPoint presentations.
We will then go back to the classroom for an overview of the hero unit, including areview the major Greek gods and goddesses, their functions, their place in mythology, and their
Roman counterparts. I will use the PowerPoint presentation as an overview.
We will then discuss mythology, its definition, and begin to discuss its importance inancient Greek civilization. Students will begin their journals.
Students will be given a mini-syllabus with expectations and grading standards, a unit
organizer, and an abbreviated unit schedule. They will also be given several short storiesincluding those about Icarus, Orpheus and Persephone, Medusa, Atlas, Pegasus, Pandora, Jason
and the Argonauts, and Echo to read before the next class period.
Day 2 (87 mins): We will continue our discussion of mythology in Greek civilization.Students will discuss the cultural implications of some of the short stories they read the night
before. If time permits, they will read another short myth in class.
We will also begin discussing the concept of hero. Student will be given copies of thehero development model (pictorial representation), which outlines the personal journey of a hero
as he or she completes their adventure(s). Students will continue their journals.
Day 3 (87 mins): Students will read the Odyssey in class and discuss Odysseus as a
hero. They will apply the hero development model to his personal journey back from Troy.
They will also discuss the themes and other major/minor characters in the epic.
Day 4 (87 mins): Students will read the 12 labors of Hercules and other short stories in
class. They will apply the hero development model to Hercules and discuss the concept of hero
in the stories. Students will discuss how the heroes they have read about played into Greekculture.
Day 5 and 6 (87 mins each): Students will give PowerPoint presentations. They will begiven a critiquing sheet and complete a peer review of the three presentations before/after their
own.
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X Notebooks/Journals
Models (physical or graphical)
PostersX Debates
X Multimedia (e.g. PowerPoint)
X Classroom Presentation
Web Pages
X Other (please list)
Peer Review form, self-review paper, extra credit paper
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Pre-identified Web Sites
http://www.loc.gov/index.html
http://www.crystalinks.com/mythology1.html
http://www.lths.org/Teacherpages/SAZAMA-English/page3.html
http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/bl/bl_myth_table_romangods.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_gods#Olympian_deities
http://projects.pisd.edu/webmastering/pesh/greek_mythology/heroes.htm
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/o/odysseus.html
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Hercules/
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9110628
Resources
(museums, experts, print material etc.)
Materials & Supplies Needed
Teacher Resources:
See above Websites
Book of mythological stories
Student Resources:
Library of Congress
Odyssey (the epic)
Book of mythological stories
Peer evaluation form
Blank journals (students could providetheir own)
Copies of Odyssey
Copies of short mythology stories
Copies of hero development model
Mini-syllabus/grading standards
Unit organizer
Abbreviated unit schedule
Access to PowerPoint application
PowerPoint presentation
materials/projector hookup Access to overhead projector,
blackboard, or other lesson
presentation means
http://www.crystalinks.com/mythology1.htmlhttp://www.lths.org/Teacherpages/SAZAMA-English/page3.htmlhttp://ancienthistory.about.com/library/bl/bl_myth_table_romangods.htmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_gods#Olympian_deitieshttp://projects.pisd.edu/webmastering/pesh/greek_mythology/heroes.htmhttp://www.pantheon.org/articles/o/odysseus.htmlhttp://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Hercules/http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9110628http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9110628http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Hercules/http://www.pantheon.org/articles/o/odysseus.htmlhttp://projects.pisd.edu/webmastering/pesh/greek_mythology/heroes.htmhttp://projects.pisd.edu/webmastering/pesh/greek_mythology/heroes.htmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_gods#Olympian_deitieshttp://ancienthistory.about.com/library/bl/bl_myth_table_romangods.htmhttp://ancienthistory.about.com/library/bl/bl_myth_table_romangods.htmhttp://www.lths.org/Teacherpages/SAZAMA-English/page3.htmlhttp://www.lths.org/Teacherpages/SAZAMA-English/page3.htmlhttp://www.crystalinks.com/mythology1.html -
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Comments or Other Information Regarding Your Unit
Copyright permission needs to be obtained to use copies of the short stories and epic in
class unless there is an actual book for each student. Do not forget to hyperlink any pictures used from the Library of Congress.
Remind your students that they must cite their references.
Although this lesson plan centers on class discussion, it can be used as a lecture class.
Students can also be broken into groups for their own discussions about the days topics.
They could also be asked to do jigsaw, becoming experts on their own story and thengoing back to discuss with other students.
Another evaluation could center not on individual PowerPoint presentations, but on grouppresentations of what they discussed during the class periods about their stories.
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