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How Tragic!

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders read and study, in-depth, a specific classical tragedy, in this case, Oedipus. They explore strategies from making meaning out of or interpreting texts, as well as strategies for determining how authors create meaning in...
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Dateline: 442 BC Antigone

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create and videotape a newscast about the events that take place in the play, Antigone. They perform scenes describing the main events, the main characters and their conflicts.
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Oedipus by Sophocles

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students read and interpret the play Oedipus by Sophocles. A wide array of fabulous thought provoking assignments are intertwined within this lesson for the students to complete.
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The Iliad

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Explore ancient warfare through a dramatic reading of select portions of The Iliad with your class. They will identify the major characters in The Iliad and explain the strategies, external forces, and alliances of the Trojan War
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The Iliad: A Young Reader Adventure

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Is The Iliad part of your curriculum? Check out a resource that offers something for those new to teaching the classic and those with lots of experience using Homer's epic. Plot summaries, discussion questions, activities abound in this...
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Being in the Noh: An Introduction to Japanese Noh Plays

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read a Japanese Noh play and discuss its structure and traditional characters. They choose a short myth and write a Noh play based on it.
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Personal Odysseys and Everyday Heroes

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders study Greek Mythology, focusing on Gods and Goddesses. They compare the modern day hero with the classical hero and examine how individual characters are based on their own personal odysseys.
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Writing Mythological Narratives

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners compose a creative writing piece based on a painting of a mythological scene. In this creative writing lesson,  students write about the scene in the painting and tie in  their original stories into tales from the life of the...
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Antigone by Jean Anouilh: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive literature learning exercise, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Jean Anouih's Antigone. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Tales of Changing Seasons

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create original myths explaining why the seasons change.
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It's All Greek to Us

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the various ways in which ancient Greek culture has influenced modern-day life. They study the context in which modern-day Greeks consider the 2004 Summer Olympics by reading and discussing the article "Where It All...
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Vivid Verbs in Writing

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore how to incorporate vivid verbs in their writing. They review action verbs in sentences and view a Power Point presentation discussing possible verbs and their meanings. They view a website and retell a Greek myth...
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Getting the Story

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine and discuss the basic elements of a newspaper article. They listen to articles, discuss the 'inverted pyramid' style of a breaking news article, and list imaginary current events based on mythological characters.
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When in Greece, Do as the Greeks Do

For Teachers 6th
Students examine the contributions of ancient Greeks in this five lesson unit. The explorations reveal how Greece shaped our stories, our modern language, and our society. The study of the Greek myth forms the basis of this unit.
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Ancient Greece: The Olympics and the Gods

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Research Ancient Greece, the Olympic games, and Greek mythology. Young historians will research Ancient Greece and complete multiple activities about the history and culture. This is a unit of lessons.
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Count Your Pennies

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners analyze and compare imagery and symbolism in ancient Greek and contemporary U.S. coins.
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Stuff Gods Are Made Of

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine different myths of various cultures around the world. Using artwork, they discuss the artistic designs and develop hypothesize about their importance. They use the internet to research myths they are aware of and share...
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Goddesses Are Personifications Too!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners discover the use of personification as a way of expressing ideals.  In this Language Arts lesson, students create an allegorical depiction of a contemporary ideal.  Learners write labels that clearly support the concepts that...
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Attic Red-Figure Kylix

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students analyze floral and geometric design. In this art design lesson, students create a circular design art using floral, geometric, or anatomical designs. Students critique their designs as a group and read the background information...
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Norse Mythology

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read several selections of Norse mythology and compare this mythology to others studied in the past. They are introduced to runes. They read poetry and compile a class book of favorite poems. They define idioms and cite...
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J. Paul Getty Museum

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read mythological Greek and Roman stories. In this mythological lesson plan students read mythological stories about Greek and Roman times. As they read, they compare the written story to the visual art of the story.
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Mythology in the ESL Classroom

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners study myths, mythological figures, and the ancient classics. They develop a sensitivity to the beliefs, values, attitudes, and views of man's development at that time. They illustrate the powers of each god discussed and...
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Classical Mythological Monsters

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students, after researching and analyzing ancient Greek and Roman mythological monsters, create a monster of their own similar to one they've researched or studied in their class syllabus. In addition, they present their creations to the...
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"Building a Word Wall" Roots - The Foundation of Language

For Teachers 6th
Students probe the impact of Greek and Latin on the English language in this ten lesson unit. Root words are analyzed for their origins and displayed on a word wall. Inventions are created using the words and placed in a class museum.

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