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Gifted and Talented AIM Learning Outcomes Framework rd Grade: 3 grade nd Nine Weeks: 2 nine weeks Subject: Ancient Greece Big Ideas: (Topics/Concepts) Ancient Greek religion, gods and goddesses, and myths Enduring Understanding (What we want students to come to understand about the “big ideas.”) To understand Ancient Greeks used mythology (made up stories passed down from generations) to help explain natural events, the world around them, and how it affected their daily lives. Essential Questions (Open ended to guide student inquiry and focus on “uncovering” “big ideas.”) How did gods and goddesses impact the philosophies of Ancient Greek civilization? How do myths continue to influence life today? Students will know…a variety of myths, major gods and goddesses Students will be able to…remember and apply the various influences of gods and goddesses in mythology. Gifted Goals 1. To develop understanding of the concept of cause and effect and its relationship to events and eras in history. 2. To develop reasoning skills with application to social studies. 3. To develop interpersonal and social group process skills. 4. To develop skills in historical analysis and primary source interpretation. 5. To develop understanding of major events and influential individuals of the period. Learning Outcomes: Understand Greek religion/mythology (gods and goddesses) and how it influenced the Greek society. Apply understanding of Greek myths to create original myth. Associate the relationship between Greek gods and goddesses in nature, their powers they held, and their symbols. Priority TEK Support: SS 3.17B Sequence and categorize information 3.1A Describe how individuals, events, and ideas have changed communities, past and present, 3.2B Identify ways people meet their need for government, education, communication, transportation and recreation in their communities. ELA 5A Understand the themes and supporting details of fables, legends, myths Connect ideas and themes to compare/contrast, ideas, events, and themes Sequence plot’s main events 1 Identify the importance of the setting to a story’s meaning Plan for Learning: Lesson/Activity/Subject “What” Content “How” Process/Strategies “Do” Performance/Evaluation Understand Greek religion/mythology (gods and goddesses) and how it influenced the Greek society Ancient societies believed in different gods to explain nature. Differentiate myth and legend. Compare to China and Egyptian civilizations. Discuss need to explain nature in ancient Greece. Teacher will read and let students read various myths to discover traits and common characteristic of Greek myths. Students will read 6 myths from family tree. There is a complex structure to myths that is supported by a family tree of gods and goddesses. Have students read several myths from packets. Distribute gods chart, p. 37. Trojan War In Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans (Greeks) after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Memelaus, king of Sparta. The war is one of the most important events in Greek mythology – most notably through Homer’s Iliad and the Odyssey. Episodes from the war provided material for Greek tragedy and other works of Literature. http://greece.mrdonn.org/greekgods/mountolympus.html Summarize and illustrate each myth into bare book or journals. Make note of common characteristics. Create a “museum box” , Prezi etc., to represent god or goddess Assign tic-tac-toe menu for myths. (In notebook.) Read aloud Jane Yolan’s book, Wings. ISBN 0-15-297850. Read D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths. Read introduction where gods came from. Set the stage for the Trojan war. Break class into two groups and have them be either from the Greeks or Troy. Read book or share Power Point on timeline of events and power players etc. Begin writing on myths-optional piece Be a reporter on the scene: Assign news crews to cover the Trojan War. Your task is to research information on the Trojan war and then write a newspaper in which you accurately describe the events that led to the downfall of Troy. Read The Odyssey from Readers Theater book. Assign parts and act out. Make a shield out of poster board and divide into sections. See title picture of Odysseus. SCAMPER the Trojan War Horse – in today’s world, how would you sneak into a city? What trickery could you employ. Build a model of your own “Trojan Horse”.