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Greek/Roman Mythology 9th Grade Humanities Project Overview: The purpose of this unit to enhance students' awareness of Greek and Roman mythology and its impact on modern culture. Greek mythology is woven into the texture of Western civilization. This unit provides an opportunity for students to examine the myths and to investigate the cultural allusions associated with them. Objectives: Students will research information on Greek gods and goddesses to enhance their understanding of Greek mythology. Students will use their knowledge of the gods and goddesses to further their understanding of the role of the hero in Greek mythology. Students will use their knowlege of Greek mythology to examine how it has influenced modern culture in the arts and commerce. Tasks: Research a Greek/Roman mythological character Write an autobiographical narrative about a mythological character Identify mythological allusions in modern life Write a persuasive business letter and technical instructions Deliver a focused and coherent presentation about a mythological character. Product: Students will prepare an oral presentation and create a scrapbook based on their assigned mythological character. They will share theirr research with the class through an organized presentation (3-5 minutes) as the character. They will use the scrapbook as a visual aid. Students will include the following sections in the scrapbook: 1. Character information Family tree Symbols Autobiographical narrative "Good Human" lessons 2. Literary allusions - 3 required* Passage quoted and source documented (MLA format) Explanatory paragraph 3. Commercial/advertising allusions - 2 required* Written/graphic ad or descriptive paragraph of commercial Documentation (MLA format) Explanatory caption 4. Artistic (music, art, dance, film) interpretations - 2 required* Picture, quoted material, or descriptive paragraph of artwork Documentation (MLA format) Explanatory caption 5. Product creation Product design and name/slogan Instructions/ technical writing Business letter to sales company 6. Bibliography MLA format: Works Cited and Works Consulted Minimum of 10 sources Variety (3) of sources 7. Scrapbook elements Cover, title, binding, appearance, "fluff" * number of allusions can be adjusted with consent of the teacher. See Student Handout. Standards: The following California 9th Grade Reading/Language Arts Framework standards are addressed in this lesson: Reading Standard 1.3 Identify Greek, Roman, and Norse mythology and use the knowledge to understand the origin and meaning of new words. Writing Standard 1.2 Use precise language, action verbs, sensory details, appropriate modifiers, and the active rather than the passive voice. 1.3 Use clear research questions and suitable research methods (e.g., library, electronic media, personal interview) to elicit and present evidence from primary and secondary sources. 1.4 Develop the main ideas within the body of the composition through supporting evidence. 1.5 Synthesize information from multiple sources and identify complexities and discrepancies in the information and the different perspectives found in each medium. 1.7 Use appropriate conventions for documentation in the text, notes, and bibliographies by adhering to those in style manuals. 2.1 Write biographical or autobiographical narratives or short stories. 2.5 Write business letters. 2.6 Write technical documents. Written and Oral English Conventions Students write and speak with a command of stand English conventions. 1.3 Demonstrate an understanding of proper English usage and control of grammar, paragraph and sentence structure, diction and syntax. 1.4 Produce legible work that shows accurate spelling and correct use of the conventions of punctuation and capitalization. Speaking 1.0 Students formulate adroit judgments about oral communication. They deliver focused and coherent presentations of their own that convey clear and distinct perspectives and solid reasoning. They use gestures, tone and vocabulary tailored to the audience and purpose. 2.1 Using speaking strategies in Standard 1.0, students deliver narrative presentations. Technology Standards 2. Students will use technology responsibly and ethically. 4. Students will use technology as a communication tool. 5. Students will use technology as a research tool. Resources: Web sites, reference, books, periodicals (print or electronic), people Print: 292 ASI Asimov, Isaac. Words from the myths. HOUGHTON, 1961. 292 BEN Benson, Sally. Stories of the gods and heroes. DIAL, 1940. 292 COL Colum, Padraic. The Golden Fleece and the heroes who lived before Achilles. MACMILLAN, 1949. 292 CON Connolly, Peter. The legend of Odysseus. OXFORD UNIVERSITY,1988. 292 COO Coolidge, Olivia. Greek myths. HOUGHTON MIFFLIN, 1949. 292 COO Coolidge, Olivia E. Hercules and other tales from Greek Myths. SCHOLASTIC, 1960. 292 D'A D'Aulaire, Ingri. D'Aulaire's book of Greek myths. Doubleday, 1962. 292 DOD Dodd, E. F. Stories from Homer. MACMILLAN, 1955. 292 EVS Evslin, Bernard. The adventures of Ulysses. SCHOLASTIC, 1969. 292 EVS Evslin, Bernard. Amycus. CHELSEA, 1989. 292 EVS Evslin, Bernard. Heroes, gods and monsters of the Greek myths. FOUR WINDS, 1967. 292 GAT Gates, Doris. Lord of the sky: Zeus. VIKING, 1972. 292 GAT Gates, Doris. The warrior goddess: Athena. Viking, 1972. 292 GRA Grant, Michael. Myths of the Greeks and Romans. NEW AMERICAN LIBRARY, 1962. 292 GRA Graves, Robert. Greek gods and heroes. DOUBLEDAY, 1960. 292 GRA Graves, Robert. The Greek myths. George Braziller, Inc., 1955. 292 GRE Green, Margery. Wonder tales from Greece. MACMILLAN, 1961. 292 GRE Green, Roger. Heroes of Greece and Troy; retold from the ancient authors. WALCK, 1960. 292 GUE Guerber, Helne Adeline. Myths of Greece and Rome. GEORGE G. HARRAP & CO, 1965. 292 HAM 292 HAW Hamilton, Edith. Mythology. LITTLE BROWN, 1942. Hawthorne, Nathaniel. Tanglewood tales. DUTTON, 1955. 292 HAW Hawthorne, Nathaniel. Wonder-book and Tanglewood Tales. HOUGHTON, 1951. 292 JOH Johnston, Norma. Strangers dark and gold. ATHENEUM, 1975. 292 MAC Macpherson, Jay. Four ages of man; the classical myths. ST. MARTIN'S, 1962. 292 PHI Philip, Neil. The adventures of Odysseus. 1st American ed. New York : Orchard Books, 1997. 292 ROU Rouse, William Henry Denham. Gods, heroes, and men of ancient Greece. New American Library, 1957. 292 SUT 1995. Sutcliff, Rosemary. The wanderings of Odysseus. DELACORTE, 292 SUT Sutcliff, Rosemary. Black ships before Troy : the story of the Iliad. New York : Delacorte, 1993. 292 SWI Switzer, Ellen. Greek myths; gods, heroes, and monsters. ATHENEUM, 1988. 292 WHI White, Anne Terry. The Golden treasury of myths and legends. GOLDEN, 1959. 292.03 ZIM Zimmerman, John Edward. Dictionary of classical mythology. BANTAM, 1966. 292.13 RIC Richardson, I. The return of Odysseus. TROLL, 1984. 398.2 FLE Fleischman, Paul. Dateline : Troy. 1st ed. Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 1996. 883 EVS Evslin, Bernard. Greeks bearing gifts : the epics of Achilles and Ulysses. New York : Four Winds Press, 1976. Ref 291 EVA Evans, Bergen. Dictionary of mythology, mainly classical. CENTENNIAL, 1970. Ref 291 PAL Palmer, Robin. A dictionary of mythical places. WALCK, 1975. Ref 292.03 TRI Tripp, Edward. Crowell's Handbook of classical mythology. CROWELL, 1970. Internet: Ancient Greek and Roman Myths Index http://www.abcgallery.com/mythindex.html Provides brief identification of over 100 characters from mythology with a ink to at least one painting by an important artist. Classical Myth: The Ancient Sources http://web.uvic.ca/grs/bowman/myth/ Links to "ancient texts and images available on the Web concerning the major figures of Greek and Roman mythology." A list of Attributes in Iconography shows how the gods can be identified. Time Line of Greek History and Literature gives a brief overview of Greek history and dating conventions. Classical Mythology http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/mythology/myths.html&edu=high Lists the Greek deities and their Roman counterparts. Provides a brief description along with an artistic rendition. An Etymological Dictionary of Classical Mythology http://www.kl.oakland.edu/kraemer/edcm/preface.html Navigate to the bottom of the page to access the Table of Contents and appendix. The appendices include: Influences on Astronomy, Influences on Calendar Terms, Influences on Personal Names, Influences on Phrases and Conversation, and Influences on Pop Culture. Glossary of Allusions to Ancient Greek and Roman Myth in Word and Phrase http://www.livethemyth.com/glossary1.html This lexicon defines a variety of words and phrases found in English language and literature, and like an encyclopedia of mythology, it explains how the terms are related to Classical Mythology, i.e., Ancient Greek Mythology and Roman Mythology. Greek and Roman Mythology http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0197622.html Information is given under the Greek name; the name in parentheses is the Roman equivalent. Links are provided to uses of the diety in astronomy, art, etc. Greek Mythology http://www.greekmythology.com/ A rudimentary hyperlinked guide to major gods, myths, and creatures. Greek Mythology http://www.messagenet.com/myths/ From Aphrodite to Zeus, this site covers the immortals of Greek mythology with brief bios and a pronunciation key. Greek mythology http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_mythology A general hyperlinked guide to the gods, stories, locations, and creatures of Greek mythology. Greek Mythology Today: Myth Man http://mythman.com/ With 200 reference pages, Myth Man's Homework Help section is huge. It includes an illustration gallery, two printable (non-interactive) quizzes, Mythology in Modern Culture, and biographies of major and minor Olympians. Myths About Gods Of Olden Cultures http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/roman/index.htm On this site students read about Roman gods and the naming of the solar system. Mythmedia - Mythology in Western Art http://www-lib.haifa.ac.il/www/art/mythology_westart.html This collection consists of scanned images from various periods of Western art which depict the deities, and heroes mentioned in Homer. The images are organized according to the names of the various deities and heroes and then by scene represented, with name of artist, title, and date. Mythography http://www.loggia.com/myth/content.html Explore Greek mythology through the eye of the artist Mythology http://web.princeton.edu/sites/classics/mythology/home.html Introduces major figures. Includes some images and brief bibliographies. Mythology in Modern Society http://www.thanasis.com/modern/ Covers companies and groups, words and expressions, pop culture and planets and constellations with mythological allusions Mythweb http://www.mythweb.com/ Here are appealing and colorful cartoon depictions of the world of Greek gods and heroes. Also included is an Illustrated Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology that contains detailed definitions, as well as cross-references from the Latin names of the deities. Roman Mythology http://www.pantheon/areas/mythology/europe/roman/articles.html A short overview of hundreds of characters in Roman mythology with links to items of interest. Song Lyrics with Mythical Allusions http://sites.google.com/site/mythologysongs/ Here is a list of songs containing mythological references with a link to the lyrics for each song on the Web site. All of the songs contain the keywords in black: Sirens, Achilles, Artemis, Adonis, Aphrodite, etc. Theoi Project http://www.theoi.com A guide to the Ancient Greek Pantheon of GOds ("Theoi"),.. Spirits ("Daimones") and Monsters ("Theres"). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office http://www.uspto.gov You may want to consult this page to create a trademark for your product/invention. Look on the left for the listing for trademarks. You can search the trademarks for similar products to get an idea. Winged Sandals http://www.wingedsandals.com Produced by the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation, this site provides a tour of the gods, heroes and monstsers of mythology Evaluation: Points for each section of the project are as follows: 1. Character information (35 pts.) 2. Literary allusions (15 pts.) 3. Commercial/advertising allusions (10 pts.) 4. Artistic (music, art, dance, film) interpretations (10 pts.) 5. Product creation (15 pts.) 6. Bibliography (10 pts.) 7. Scrapbook elements (10 pts.) 8. Oral presentation (20 pts.) See rubric for oral presentation. Emerson Jr. High School Mythology Report Name: ________________________ Teacher: Mrs. DePaula Date Submitted: ____________ Title of Work: ___________________ Criteria 4 Body Language Eye Contact Introduction and Closure Pacing Poise Voice 3 Points 2 1 Made movements Very little Movements seemed No movement or or gestures that movement or fluid and helped the descriptive enhanced descriptive audience visualize. gestures. articulation. gestures. Holds attention of Displayed Consistent use of entire audience with minimal eye No eye contact direct eye contact the use of direct eye contact with with audience. with audience. contact. audience. Student delivers open Student clearly and closing remarks Student does not Student displays uses either an that capture the display clear clear introductory introductory or attention of the introductory or or closing remarks. closing remark, audience and set the closing remarks. but not both. mood. Delivery is Delivery is in Delivery is either Good use of drama patterned, but bursts and does too quick or too and student meets does not meet not meet slow to meet apportioned time apportioned time apportioned time apportioned time interval. interval. interval. interval. Makes minor Tension and Student displays mistakes, but Displays mild nervousness is relaxed, self-confident quickly recovers tension; has obvious; has nature about self, with from them; trouble recovering trouble recovering no mistakes. displays little or no from mistakes. from mistakes. tension. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Use of fluid speech Satisfactory use of Displays some Consistently uses and inflection inflection, but does level of inflection a monotone maintains the interest not consistently throughout voice. of the audience. use fluid speech. delivery. ____ Total----> ____ Teacher Comments: