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Greek Myths -> 3: The Stories

Lesson 3: The Stories

Getting Started

You have learned the stories of the major Greek gods and goddesses. Each character has his or her own unique role and story. One way archeologists and historians learn about people of the past is by analyzing the writings and the artistic contributions of a culture.

Stuff You Need

"Acrostic Poem""Hydria Vase""Go Greek ()""Go Greek (Page 2)""Go Greek (Page 3)""Go Greek (Page 4)""Go Greek (Page 5)""Go Greek (Page 6)"

cardstock* (Activity 3 - optional)P colored pencilsP

journalP white art paper* (Activity 2 - Option 1)

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Ideas to Think About

P How does artistic expression reflect the beliefs and values of a society?

P How do the stories and beliefs of a society reflect the culture of the society?

Things to Know

P Archeologists and historians learn about people in the past by examining written documents and artistic contributions.

Activities

Activity 1: Sentence Editing

Copy these sentences in your journal, correcting any grammar, spelling, or punctuation errors:

P When Demeter sat on her golden throne her daughter was always on her lap when she went down to earth to look after her trees and fields she took Persephone.

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P Aphrodite had a mischievious little son who's name was Eros he darted about, with a bow and a kwiver full of arrows.

Activity 2: Favorite Gods or Goddesses

We can learn about past cultures by studying their writings and artwork. Consider what people in the past were trying to convey to society when they passed down the myths you have read about. How could these stories have brought some order to the people? What questions could the people have been trying to answer? What can we learn today by analyzing these age-old stories?

Select your favorite god or goddess that you have learned about in the previous lessons. Then select one of the activities below.

Option 1: Acrostic Poem

Write an acrostic poem about your favorite god or goddess. Remember that an acrostic name poem uses the letters in a person's name as the first letter of each line in the poem. Acrostic poems can often be more exciting if you use some verbs as the first words in the lines of the poem. Refer to the sample Zeus acrostic poem, provided on the "Acrostic Poem" page.

After you have done a draft of your poem, write the final copy on art paper using colored pencils. Feel free to add artistic flair to your final copy to make it more interesting. Look at some of the artifacts from ancient Greece and try to add designs that reflect the artwork of the time.

Option 2: A Pot

For this option, you will decorate some pottery to reflect one or two of the gods or goddesses you have learned about. Pottery has provided historians with an archeological record of the ancient Greek culture. These pots have helped our understanding of Greek society. Many of the pots (and shards) that have been discovered depict the stories of the gods and goddess from Greek mythology. The figures and designs on the pots tend to take very angular patterns with a geometric approach. Very simple body forms are presented on the pots. You can find examples of these pots at the links provided.

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Artemis

www.movingbeyondthepage.com/link/908

This pot reflects Artemis hunting a stag.

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Artemis_BM_E432.jpg

Dionysus


This pot reflects a banquet with Dionysus.

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Banquet_Apollo_Dionysos_Hermes_MAN.jpg

Pandora's Box


This pot reflects the myth of Pandora's box, which you will read later in the unit.

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vas_grec_de_figures_roges.JPG

Greek Pottery Slideshow


In the following slideshow, you can learn more about ancient Greek pottery.

http://www.slideshare.net/GeorgeCanfield/greek-pottery-11342081?qid=b4c52355-4669-4fc6-a586-7cb838e9ef59&v=default&b=&from_search=1

Use colored pencils to decorate the pot outline provided on the "Hydria Vase" page to reflect one or two of the gods or goddesses you have learned about. Think about the gods' story and the symbols often associated with the god(s) you are drawing on the pot. Try to make the illustrations look similar to those that are found on the ancient artifacts you saw on the various websites. Most of the pots had black images upon firing, and many pots had a reddish orange tint after being fired.

Activity 3: Go Greek

You have probably played the card game Go Fish. Today you will be playing a game that follows these same rules but uses the cards of the Greek gods and goddesses found on the six "Go Greek" activity pages to play Go Greek.

To make the cards more sturdy, you can copy them onto cardstock paper before cutting them out.



The game can be played with 2-4 players, and the goal is to collect the most sets of four cards. Here are the rules:

1. Shuffle the cards and pass out five cards to each player.

2. The youngest player goes first and asks the player to his left for a specific card (for example, "Do you have a Zeus?") and then reads the descriptions aloud.

3. If the second player has the card, she will give it to the first player. If the second player doesn't have the card, she will say, "Go Greek." If the second player says, "Go Greek," then the first player draws a card from the pile.

4. If the first player gets a card from the second player, his continues until he has to draw a card. Then turn moves to the player on the left.

5. When a player gets four cards that are alike, she will set them to the side, face up.

6. Play continues until either someone has no cards left in his or her hand or the draw pile runs out. The winner is the player who then has the most sets of four.

Wrapping Up

Today you saw how archaeological discovery of ancient Greek pottery has shaped our understanding of the culture and beliefs of that society or contributed your own unique piece of writing, reflecting on the Greek god or goddess of your choice. Writing and art are important societal contributions.


Greek Myths -> 3: The Stories Activity 2 - Option 1


Greek Myths -> 3: The Stories Activity 2 - Option 2


Greek Myths -> 3: The Stories Activity 3 - Page 1


Greek Myths -> Parent Overview

Parent Overview



Lesson 3: The Stories

Getting Started

? Big Ideas

P How does artistic expression reflect the beliefs and values of a society?

P How do the stories and beliefs of a society reflect the culture of the society?

Facts and Definitions&

P Archeologists and historians learn about people in the past by examining written documents and artistic contributions.

8 Skills

P Analyze, make inferences, and draw conclusions about the author's purpose in cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts. (LA)

P Analyze literary works that share similar themes across cultures. (LA)

P Explain how the values and beliefs of particular characters are affected by the historical and cultural setting of the literary work. (LA)

Introducing the Lesson

Ask your child to consider which god or goddess he found most interesting or which one he respected most. Encourage him to explain his decisions with examples.

For today's lesson he will either write a poem about his favorite god or goddess or create a pot that reflects the story of the god or goddess.

Outline of Activities and Answer Keys

Activity 1: Sentence Editing

Here are the suggested sentence corrections. (Changes from the original are underlined.)

P When Demeter sat on her golden throne, her daughter was always on her lap; when she went down to earth to look after her trees and fields, she took Persephone. (It is also correct if your child ended "...on her lap" with a period and started a new sentence with "when.")

P Aphrodite had a mischievous little son whose name was Eros. He darted about with a bow and a quiver full of arrows. (It is also correct if your child inserted a semicolon between "Eros" and "he.")

Activity 2: Favorite Gods or Goddesses

For this activity your child will select his favorite god or goddess and will either write an acrostic poem about him or her or design a pot to represent the god or goddess.

Option 1: Acrostic Poem

Check to see that your child's acrostic poem reflects the god or goddess.

Option 2: A Pot

When your child has finished drawing his ancient Greek vase, see if you can guess which gods or goddesses are depicted on the piece.

Activity 3: Go Greek



Play the Go Greek card game with your child and any other family member interested in playing. This game will help your child memorize the names and descriptions of the Greek gods and goddesses.

Wrapping Up

Questions to Discuss

P What do you think the Greek mythical characters can teach us about the ancient Greek people?

P Can you think of any other stories you have read from the past that have any similarities to the Greek myths? (Answers might include: Native American folktales, tall tales, or fairy tales.)

Things to Review

Spend a few minutes reviewing the vocabulary words your child learned in Lesson 2.


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