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    This lesson plan introduces students to Ancient Greek Gods. Students will watch a video about the main Greek Gods and discuss what they learned. They will then choose three Gods to research and create a project about, such as a PowerPoint, poem, or poster. Projects must include each God's domain, origins, similarities to modern Gods, and comparisons to other Greek Gods. Finally, students will discuss why Greek Gods were influential in society and similarities to modern religions before assessing what they learned.

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    This lesson plan introduces students to Ancient Greek Gods. Students will watch a video about the main Greek Gods and discuss what they learned. They will then choose three Gods to research and create a project about, such as a PowerPoint, poem, or poster. Projects must include each God's domain, origins, similarities to modern Gods, and comparisons to other Greek Gods. Finally, students will discuss why Greek Gods were influential in society and similarities to modern religions before assessing what they learned.

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    This lesson plan introduces students to Ancient Greek Gods. Students will watch a video about the main Greek Gods and discuss what they learned. They will then choose three Gods to research and create a project about, such as a PowerPoint, poem, or poster. Projects must include each God's domain, origins, similarities to modern Gods, and comparisons to other Greek Gods. Finally, students will discuss why Greek Gods were influential in society and similarities to modern religions before assessing what they learned.

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    Greek Gods Lesson Plan

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    Sample Lesson Plan Format

    Class: World History


    Grade Level: 9-12
    Unit: Ancient Greece
    Teacher: Mr. Anderson
    Objectives
    Students will be able to describe the role Greek Gods had on the culture and society of
    Greece.
    Students will be able to compare and contrast how each Greek Gods came to be in
    culture.
    Essential Question
    How influencial are higher powers in society?
    Iowa Core Curriculum
    Understand patterns of social and cultural continuity in various societies
    Understand the ways groups, societies, and cultures have addressed human needs
    and concerns in the past.
    Understand the origins, central ideas, and global influence of world religions
    Understand how social status, social groups, social change and social institutions
    influence individual and group behaviors
    21 Century Skills
    -Critical thinking
    -Collaborative work
    -Using Systems thinking
    -Making Judgements
    Anticipatory Set (4 minute movie, 10 to do 3-2-1, 6 to discuss)
    Students will watch a 4 minute video called The Greek Gods. It is a quick, fun, crash
    crouse on the Greek Gods. The video describes the main Greek Gods and what they are
    the God of. Students then will do a 3.2.1 activity, where they describe what they learned
    from the video. What they want to learn more about? Finally one question they had about
    the movie. Discussion will start about what they learned and what they thought was most
    interesting. Questions about the movie will be answered as well thorugh class discussion.
    Teaching: Choices (35 to work, 15 to present)
    Students will do an in class assignment. They will have to make a few choices on what
    their project will be on and how what their project will be. The project will be about three
    Greek Gods (will be given list). The students will have to describe the Gods they chose in
    a project created in class. Possible project options are:

    Powerpoint/Prezi: Needs to be about 10 minutes. Should include pictures of the Gods the
    student chose.
    Creative Writing: Paper should be about 3-4 pages. Should include all three Gods they
    chose in class and how a Common Greek would pray/worship to them and why they
    would pray/worship to them.
    Poem: Could be three different poems or just one big poem. Should be in the tense of a
    common Greek
    Create a wiki page about each God.
    Poster/Hand written presentation tools:Should have enough detail that studnets could
    present for ten minutes
    Students can come up with other ideas, if teacher agrees with them.
    All of the projects should include these requirements:
    Greek Bio: what does the God reign over? When did it come to be? Man?
    Women? Story behind the God
    Similarites to any modern Gods: Christian God, Allah, etc
    What real life questions does the God answer? (ex. Zeus= exsistense of people)
    Compare Gods to other Greek Gods: powerful? Influencial?
    Students present: Which Gods they did? One Interesting Fact. Compare and Contrast
    God.
    Closure

    (20 minutes)

    Group Discussion
    Why do you think Greek Gods came to be?
    Why were they so influencial in society?
    Are the Greek Gods similar to modern day Gods?
    Exit slip will be a text message
    Question is: Describe how one Greek God come to be
    Independent Practice
    Students will read pages that are about Greek Gods
    Assessment
    How influential were Ancient Greek Gods in society?
    Materials
    Laptop and notebook
    Duration
    90 minutes

    Modified from Madeline Hunters Lesson Plan Design

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