Rebeka+Barclay

Mrs. Barclay's 7th Grade Literature Class: Our Greek Mythology Unit

Here are just a few questions you will be able to answer after this unit!

 || Which myth is illustrated here?  ||  || ﻿In the myth illustrated, what goddess punished this man?  ||
 * Which god is illustrated here?
 * Who lived on Mount Olympus?

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Mythology Unit Information Station
 * ======Unit Summary ======

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﻿In this unit, students will be introduced to ancient Greek mythology. We will begin our unit by examining the history and geography of Greece with note-taking, PowerPoint presentations, and interactive activities. After students have a basic understaning of Greece and its culture, we will then examine what myths are, the four elements that are present in Greek myths, and the historical relevance of those myths through discussion, note-taking, and PowerPoint presentations. Students will then be introduced to the gods, goddesses, and certain monsters present in Greek mythology. We will then read several myths as a class and examine them in a literary and social context. To end the unit, students will present a culminating project chosen from a choice board and will also take a comprehensive unit assessment. Through discussion, literary analysis, writing excercises, multimedia presentations, note-taking, and various individual and group activities, students will gain an understanding of Greek mythology and its historical and modern-day relevancy. ====== || ======Grade Level /Subject ====== Seventh Grade Literature || Technology will be used in this unit in the following ways: ** * Items with asterisks indicate technology integration by me as well as students in the form of optional choice board assignments. ** ||<  ||
 * ======<span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">Technology Integration ======
 * 1) Interactive graphic organizers
 * 2) PowerPoint presentations *
 * 3) Digital movie presentations *
 * 4) Internet scavenger hunt
 * 5) Interactive unit review game** * **
 * 6) Word processors *
 * 7) Wiki
 * 8) Podcast
 * ======<span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">Resources ======

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Here are a few websites that you can visit throughout the unit:
Here is our Jeopardy game! Here is your Choice Board! ||  ||
 * 1) ====== [] (access graphic organizers that will help you organize your thoughts when writing)  ======
 * 2) [] (practice with interactive flashcards and other interactive review games; I WILL PROVIDE ACCOUNT INFORMATION FOR ACCESS)
 * 3) [] (practice literary and mythology vocabulary with interactive games and practice tests; TYPE IN MY NAME TO FIND CLASS LIST)

<span style="background-color: #800080; color: #fff600; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 240%;">GREEK FUNNIES! <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">Just some Greek humor for you! See if you can find others that we can add to our funnies throughout the unit!


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