Day 2 Greek mythology

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• Create your own Venn Diagram on Athens and Sparta using the information sheets in your green folder.

Athens vs. SpartaATHENS SIMILAR SPARTA

Government: Democracy (people vote)

Art, Literature and Learning was important.

Only men could vote in Athens.

Women taught girls at home, boys went to school.

City-States

Rivals

Both had slaves

Government: Oligarchy (a few powerful people rule)

Military strength was important.

Babies were left to die if they were weak.

Girls and boys were trained in the army.

What city-state is this picture from? Evidence?

What city-state does this picture represent? Evidence?

Essential Question:

• Essential Question: How does mythology reflect the culture of the people who create it?

• Big Goal: We will be working on the READING LIKE LEADERS section of our Big Goal today. Myths will be on your EOG!

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• Make and complete this chart as you watch the video by writing definitions of the words.

Greek Mythology

MYTH IMMORTAL

GOD/ GODDESS TEMPLE

Think- Pair- Share

• Discuss the chart answers with your group and decide on the definitions.

What is a myth?• A myth is a religious folktale or story that

explains something that was difficult to understand.

• The Greeks were Polytheistic, which means that they worshipped more than one god.

• Myths were passed down through generations.

• Essential Question: How does mythology reflect the culture of the people who create it?

Research

• For each God/Goddess fill in the following information

Name/ Picture God of?

Family Members Cool Details

Research—20 minutes to work!• Go to http://greece.mrdonn.org• Click on Gods & Goddesses• You will see a list of Ancient Greek Gods– Zeus– Aphrodite– Athena– Poseidon– Hera– Hermes– Hades

1.Click on your Ancient Greek God using the website

2.Read the information and fill in the details in your chart

3. If you are finished early, you may google image pictures of your Greek god or goddess (Be mature—people often don’t wear clothing in these)

4. If you finish that you may learn about another Greek god!

Myths—Primary Sources?

• Essential Question: How does mythology reflect the culture of the people who create it?

• Class Ideas!

Let’s read a myth! (20 min.)• Read Arachne After you read answer these

questions about the myth in your groups at the bottom of your paper.

1. What does this myth explain?2. Who was the better of the two weavers?3. In your opinion, why was Athena angry about Arachne's

weaving?4. Why was Arachne so unkind to Athena?5. Why was it that Arachne did not know she was speaking

to Athena?6. Do you think Arachne deserved her punishment?

Write Your Own Myth

Exit Ticket

• What is a myth?• What do we know about Greek people based

on their myths?