How to Make Your Own Greek Gods Lesson Plan
Students learn about ancient Greek gods and goddesses in history, comparative religion, general social studies and literature courses throughout elementary school, high school and college. Teachers need to create lesson plans that not only impart the necessary information but engage students and are appropriate for the grade level. Lessons should build upon prior knowledge and create real learning opportunities. A good lesson plan for a Greek gods unit contains measurable objectives, clear teaching strategies and specific evaluation methods.
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Write objectives for your lesson. What exactly do you want students to learn about the Greek gods and goddesses? Sample objectives might say, "students will explain the familial relationships among the primary Greek gods" or "students will give at least two examples from mythology or literature of how the Greek gods interfere in human lives."
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Use a variety of methods using as many modalities as possible to teach the concepts: visual language, auditory information, pictures and tactile activities. Require students to read myths and other Greek literature where the gods appear. Give written lists of terms and characters. Watch videos that explain or depict Greek plays and stories. Show artwork, such as pieces from Renaissance painters like Titian and Botticelli. Hand out clay for students to create a likeness of a god. Let students act out scenes from stories or create other kinds of displays.
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Choose activities that connect to students' lives. Students who see real-world relationships to information learn information better. You might be able to use a popular movie such as "Clash of the Titans" or use people or events in current news that have similar situations or attitudes. Include these types of activities in the lesson plan to help keep students interested in the material.
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Get students involved. Active participation in a lesson creates better learning than passivity. Plan to have them work in groups to answer questions, present information or develop ideas.
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Check for understanding. Include a step to evaluate how well students have met the objectives you set out. Such measures might include exams, presentations, essays and other take-home activities such as worksheets. Fun activities also allow you to check learning; create a "Jeopardy"-like game show or a question-based musical chairs activity.
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- Photo Credit greek god image by Roberto of Tanglewood from Fotolia.com
