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Gods, heroes, and other celebrated Greeks

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A lesson plan for grades 9–12 Second Languages and Social Studies

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In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students gain a frame of reference for examining specific areas of ancient Greek influence on Western thought and culture.

Students will:

  • recognize diverse forces that help shape and/or change cultural fabric, patterns, and tone;
  • collect specific data on a range of ancient Greek names, places, and concepts that are deeply embedded in modern Western culture; and
  • examine and demonstrate a grasp of a range of root sources in ancient Greek culture develop a creative response that reflects understanding of ancient Greek sources researched.

ARTSEDGE provides detailed instructions for completing the lesson, a supply list, suggestions for assessment and extension activities, and links to related web resources and student handouts.

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Second Languages (2005)

Grade 9–12 — Latin I

  • Goal 2: Cultures - The student will gain knowledge and demonstrate understanding of the relationship among practices, products, and perspectives of the Greco-Roman culture.
    • Objective 2.04: Identify important people, events and achievements of the Greco-Roman world using print, non-print, electronic resources, and cultural artifacts.
  • Goal 3: Connections - The student will relate Latin and the Greco-Roman world to other disciplines.
    • Objective 3.04: Gain awareness of the impact and the historical continuity of the Latin language and Greco-Roman civilization on subsequent cultures.

Grade 9–12 — Latin II

  • Goal 2: Cultures - The student will gain knowledge and demonstrate understanding of the relationship among practices, products, and perspectives of the Greco-Roman culture.
    • Objective 2.04: Identify important people, events and achievements of the Greco-Roman world and show the contribution to the student's own and other cultures using print, non-print, electronic resources, and cultural artifacts.
  • Goal 3: Connections - The student will relate Latin and the Greco-Roman world to other disciplines.
    • Objective 3.04: Explore the impact of historical continuity of the Latin language and Greco-Roman civilization on subsequent cultures.

Grade 9–12 — Latin III

  • Goal 2: Cultures - The student will gain knowledge and demonstrate understanding of the relationship among practices, products, and perspectives of the Greco-Roman culture.
    • Objective 2.05: Discuss the influence of important people, events, and achievements of the Greco-Roman culture on their own and other cultures using print, non-print, electronic resources, and cultural artifacts.
  • Goal 3: Connections - The student will relate Latin and the Greco-Roman world to other disciplines.
    • Objective 3.04: Make inferences and draw conclusions about the impact of the historical continuity of the Latin language and Greco-Roman civilization on subsequent civilizations, using independent research employing print, non-print, electronic materials, and cultural artifacts.

Grade 9–12 — Latin IV

  • Goal 2: Cultures - The student will gain knowledge and demonstrate understanding of the relationship among practices, products, and perspectives of the Greco-Roman culture.
    • Objective 2.05: Evaluate the impact of influential people and events, and their contributions to Greco-Roman culture using print, non-print, electronic resources, and cultural artifacts.
  • Goal 3: Connections - The student will relate Latin and the Greco-Roman world to other disciplines.
    • Objective 3.04: Make inferences and draw conclusions about the impact of the historical continuity of the Latin language and Greco-Roman civilization on subsequent civilizations, using methods including independent research and reading of original texts.

Social Studies (2003)

Grade 11–12 — Advanced Placement European History

  • Goal 1: Historical Tools and Practices: The learner will identify, analyze and synthesize the methods and tools valued by historians in order to investigate the themes of history.
    • Objective 1.04: Evaluate themes of society, technology, economics, politics, and culture as they relate to the development of Europe.

Grade 11–12 — Advanced Placement World History

  • Goal 1: Historical Themes, Tools, and Practices – The learner will identify, evaluate and use the methods and tools valued by historians, compare the views of historians, and trace the themes of global history.
    • Objective 1.06: Identify cultural and intellectual developments and interactions among and within societies.
  • Goal 2: Emerging Civilizations – The learner will analyze the development of early civilizations in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas, c. 8000 BCE to 600 CE.
    • Objective 2.03: Identify the roots of Greek civilization and recognize its achievements in the arts, sciences, and technology from the Minoan era through the Hellenistic period.

Grade 9

  • Goal 1: Historical Tools and Practices - The learner will identify, evaluate, and use the methods and tools valued by historians, compare the views of historians, and trace the themes of history.
    • Objective 1.04: Define the themes of society, technology, economics, politics, and culture and relate them to the study of history.
  • Goal 2: Emerging Civilizations - The learner will analyze the development of early civilizations in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
    • Objective 2.02: Identify the roots of Greek civilization and recognize its achievements from the Minoan era through the Hellenistic period.
  • Goal 8: Patterns of History - The learner will assess the influence of ideals, values, beliefs, and traditions on current global events and issues.
    • Objective 8.01: Trace developments in literary, artistic, and religious traditions over time as legacies of past societies or as cultural innovations.