Introduction
The Olympian Greek Gods and Goddesses
Introduction:
The Olympians were the most powerful group of the Greek Divinities. They consisted of six Gods and six Goddesses. The future chief God, Zeus, led his brothers and sisters in a war against their envious father Cronus, and the Titans. Cronus was the leader of the Titans; the earliest group of the Greek Divinities. Zeus and his followers won the war. The victorious Gods and Goddesses chose Zeus as their ruler, and agreed to live with him on Mount Olympus; hence the name Olympians.
Task
Task:
Each group will conduct research on a God or Goddess that has been assigned to their group. The students will follow along with the process guidelines explaining where to research for facts of their groups God or Goddess. The students will then find the answers to the prompted questions provided and collect information. Once the students have collected the information, they will complete a creative power point or poster outlining the information collected. The powerpoint or poster must exhibit facts about the God or Goddess and pictures. The powerpoint or poster must be creative and original. Each group will present their powerpoint or poster at the assigned due date.
Process
Process:
The teacher will divide the students into groups of 2. Each group will be assigned 1 Olympian God or Goddess, and will go to the following 2 websites, and follow the instructions below each:
1) Use this interactive website to explore information about the Greek Gods and Goddeses.
http://www.carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/GREECE/home.html
http://www.carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/GREECE/home.html
2) http://www.greek-gods.info/
Click on the “Olympian Gods” tab at the top of the webpage. Read the summary provided on the Olympian Gods and Goddesses, and then click on the individual God or Goddess that your group was assigned, in order to research the following information needed to complete this assignment:
- Appearance
- Symbol
- Family Facts
- Interesting Facts; for example: role, personality, and powers
Click on “Greek Gods and Goddesses,” then click on “Olympian Gods.” Name some of the famous myths associated with your specific God or Goddess.
Some other sites you can visit
1. http://www.history.com/topics/greek-mythology/videos#greek-gods
2.http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/worldhistory/greekgods/
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwNqYruX1ss
4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dc_mkH2pGE
Evaluation
Rubric
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Category |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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Organization/ Creativity
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Very organized and creative poster or powerpoint |
Mostly organized and creative |
Slightly organized and creative |
Unorganized and noncreative |
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Sources
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Used information from 3 web sources |
Used information from 2 web source |
use information from 1 web sources listed
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Did not use information from web sources listed |
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Amount of Information
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Included all required information on poster powerpoint |
Included most required information |
Did not include most required information |
Little or no required information on |
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Accuracy of Information
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All info. presented is accurate |
One piece of information seems inaccurate |
One piece of information is clearly inaccurate |
More than one actual error presented |
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Grammatical Errors
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No spelling or grammatical errors |
1 spelling or grammatical error |
2 spelling or grammatical errors |
3+ spelling or grammatical errors |
Total Points = 100
Conclusion
The Olympians, who were led by the chief God, Zeus, consisted of six Gods and six Goddesses. The Gods and Goddesses lived in Mount Olympus, and were on the top rank of the Olympian Divinities. Each of the Gods and Goddesses had their own unique characteristics, powers, and famous myths. The most important Greek myth is the myth that describes the origin and history of the Gods, which is included in Hesiod’s classical Greek Mythology piece, Theogony.