Greek Gods and Goddesses

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 create a powerpoint presentation on their chosen God or Goddess. The powerpoint  must exhibit facts about the God or Goddess and appropriate images.   The powerpoint must be creative and original. Each group will present their powerpoint presentation to the class.

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)      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:

  • Image
  • Symbol
  • Family Facts
  • Interesting Facts; for example: role, personality, and powers
  • Roman name, if any
  • Name a famous myth associated with your God or Goddess

 

     2)      www.theoi.com

Click on “Greek Gods and Goddesses,” then click on “Olympian Gods.” Name some of the famous myths associated with your specific God or Goddess.

Evaluation

Rubric

Category

4

3

2

1

Organization/ Creativity

(X5)

Very organized and creative powerpoint

Mostly organized and creative powerpoint

Slightly organized and creative powerpoint

Unorganized and noncreative powerpoint

Sources

(x5)

 

Used information from 2 web sources

Used information from 1 web source

 

X

Did not use information from web sources listed

Amount of Information

(x5)

Included all required information in powerpoint

Included most required information in powerpoint

Did not include most required information in powerpoint

Little or no required information in powerpoint

Accuracy of Information

(x5)

All info. presented is accurate

One piece of information seems inaccurate

One piece of information is clearly inaccurate

More than one actual error presented

Grammatical Errors

(x5)

No spelling or grammatical errors

1 spelling or grammatical error

2 spelling or grammatical errors

3+ spelling or grammatical errors
Conclusion

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. Now you know a little bit more about each of the Gods and Goddesses.  Congratulations!