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- 9th - 12th
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Students gain an appreciation for Greek drama. They explore the cultural and historical context of Greek drama. They reconstruct the experience of seeing a Greek drama performed. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students study the Greek and Latin origins of vocabulary words they use today. They develop an understanding for how word usage affects pieces of literature by completing the activities in this unit. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students read and analyze, 'Antigone,' by Sophocles and explore the cultural and historical context of Greek drama. They role-play time-travelling reporters to report on 'Antigone,' conduct Internet research, and write a drama review or travel journal. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine how ancient Greek drama by studying a play by Sophocles. They investigate the cultural and historical implications of Greek drama and share a presentation or performance with the class. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students gain insight into Greek tragedy and such concepts such as fate, hubris, and (dramatic) irony. They recognize the Greeks concern with fate, self-determination and the role of gods and oracles in everyday life and compare and contrast ancient Greek drama with modern dramatic forms such as movies and modern theatre. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students work together to gather information from the internet and print sources about the Ancient Greeks. They discover what everyday life was like in Ancient Greece. They develop a newspaper to share the information they gathered. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students examine words of Greek origin and discuss character development in fiction. They read a list of Greek word parts and create words on a worksheet. Students then read and discuss an informational handout about character development and characterization. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students examine Greek forms and complete a text comprehension activity. They discuss the meaning of the Greek forms, divide words into syllables, and write a definition of each word using the information they have about the meanings of the Greek combining forms. Students then discuss the basic characteristics of fiction, and analyze the characteristics of the fable "Town Mouse and Country Mouse." Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students read and spell Greek forms and listen to a lecture about external conflict, internal conflict, foreshadowing, and suspense. They read words containing Greek forms and divide the words into syllables, and define key vocabulary words on a "Plot and Conflict" worksheet. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students examine morpheme patterns to better understand word origins. They look at how compound words are formed and how the meaning of the words changes. Finally, they read about the Origins of Drama in a comprehension selection before discussing the reading. Full Review »
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