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"No News Like Ancient News" Lesson Plan"No News Like Ancient News" Lesson Plan
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Want to know more about Ancient history? Young historians will read a minimum of two web sites to complete the chart "Residents of Olympus". They choose one Greek god or goddess to research. This could be a small group activity or individual.

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6th - 8th
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English Language Arts
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5 days
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