Greek Gods Lesson Plan: Culture

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This lesson accompanies the BrainPOP topic Greek Gods, and supports the standard of evaluating the cultural contributions of groups from various societies. Students demonstrate understanding through a variety of projects.

Step 1: ACTIVATE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE

Display an image of a few Greek gods, like this one:

Ask students:

• What do you know about Greek gods? What can you tell about them from these pictures?
• What role do you think they might have played for people living in ancient Greece?

Step 2: BUILD KNOWLEDGE

• Read the description on the Greek Gods topic page.
• Play the Movie, pausing to check for understanding. 
• Have students read one of the following Related Reading articles: “Did You Know?” “In Depth,” or “Mother Nature.” Partner them with someone who read a different article to share what they learned with each other.
  

Step 3: APPLY and ASSESS 

Students take the Greek Gods Challenge and Quiz, applying essential literacy skills while demonstrating what they learned about this topic.

Step 4: DEEPEN and EXTEND

Students express what they learned about Greek gods while practicing essential literacy skills with one or more of the following activities. Differentiate by assigning ones that meet individual student needs.

• Make-a-Movie: Imagine you are living in ancient Greece. Create a video diary that answers this question: How do Greek gods impact your everyday life?
• Make-a-Map: Make a concept map identifying important Greek gods and explaining their roles and relationships. 
• Creative Coding: Choose a Greek god and code a flag representing their significance.

More to Explore

Related BrainPOP Topics: Deepen understanding of culture in Ancient Greece with these topics: Athens and Homer. 

Teacher Support Resources:

• Pause Point Overview: Video tutorial showing how Pause Points actively engage students to stop, think, and express ideas. 
• Learning Activities Modifications: Strategies to meet ELL and other instructional and student needs.
• Learning Activities Support: Resources for best practices using BrainPOP.