Transcript Greek Mythology and the Trojan War

Bell Ringer 11/12/13 :
1.
How did the Athenian citizens choose
their council members?
2.
Name one difference between the
ancient Greek form of Democracy and
the American form of Democracy:
HOMEWORK:
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Finish agrumentative paragraph!
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QUIZ FRIDAY, Nov. 15th!
Agenda:
Bell Ringer
 Introduction
 Investigation:
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– Audio clip
– Video clip
– Primary sources
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Argumentative Paragraphs
REMEMBER: a myth is a story
made up to explain mysterious of
life and nature.
Zeus
For example, the
Ancient Greeks
believed that when the
great ruler of the gods,
Zeus, was angry he
threw lighting
bolts…explaining
thunderstorms and
lightening!
To the Ancient Greeks these stories were
not made up. They were polytheistic,
meaning they believed in many gods.
They believed these gods ruled their
universe!
Poseidon:
The god of
the sea
Ares: The
god of war
Athena: The
goddess of war
Aphrodite: the goddess of
love and beauty
Hades: The god of
the underworld
Perhaps one of the most famous
stories of the Ancient Greeks is
the story of The Trojan War…
But the age old question still
remains, did it really happen or
was it a myth?
You must investigate!
Legend says that the author Homer wrote
down the story of the Trojan War many
years after it was fought in his famous
epic poems, The Iliad and The Odyssey.
Let’s Investigate!
We will be looking at 3 different types of
resources to collect evidence to see
whether The Trojan War was fact or
myth! As we listen, watch, and analyze
use your ‘Investigation Notes’ activity
sheet to document any evidence you
come across to support your opinion!
Let’s check out your Investigation Notes activity to
begin exploring the truth!
Once you have collected your
evidence it is time to form your
argument and “publish” it!
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Use your chicken foot to organize your
thoughts
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Put it in paragraph format….REMEMBER a
strong argument has specific evidence to
support it and avoids using the word “I”.