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Unit Author

First and Last Name Author's E-mail Address Course Name(s) Course Number(s) Course Section(s) School City, State, Zip Instructor Name(s):

Marlyn L. Revales marlynrevales@yahoo.com Bachelor of Secondary Education major in English MW 4:30-6:00 Cebu Normal University Dr. Helen Boholano

Unit Overview Unit Plan Title:

Exploring Ancient Greece How does the past influence today? How does history influence literature? How does literature influence history? How does ancient Greece influence its colonizers? What are some classic works of Greek literature? What universal themes are found in Greek literature?

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Unit Summary:

The class will be divided into 12 groups and each group will be assigned to research about the story of one Olympian god. Besides literary research, the students will evaluate how these stories affect the Greek Literature. Each group will present their researches, insights, and informations about their topic. They will discuss their topic through a presentation (PowerPoint presentation) and present some related films or videos. The students will present their works orally and each group will evaluate the performance of the other groups. After their oral presentation, their works will be published to the web.
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Targeted State Frameworks/Content Standards/Benchmarks: Basic Education Curriculum Standards Junior High

CRITICAL ANALYSIS ON THE ASSIGNED OLYMPIAN GODS AND GODDESSES: Students read and respond to historically or culturally significant Greek literature that reflects and enhances their studies of history and social science. They conduct a research about their assigned Olympian god or goddess. The selections in Recommended Readings in Literature in Junior High illustrate the quality and complexity of the materials to be read by students. *Analyze recognized Greek gods and goddesses which are found in their ancient literature: Deliver multimedia presentations *Combine text, images, and sound and draw information from many sources (e.g., television broadcasts, videos, films, newspapers, magazines, CD-ROMs, the Internet, electronic media-generated images). *Select an appropriate medium for each element of the presentation. *Use the selected media skillfully, editing appropriately and monitoring for quality. Listening and Speaking Strategies: Students formulate clever judgments about oral communication. They deliver focused and coherent presentations that convey clear and distinct perspectives and demonstrate solid reasoning. They use gestures, tone, and vocabulary tailored to the audience and purpose. *Use logical, ethical, and emotional appeals that enhance a specific tone and purpose. Speaking Applications (Genres and Their Characteristics): Students deliver polished formal and extemporaneous presentations that combine traditional rhetorical strategies of narration, exposition, persuasion, and description. *Deliver multimedia presentations *Combine text, images, and sound by incorporating information from a wide range of media, including films, newspapers, magazines, CD-ROMs, online information, television, videos, and electronic media generated images. *Select an appropriate medium for each element of the presentation. *Use the selected media skillfully, editing appropriately and monitoring for quality.
Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes:

Students will identify and recognize Greek Mythological gods and goddesses. Students will Identify and apply universal themes found in literature to immediate society. Students will analyze and contrast societal elements in Greek Literature. Students will evaluate peer presentations adeptly, using rubrics. Students will locate, evaluate, summarize, and paraphrase information from a variety of print and electronic resources. Students will create and effectively present a researched, oral presentation.

Student Multimedia/Publishing/Web Page Objectives

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Students will learn and practice or master basic Word and PowerPoint skills. Students will use Word and PowerPoint (or Publisher) to communicate effectively. Students will evaluate the validity of information found on Internet sites.

Procedures:

Procedures for Multimedia and Analysis Presentation

The class will be divided into 12. . The groups will be assigned to research about one Olympian god or goddess. Each group will present their researches, insights, and informations about their topic. Each group will present their researches, insights, and informations about their topic. They will discuss their topic through a presentation (PowerPoint presentation) and present some related films or videos. The students will present their works orally and each group will evaluate the performance of the other groups. After their oral presentation, their works will be published to the web.

Approximate Time Needed:

Each student must read about Greek Mythology a week before the unit begins. The unit will take 15 hours to complete.
Prerequisite Skills:

Keyboarding Internet search techniques Word processing knowledge

Materials and Resources Required For Unit

Technology Hardware: (Click boxes of all equipment needed) Camera Laser Disk Computer(s) Printer Digital Camera Projection System DVD Player Scanner Internet Connection Television Technology Software: (Click boxes of all software needed.) Database/Spreadsheet Image Processing Desktop Publishing Internet Web Browser E-mail Software Multimedia Encyclopedia on CD-ROM List of Greek gods and goddesses Pamphlets History of Greece List of Helpful Web Addresses Works Cited

VCR Video Camera Video Conferencing Equip. Other: laptop

Web Page Development Word Processing Other: MS PPT

Printed Materials:

Supplies:
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Greek gods and goddesses

http://www.greek-gods.info/greek-gods/
History of Greece Internet Resources:

http://www.ancient-greece.org/history.html The Glory That was Greece http://www.watson.org/~leigh/drama.html

Print outs and hard copies of the Greek gods and goddesses Access of OPAC in the Library Students work as a group. Student-designed PowerPoint for their presentation. Student -based activity that enhances social relationship is used in assessment of learning. Students will peer-evaluate projects using a rubric Teacher will evaluate projects using a rubric (final grade is averaged score) Greek History, and Greek Mythology

Others:

Accommodations for Differentiated Instruction

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Student Assessment: Key Word Search:

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