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GREEKS VS ROMANS
A HISTORY OF DRAMA
Objectives:
Students will be able to...
Evaluate a text and use key elements as
evidence to support a claim.
Describe key features of ancient Greek and
Roman drama productions.
Define key vocabulary terms and explain the
relationships between the terms

ACTIVITIES CHECKLIST
Review objectives
Unpack the text by filling out their packet
Number off into new groups
Teach your content to your new group
Add content to the T-Chart
Complete Exit Ticket activity
Think/Pair/Share

UNPACKING

UNPACKING

The god of wine and fertility (402)

UNPACKING
You will have

8 MINUTES

With your group, you will take each card, find

the key information in the text, and answer the
question(s).
Make sure you are working together.
ALL GROUP MEMBERS MUST KNOW THE MATERIAL.

PACK-UP!

HOW ARE WE DOING?

Review objectives
Unpack the text by filling out their packet
Number off into new groups
Teach your content to your new group
Add content to the T-Chart
Complete Exit Ticket activity
Think/Pair/Share

HOW ARE WE DOING?

Review objectives
Unpack the text by filling out their packet
Number off into new groups
Teach your content to your new group
Add content to the T-Chart
Complete Exit Ticket activity
Think/Pair/Share

TEACHING YOUR CONTENT

You will have

4 MINUTES PER

PERSON
You much TEACH your content. DO NOT HAVE
YOUR TEAMMATES COPY.
You will explain your content and your group
members will take notes and ask questions

HOW ARE WE DOING?

Review objectives
Unpack the text by filling out their packet
Number off into new groups
Teach your content to your new group
Add content to the T-Chart
Complete Exit Ticket activity
Think/Pair/Share

T-CHART
With your group, take a moment to discuss the
following:
What are the three most important elements of
Greek drama?
What are the three most important elements of
Roman drama?
In your notes, highlight the ones your group picks.
You have

2 MINUTES

HOW ARE WE DOING?

Review objectives
Unpack the text by filling out their packet
Number off into new groups
Teach your content to your new group
Add content to the T-Chart
Complete Exit Ticket activity
Think/Pair/Share

EXIT TICKET

Name
Period
Date
Teacher

A production company wants to showcase

the your last play (Storybook Script Activity).
However, the director wants to adhere to the
style in which the GREEKS would have
produced/performed it, and is asking your
opinion. Do you agree with his choice?
Argue and defend your claim with
textual evidence.

HOW ARE WE DOING?

Review objectives
Unpack the text by filling out their packet
Number off into new groups
Teach your content to your new group
Add content to the T-Chart
Complete Exit Ticket activity
Think/Pair/Share

THINK/PAIR/SHARE
What are two things you learned in this
lesson?
How does this apply to modern drama?
What similarities and differences can you
think of? What characteristics might we
still see in modern theater, TV, or movies
today?