Lesson pla3

Lesson plan #1

Trainee teachers: Nappi Daiana, Benedetti Ludmila
Class: 6th grade
Communicative goal: Learning about Greek Mythology
Grammar focus: simple past
Vocabulary focus: lightening, thunder, wisdom, justice, peace, civilization, etc
Recycled language: family relationships

Activation (3 min)
The teacher will ask students to brainstorm any information they might know about
Greece. If students cannot remember anything she will write some concepts (eg:
Democracy, Maths, Tragedy & Comedy, Olympic Games, etc) in order to prompt some
ideas.

Comprehension and clarification: (10 min)
The teacher will explain the origin of myths and then she will tell them the myth of the
birth of Zeus.
(The teacher will tell them an adaptation of the myth from the following site:
http://historylink102.com/greece2/creation.htm)
As they listen they will have to complete the following True or False
Are the following statements about the myth you hear true or false?
TRUE FALSE
1. From Mother Earth and Sky came Chaos
2. There were 6 Titans
3. Cyclopes have 50 heads and 100 arms
4. Cronos came to Gaia’s aid
5. Cronos married his sister Phoebe
6. Cronos had six children
7. Cronos swallowed all of his children
8. Zeus survived to defeat his father

Application (20 min)

Activity 1: Students will be organized into 6 groups. The teacher will have a bag with
the names of 12 Gods. Each group will pick 2 cards from the bag and they will have to
look for information about the Gods in those cards in web pages. Each group will read
about their Gods and later on retell this to the other groups.
Time allotted: 15 min

Activity 2: After having listened to everybody’s retelling of Greek Gods, the class as a
whole will create a family tree with all the Gods and Godesses mentioned.

Reflection (2 min)

The teacher will read the cards with the names of the Gods and Godesses and students
will have to sit down when she names a God and stand up when she names a Goddess

Lesson plan #2

Class: 6th grade
Communicative goal: Learning about Greek Mythology
Grammar focus: simple past
Recycled language: lightening, thunder, wisdom, justice, peace, civilization, etc

Activation (5 min)
The teacher will ask students to tell her what they can remember about Greek
Mythology and characteristics of myths and Gods from the previous class.
The class as a whole will complete a Crossword in Hot Potatoes (JCross) about all the
Gods that they have discussed on the previous class

Application (30 min)
Activity 1: Students will be divided into 4 groups and each group will read a myth. They
will have to complete the following chart about the myth they read.
Gods and Goddesses in the
myth
Humans in the myth
What does the myth explain?

• Group 1: Zeus and Hera
http://library.thinkquest.org/18169/zeusmyth.htm

• Group 2: Poseidon and Athena
http://www.greek-gods.info/greek-gods/poseidon/stories/poseidon-athena-contest/

• Group 3: Hades and Demeter
http://artfulalf.com/persephonemyth.html

• Group 4: Athena and Arachne
http://www.greek-gods.info/greek-gods/athena/stories/athena-arachne/

Activity 2: Those groups will have to retell their classmates the myths they have read
and all the groups will have to complete the chart from Activity 1 with information
about the myths their classmates are telling them

Lesson plan #3

Class: 6th grade
Communicative goal: learning about Hercules’s life
Grammar focus: ---------- revision
Vocabulary focus: abilities, personal information
Recycled language: can, age, Greek gods, etc.

ACTIVATION (3 min.)
The teacher will make them remember the stories they had been discussing about
Greek gods, and she will ask to the students, questions about them.

T: do you remember who Zeus was?
St: yes! He was the greatest god and the strongest!
T: yes that’s right!

Comprehension and clarification: (7 min)
The teacher will tell them that now they will have to find out about one of Zeus’s sons,
Hercules, and that they will have to complete a chart about his life using the internet.
She will present them the web quest and she will explain how to use it.

http://www.zunal.com/webquest.php?w=111459

Application: 20 mins

Activity 1: the students will solve the web quest on their own and the teacher will
monitor and try to help them as much as she can.
While doing the web quest they will have to visit different websites provided by the
teacher and they will have to produce a chart with the information they collect on the
internet.

Activity 2:
The students will print the chart and they will discuss with the whole class. Then they
will send it by email to the teacher.

Activity 3: students will go to a special section of the web quest the “conclusion” and
there they will find a quote and some questions to discuss with the whole class:
Read the following phrase and think if you agree with it or not
"To look beyond the glory is the hardest part, for a hero's strength is measured by his
heart"
Do you agree?
Do you think that this can be related with Hercules’s story?

Websites Evaluation

1. Accuracy:
Who wrote the page? Is this person an expert in the subject matter?
Is the page content reliable and factually correct?
2. Currency:
Is the content up-tp-date?
When was the page last updated?
3. Content:
Is the site interesting and stimulating?
Is it attractive and easy to navigate?
4. Functionality:
Does the site work well? Are there any broken links?
Does it use a lot of large files or alternative technologies? (e.g. Flash)

Site 1 :
http://www.theoi.com/greek-mythology/heracles.html

1: accuracy:
The Theoi Project: Guide to Greek Mythology was created and is edited by Aaron J.
Atsma.
Website copyright
Yes it is reliable and the information it contains is very useful and clear.
2: currency:
Yes it is updated
It was last updated in 2007
3: content:
It is a very interesting and stimulating site, the information is well and clearly divided in
order to make your search easy.
It has pictures and titles, subtitles and links.
4: functionality: it works perfectly.
No it is simple. Only texts and pictures no videos.

Site 2:

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/religion/myths/herakles.htm

1: accuracy:
Copyright 1998-2011 Dr. Karen Carr, Assoc. Professor Emerita of History, Portland State
University. The facts are reliable and attractive to kids.
2: currency
This page last updated Wednesday, Mar 2, 2011
3: content
Yes the content is stimulating and very clear for kids, it has visuals and videos.
It is easy to navigate.
4: functionality:
All the links work properly and the videos too.

Site 3:

http://www.mythweb.com/hercules/index.html
1: accuracy:
Text by Joel Skidmore
Copyright Mythweb
It is quite accurate and nice to navigate. The information is updated.
2: currency:
It hasn´t been uptdated since 1997 but the information is ok
3: content:
It´s a very stimulating and interesting site, the information is clearly presented and
easy to follow.
It is very attractive with colours and pictures.
4: functionality:
Yes it works properly.
It uses texts and links only.

Site 4: http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/hercules/a/Hercules.htm

1: accuracy: it was written by N.S. Gill
The content is reliable and clear.
2. currency:
The content is updated
3: content:
The content is very clearly presented and the information is good.
It is easy and attractive to navigate
4: functionality:
It functions properly.

Sites we didn´t choose.
Site 5:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hercules
1.accuracy:
It does not provide inform ation about the autor an anyone can update it. Therefore
the information may not be completely reliable.
2: currency:
It was last updated in 2010
3:content
The content is good but there some pieces of information missing
Texts are too long and it is boring.
4. functionality:
Links work properly, but they may end up being distracting.

Site 6:
http://greece.mrdonn.org/greekgods/hercules.html
1. Accuracy: no information about an author is provided, only about an illustrator
The information seems to be reliable, though we do not know who it is written by
2. Currency: no information is provided about when the web page was last updated
3. Content: the content is good

It is easy to navigate but not really attractive
4. It works properly since it mainly has text and some images, all links work properly

Site 7:
http://people.uncw.edu/deagona/herakles/children/home.htm
1. Accuracy:
Although there is no information about who the writer is, the webpage belongs to the
University of North Carolina Wilmington, therefore it is reliable
2. Currency: there is no information about when the page was last updated
3. Content: the content is good but the page is not easy to navigate unless you have
the specific link for the section you want to visit
4. functionality: all links in the webpage work properly

Site 8:
http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/article-9274854/Hercules
2. Accuracy: This page belongs to the Britannica Encyclopaedia Online for Kids, so it
seems to be reliable
2. Currency: the page was last updated in 2011
3. Content: the content seems to be good but you need to register in order to be able
to read the complete article
The webpage is easy to navigate
4. Functionality: the page works correctly

Site 9:
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/greece/myths.htm
1. Accuracy: the webpage belongs to Woodlands Junior School but the article was
written by students so it might not be completely reliable
2. Currency: it was last updated in 2011
3. Content: the webpage is easy to navigate, but not really attractive
4. Functionality: the webpage does not have heavy files but some links are broken

Site 10:
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0882073.html
1. Accuracy: this website publishes in the name of Pearson Education but there is not
one specific author for this article cited
2. Currency: the article was written on 2007 but the page was updated in 2011
3. Content: the information provided is too short and the website is not attractive at all
4. Functionality: the website is really simple so it works properly

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