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This document provides instructions for a class project to create a modern version of Achilles' shield from Homer's Iliad. Students will each create a 5-7 minute section for the shield using various media to represent themes from their own lives and community, such as work, astronomy, peace, war and history. Examples are given such as landscapes during peace versus war or careers in the local area. The goal is for students to identify what values define their own culture today in the way the shield depicted ancient Greek culture. Students will complete individual sections that are compiled into a physical and digital class shield due in January.
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1. Writing about Fiction 1
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