GREEK GODS AND GODDESSES

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GREEKGODS AND GODDESSES

• SUSAN EKSTROM
• TEEL 2002-2003
• EISENHOWER MIDDLE SCHOOL
• 6TH GRADE

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Big Business the Greeks

• Major corporations
• Use characters from Greek mythology
• Promote their products services
• Logos
• Slogans
• Advertising

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MEET THE OLYMPIANS

• Zeus
• Hera
• Other Olympians

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ODYSSEY 1

• Connect Big Business Greek Mythology
• Read the information about the Greek characters.
• Complete the table.
• http//thanasis.com/modern/biz.htm

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ODYSSEY 2

• LETS GET ACQUAINTED
• Read about the gods and goddesses.
• Complete the table.
• http//www.mythweb.com/encyc/contents.html

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ODYSSEY 3
ODYSSEY 3

• CREATE AN INSPIRATION WEB
• If you had the powers of the gods
• how would an Olympian handle the
  problems faced in middle school?
• Choose 4 Olympians and solve 4 middle school
  problems from the list below

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MIDDLE SCHOOL PROBLEMSWhat would the Olympians
do if he/she

• 6. had a run in with a
• teacher in the hall
• didnt make the
• basketball team
• 8. didnt have enough
• money to buy a favorite
• CD
• 9. didnt get along with the leader of the most
  popular crowd
• 10. didnt finish the English assignment

• missed the bus to school
• wanted a certain boy or girl to notice them
• had a hard time doing math
• hated what is being served for lunch today
• 5. had a bully pick on him/her

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Table of Contents

• Teacher p. 1---Social Studies standard
• Teacher p. 2---Literature standard
• Teacher p. 3---Big business worksheet link
• ---Meet the Olympians
• worksheet link
• Teacher p. 4---Inspiration Web
• Teacher p. 5---Rubric

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Teacher Page 1

• GOAL 16 History
• I can use historical sources to describe
  individuals, groups of people and other factors
  that have shaped the history of Illinois, the
  United States and other nations.
• STANDARD A
• I can use the skills of analysis and
• interpretation to explain how the past
• has affected the present.

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Teacher Page 2

• GOAL 2 Literature
• I can read and understand literature that
  comes from different times and places.
• STANDARD B
• I can connect the things I have read with
  things that happen in real life. I can tell how
  stories from different times in history are the
  same.

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Teacher Page 3Worksheets

• Here are the documents that students will use.
• bigbusinessgrmyth.htm
• MeetOlympians.htm

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TEACHER PAGE 4Inspiration Web
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Teacher Page 5 RUBRIC