Dear Teachers,
Welcome to our Greek Mythology Web quest. Before beginning this class project please be aware that:
This lesson is only part of a class unit on Greek Mythology.
* It is for 5th grade students and higher.
* As a class, students should spend at least a week reading and discussing The Odyssey by Homer and The Adventures of Odysseus. However, since the original story is longer and it will take a couple of weeks to read, it is recommended that you use excerpts or a condensed version of the Odyssey.
* For this project try to start at the end of the Trojan War in Troy and end when Odysseus reaches Ithaca.
Before the Webquest:
*Read " The Adventures of Odysseus."
* After the reading of "The Adventures of Odysseus," the class will be broken into groups of four and will be assigned a mission. Within each mission, student's are expected to complete each task assigned
During the Webquest:
*Within their groups, student's will complete their assigned missions
( Mission 1-Almost Home)
After the Webquest:
* After each mission is completed, student's will get together in their groups and create a poster presenting their myths/stories to the whole class. After the "Almost at Home Mission", teacher's have the option of continuing onto the "Last and Final Mission," and having student's create a theatrical play.
*For the "Last and Final Mission," student's will be divided into new groups to create their scripts. Each group will consist of one member from each mission. One member from the Heroes Mission, Gods Mission, Goddess Mission and Monsters and Creatures Mission. Therefore there will be a total of four members in the newly assigned groups.
**** (PLEASE READ THE ATTACHED NOTE TO TEACHERS on top of the final mission.)****
Thank You!