Greek Gods Research Report - Presentations, Part 2

Aims:

1. IWBAT present factual information about my Greek god/goddess to my teammates.
2. IWBAT evaluate my teammates' presentations as: (1) informative, (2) creative, (3) thoughtful and professional, and (4) easy to hear.

Reports and Projects are due today!

Tasks:
1. Read The Lightning Thief:

• Chapter 19: "We find out the truth, sort of" -- pp. 300-319
• audiobook: Part 8 -- 2:04 to 37:22 (about 35 minutes)
• troubles with audiobook? You can also access the audiobook from YouTube:
  Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4 / Part 5 / Part 6 / Part 7 / Part 8 / Part 9 / The Whole Book

2. Quill.org: complete ALL lesson(s) due this week, from May 19th through May 23rd

3. Project Presentations: evaluate your teammates' presentations here

Finished Early? You may:

• continue working:
• work on other assigned Quill lessons, or redo unmastered skills
• read your AR book silently
• work on TeenBiz3000
• extend your learning:
• explore other Greek gods and goddesses using the sources below
• learn more about Perseus
• watch the author speak about his book, The Lightning Thief
• explore other characters on the Camp Half-Blood Wiki
• learn more about the Oracle, or ask the Oracle your own question
• find out which character you are from The Percy Jackson & the Olympians series
• create your own myth
• practice your Greek gods/goddess knowledge with trivia games
• play ancient Greece jeopardy (by yourself or quietly with a partner)
• play winged sandals games (help fly Daedalus to the sun, put Cerberus to sleep, or fight “girls vs. boys” in Amazonians vs. Athenians.)

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Research Sources: The following are credible sources for researching your Greek god/goddess:

A.    Encyclopedia Britannica: www.school.eb.com (username: kippbayview, password: ligers)

B.    Encyclopedia Mythica: www.pantheon.org/miscellaneous/greek_vs_roman.html

C.     The British Museum: www.ancientgreece.co.uk/gods/explore/exp_set.html

D.    Greek-Gods.org: www.greek-gods.org/olympian-gods.php

E.     Greek-Gods.info: http://greek-gods.info/greek-gods/

F.     MythWeb: www.mythweb.com/gods/index.html

G.    Theoi Greek Mythology: www.theoi.com/greek-mythology/olympian-gods.html

H.    Mythography: www.loggia.com/myth/olympians.html

I.      Myths and Legends of the World at Encylopedia.com: www.encyclopedia.com

J.      God Checker: www.godchecker.com/pantheon/greek-mythology.php

K.     AncientGreece.com: www.ancientgreece.com/s/Mythology/

L.     Ancient Greek Gods for Kids: http://greece.mrdonn.org/greekgods/index.html

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Homework: TFK Scavenger Hunt

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