Lindsey Skoog
TE 408—Cooperative Learning LP
Cooperative Learning: Ancient Greek/Roman Mythology
Grade Level/Course: 6th grade, social studies
Topic for the Lesson: Popular myths of Greece and Rome
Unit: Ancient Empires
Lesson Objectives
(1) Students will be familiar with popular myths from ancient Greece and Rome.
(2) Students will understand the connection/relationship of myth and culture.
Assessment Tools
1. Each group will present on their assigned myth. The presentations should consist of a
description of the myth for classmates, the meaning behind the myth, and why the myth would
be important to either the Greek or Romans.
2. Each group will create a comic strip version of an original myth concerning the school culture.
Each group will present on their myth, and classmates will try and guess the value described by
the comic strip.
Activities
Initiation/Opening
Students will watch the opening scene of the Disney movie Hercules.
Students will answer the following questions:
1. What is a myth?
2. What can we learn from myths?
Teacher Activities
Divide students into groups
before beginning the lesson.
Explain the assigned task to
students:
1. Students will read
provided material
concerning a particular
Greek or Roman myth.
2. Students will discuss the
myth using provided
questions.
3. Students will present on
the assigned and created
myths to the entire class.
Presents should be
short, lasting 5-7
minutes.
Student Activities
Students will be divided into
groups to complete an
assignment regarding specific
Greek or Roman myths. The
presentation should consist of
the following:
1. A summary of the
assigned myth
2. What the myth tells us
about ancient Greek or
Roman culture.
As each student group presents,
the audience will complete a
worksheet, taking notes on each
Greek or Roman myth.
Secondly, each group will
complete a comic strip creating
their own myth. The myth
Time
10 minutes
Time
Students will be given one and a
half in-class periods to complete
their projects. The second half of
the second class period will be
reserved for presentations.
should reflect a specific aspect of
the school culture.
Students will present on this
comic strip, without telling
classmates the value they chose.
At the end of the presentation,
students will try and guess the
value the group described in
their original myth.
After completing the project,
each student will complete an
evaluation form.
Assessment
What are some examples of modern day myths? What do they tell
us about the modern culture?
Students will respond individually, then, if time, a few students will
be asked to share their responses.
Time
10 minutes