Grade 6: FLEX
Latin in Our World Today
Each week three to four students will find an element of Latin or ancient Roman
culture in our world today and present their findings in class. You will be chosen
one week prior to your presentation date. (No student will be assigned the ‘Myth
Project’ and the ‘Latin in our World Today’ project in the same week.)
Here are some ideas:
 The use of Latin phrases in modern America
 Influences upon modern architecture
 Allusions/References to Roman Mythology (such as the use of
gods’/goddesses’ names or other character names or symbols). If you
choose to cover this, be sure to explain why you think the reference is made.
For example, Mercury is speedy, so perhaps the company wants to suggest
that they too are speedy like Mercury.
Presentation: You will present a 1 to 2 minute explanation of your findings to the
class.
Visual: You will bring in a visual of your findings. If you are presenting a Latin
phrase to the class you could make a sign with the phrase. For other findings,
you should include an image of the Roman influence in our modern society.
(So, it should be a picture of something from our world today.) In order to be
sure that the class could see your visual, please use the following guidelines:
Images: Images, at minimum, should fill most of an 8” x 11” sheet of
paper.
Phrases: Letters should be no smaller than 2 inches.
You may start looking for your element immediately, but hold off on preparing your
presentation and visual, because I will ask that nobody cover the same
element/findings to the class once the same material has been presented.
Grade: This will be a 50 point assignment. If you follow directions and
requirements and present on-time, you will receive all 50 points.
Myth project
Each week three students will be chosen to teach the class about a god/goddess or
about a mythological story. (No student will be assigned the ‘Myth Project’ and the
‘Latin in our World Today’ project in the same week.)
Gods:
Jupiter (1)
Juno (4)
Venus (6)
Vulcan (24)
Neptune (2)
Mars (5)
Minerva (7)
Bacchus(25)
Pluto (3)
Apollo (8)
Requirements:
You will choose one of the medium options below to teach your classmates the
following:
 Four symbols which are associated with the god/goddess
 The realm which your god/goddess reigns over
 A mythological story in which your god/goddess plays an important role.
Mediums (ways of communicating your ideas):

Poster: Must be on a poster board at least 12” x 18”

Song: Must be at least 20 lines long. (Not including repeated verses)

Video
*** All mediums must meet the requirements listed above.
Myths:
Creation (9)
Romulus & Remus (10)
Aeneas (11)
The Trojan War: The Judgment of Paris (12)
The Stealing of Helen (13)
The Quarrel (14)
The Gods take Sides (15)
The Wrath of Achilles (16)
The Wooden Horse (17)
The Odyssey: The Cyclops (18)
Pandora’s Box (19)
Echo & Narcissus (20)
Persephone (21)
Pyramis & Thisbe (22)
Daedalus & Icarus (23)
The Gift of Athena (24)
Mediums:
Children’s Book: Written for children between the ages of six and ten. Complete with
the adapted story and illustrations.
Greek Vase: You will look up Greek vases to see what they looked like. You must
include a written paragraph summarizing your myth.
Video: This includes any video form. It must accurately and clearly portray the myth.
Props and costumes strongly recommended.
Grade 6: FLEX
Latin in Our World Today
Each week three students will be chosen to find an element of Latin or ancient
Roman culture in our world today and to present their findings in class. You will be
chosen one week prior to your presentation date. (No student will be assigned the
‘Myth Project’ and the ‘Latin in our World Today’ project in the same week.)
Here are some ideas:
 The use of Latin phrases in modern America
 Influences upon modern architecture
 Allusions/References to Roman Mythology (such as the use of
gods’/goddesses’ names or other character names or symbols). If you
choose to cover this, be sure to explain why you think the reference is made.
For example, Mercury is speedy, so perhaps the company wants to suggest
that they too are speedy like Mercury.
Presentation: You will present a 1 to 2 minute explanation of your findings to the
class.
Visual: You will bring in a visual of your findings. If you are presenting a Latin
phrase to the class you could make a sign with the phrase. For other findings,
you should include an image of the Roman influence in our modern society.
(So, it should be a picture of something from our world today.) In order to be
sure that the class could see your visual, please use the following guidelines:
Images: Images, at minimum, should fill most of an 8” x 11” sheet of
paper.
Phrases: Letters should be no smaller than 2 inches.
You may start looking for your element immediately, but hold off on preparing your
presentation and visual, because I will ask that nobody cover the same
element/findings to the class once the same material has been presented.
Grade: This will be a 50 point assignment. If you follow directions and
requirements and present on-time, you will receive all 50 points.
Myth project
Each week three students will be chosen to teach the class about a god/goddess or
about a mythological story. (No student will be assigned the ‘Myth Project’ and the
‘Latin in our World Today’ project in the same week.)
Gods:
Jupiter (1)
Juno (4)
Venus (6)
Vulcan (24)
Neptune (2)
Mars (5)
Minerva (7)
(25)
Pluto (3)
Apollo (8)
Requirements:
You will choose one of the medium options below to teach your classmates the
following:

Four symbols which are associated with the god/goddess

The realm which your god/goddess reigns over

A mythological story in which your god/goddess plays an important
role.
Mediums (ways of communicating your ideas):

Poster: Must be on a poster board at least 12” x 18”

Song: Must be at least 20 lines long. (Not including repeated verses)

Video
*** All mediums must meet the requirements listed above.
Myths:
Creation (9)
Romulus & Remus (10)
Aeneas (11)
The Trojan War: The Judgment of Paris (12)
The Stealing of Helen (13)
The Quarrel (14)
The Gods take Sides (15)
The Wrath of Achilles (16)
The Wooden Horse (17)
The Odyssey: The Cyclops (18)
Pandora’s Box (19)
Echo & Narcissus (20)
Persephone (21)
Pyramis & Thisbe (22)
Daedalus & Icarus (23)
(24)
Mediums:
Children’s Book: Written for children between the ages of six and ten. Complete with
the adapted story and illustrations.
Greek Vase: You will look up Greek vases to see what they looked like. You must
include a written paragraph summarizing your myth.
Video/Animoto/Stop Motion