Zeus’ Mighty Baseball Team
Baseball Cards of Greek Gods
Eleanor Rank
11/16/2012
Lesson created for a Sophomore World History Class. This lesson requires students to work in
groups of 2-3 in order to research and create baseball cards on select Greek gods and goddesses.
INTRO:
This lesson involves Greek Mythology. The students will watch two brief YouTube videos and
then research a Greek god or goddess of their choice. Once they have enough research they will
create a baseball card for the deity of their choice and present it to the class.
STANDARDS:
 Social Studies Strand 2 (World History) Concept 2 PO 3. Analyze the enduring Greek
and Roman contributions and their impact on later civilization

Social Studies Strand 4 (Geography) Concept 2 PO 1. Identify the characteristics that
define a region: b. human processes such as religion, political organization, economy, and
democracy

English Language Arts and Literacy: 9-10.WHST.4: Produce clear and coherent writing
in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and
audience.

Visual Arts Strand 1 Concept 4 PO 101: Select and use subject matter and/or symbols in
his or her own art work.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
 Students will be able to describe how Greek gods and mythology are present in today’s
culture through group presentation.

Students will be able to identify why Greek Mythology shaped different regions through
a group presentation.

Students will be able to clearly and efficiently describe a Greek deity by writing facts on
the back of a baseball card.

Students will display in their art symbols which represent a Greek god or goddess by
creating a baseball card.
ASSESSMENT:
Students will be assessed on their understanding of Greek gods and goddesses by creating a
baseball card for a deity of their choice and presenting it to the class. The attached rubric will be
used to assess each student individually based on their contributions to the baseball card and how
well they worked with their group. The total points for this project will be 20 points.
ANTICIPATORY SET:
The introduction to this lesson will be asking the students what some ways are in which people
explain phenomenon or why things are the way they are. The next question will be asking the
students if they know how Ancient Greeks explained the workings of the world and that will lead
into a discussion of what the class knows about Greek mythology. After this discussion I will
show the students two YouTube clips