Introduction Instructions Gods and Goddesses

Resources Grading Acknowledgements

Introduction

In Greek mythology, there are many gods and goddesses, and people had to choose which ones they would worship. Although we are not going to worship the Greek gods, you should choose one god or goddess and educate your class about your chosen god or goddess. In order to educate your classmates, you must research your chosen god or goddess and present your information about him or her by giving a PowerPoint presentation.

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Instructions

You will create a PowerPoint presentation, which contains the pertinent information you collected about your god/goddess that you will select from the list below. Your presentation must include basic information about the god/goddess such as his/her Greek and Roman name (If they are the same, you must state this.), over what he/she presided, his/her family tree, at least one picture of him/her, and at least one myth involving him/her. Any other information such as anything that comes from him/her in today’s society you find about your god/goddess will add to your presentation’s persuasiveness. Top

Gods and Goddesses

Zeus – Supreme god, ruled heaven and earth

Poseidon – God of the sea

Hades – God of the underworld

Hera – Goddess protector of marriage

Demeter – Goddess of the earth (agriculture)

Hermes – Messenger god

Athena – Goddess of wisdom

Dionysus – God of wine and theater

Aphrodite – Goddess of love and beauty

Apollo – God of the sun

The Fates – Goddesses who controlled everyone’s fate

Ares – God of war

Artemis – Goddess of the hunt and moon

Hephaestus – Blacksmith god

Cronus – Father of Zeus

Pan – God of nature, half goat – half man

Eros – God of love

Heracles – ½ Mortal son of Zeus, Greek hero who became a god

The Muses – the 9 daughters of Zeus who govern the arts

Helios – the sun god

Gaea – the first goddess

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Resources

Use the following links to research your god or goddess. Of course, you can always use the library’s resources as well.

http://www.mythweb.com/

http://www.desy.de/gna/interpedia/greek_myth/greek_myth.html

http://www.forumancientcoins.com/cparada/GML/

http://www.geocities.com/athens/troy/2774/mythgods.html

http://www.theoi.com/index.html

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0197622.html

http://encarta.msn.com/media_461564314_761568005_-1_1/Ancient_Greek_and_Roman_Gods.html

http://www.loggia.com/myth/olympians.html

http://www.abcgallery.com/mythindex.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/5679/

http://www.pantheon.org/mythica.html

http://www.thanasis.com/store/olympian.htm

FUN FACT QUIZ   For fun try this quiz to test your knowledge of the Olympian gods/goddesses. Top

Grading Rubric

	Beginning 1	Developing 2	Accomplished 3	Exemplary 4	Score
Graphic Design	No graphics present	A few graphics present which loosely relate to the topic	The graphics are well placed and help focus the viewer on the topic.	Numerous well placed graphics add special interest and enhance the content of the presentation.
Organization of Content	Lack of logical sequence	Content is somewhat organized, but in a confusing or illogical manner	The order and structure of the presentation is usually focused on the main idea of the content.	The order and structure of the presentation clearly focus and enhance the content of the presentation.
Mechanics	Numerous errors in punctuation, spelling, and capitalization	Errors in mechanics are not overwhelming, but are distracting.	Few errors in mechanics  Text is concise and to the point.	No errors in mechanics Text is highly polished
Subject Knowledge	Many required facts are missing.	A few of the required facts are missing or are incorrect.	The required facts are present and are clearly included.	All required facts are included in an interesting way. Additional information enhances the content of the presentation.
Oral Presentation Skills	Presenter is hard to hear, makes little or no eye contact with audience, and speaks without emotion.	Presenter makes some eye contact, but lacks emotion in presenting the information.	Presenter makes eye contact with the audience, speaks clearly and audibly, and occasionally speaks with emotion.	Oral presentation is highly polished. Presenter speaks clearly, audibly, and with convincing emotion.

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Acknowledgements

Cathy Ilani, the designer of the Webquest at http://www.coollessons.org/indexilani.htm#students, which was adapted into this Webquest for high school students by Kimberley Tucker.

Thank you to http://www.teacherfiles.com/clip_art.htm for the use of their free clip art for teachers. Top