Write in agenda: Homework• Vocab on wiki• Finish God/Goddess Poster

**Vocab Day 1 on desk

Warm Up - Day 41) What do the Greek poli have in common?2) What are the long lasting effects of the Greek poli?3) What were leagues?

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Greek Creation Story

Guided Focus

•What role did mythology play in the lives of the ancient Greeks?•How does ancient Greek mythology continue to impact modern society?

The Greeks created myths to explain the world.

Earthquakes, floods, changing seasons, harvesting crops, good fortune, stars twinkling, sun setting, moon rising, etc.To keep the gods happy, the Greeks built great temples to honor the gods…..as well as making statues, festivals, feast days, and even the Olympic Games!

Ancient Greek literature provides some of the world’s greatest poems and stories.

•Homer and his epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey.• Sappho and her Lyric

Poetry – poems and lyrics set to music•Aesop’s Fables – told

stories to teach people lessons

Aesop’s Fable – “The Boy Who Cried Wolf”

• There was once a young Shepherd Boy who tended his sheep at the foot of a mountain near a dark forest. It was rather lonely for him all day, so he thought upon a plan by which he could get a little company and some excitement. He rushed down towards the village calling out “Wolf, Wolf,” and the villagers came out to meet him, and some of them stopped with him for a considerable time. This pleased the boy so much that a few days afterwards he tried the same trick, and again the villagers came to his help. But shortly after this a Wolf actually did come out from the forest, and began to worry the sheep, and the boy of course cried out “Wolf, Wolf,” still louder than before. But this time the villagers, who had been fooled twice before, thought the boy was again deceiving them, and nobody stirred to come to his help. So the Wolf made a good meal off the boy’s flock, and when the boy complained, the wise man of the village said:• “A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.”

Greek literature lives on and influences our world even today.

• The works of ancient Greek writers including Homer, Sappho and Aesop are still alive and read today.• Language• A long journey is called an “odessey”,

after Homer’s Odessey • Something very large and powerful is

called “titanic” after the Titans, • The planets are named after the gods

• Literature and the Arts• Painters and sculptors have used the

gods in their work• movies are about the gods• and sports teams use mythical names as

mascots.

Greek God/Goddess Poster•Use D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths and British

History museum website to explore your god/goddess•Requirements: MUST BE COLORED!!• Draw picture of god/goddess•What they were god or goddess of• Symbols• Draw visuals of at least 1 story that relates to your

god/goddess• Places and Festivals related to your god/goddess