Metamorphoses Lesson Plan

"Inspire Me, O Gods!"

Kind of Activity:

Technology

Objective:

Students will learn to use visual technology to persuasively communicate information.

Common Core Standards:

N/A

Structure:

For this exercise, students shall be asked to create a short (3- to 5-minute) video essay summarizing each of the major Greco-Roman Gods:

1. Zeus/Jupiter

2. Poseidon/Neptune

3. Hera/Juno

4. Demeter/Ceres

5. Aphrodite/Venus

6. Athena/Minerva

7. Artemis/Diana

8. Apollo

9. Ares/Mars

10. Hephaestus/Vulcan

11. Hestia/Vesta

12. Hermes/Mercury

Each video essay should describe the god's personality, their principal attributes and/or spheres of influence, and one famous story...