Sappho: Poems and Fragments Lesson Plan

Hektor and Andromache

Kind of Activity:

Mixed Media

Objective:

Students will research the story of Hektor and Andromache to better understand Sappho's portrayal.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.2

Structure:

Sappho's poem about Hektor and Andromache reimagines their wedding celebration, but these figures in Greek mythology are mostly remembered for their tragic demise, recounted in the Iliad. Begin the activity by having students read excerpts from the Iliad, Book VI: 369-529. In keeping with the Greek oral tradition, you might have students read this material aloud, perhaps by alternating...