7th Grade History (GCP)



13 - “Promethean” and Quiz

Friday, September 23, 2005

7th Grade History (GCP)

Mr. Lindy

Objectives:

1. SWBAT connect the myth of Prometheus to our efforts at GCP and to other historical figures.

2. SWBAT evaluate the costs of being “Promethean”

3. SWBAT demolish their weekly quiz on Greek myths.

Materials:

standard

Opening:

1. Hallway -

2. Do Now. Hit: Perseus review, chr. Traits

- JUMP INTO HW CHECK W/ KEY

3. This week - learning more and more myths; today - connect to bigger questions

- and demolish quiz

Homework Check:

w/ key (GIVE IT A TRY! IT’S FRIDAY!)

Introduction of New Material:

1. Review last night’s HW: stand up / sit down for different punishments

2. “What does it mean that the worst punishment is reserved for the one who does the most good?”

3. “Who do we know who has been punished for trying to do good things?”

4. “In what ways are we all Promethean at GCP?”

5. “Would Prometheus make the same decision over again?”

Guided Practice:

Independent Practice:

Closing:

Name: __________________________________ Do Now

September 22, 2005 History - ____

Do Now #22

Objectives:

1. I will be able to connect the myth of Prometheus to our efforts at GCP and to

other historical figures.

2. I will be able to evaluate the costs of being “Promethean.”

3. I will demolish my week’s quiz on Greek myths.

Essential Question: Can we--and are we supposed to--make the world a better place?

1. What special equipment did Perseus need to defeat Medusa? ____________________

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2. Describe the way in which Perseus was finally able to defeat Medusa.

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3. List some of the character traits that Greeks found valuable in their heroes:

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Name: __________________________________ Do Now

September 22, 2005 History - ____

Do Now #22

Objectives:

1. I will be able to connect the myth of Prometheus to our efforts at GCP and to

other historical figures.

2. I will be able to evaluate the costs of being “Promethean.”

3. I will demolish my week’s quiz on Greek myths.

Essential Question: Can we--and are we supposed to--make the world a better place?

1. What special equipment did Perseus need to defeat Medusa? ____________________

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2. Describe the way in which Perseus was finally able to defeat Medusa.

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3. List some of the character traits that Greeks found valuable in their heroes:

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Name: __________________________________ Classwork

September 22, 2005 History - ____

Quiz: Heroes in Greek Mythology

1. Which of the following did Prometheus steal from Zeus and give to humankind? ____

a.) meat b.) fire

c.) water d.) shelter

2. Zeus punished Prometheus by ____.

a.) forcing him to push a rock up a hill for eternity

b.) trapping him below a fruit tree that will always be out of reach

c.) transforming him into a pair of trees

d.) chaining him to a rock while an eagle picks out his liver each day

3. Prometheus most belongs with which one of the following groups? ____

a.) the Hundred Handed Ones b.) the Cyclopes

c.) the Titans d.) the Olympians

4. Zeus sent Pandora to earth as ____.

a.) a companion for Prometheus b.) a teacher for the young

c.) a leader in battle d.) a punishment for humankind

5. Out of Pandora’s box came all of the following EXCEPT ____.

a.) fire b.) disease

c.) hope d.) old age

6. Why did Zeus and Hermes travel to earth in the story of Baucis and Philemon? ____

a.) Zeus had heard that the city of Phrygia had become cruel and corrupt.

b.) Zeus had heard that the city of Phrygia had become loyal and virtuous.

c.) Hermes needed to escort souls to Hades.

d.) Hermes was in search of the contents to Pandora’s box.

7. Which of the following is most similar to the reaction of the Phrygians to Hermes and Zeus in the market place? ____

a.) having to walk to school

b.) getting kicked out of a convenient store because of your appearance

c.) getting fussed at in the cafeteria for having poor social skills

d.) getting grounded by your parents after a bad phone call home

8. Which of the following is a pair of words that describe both Baucis and Philemon? ____

a.) trusting & generous

b.) unintelligent & generous

c.) cruel & mischievous

d.) daring & bold

9. At their death, Zeus transforms Baucis and Philemon into ____.

a.) a pair of fish b.) a pair of flowers

c.) a pair of trees d.) a pair of rocks

10. Which of the following words best describes the character trait that Greeks found admirable in Perseus? ____

a.) generosity b.) kindness

c.) ambition d.) cleverness

11. Which of the following is most like Perseus? ____

a.) a GCP student who graduatse from college and tries to end world hunger

b.) someone who discovers a faster, easier way of getting to work

c.) someone who opens her doors to displaced people after a hurricane

d.) an architect who builds beautiful new building for a city

12. Which of the following historical figures led a life that parallels that of Prometheus? ____

a.) Rosa Parks b.) Napoleon

c.) George Washington d.) Martin Luther King

Writing: Answer both of the questions below. I will be grading your mastery of the grammar rules you have learned in English class.

A.) Will your life be a Promethean one? Explain.

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B.) Which trait in which hero did you admire the most this week? Why?

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Name: __________________________________ Homework

September 22, 2005 History - ____

Homework #22

Journal entry. Choose ONE of the prompts below. Then write a journal entry as if you were the character from Greek mythology in the prompt. Use ALL OF THE LINES. Remember: capitals, end punctuation, subjects, predicates, and to/too/two.

• Imagine that you are Zeus and have just discovered that Prometheus stole fire from the Earth.

• Imagine that you are Prometheus and have just spent your first twenty-four hours chained to your rock.

• You are Baucis or Philemon at the end of a day before Zeus and Hermes came to visit. You had traveled to the market place that day.

• You are Perseus at the beginning of your journey.

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