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“It’s All Greek To Me!” Talk Show Activity

As befitting your status as an ancient Greek god/goddess, beast or hero, you have been invited to participate in the “It’s all Greek to Me!” daily talk show. Our panel will consist of the celebrated children of Cronos and Rhea. All other guests will participate from the audience. The talk show will be filmed on THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1ST! In preparation for the show, please be ready to cover the following topics:

-Who are you? Why should the people care what YOU have to say?

- Where might we recognize you from? (A myth or two, perhaps?)

- What is your opinion on the way the Olympians behave? (Some evidence to support your opinion would be great.)

- What can the lowly mortals learn from you?

Also be prepared to introduce yourself and give us some background information. You may be asked questions or be asked to comment on a topic brought up by another guest, so BE PREPARED! You may want to take a look at some of the things the mortals have written about you on the following websites (all of which can also be found on Miss Berman’s website):



Terrific selection of myths listed. Which ones are you in?



Basic information about the gods



Family trees, myths and more.

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Brainstorming:

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“It’s All Greek to Me!” Talk Show Rubric

| |Beast |Mortal |Hero |God |

| |Improvement Needed (5) |Moderately Skilled |Skilled |Highly Skilled |

| | |(6 7) |(8 9) |(10) |

|Costume |Costume shows little or no understanding of |Costume shows some understanding of both |Costume shows a clear understanding of |Costume and props show a clear understanding|

|(25%) |ancient Greece or the mythology surrounding |ancient Greece and the mythology surrounding|EITHER ancient Greece OR the mythology |of both ancient Greece and the mythology |

| |the character. |the character. |surrounding the character. |surrounding the character. |

|Participation |Student chooses not to participate much. |Student participates when encouraged to do |Student participates willingly. |Student participates willingly when |

|(25%) | |so. | |appropriate and works to steer conversation |

| | | | |in a direction that allows him/her to show |

| | | | |knowledge of the content. |

|Evidence of Content Knowledge |Comments lack knowledge of ancient Greece |Comments lack knowledge of EITHER ancient |Most comments made are focused on showing |All comments made are focused on showing |

|(50%) |and the mythology surrounding the character.|Greece or the mythology surrounding the |knowledge of ancient Greece and the |extensive knowledge of ancient Greece and |

| | |character. |mythology surrounding the character. |the mythology surrounding the character. |

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