Greek Gods Research Project

Greek Gods Research Project

Step 1: Choose a Greek god During our first class meeting for this project, you will meet with your assigned group and sign up for a god to research. Be certain to have a back-up in case your first choice is already taken.

Step 2: Begin your research You must find the following information, along with anything else you find pertinent to our understanding of the god you are researching.

1. Greek and Roman name 2. What does he/she control, special abilities/powers 3. Specific weaknesses 4. Story of birth 5. Major myths associated with the god 6. Modern allusions associated with the god (make one up if not available!) 7. Picture/image of the god 8. Objects associated with the god 9. Relationship to other gods (family tree), spouse, children 10. Rank among gods (describe how powerful this god is) 11. Other interesting facts about the god

Choices: Apollo, Dionysus, Demeter, Eros, Artemis, Hera, Zeus, Ares, Hermes, Athena, Poseidon, Hades, Persephone, Hephaestus

Research note: You may not use Wikipedia, , personal blogs, or other unreliable sources for your information. Look for .org and .edu sites and check the credibility of the information by looking to see who posted the information. You need to have at least 3 different sources. Ask for help if you need it!

Step 3: Create your visual aide For your presentation, you must create a computer-generated visual aide (I recommend PowerPoint). It should include the following:

1. Bullet point information (do NOT put long descriptions ? you will verbally add to the information on your visual)

2. Appropriate images that add to your information

3. A properly-formatted MLA style Works Cited page at the end (use the online resource)

Step 4: Prepare and practice your presentation On Monday and Thursday of finals week, we will be presenting in the Lyceum. This is a formal presentation so you must prepare! Some things you should do before your presentation:

1. Read the rubric carefully

2. Divide the information evenly among your group members

3. Create note cards with additional information to add

4. Read through all information several times ? you should not have to read your notes; only use them as a guide

5. Practice the entire presentation together to ensure that it is no shorter than 6 minutes and no longer than 8 minutes.

6. On the day of your presentation, each group must bring one rubric with names (first and last) filled in for me to record your scores.

Group Members: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Grading Rubric:

VISUAL Information

Organization

Clarity

Citation PRESENTATION Eye-contact and Poise

Clarity and Tone

A All information is complete and accurate. Group chose the most significant information to include in presentation and integrated it well into the visual. All information is well-organized and easy to find in logical sections of the visual. Visual appeal adds to this group's overall organization. Group has revised, reorganized, and reworded information to make it clear and accessible. All information makes clear sense and fits the audience. All sources are accounted for and MLA format is followed correctly.

A All group members face the audience and are attentive throughout the presentation. Students do not read information from the visual but use it as an aide to their polished presentation. All group members speak clearly and loudly for the whole class to hear and understand. All students vary their tone to make their information sound interesting

Timing

Presentation is appropriately timed at 6-8 minutes. Pacing is appropriate.

B All information is complete and accurate. Mostly significant information is included and integrated into the visual.

All information is well-organized and easy to find on the visual.

Group has revised, reorganized, and reworded information to make it clear and accessible.

All sources are accounted for and MLA is followed.

B All group members face the audience and are attentive throughout the presentation. Students use the visual as an aide but may read small parts.

All group members speak clearly and loudly for the whole class to hear and understand. Some students vary their tone to make their information sound interesting Presentation is appropriately timed at 6-8 minutes. Pacing may be off.

C All information is complete and accurate. Group may have used too much or too little information.

Information is generally organized on the visual.

Group has revised to make it clear and accessible. Some information has been copied and pasted directly and is overly complex or overly simplistic. All sources are accounted for.

C All group members are attentive throughout the presentation. Some students may read parts of the presentation directly from the visual.

All group members speak clearly and loudly for the whole class to hear and understand.

Presentation is slightly over or under the time guidelines.

D Information is incomplete and/or inaccurate.

Information is disorganized and/or hard to find.

Information is directly copied and pasted from sources and seems disjointed and/or inappropriate for the audience. Sources are not accounted for or MLA format is not used.

D Some group members may not face the audience or may be inattentive during presentation. Some students read large portions of from the visual.

Not all group members speak clearly and loudly enough to be heard and/or understood.

Presentation is more than a minute over or under the guidelines.

Peer Evaluation Sheet Directions: For each, circle the appropriate grade and provide an explanation. If you think an F is deserved, please come speak to me. If you need more space, use the back.

SELF:

Research ? Participated equally in the research process Visual ? Helped equally when creating the visual Presentation ? Practiced and helped with organization of presentation Overall Grade

A B A B A B A B

A B

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Explanation:

Name:

Research ? Participated equally in the research process Visual ? Helped equally when creating the visual Presentation ? Practiced and helped with organization of presentation Overall Grade

A B A B A B A B

A B

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Explanation:

Name:

Research ? Participated equally in the research process Visual ? Helped equally when creating the visual Presentation ? Practiced and helped with organization of presentation Overall Grade

A B A B A B A B

A B

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Explanation:

Name:

Research ? Participated equally in the research process Visual ? Helped equally when creating the visual Presentation ? Practiced and helped with organization of presentation Overall Grade

A B A B A B A B

A B

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Explanation:

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