What

In the Humanities class, we began a simulation about the ancient Greeks we

learned about different gods and goddesses. We read the book The Odyssey. We

worked on a variety of projects leading up to the play. For instance, we put on a

fashion show to showcase Greek attire, gathering materials for our costumes for

the event. In addition, we participated in a group project similar to a gallery walk

in which we displayed our creations to show off the shoes, clothing, and drinks

we made. My group, Corinth, displayed vanilla-scented perfume, six pairs of

shoes made of cardboard by drawing our feet on a long piece of cardboard, and

Zeus juice was an online campaign created by a fellow peer. Another movement

we embraced was a Greek sanctuary challenge. We had 30 minutes to make a

steady temple the purpose of this project was to ………… We had restricted

supplies, for example, paper push pins tape, and paper clips. All throughout

these projects, we gathered Hella's points by staying concentrated, being on task,

and making good group progress. These were pointed toward setting us up for

the Greek play. The Greek play Demeter it was based on how Persephone was

kidnapped.

The purpose of the play was to find the characteristics of a civilization. We

created our scripts from Demeter. We highlighted the lines we rehearsed over and

over. We made sound influences, for example, celery for a crunchy commotion.

We made masks for the play that showed feelings, we made chitons to brighten

our characters in the play and to show what the Greeks wore in ancient times. We

also made bunches of enrichments for our play, for example, two settings of fire
to feature that we were on an alternate scene and a delightful outside one that

featured that we changed to another scene. We performed in front of a live

audience and turned out to do way better than rehearsals and got along great

toward the end

So what

I learned so many skills during the play. For instance, one of the new skills I

learned is comprehension. This is very important because in order to have a good

play, you need to be able to understand your lines. You also need to understand

and interpret your scripts. The last skill I learned was teamwork. I am still working

with my classmates on this skill. I kept asking them if they memorized their lines.

What surprised me the most was that I did not faint because I was nervous and

overwhelmed. This surprised me because I did not know how to perform in front

of a lot of people. There were some conflicts for example we had trouble with

people changing the script and making smart remarks In the play those were

what I thought would ruin the entire play. But in the end, we did very well.

Now what

Now that I have some understanding and knowledge of Greek from this whole

unit I can apply it not only in school but in the near future as well. For example,

one way I can use this knowledge in the real world is that if you're really good at

translating ancient Greek texts, you could help museums and schools figure out

old documents. You could even teach people about ancient Greek history and
literature, and get them excited about learning the language. Plus, if you know

much about Greek words and how the language works, you could help make cool

computer programs or apps using Greek-based words.

That would be a really smart way to use your Greek skills. And You could even

give tours of places with ancient Greek artifacts, and tell people all about the cool

culture and mythology. Overall, knowing Greek can open up many different

opportunities, from teaching to translating to even working with technology. It's a

super versatile skill that could take you in all kinds of interesting directions.

In ancient Greece, being civilized was important. It meant you were all about art

that made Greek society special. A good Greek citizen would know a lot about

Homer's stories, talk about big ideas about life and the world, and be involved in

city politics. Getting smarter and liking fancy parts of Greek culture - like plays

and statues - showed you were a real civilized person back then. The Greeks

really liked being wise, using logic, and making beautiful things if you were

civilized, you'd show these values.

Now that I've learned so much about ancient Greece, I can use it outside of

school too.