(LEARNING SITUATION)

LIFE IN ANCIENT GREECE (mythology, Greek art and life/society in ancient Greece )

THE PROJECT
The project will consist of carrying out three tasks that are related to each other since they work on aspects of life in
ancient Greece.

TASK A/ Cineforum on Greek mythology

DELIVERY DATE JANUARY 18

You are going to watch the movie “Percy Jackson and the Olympians: the lightning thief” and do the activities that I
propose.

Data sheet
Year 2010
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Director: Chris Columbus

Synopsis
Percy is a normal boy who, after a school trip, finds out the big secret that has always been hidden from him: his real
father is Poseidon, the god of the seas. From that moment he begins to discover the hidden world of the Greek divinities,
who have known how to adapt to life in the 21st century, but he is also discovered, which will place him at the center of a
dispute between his father and Zeus, who It will lead him on a thrilling adventure, in the company of his new friends, to
restore cosmic order.

Didactic sheet
Topic: Greek mythology (gods of Olympus, heroes and other mythological beings, the underworld, reference to myths).
Educational level: Secondary Education.

Tasks

1) Investigate (team activity)

- Search for information about the main gods of Greek mythology. Make a brief biographical summary of each one and
their main attributes.
- Look for a myth or legend that is related to one of the gods. Write it in your words and draw a drawing of the part of the
story that you liked the most.
- Explain the relationship between Greek mythology and star constellations.

2) Observe and apply (team activity)

-Search and read carefully one of the myths of ancient Greece.
 Prepare several questions about the myth you have chosen about the characters, what it wants to convey to
us, ... so that you can ask the other classmates.
 You have to learn it and tell it together to the rest of the class.

- Identify the characters that appear in the film with the gods and demigods (or heroes) of Greek mythology.
- Pay attention to the character of Percy Jackson. What similarities and differences are there between his story and that of
Perseus?
- The gods of Olympus were selfish. Do you think this is reflected in the myth of Demeter's lost daughter? Reason your
answer.

3) Individual activity
- Why do you think mythological stories emerged? How do you think they were transmitted?
- Choose one of the characters from the film and analyze their way of acting. Describe his actions and say whether they
seem correct or not to you.
- Give constructive criticism about this film, what is your opinion about what it wants to tell us?

(*) ACTIVITIES 1 AND 2 CAN BE DONE ON PAGES OR CARDBOARDS AND WILL SPECIFY WHAT EACH MEMBER OF THE
TEAM HAS DONE.
(**) ACTIVITY 3 WILL BE DONE ON PAGES, BY HAND, WITH COVER INCLUDED AND TAKING CARE OF THE SPELLING

TASK B/ WORKSHOP: GREEK ART. Analyze an artistic work . Individual or pair activity
DELIVERY DATE JANUARY 27

You are going to do two activities, and they will be done on sheets of paper and by hand . Photocopy or draw the work
and answer the following questions:

1) Analyze an architectural work . Choose one of the works seen in class and follow the following steps:
Name of the building and author. Chronology.
a) Write its function: residential, religious, commercial, military, recreational, etc.
b) Material with which it is made: stone, brick, adobe, wood, etc.
c) Rooms or rooms of the building.
d) Plan: square, rectangular, circular.
e) Order: Doric, Ionic or Corinthian.
f) Decorative elements: reliefs, paintings, sculptures, columns, etc.

2) Analyze a sculptural work . Choose one of the works seen in class and follow the following steps:
Name of the work and author. Chronology.
a) Type of sculpture: Round lump, figure or sculptural group.
b) Whole body, bust, torso.
c) Attitude: standing, recumbent, equestrian...
d) Relief: high relief, low relief.
e) Period and theme: description of the scene.
f) Material: stone, wood, clay, bronze, gold...
g) Dependent on architecture: frieze, pediment, capital….
h) Independent of architecture: squares, gardens, etc.

3) EXHIBITION OF AN ARTISTIC WORK TO PEERS FOR A FEW MINUTES

TASK C/ WORKSHOP: What was life like in ancient Greece? Individual or pair activity

DELIVERY DATE FEBRUARY 1

Carry out the following activities, which will be delivered by hand and on sheets of paper ( TAKE CARE OF YOUR GRAPHY
AND SPELLING ). You can use photos or drawings to support your answers:
1) Make a social pyramid with the social groups of ancient Greece and explain who they were and what each one did.
2) Why do you think ancient civilizations allowed and encouraged slavery?
3) What did slaves work on?
3) What tasks did non-citizens perform? What did women do?
4) What did the ancient Greeks eat?
5) Describe a typical house from ancient Greece
6) Were there schools in ancient Greece? Who were going? What subjects did they have?
7) What did the Greeks do? What did they work on?
8) The Greek Olympics . Comment on what they were, where they were held, every few years, who participated and the
most important sports they practiced.
All team activities must reflect which tasks, activities, etc. does each one or what
together.
Resources
Textbook Resources

Book we use in class:

- Book and digital resources of the Geography and History 1st ESO textbook by SM (Revuela).

Audiovisual resources

Movie: Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

Web links and pages of other teachers:

Professor Rosa Liarte's website ( https://leccionesdehistoria.com/ )

https://leccionesdehistoria.com/1ESO/historia/ud-9-grecia/

Resources for social sciences

https://recursosccss.wordpress.com/

Inés Abella's Blog

https://materialescienciassociales.wordpress.com/geografia/recursos-digitales-para-ciencias-sociales-de-1o-de-la-eso-
materiales-educativos-digitales-para-ciencias-sociales-de-1o-de- the-that-geography-and-history/

Francisco Ayén's blog ( https://www.profesorfrancisco.es/ )

https://www.profesorfrancisco.es/2013/07/grecia-antigua.html
https://www.profesorfrancisco.es/2018/10/cultura-clasica-en-grecia-y-roma.html

play academy
Ancient Greece in 15 minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LMlD7L4Vdk&t=787s
Gods of Greek and Roman mythology
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rObjlxx2MZQ&t=42s
Alexander the Great and the Macedonian Empire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjhfmfb4OrE

Pedro Colmenero's blog ( https://www.pedrocolmenero.es/ )

https://www.pedrocolmenero.es/geograf%C3%ADa-e-historia-1%C2%BA/la-civilizaci%C3%B3n-griega

Jesús Bueno Madurga's website ( https://novecentohistoria.wordpress.com/ )

https://novecentohistoria.files.wordpress.com/2022/11/tema-9.-la-grecia-antigua.pdf

In the previous links you can find all the necessary information but you can do the search wherever you want.

(***) At the end of all the tasks, a multiple choice exam of the learning situation will
be carried out