Iliad Lesson Plan

Discussion: Ancient Greek Literature 101

Kind of Activity:

Classwide Discussion

Objective:

Students will explore the historical and literary background behind the text.

Common Core Standards:

N/A

Structure:

This activity has two parts. In the first part, students should organize themselves into groups of 2-3 people, and the teacher should have them read the following article:

1. World History Encyclopedia – Ancient Greek Literature - https://www.worldhistory.org/Greek_Literature/

Once the class has finished reading, the teacher should hand out a worksheet with the following questions to each of the students, and then break them up into groups so that they can work...