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Troy, Carthage, and Other Ancient Lands
Kind of Activity:
Technology
Objective:
Students will explore the environment in which the story takes place and review their knowledge of the Mediterranean world in which The Aeneid takes place.
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.2 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11–12.7 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.8
Structure:
This is a relatively freeform activity. The teacher should pull up Google Maps or Google Earth and, with the help of a projector, help introduce students to the geographic contours of the Mediterranean environment in which The Aeneid takes place. He/she can highlight regions like Greece, Anatolia (where the remains...
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