The Muppets Take the Parthenon

Before you begin preparation for your puppet show for Thursday's Greek festival day, we'll take a look at Greek drama. The ancient Greek culture certainly still impacts our culture today. Not only do we have root words, which we have been studying, but also art, drama, philosophy, democracy, Olympic sports, and more. The link to this web site offers a good overview.

Each group will be presenting a story from The Odyssey, and so in a way, you'll be teaching the rest of the class about your portion of Odysseus's journey. Although each of us should have read through all of part one and part two, your group will be the experts on your portion. So, as a group, you should be considering the message your story reveals about Greek culture. The rest of the class will take notes as you perform. We will all consider how the Greeks view loyalty, strength and wisdom, marriage, love, pride, jealousy, and so forth.

This project should shed light on Greek drama as well as Homer's epic poem. Break a leg!

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