You are going to work in groups of three. Each group will create a comic in Pixton about one aspect of the Ancient Greece:
Daily Life in Athens: Geographical location, family and education (boys-girls)
Daily Life in Sparta: Geographical location, family and education (boys-girls)
The Olympic Games: Origin, competitions and prizes.
Architecture: Characteristics, Types of buildings, the Parthenon and the theatre of Epidaurus.
Sculpture: Characteristics, Periods (Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic) including characteristics and examples of statues.
Literature: new alphabet, actors, musicians, the building (theatre), poetry (Homer and the Iliad or the Odyssey) and theatre (tragedy and comedy)
Government in Sparta and in Athens: for each one, type of government, institutions and social groups.
Science: Maths (Thales, Pythagoras), Medicine (Hippocrates), Physics (Archimedes) and History (Herodotus)
Religion: Polytheism, the twelve gods-goddesses of Mount Olympus. Procession to the Acropolis.
Alexander the Great: his life, conquests and death.
To create your comic go to the website of Pixton and sign up in Pixton for schools.
In the comic you will include:
Eighty words minimum.
Nine panels.
Speech bubbles for the characters in the story with audio texts recorded by all members of the group.
In the first panel you will include a caption with an introduction and the title of the topic.
In the last panel the names of the creators of the comic. If your name does not appear you will not be evaluated.
You will present the comic to the class orally. Each member of the group will present three panels.
RESOURCES
Who were the Ancient Greeks?
Olympic Games
British Museum Olympic Games
BBC Olympic Games
Ancient Greek Facts
Ancient Greeks
Explore Ancient Greece
Adventures in Ancient Greece
Greek hero
The Art and Architecture of Ancient Greece
The Greek House
Alexander the Great Video
Clipart images about Ancient Greeks