Greek Theatre Scavenger Hunt and Jigsaw
Congratulations! You have been selected to become an expert on one aspect
of Greek Theatre. You have been placed into an expert group. As part of
the expert group, you will learn about your topic, and then your group will
decide how to best teach your topic to other groups. Read the following
directions.
Directions:
�With your group members, use the websites below to research your topic.
�Take notes on your topic. You should find the FIVE most important facts
about your topic to teach.
Masks 1
This is one of three links for this area.
http://www.greektheatre.gr/
Masks 2. The second link for Masks
http://alumni.imsa.edu/~chuck/project/mask-type.html
Masks 3. The third link for masks.
http://www.rocky.edu/~beckern/research.html
Theatre 1. This is the first of three links for the Theatre
section.
http://www.greektheatre.gr/
Theatre 2. I think you understand the pattern now...
http://www.perspicacity.com/elactheatre/library/greektheatre/index.html
Theatre 3.
http://depthome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/classics/dunkle/tragedy/index.htm
Tragedy 1. This is the first of two links for the Tragedy section.
http://www.greektheatre.gr/
Tragedy 2.
http://www.perspicacity.com/elactheatre/library/greektheatre/index.html
Chorus 1. the first of two links.
http://www.greektheatre.gr/
Chorus 2.
http://depthome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/classics/dunkle/tragedy/index.htm
Aeschylus 1. The first of four sites.
http://www.theatrehistory.com/ancient/aeschylus011.html
Aeschylus 2.
http://www.theatrehistory.com/ancient/aeschylus001.html
Aeschylus 3.
http://www.theatrehistory.com/ancient/aeschylus003.html
Aeschylus 4.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeschylus
Part A of Oedipus handout. Scroll to the bottom of the page at
this site and
read about the myth. It would be wise also to read "Possible
Interpretations" below the story.
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/myth.htm
Part C of Oedipus handout. After reading article, write a
response that
explain what Professor Wilson means when he states," Now,
perhaps, we can
appreciate one more of the ironies of the tragedy: when the man
who was
tyrannos turns out to have been basileus all along -- having
unwittingly
taken on the position of hereditary monarch."
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/oedipustyrannos.htm
Part D of Oedipus handout. Play the Oedipus game at this site to
test your
knowledge of the play.
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/oedipus/oedipusindex.htm
A. of Antigone handout. Click on site, scroll down and read about
the play.
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/antigone.htm
B. of Anitgone handout. Click on site and read about Anitgone's
possible age.
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/antigone02.htm
Part D of Antigone handout. Click on site and read about the
importance of
persuasion in this play as well as in Sophocles' other plays,
particularly
Oedipus' story.
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/creon.htm
Antigone game. Click on the site below and see how well you do at
this game.
It's not that easy...
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/creon.htm
Anglo Saxon Riddles and solutions.
http://www2.kenyon.edu/AngloSaxonRiddles/texts.htm
code of chivalry essay. Be able to discuss what this code is and
how it
shaped gender expectations for medieval men and women.
http://www.courses.fas.harvard.edu/~chaucer/special/lifemann/love/ben-love.htm
excerpts from Jerome's writing. Note how doctrines such as this
shape how
medieval women were perceived by society, especially the Church.
http://www.courses.fas.harvard.edu/~chaucer/canttales/wbpro/jer-theo.html
The Hero's Journey first articulated by Joseph Campbell is
summarized in the
following link. Think about how or if the heroes of "The
Hobbit"
and "Gilgamesh" fit these traits.
http://www.yourheroicjourney.com/Journey.shtml
Hero's Journey. Visual representation of the hero's journey.
Scroll over the
sections for a
more complete summary.
http://ias.berkeley.edu/orias/hero/
MLA in-text citation and general guidelines for writing
literature analyses.
http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/p04_c08_o.html
The Legend of Paris and Helen
http://wwh.abss.k12.nc.us/eng2hiliadbkgnd.htm
"The Conflicting Views of Helen" THE academic essay on
the history of Helen
of Troy.
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/classes/KOp.html
Dante's INferno: wikipedia's explanation of who Dante was as well
as intro
to
each of the three texts in The Divine Comedy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Divine_Comedy
Dante's Inferno: excellent site that explains each Canto and
section of
Dante's Hell.
http://danteworlds.laits.utexas.edu/utopia/index2.html
Medieval science and the Church
http://www.bede.org.uk/university.htm
Learn about 14th century English at this site.
http://www.courses.fas.harvard.edu/~chaucer/language.html
THE Chaucer site
http://www.courses.fas.harvard.edu/~chaucer/index.html
EPIC OF GILGAMESH: Gardener's criticism
http://web.archive.org/web/20021205034038/home1.gte.net/tomchat/maier.html
Gilgamesh summary and internet resource page
http://pfaff.newton.cam.ac.uk/mirrors/www.hist.unt.edu/ane-09.htm
EPIC OF GILGAMESH: Wikipedia link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilgamesh
EPIC OF GILGAMESH: BBC's online article about the archeological
finding of
what i slikely Gilgamesh's tomb.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/2982891.stm
Gilgamesh: Historical info and excellent "how to read the
text" section as
well as a summary of the story by tablet from WSU.
http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/MESO/GILG.HTM
Gilgamesh criticism: the story and the meaning of life...
http://eawc.evansville.edu/essays/brown.htm
Gilgamesh: World Lit. professor's page. Include themes, study
questions, etc.
http://fajardo-acosta.com/worldlit/gilgamesh/
Gilgamesh: Professor Thompson's page. Contains themes, study
questions and
writing prompts.
http://novaonline.nv.cc.va.us/eli/eng251/gilgameshstudy.htm#issues
SAT word list (you will need adobe reader for this site)
http://www.freevocabulary.com/vocabulary.pdf
Latin cognates page
http://www.qualityquinn.com/Documents/latin_cognates.html
MLA citation online machine. Awesome!
http://citationmachine.net/
Chaucer site with lots of pictures and info, including Dante
http://www.unc.edu/depts/chaucer/zatta/Zatta_Index.html
Chaucer: the Canterbury Cathedral
http://www.unc.edu/depts/chaucer/zatta/canterbury.html
Dante: online test to see where you would go - hell, purgatory or
paradise
http://www.4degreez.com/misc/dante-inferno-test.mv
Beowulf: virtual recreation of an Anglo Saxon village
http://www.regia.org/village.htm
Beowulf: Anglo Saxon houses and furniture
http://www.regia.org/houses.htm
Beowulf: Anglo Saxon arts and crafts links as well as links to
art and music
http://www.ravensgard.org/gerekr/anglo.html#arts
Beowulf: kinship, lordship and role of women
http://www.britainexpress.com/History/anglo-saxon_life-kinship_and_lordship.htm
Beowulf: Anglo Saxon coins plus an interactive game
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/trail/conquest/wessex_kings/coins_intro.shtml
Beowulf: Sutton Hoo basic info on site findings
http://www.britainexpress.com/History/sutton-hoo.htm
Beowulf: the Sutton Hoo site including an interactive tour and
some pictures
http://www.suttonhoo.org/index.html
Beowulf: detailed picture of the Sutton Hoo helmet
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/2471/photos/sh-helm.jpg
Beowulf: Anglo Saxon military organization
http://www.regia.org/saxons2.htm
Beowulf: Anglo Saxon arms and armor
http://www.regia.org/spear.htm
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