UbD Lesson Plan Template

Teacher’s Name: Kristine Yeckley-Torres Subject/Course: Social Studies

Lesson Title: Greek Mythology Grade Level: 11th grade

Stage 1 – Desired Results

Competency/Objectives: R.3.2 Rehearse and read texts aloud to an audience, in
performances such as readers theater, reading to younger children or peers, or as part of
formal presentations including research reports and literature responses.
R 3.9 Connect themes to personal experiences, experiences of others, and other texts, and
locate evidence from texts to support or illustrate these connections.
R.3.10 Compare and contrast how texts reflect historical and cultural influences.
W3.3 Use the conventions of standard English including grammar, sentence structure,
paragraph structure, punctuation, spelling, and usage in written work

Established Goals:
Understandings -the definition of a hero changes depending on the time period and
Students will culture
understand -Greek myths still play a role in our culture today.
that...

Essential Questions: 1. What is a hero?

2. What role can myths and beliefs from the past have in today’s
world?
3. How does the definition of a hero change? And why?
4. How do we use stories to explain the world around us?
Students will know… 1. the names and identities of members of the Greek panteon
2. the myths of Theseus, Perseus, and Hercules
3. the myths of Persephone, Orpheus, and Echo
4. what an allusion is
5. what a symbol is
Students will be able
1. identify members of the Greek pantheon
to… 2. apply the concept of allusion to Greek myths and modern day
advertising
3. identify a symbol

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Stage 2 – Assessment Evidence
Performance Your task is to conduct an interview with a Greek god or hero and create
Task: a podcast that will be showcased in our class. One person will be the
interviewer and the other person will take on the role of the Greek god or
hero. Together you will write a script, perform, and record your podcast.
The following elements should be present:
*some preliminary background questions to establish the character of
the interviewer and his/her subject.
*questions about how being a hero today is different today than when
the god/hero was young
*the product endorsement that they are trying to endorse.
*the students will also complete a webquest found at
http://www.fairfieldschools.org/rogerludlowe/crogerludlowe03/webquests
/mythweb/index.htm.

Key criteria to reflect · rubric Clearly illustrates characteristics of hoer/god, use

Performance Tasks: of symbols/allusions, differentiation between the
Examples: Rubric, concept of her in Ancient Greece and current day, level
Checklist, etc. of effort.

Other Evidence Quizzes on readings, short story writing assignment on hero,

Summarized short writing assignment on the “moral of the story”, Greek
(tests, essays, work god poster
sample(s), etc.

Stage 3: Learning Plan, Experiences, and Instruction:

UbD Lesson Plan
TEACHER: Kristine Yeckley-Torres DATE:

CLASS: Social Studies

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LESSON TITLE: Mythology

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