Welcome back! We did a switch this week so we get to do two weeks of Mythology in a row! Yessss. In class we are going to have ourselves a little Olympian Family Reunion.
Homework:
- Go HERE and choose one of the Greek gods to impersonate this week during our family reunion. Look in the tables of contents in our books for one or two stories about your character and read them. Learn about your character in our books, not through a google search. If you are one of the Olympians whose Roman name is one of the planets, see the music below for some inspiration while you prep, and something you could optionally use in your presentation.
- Prepare a 2 min presentation of some kind, as this god, to teach us about you. You can dress up and/or bring props and tell us about yourself, you can create a little video or slide show, you can write a song, make a campaign commercial for yourself, make a “profile page” for yourself, draw some pictures, make a poster . . . You guys know the drill on this and always show up with something amazing, so I can’t wait to see what you come up with! Think of a way to tell us about yourself (as the god you signed up for) that sounds fun to you. If you have something that requires the projector, send it to me via your mom’s Telegram on Wednesday.
- Listen to the music as directed below and look at the pictures.
Music
Ok, so last time, remember all of those beautiful pictures of Greece we looked at? There is a song that was inspired by the Greek island of Santorini. Check this place out:
Now, this guy, Yanni (a modern Greek), that wrote this song, is kind of the Bob Ross/Michael Jackson of classical music, if that’s possible. Cheesy but lovable. Memorable. Each epic in their own way. Look at this guy. Behold the outfit. Behold the mustache. The people of the 80s and 90s loved him. Saving the world with sheer musical euphoria, one digital piano riff at a time. Also note he is performing at the Acropolis in Athens, which was the ancient temple complex on the hill with the modern city surrounding it we saw last week:
I didn’t necessarily love classical music (yet) as a kid, but I did love these pieces in the video below, especially “Mars”. They are each named after one of the planets/Greek gods, and are inspired by the character of that god. Listen to all if you wish; I’m putting them here for a little background music as you work/to give some well rounded inspiration for your presentation. Sorry, Hades/Pluto, I don’t think they had discovered your planet yet when these were written:
See you at the family reunion!
