Greek Literature
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8th Grade
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Easy
Dale Simmons
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A short tale that teaches a lesson, or moral.
Aesop was a Greek Slave who wrote 725 fables.
Fables
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Multiple Choice
A short tale that teaches a lesson, or a moral
myth
fable
epic
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Open Ended
Aesop was a Greek slave who wrote hundreds of fables. Explain the meaning of his fable, "The Grasshopper and the Ant."
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a traditional story describing gods, heroes, or natural events.
Myth
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Multiple Choice
A traditional story describing gods, heroes, or natural events
fable
myth
epic
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Open Ended
Do you think Greek myths have had an influence on modern movies? Explain
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Open Ended
Explain what happened in the myth "Prometheus".
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long narrative poem that tells about legendary or heroic deeds
Epic
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The greatest epic writer of ancient Greece. His two most famous epics were The Iliad and The Odyssey.
Homer
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Multiple Choice
long narrative poem that tells about legendary or heroic deeds
epic
fable
myth
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Open Ended
How did the Greeks use trickery to defeat the Trojans in Homer's epic, The Iliad?
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Open Ended
Do you think you would like to read ancient Greek epics, such as The Iliad written by Homer, which was a story of the Trojan War? Explain
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Multiple Choice
Who was the greatest epic writer of ancient Greece?
Aesop
Homer
Herodotus
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a form of drama in which a person struggles to overcome difficulties but meets an unhappy ending
Tragedy is
form of drama in which the story has a happy ending
Comedy is a
A genre is a category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter.
A genre can also be described as a specific type of music, film, or writing.
Your favorite literary genre might be science fiction, and your favorite film genre might be horror.
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Open Ended
What is your favorite genre of literature or movies? Give an example and explain what it is about.
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Aesop was a Greek Slave who wrote 725 fables.
Fables
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