Introduction

Ancient Greece was a time and place very different from today's world.  Your  mission is to find as much information as you can about daily  life during this period of history.  To report on your findings, you must assume the identity of a man, woman, or child of ancient Greece.  You will pretend to live in this time period and bring your character to life.

The Task

You will assume the identity of an authentic character from Ancient Greece.  Your writing and research will be from the viewpoint of the Grecian person you choose to be.  You can be a slave, warrior, wife, student, philosopher, artisan, government official, athlete, child, or any other type of character of ancient Greece.  You are to write about your life as that person.

Select a character from the list below:
 

Use the Internet resources listed below to gather information about this character.  Look at the information that is needed for your journal entries.  Once the information is gathered you will publish it in journal form, written in the first person point of view, as if you were that ancient Greek.  Use the format below as your guide.

I.  COVER PAGE 
         Your cover will have a picture of your person and their name and where in Greece they come from.  The picture can be drawn by hand, photocopied from one of our coloring book resources in the classroom,  or obtained from the Internet by copying and pasting a picture of an ancient Greek.

II.  PAGE ONE
     Your character can be living his/her life in one of the roles listed above, or you can create your won role, providing it is authentic.  Gather information about that character from the resources listed.  Your first page should "introduce"  you r character and give some of his/her family history and background.  To bring your character to life, include the following information on your first page:

• Name (make sure it is an authentic Greek name)
• Family background (marital status, parent s of your character)
• Occupation
• Age
• Educational background

RESOURCES
Daily Life in Ancient Greece
Civilizations:  Greece and Rome
Greece
Portland State's Ancient Greece
Evergreen School District:  Everyday Life in Greece
 

Evaluation

Now that you have completed your research and report on Ancient Greece, you will share your findings with the class.  One option for your oral report is to dress the part of your character.  Students doing this will be given extra credit.  Have fun with your report, and think of a novel way to present your research material.
 
 

Conclusion

You have traveled through time to research the lifestyles of the ancient Greeks.  Now you have a better understanding of what life was like thousands of years ago in this ancient civilization.  What would the Greeks think of our civilizations today? Would they want to borrow ideas from us as we have borrowed from them?  You might want to research Ancient Rome on your own and compare these two civilizations. 

Credits  &  References

Graphics Courtesy of Icon Bazaar:   www.iconbazaar.com
 

Classroom Reference Materials:

Ancient Greece Activity Book:  Arts, Crafts, and Historical Aids by Mary Jo Keller
Ancient Greece:  Literature-Based Activities for Thematic Teaching by Linda Quick
Myths and Legends of the Greeks by Nicola Ann Sissons