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Introduction
This WebQuest will allow AP students to quickly find information about greek heroes that are commonly alluded in AP Tests. We will included Theseus, Perseus, Hercules, Odysseus, Opedius Rex, Achilles, Bellerophon, Icarus, and Orpheus. There will be websites for each character to help students learn and remember the greek stories. Knowing this information will help students understand poems and passage that will allude to greek mythology involving heroes and their stories.
Task
The links for each hero is divided into two sections. The first section are poems either about the hero or alluding to the hero or their story. You might have difficultly understanding the poem without understanding the hero and his story. The second section are links that explain the story for each hero.
Theseus
Poem ) http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poem/246056
Information About Hero ) http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/591825/Theseus
Perseus
Poem ) http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/172946
Information About Hero) http://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Heroes/Perseus/perseus.html
Hercules
Poem ) http://www.luminarium.org/sevenlit/herrick/bacchus.htm
Information About Hero ) http://www.mythweb.com/encyc/entries/heracles.html
Odysseus
Poem ) http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/odysseus-telemachus
Information About Hero ) http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/425301/Odysseus
Oedipus
Poem ) http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/172844 (written by Oedipus himself)
Information About Hero ) http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/425430/Oedipus
Achilles
Poem ) http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/shield-achilles
Informatoin About Hero ) http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/3581/Achilles
Bellerophon
Poem ) http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/fahey-diane/bellerophon-0524012
Information About Hero ) http://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Heroes/Bellerophon/bellerophon.html
Icarus
Poem) http://www.culturalweekly.com/icarus/
http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/landscape-fall-icarus
Information About Hero) http://www.mythweb.com/encyc/entries/icarus.html
Orpheus:
Poem ) http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/250276#poem
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/176859
Information About Hero ) http://www.mythweb.com/encyc/entries/orpheus.html
Process
For each hero, the students will have one or more poems that are either about the hero or allude to the hero or their story. The students must read the poem and then go through the information about the hero. The students will write one paragraph describing how the meaning of the poem became clearier after acquiring the information about the hero.
Evaluation
| Rubric | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Grammar And Punctation |
Has no or nearly no grammar and punncation errors throughtout the paragraphs |
Has few a grammar and puncation errors, throughtout the paragraphs. |
Has many grammar and puncation errors. |
Has an unnatural amount grammar and puncation errors throughout all the paragraphs. |
| Clarity | The paragraphs are clear and concise |
The paragraphs are mostly clear and concise |
The paragraphs are either: clear and not concise or not clear and concise |
The paragraphs are not clear or concise. |
| Topic Understanding |
The student demonstrates an understanding of all the Greek Heroes and their stories. |
The student demonstrates an understanding of most of the Greek Heroes and their stories |
The student demonstrates an understanding of some of the Greek Heroes and their stories |
The student does not demonstrate an understanding for most of the Greek Heroes and their stories |
| Completition | All of the paragraphs are completed | Most of the paragraphs are completed | Some of the paragraphs are completed | A few of the paragraphs are completed |
Conclusion
The greek heroes and their stories are important to know for AP students whom might encounter their allusions in passages or poems given by the AP. By the end of this assignment, each student will understand the stories and the importance of these heroes in order to give them an extra tool to succeed in English AP Exam.
Credits
Made by Sahaj, Ashley, and Lawrence. (Mostly Ashley).