Groovy Greeks: An Overview of the Ancient Greeks for Context
I love reading A Midsummer Night's Dream with my kids. Over the years I've realized that a lot of them do not have the context to understand the first scene of the play. I discovered the animated show Horrible Histories while searching for a quick way to give them that context in a way that they'd actually pay attention. To make sure that they did while watching, I created a guided questioning handout. I also realized that the video wasn't going to be enough. So I found an article on CommonLit that dissects the class system. Because students need to understand Hermia's plight and why the mechanicals are the comedic relief (I use a subsequent lesson to drive this idea home), the assessment is two paragraphs where they have to use both resources to explain what life was like for women and the working class. The lesson plan is below. If you're interested in the handout I use, you can find it in my TPT store here . Groovy Greeks Introduct