Iliad Lesson Plan

Podcast: The Iliad in Western Culture

Kind of Activity:

Technology

Objective:

Students will learn fundamental skills of research, interviewing, and storytelling through podcasts.

Common Core Standards:

N/A

Structure:

For this exercise, students will be tasked with creating a 5-minute podcast about the wider influence of The Iliad on Western art, history and culture. Because of the immense scope of the topic, students should try to focus on one or two particular points which they wish to make, and find corresponding examples with which to illustrate them.

In the first part of this activity, the teacher should explain this objective to students and ask them about their...