Welcome back, future leaders! For today’s warm-up please do the following:

1. Welcome back, future leaders! • For today’s warm-up please do the following: • Grab your student log and notebook from the crates. • Draw an X through today’s homework box. • Write in today’s date and objective on your student log. • Open your notebook and respond to the following prompts: • Make effort, not excuses. “What is a hero? What makes someone a hero? Do you know anyone that you would call a hero? Write one full paragraph.” USE YOUR TIME WISELY!

2. World History with Mr. Golden __________________________________________________________ Heroes and Fables of Ancient Greece

3. Objective: ________________________________________________________ FLWBATdescribe the roles of fables in ancient Greek culture

4. Agenda: ________________________________________________________ • Review • Staple it in! • Greek fable notes • Read and discuss • Create your own modern fable! • - We’re done!

5. Staple it in! ________________________________________________________ Ka-chunk! Ka-chunk!

6. Fables: ________________________________________________________ What’s a fable? - A short story that tells a moral lesson What fable is this? WOLF! Aesop was the most famous Greek writer of fables… but there are many, many others.

7. Hubris: ________________________________________________________ What’s hubris? Well, everyone has weaknesses… Why am I so dumb?!?! I need a drink. *hic* Ahh! Kryptonite!

8. Hubris: ________________________________________________________ What’s hubris? A fatal flaw in a person, (usually being overconfident), that leads to his/her downfall

9. Hubris: ________________________________________________________ Deshawn Jackson is guilty of hubris…

10. Prometheus: ________________________________________________________ Prometheus stole fire from Zeus and gave it to humankind. • This angers Zeus, who keeps Prometheus chained to a rock in the mountains. Each day, an eagle comes to eat the liver from Prometheus’s still-living body. The liver re-grows every night because Prometheus is immortal. Moral of the story: Don’t disobey the gods

11. Prometheus: Gigantic Prometheus statue in Rockefeller Center, New York City ________________________________________________________ These fables are more than just old stories. They have a lot of influence on what we value as a culture!

12. Prometheus: ________________________________________________________ Maybe you even grew up watching this…

13. Hercules: ________________________________________________________ The fable: In order to atone, (be forgiven), for the reckless murder of his family, Hercules has to complete 12 impossible tasks. Some of these are intense heroic tasks:

14. Hercules: Hero of Poop ________________________________________________________ Some of them are… not. Like cleaning out the 1000 cattle stables of a king. So what’s the moral? Moral of the story: A hero does what needs to be done… even if it isn’t glamorous

15. Hercules: ________________________________________________________ And if you’re still worried about Prometheus… Thanks, bro! Don’t be. Hercules freed him, too.

16. Fables: Now, take a few minutes with a partner to look at a few other fables… ________________________________________________________ • -Read the passage • -Discuss it with your partner • - In your notes, write a 1-2 sentence summary of the story • -Figure out what the moral of the story is (what’s thelesson?) USE YOUR TIME WISELY!

17. Pandora: ________________________________________________________ Do you know a similar story about a curious woman creating evil for everyone because she doesn’t listen? Pandora is given a box and told not to open it. She doesn’t listen and releases all of the world’s evil. Moral of the story: Don’t be reckless – it can cause problems for you that you can’t undo

18. Pandora: ________________________________________________________ And just for any God of War fans out there…

19. Icarus: ________________________________________________________ Icarus received wings made of wax and feathers and could fly, but flew too close to the sun. This destroyed the wings and sent him falling to his death. (Not pictured above: falling to his death) Moral of the story: Keep focused on the task at hand – distractions will ruin you

20. Narcissus: ________________________________________________________ He was so self-absorbed that when he saw his own reflection in a pond, he fell in love, and died there. Moral of the story: Don’t be so hung up on yourself or the world will pass you by Naked woman over here… not interested? Um… okay then. Right back at you, beautiful. Why hello handsome…

21. Sisyphus: ________________________________________________________ Sisyphus thinks that he’s smarter than the gods. Soooooo… Zeus makes him roll a boulder up a hill for all eternity. Moral of the story: Don’t be too confident… AKA: HUBRIS!

22. Sisyphus: ________________________________________________________ The result of Sisyphus’ hubris…

23. Fables: ________________________________________________________ It’s your turn! Now you’re going to create your own fable about modern life in Baltimore… • Write a short story of 250 words (about as long as the Sisyphus story) • Choose a moral (lesson) that you want your characters to learn • Introduce your characters, and describe what happens to them • How do they learn their lesson? USE YOUR TIME WISELY!

24. We’re done! ________________________________________________________ Make sure to put your notebooks in the crate and your folders in folders, please! Thank you for all your hard work today!