LVV Project Night Class

Civilizations Research Project and Oral Presentation

DUE DATE for research paper and presentation: April 7 2008

Instructions:

Students are required to write a research paper and conduct an oral presentation on one of the topic choices found below.

Format:

The research project should be 3-4 pages double spaced with 12 point font. Students are required to use a variety of sources during their research including textbooks, books or internet sites. All written work should be in the students own words. Students must ensure that any/all ideas or quotes that are used MUST be sourced within the paper and in a bibliography at the end of the paper. Remember Plagiarism will result in a grade of ZERO!


Topics for your research assignment – choose one of the following:

1. Research the costumes worn during Ancient Greece and create an illustrated catalog of these designs or actually create an imitation of one of these designs. The actual costume could be life-sized or doll-sized.

2. Research the types of food eaten in Ancient Greece or Modern Greece and create a cookbook or bring in samples of these dishes to share with the class.

3. Research the weapons at the time of the poem and create a book of weapons.

4. Using paint, clay or another art medium, create a depiction of a scene from the poem or demonstrate various Greek gods/goddesses.

5. Make a comic book based on some aspect of Ancient Greece or illustrating the story of The Odyssey.

6. Design a map routing Odysseus's trip home and tell what happened at each place he stopped on the map.

7. Is the Odyssey a good story? Why/why not?

8. Compare Job's relationship with his God to Odysseus' relationship with his gods.

9. In what ways does Odysseus develop as a character during the course of the narrative?
Does he develop at all?

10. Analyze the role of Athena in the Odyssey


Directions for Oral Presentation:

Students are required to complete a 4-5 minute presentation on their research project. Students should discuss their finding on the above questions – be as thorough as possible. Be prepared to answer questions regarding your answers.