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A 5 week unit focusing on Greek myths and legends for KS3 students stories and resources included Each myth builds a foundation of the key concepts and texts taught at GCSE. These include tragic heroes, femininity, power and humanity. The unit focuses on reading comprehension, creative writing (fiction and non-fiction) as well as analytical writing. Writing structures provided (most with sentence starters.) Week 1: The Ancient Greeks Lesson 1: The Ancient Greeks Lesson 2: Greek Gods and Goddesses Lesson 3: Mythical Beasts Lesson 4: Hercules Week 2: Be Careful What You Wish For Lesson 5: Pandora’s Box Lesson 6: King Midas Lesson 7: Icarus Week 3: Vanity and Narcissism Lesson 9: Mirror Descriptions Lesson 10: Narcissus Lesson 11: Medusa Lesson 12: Carol Ann Duffy’s ‘Medusa’ Week 4: The Power of Nature: Lesson 13: Hades and the Underworld Lesson 14: Persephone’s Abduction Lesson 15: Artemis and Orion Lesson 16: Poseidon Week 5: Masculinity and Tragic Heroes Lesson 17: Prometheus and Zeus Lesson 18: Persuading Zeus Lesson 19: Achilles and the Tragic Hero Lesson 20: Greek Myths Quiz