Launch your Year 7 students into the epic world of Ancient Greece with this fully resourced and updated 7-week scheme, enriched with storytelling, sentence-level grammar, literary analysis, and creative writing. This package immerses learners in the cultural values of xenia, philotimia, aristeia, and moira, while developing imaginative writing and literacy fundamentals.
What’s Included:
- Updated scheme of work document with clear sequencing, AO focus, and differentiation guidance
- 18 PowerPoint lessons covering:
- Prometheus and Pandora
- Baucis and Philemon
- Perseus and Medusa
- Theseus and the Minotaur
- Daedalus and Icarus
- The Trojan Horse
- Achilles and Hector
- Scylla and Charybdis
- Structured cold and final assessments with success criteria and exemplars
SPaG focus lessons on:
- Main clauses
- Sentence variety
- Similes, metaphors, and onomatopoeia
- Paragraphing and punctuation
- Mythical creature creation task with gallery critique
- Cross-curricular links to history, philosophy, and classical literature
Ideal For:
- Creative writing units
- Literacy-focused curriculum pathways
- Mixed-ability or high-challenge settings
Bonus Features:
- Student-friendly definitions of classical concepts with application to Frankenstein, Macbeth, and The Odyssey
- Full integration of cold tasks, live marking sheets, and peer/self-assessment tools
- Strong SMSC and British Values opportunities (e.g. ambition, honour, fate, hospitality)
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This unit has been a huge hit with our Year 7s. The myth-based content is rich and engaging, while the grammar and writing tasks are seamlessly embedded and genuinely effective. The cultural concepts are introduced in an accessible way, and the cross-curricular links add real depth. A brilliantly balanced scheme that supports literacy and sparks imagination.
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