Σάββατο 8 Νοεμβρίου 2014

The healing power of ancient Greek drama: listening activity





Reading comprehension exercises
1. Why were theatre performances part of the healing process? 
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2. Why do you think the healing process depends on our psychological and emotional state? 
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3. Voicing various social issues through the arts educates the soul and treats a disorder. Why do we usually need to identify with or relate to issues presented by the performing arts? How does conversation help in the same sense? 
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4. Why do you think the community should remain peaceful and untroubled? 
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The Asclepieia of Ancient Greece



The healing power of ancient Greek drama: vocabulary, part 1


The healing power of ancient Greek drama: vocabulary, part 2


The Healing Power of Ancient Greek Drama - video and lesson plan




«The healing power of ancient Greek Drama: Utilizing visual and textual illustrations to enhance listening comprehension skills».

Lesson Plan

Dimitra Dertili
31 March 2015
Part 1:
Class: 3rd grade Junior High School, a mixed ability class of 27 students
English level: B2-C1
Overall duration of lesson: 1 teaching hour
Brief description of lesson: the lesson explores the connection between theatres as part of the healing process promoted by the asclepieia (healing centres) in Ancient Greece and the latter's impact on freudian psychoanalysis.
Materials and handouts: three short videos, a powerpoint presentation, online exercises and worksheets.
Equipment and technology: interactive board, the internet.
Classroom layout and grouping of students: The students will be working both individually and in pairs.

Part 2:
Lesson Goal
Lesson Objectives
Assessment
To reinforce students’ language skills and critical thinking abilities via texts of spoken and written English that promote an  understanding of the purpose of the asclepieia, their connection to ancient Greek theatres in addition to their impact on 20th century psychoanalysis

Learn new vocabulary
Vocabulary videos (Reading and Listening)
Practice listening comprehension skills
A listening activity based on authentic material
Practice reading comprehension
A gap-filling exercise based on authentic material
Practice writing skills
Essay writing (homework)
A critical understanding of the purpose and impact of practices of the ancient Greeks.
Reading Comprehension Questions,
Online reading comprehension quiz

Part 3: Lesson procedure
Teacher action
Students (anticipated response)
Materials/equip.
Time
Warm-up
Students are introduced to new vocabulary via a video that presents both term and meaning
Students try to remember the spelling of the term and its Greek meaning (memory enhancement)
Vocab video, interactive board.
3 mins
Students once again watch the vocabulary via the video without its meaning
Students must recall the words' meaning as the words appear in groups in the video.
Vocab video, interactive board.
3 mins
Body
Students watch and listen to a video regarding the relation of the ancient asclepieia to ancient Greek drama and contemporary psychoanalysis. The texts that accompany the images constitute a gap-filling exercise
Students provide either one or two missing words for each text on a worksheet
Video, interactive board, worksheet
10 mins
Teacher asks different students to read the  texts without the gaps in a series of powerpoint slides that compose the video

All students try to identify the previously missing word(s), while checking their answers
Powerpoint presentation, interactive board, worksheet
14 mins
Teacher introduces Reading Comprehension Questions and an online quiz to check whether students have understood the texts
Students work in pairs in order to answer the reading comprehension questions and worksheets

Online quiz, interactive board, worksheet
14 mins
Review
Teacher provides a handout concerning a writing activity for homework
Students hand in their short essay the following lesson

1 min

Part 4:
Student products: For homework students must find a dialogue in Euripides’ work Helen
that has stirred their emotions and state why.

Assessment: Student have to skillfully employ all four skills in various combinations. The outcome is assessed in equally various ways, depending on student participation, their activity results and essay writing.