Queen Hera | Juno Greek & Roman Mythology English Language Arts Grades 8-10

Who is Hera (Juno)? Hera is the regal, matriarchal deity in Greek and Roman mythology — she is closely associated with her husband, Zeus. Her cult includes respect for the peacock and the cuckoo, and she was widely worshiped in Argos and other parts of mainland Greece. She has the power to provide prophecy to humans, and the stories that feature her often contain squabbles and conflicts she has with her husband. This lesson includes a three-day plan, including art and literature connections, a question bank, and a group reading activity.

This Resource Includes the Following Features:

• Access to Print and Digital Versions
• Three-Day Pacing Calendar and Suggested Lesson Plan (with Teacher's Notes)
• Key Characters and Places Anchor Chart:
  • Helpful poster to place in your classroom or post to your LMS
  • Includes a map activity
• Hera — Entry from Greek and Roman Dictionary
  • Provides brief information on the goddess, her attributes, and her relationship to the Titans and other Olympian deities.
• 2 Reading Task Cards — Designed to get students reading, writing, and presenting information in groups!
  • Hera — Her Nature and Deeds (3 pages)
  • Hera, Io, and Argus
• Art & Literature Connection
  • "Mercury kills Argus" lithograph created from an ancient Greek vase
• A Suite of Assessments:
  • 8-Question "What Do You Know about Hera?" Pre-Assessment (Easel)
  • 20-Count Question Bank
  • Check for understanding with a quick and adaptable question bank
  • Bar-style trivia Game for Review or Assessment
• Exit Ticket
  • Exit tickets are a way to get data about your students' understanding of the lesson right before the class is finished. Collect these exit tickets and quickly see what your students have learned.
• Frayer Model Vocabulary Template (one student sample)
  • Frayer models are a way to get kids to think about vocabulary visually in a four-section square — A square for meaning, one for examples, another for non-examples, and a sketch. It is impressive to see the work they produce. A great way to decorate your classroom to showcase your kids' vocabulary-in-text understanding. The cards contain terms, geography, challenging words (as well as contextual entries that fit the story).
• 1 Further Reading List
  • Don't disregard this further reading list if you think it is merely a bibliography. Share the list with your students or have them do projects based on the available research. Assign different sources to students and organize presentations where learning can go deeper into the story.
• Answer Keys for all student-facing documents
  • Teachers always ask for answer keys for my products, so I gave you plenty of guidance on what to expect from students in their written and oral responses.
  • Answer key for the question bank and map activity
  • 30-point rubric for the writing prompt
  • Standards Alignment Chart for planning

I created this resource with middle and high school students in mind. It is designed for an English Language Arts Mythology unit — 

• Use this resource as a stand-alone lesson or pair it with a larger unit on early Greek myths, primordial stories, The Iliad, Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, Robert Graves's Greek Myths, or Edith Hamilton's Mythology.

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