Trojan Horse Myth Lesson for Grades 7

Starting from:

The Trojan Horse Greek and Roman Mythology Series — MS & High School 7-12 ELA

What is the story of the 'Trojan Horse'? Prepare to embark on a journey through the legendary tale of the 'Trojan Horse,' a story woven into the epic literature of ancient Greece and Rome. Explore the works of renowned writers like Pausanias, Vergil, and Homer as they allude to this iconic myth. This resource was made with love — so please handle it with care. It is created and made accessible to you under a non-distribution commercial license (to be used for educational purposes in a classroom setting).

This Resource Includes the Following Features:

Available as a PDF and Google Slides
1 Teacher Three-day Lesson Calendar (with Teacher’s Notes)
1 Key Characters and Places Anchor Chart
- Orient your learners by identifying the key characters behind the building of a hollow, wooden horse to fool the Trojans — including Epeus, Odysseus, Laocoon, and others.
Illustrated Reading Card:
- The Trojan Horse
  - Includes a Student-Friendly Reading Protocol.
2 Art & Literature Connections
- The Trojan Horse (An Enduring Symbol in Western Culture)
- The Trojan Horse (in the Vegilius Vaticanus)
15-Count Question Bank
- Check for understanding with a quick and adaptable question bank.
- Includes a Custom Note-taking template to ensure student accountability!
Frayer Model Vocabulary Cards
- 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 amazing to see the work they produce. A great way to decorate your classroom to showcase your kids’ vocabulary-in-text understanding. The cards can contain terms, geography, and challenging words (as well as contextual entries that fit the story).
3-2-1 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.
Analytical Writing Task
- Using literary analysis, and research skills, the writing activity is a summative assessment of the lesson, asking students to draw from the lessons, discussions, and readings, to write an analytical essay that explores the multifaceted symbolism of the Trojan Horse.
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.
Standards Alignment Chart (Common Core, TEKS, VA SOL)
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.

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

Encourage students to talk about a ruse, strategy, deception, what is fair in war, peace, and more.
Use this resource as a stand-alone lesson or pair it with a larger unit on The Iliad, The Aeneid, Robert Graves’s Greek Myths, or Edith Hamilton’s Mythology.

Know that this educational digital download supplements a unit on Graeco-Roman Mythology. The lesson also includes public domain content, original content, and links to full-text primary resources online.