LEARNING AREA: History LESSON TOPIC: The Trojan War: A Story by Homer

YEAR LEVEL: 5 DURATION of LESSON: 60 Minutes

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Sequence historical people and events A!HHS0"#$
%se historical terms and concepts A!HHS0""$
%se comprehension strate&ies to analyse in'ormation( inte&ratin& and lin)in& ideas 'rom a variety o' print and
di&ital sources A!*+,-.0/$
LESSON OBJECTIVES
To learn about the story o' Troy
Ho0 it 0as started
Ho0 lon& it 0ent 'or
Ho0 it ended 0ith the Trojan Horse
%nderstand that stories about the Trojan War have been passed do0n orally and have in'luenced artists and 0riters
'rom 1enaissance to today
By the end of this esson! st"dents #i h$%e $n o&&o't"nity to de(onst'$te thei' $)iity to:
-2 To have the )no0led&e o' 0hen the Trojan War started and 0here it 0as
32 Who 0ere the main characters o' this story
/2 Ho0 lon& it 0ent 'or
42 Ho0 the Trojan Horse 0as involved2
RESOURCES AND CLASSROOM ORGANISATION
History 5oo)s
6ideo on the Trojan War
Scissors
7lue
8encils
1ubbers
8addlepop stic)s
STUDENTS* PRIOR +NO,LEDGE
8rior )no0led&e 0ill come 'rom previous history lessons tau&ht2
LESSON PROCEDURE
Moti%$tion -O'ient$tin. Ph$se/ 01 Mins
*9plain to the class that today they are &oin& to learn about one o' the most 'amous Ancient 7ree) stories: The
Trojan War
1evie0 the 7ree) Warriors that they have learnt about that 0ere a part o' the Trojan War
These include Aja9( Achilles and %lysses2
P'o2ed"'e -Enh$n2in. Ph$se/
The Trojan War: -31 Mins/
*9plain that there 0as the :in& Menelaus o' Sparta and he 0as married to the most beauti'ul 0oman in 7reece:
Helen
T0o princes named Hector and 8aris 0ho 0ere 'rom Troy came to Menelaus; )in&dom and Helen and 8aris 'ell in
love
Helen ran a0ay 0ith 8aris bac) to Troy and Menelaus 0as 'urious< He as)ed his brother :in& A&amemnon to
help him &et Helen bac)
They mustered up the bi&&est army ever seen in 7reece and then sail to the shores o' Troy
The 0ar lasted 'or over ten years as the 7ree)s stru&&led to &et throu&h the &ates o' Troy
%lysses then &ot the idea o' buildin& a &reat 0ooden horse
%lysses and 5 other soldiers then hid in the horse once it 0as complete and the rest o' the 7ree) army sailed a0ay
=nce the horse 0as dra&&ed into the city o' Troy( %lysses and the other soldiers crept out o' the horse be'ore
si&nalin& the 7ree) army to come and invade Troy
They then &ot Helen bac) and sailed bac) to 7reece( leavin& Troy in ruin
8lay video that e9plains ho0 they &ot the idea o' the Trojan Horse
A2ti%ity: B"idin. $ T'o4$n 5o'se -06 Mins/
*9plain that they are &oin& to build their o0n Trojan Horse usin& 8addlepop stic)s
7ive them appro92 -5 mins to complete this activity2
Con2"sion: 6 Mins
8ac) up 8addlepop stic)s( &lue and scissors
Ma)e sure class is prepared 'or the ne9t lesson