If you are teaching Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound, you can't afford to miss this source. An extensive list of ideas outlines numerous discussion topics, writing prompts, comprehension questions, oral presentations, and projects. Have class...

Have a blast comparing and contrasting ancient Greek and Roman cultures with this entertaining and educational powerpoint, which is as well-organized as it is thorough. Students will find the differences between the Greeks and Romans...

Students gain insight into Greek tragedy and such concepts such as fate, hubris, and (dramatic) irony. They recognize the Greeks concern with fate, self-determination and the role of gods and oracles in everyday life and compare and...

Studying ancient Greek culture, literature, and architecture is a great way to begin a unit on world cultures - or to start reading Antigone or other Greek dramas. Detailing the social aspects of ancient Greek life, this...

Any classroom study of Toni Morrison's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Beloved requires careful planning and scaffolding. A primary source set that includes a video, illustrations, photos of artifacts, and a broadside of the Fugitive...

Students analyze Antigone and its universal issues as well as explore ancient Greece. In this Antigone and Ancient Greece lesson, students read and complete activities for Sophocles' Antigone. Students reconstruct the experience of a...

Sixth graders investigate the concept of Greek Mythology and conduct research using a variety of resources. They read literature pieces and then write responses to the readings. Students also view a video in order to create the context...

In this online interactive philosophy activity, students respond to 30 short answer and essay questions about The Birth of Tragedy by Friedrich Nietzsche.

Covering the playwrights and characteristics of ancient Greek dramas, this presentation would be a good starter to a unit about the culture or about the genre of tragedies. Though titled "Classical Greece and Rome," there isn't any...

Students develop an understanding of Ancient Greek life. Students explore cultural, political, and social processes that shape different city-states. Students discover people such as Socrates and Alexander the Great.

Philosophy and religion are the topics of this presentation, though humor is what ties them together. Providing many examples of humor in different religions (Evangelism, Buddhism, Mormonism) and from different philosophers (Plato,...

Students create Greek gifts out of paper as a review for an upcoming quiz. They are to use a manila envelope to create what they felt was an important gift the Greeks gave. Once the gift has been created, it is placed into a big bag...

Students study the inauguration process as well as what the constitution states about who succeeds the President of the US when the office is emergently vacant. They discuss the role of government and the events leading to Lyndon...

Students examine the experiences of American prisoners of war to begin their discussion on the Holocaust. They read and view primary source documents and discuss. They discover the importance of the Holocaust as well.

The story goes something like this: A royal, rich, or righteous individual makes a mistake that sends his or her life spiraling into ruin. It's the classic story arc for a Greek tragedy, and we love it so much that we continue to use it...

One of the main objectives for this lesson plan is for learners to gain an insight into Greek tragedy. This site features a detailed lesson plan.

Overview of the history of ancient Greek theatre written in a kid-friendly format teaches about the architecutre of the theatre buildings as well as the structure of the plays.

Refers to the underlying theme of Greek tragedies as mere mortals worrying about their actions.

This site provides a complete biography of Sophocles reprinted from a drama history book. Includes his innovations in ancient theater and his achievements as an artist.

Basic definitions of two terms and the descriptive words associated with each.

A discussion of the beginnings of tragedy and the six necessary components of tragedy. Includes Aristotle's thoughts on tragedies.

MIT's Internet Classics Archive offers a complete text of the famous tragedy by Euripides.

This site provides the entire text of "Oedipus the King" by Sophocles, translated by Storr. Includes the ability to download a text-only version.

Find here the complete text of the play Antigone by Sophocles.