KS4 lesson for Unit 2: The Universal Hero, in Component 1: Myth and Religion, of the OCR Classical Civilisation GCSE. The lesson objective is to introduce the Roman conceptualisation of the Universal Hero Hercules and provide context for which he is connected to their civilisation.
Accessible for all ability groups and the resources are easily differentiated for more and less academically able students.
This lesson includes…
- Recap questions/pictionary starter activity to recap previous lesson on Heracles at Olympia.
- Introduction to Virgil’s Aeneid as a primary source for learning the myth of Hercules and Cacus.
- Focused segmented study of the myth, as told in the Aeneid.
- Storyboard activity to consolidate the events of the myth.
- Practise exam questions focusing on interpretation and source analysis skills.
- Introduction to the Cult of Hercules in Rome.
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