Tuesday, December 31, 2019

A Lesson Plan: Soulmates, Celestial Bodies, and the Origin of Love

Target Audience: 

Appropriate for third semester Latin students

Objective:


Students Will Be Able To:  Infer Greco-Roman perspectives on sexuality and gender roles by analyzing an adapted Latin text of Plato’s Symposium 189ff 


Essential Questions


·         What does a culture’s mythology tell us about their perspectives of gender?

·         What does a culture’s mythology tell us about their perspectives of sexuality?

·         What can we learn by comparing different cultures’ perspectives on gender and sexuality?