Grades: Middle School (6–8)
Subjects: Visual Arts, History—Social Science
Time Required: 3–5-part lesson
3–4 class periods
Author: J. Paul Getty Museum Education Staff
Lesson Overview
Students will examine the sculpture of the Greek hero Herakles (Hercules to the Romans) and discuss what it means to be a hero in ancient Greece and today. They will then choose a modern hero and create a sculpture that expresses the hero’s identity and attributes.
Learning Objectives
Students will be able to:
- discuss how heroes were depicted and what it meant to be a hero in ancient Greece.
- describe the characteristics of modern-day heroes and explain what it is that makes them heroes.
- create a clay sculpture of a modern hero using attributes to communicate information about their subject.
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