Grecian Urn Project

It is evident that most of what is known about Grecian "everyday life" came from the excavation of
ancient Grecian urns. These urns, made from terra cotta clay were made almost exclusively from master
craftsmen in Athens. They depicted everyday life as well as religious beliefs.

Grecian urn are famous artifacts left behind from the Greek civilization. Most of them depicted scenes
from various myths. Choose one of Hercules’s 12 labors and make a Grecian urn.

Required elements:

 The labor (Title)

o Brief summary of the labor (in your own words)
 Partners names
 The urn
 Explanation of the urn
o Explain what you put on your urn and why.
 Rubric
Content All required elements present
/20
Creativity
/20
Originality
/20
Partner participation Partner review was submitted
/10
Partner 1 review:
/5
Partner 2 review:
/5
Conventions Demonstrate command of
conventions of Standard English /5
grammar and usage when
writing or speaking.
Capitalization
/5
Punctuation
/5
Spelling
/5

Total Points:
/100
Feedback:
 Group Peer Evaluation

Your name:__________________________________________________________________
Project:__________________________ Date:______________________________________
Please circle the number below that best describes your personal performance.
QUALITY OF WORK
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Careless, sloppy work Some effort shown Really worked carefully!
CONTRIBUTION
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Offered no assistance Did some work Did whatever was asked!
USE OF WORK TIME
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Did nothing Occasionally worked Always on task!

Partner’s name: _______________________________________________________

Please circle the number below that best describes your partners’s performance.
QUALITY OF WORK
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Careless, sloppy work Some effort shown Really worked carefully!
CONTRIBUTION
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Offered no assistance Did some work Did whatever was asked!
USE OF WORK TIME
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Did nothing Occasionally worked Always on task!