Demeter

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What are your favorite local foods to
eat and when are they in season?

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What symbols do you associate with
agriculture and harvest?

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If you could choose one season to live in
forever, which would it be and why?

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Why do some places have different seasons
(winter, spring, summer, fall)?

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Let’s learn a bit

more about

Demeter!

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Complete the following tasks using text evidence where

appropriate.

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How does the myth of Persephone and Hades
demonstrate how ancient Greeks used myths

to explain cause and effect in their world?

While Demeter’s excitement about being reunited

would “make all plants boom to celebrate.”

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What lie does Persephone tell

Hades and her parents?

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Write a three-sentence
summary of the article.

Underworld and winter settles over the world.

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Demeter has many nicknames.
Give her a new one and explain
your choice with text evidence.

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Panels of art are some of the most famous pieces

that survived ancient times. Look up their style, then create a scene depicting part of the article. Be sure to include symbols to represent Demeter.

to ensure that Demeter would be
recognizable to their audience.