Diary of a Witness – The Trojan War
Now that we have studied Homer and his descriptions of the Trojan War, an epic battle during the Dark
Ages in Greece, it is your turn to demonstrate your understanding of the conflict. You are to do one of
two things:
I.
II.
Write a paragraph diary entry describing the events.
A. You can choose between one of the following characters:
1. Greek Soldier
2. Trojan Soldier
3. Achilles
4. Hector
5. Wife of Greek soldier
6. Wife of Trojan soldier
7. Paris
8. King of Greece – Agamemnon
9. King of Troy – Priam
10. Helen of Troy
11. Wife of Hector
12. Menalaus
13. Persias
14. Patriculus
15. King of Ithica (Odysseus)
16. Scary Guy with Big Hammer
17. Mommy of Achilles
18. Guy doing backflips at the celebration
19. King of Thessaly
20. Trojan Horse
21. Sword of Troy
B. Describe the major events of the war in your diary –beginning, middle, and end
C. 1st Two paragraphs (Introduction) Describe the events surrounding the cause of the war.
D. 2nd Two Paragraphs – Describe your characters role in the war and how it ended
E. 3rd Two Paragraphs – Describe your feelings about the war
Create a 16 square cartoon using 16 major events of the war from the perspective of one of
the following:
A.
1. Greek Soldier
2. Trojan Soldier
3. Achilles
4. Hector
5. Wife of Greek soldier
6. Wife of Trojan soldier
7. Paris
8. King of Greece – Agamemnon
9. King of Troy – Priam
10. Helen of Troy
11. Wife of Hector
12. Menalaus
13. Persias
14. Patriculus
15. King of Ithica (Odysseus)
16. Scary Guy with Big Hammer
17. Mommy of Achilles
18. Guy doing backflips at the celebration
19. King of Thessaly
20. Trojan Horse
21. Sword of Troy
b. Each square needs a picture and two sentences describing the event and your feelings
about the event.
Total = 20 points
Step 1:
Select your character.
Step 2:
As a table (group) you will list 15 events from beginning to end. All group members list all selected
events.
Step 3:
As a class, teacher writes down sequence of events using student responses.
Step 4:
Put everything away except you pile of notes from the movie. Take out a sheet of paper.