Books with author Robert M. Wilhelm

This teacher's resource is the perfect tool for an in-depth introduction to the architecture and sculpture of the Greeks and Romans. It supplies ready-to-use teaching units essential to understanding architecture. A twenty page unit covering architectural terms and features is easily reproducible for whole-class instruction. Ground plans, reconstructions, sculptural anatomical terminology, tools, and methods of production are comprehensively explained. Units include mythology stories and artistic commentary for each deity. Students will enjoy quotes from Homer, detailed illustrations, Did you know? Fact lists, and imaginative activity sheets.

Zeus, Poseidon, Apollo, Ares, Aphrodite, Hera, Athena, Artemis, Hestia, Hermes, Hephaestus, Hebe, Demeter, Dionysus, and Hades--this teacher resource focuses on the twelve Olympians, who were the major gods and goddesses of the Greeks and Romans. Listed in alphabetical order, each Olympian receives a brief historical and factual account, and an overview of the deity's place in both Greek and Roman society. Each chapter includes "Story Telling Time," which is a retelling based directly on a primary ancient source, either Homer, Homeric Hymns, Ovid, or Vergil. The stories closely follow the ancient text, preserving the similes, metaphors, and imagery. Lesson units can be used together or individually. Student Activities augment the learning experience. Among the striking infographics are an Olympian family tree and a chart that organizes each God or Goddesses' Roman and Greek name, personality attributes, realm, symbol, and city. Materials in this resource are fully reproducible.

A large group of scholars, most notably classicists, have discovered convincing evidence that the role of the classics during the colonial and revolutionary periods had a deep impact on the thought and action of early Americans. These scholars point to the ubiquity of classical quotations, tags, references, and fine arts that colonial Americans made both symbolic and practical use of, in abundance. The classics provided unparalleled examples in how to conduct a virtuous and moral life. Inspired, motivated, supported, and influenced by the examples of antiquity, colonial American revered and utilized the classics unlike any other generation in the post-Roman history of Western civilizations. Early Americans were fascinated with the parallels between the careers of George Washington and Cincinnatus. Cincinnatus symbolized for Americans all the qualities that were good in a leader. In Washington, the people were given a nearly mythical hero whom thy could admire, trust, and imitate. The two became intertwined, creating parallels between the new America and Ancient Rome. This resource offers a plethora of primary source references of the two heroes and their connections, as well as other early American and Ancient Roman leaders. Reproducible masters include word searches, comparison charts, internet search items, and map activities.

Zeus, Poseidon, Apollo, Ares, Aphrodite, Hera, Athena, Artemis, Hestia, Hermes, Hephaestus, Hebe, Demeter, Dionysus, and Hades--this teacher resource focuses on the twelve Olympians, who were the major gods and goddesses of the Greeks and Romans. Listed in alphabetical order, each Olympian receives a brief historical and factual account, and an overview of the deity's place in both Greek and Roman society. Each chapter includes "Story Telling Time," which is a retelling based directly on a primary ancient source, either Homer, Homeric Hymns, Ovid, or Vergil. The stories closely follow the ancient text, preserving the similes, metaphors, and imagery. Lesson units can be used together or individually. Student Activities augment the learning experience. Among the striking infographics are an Olympian family tree and a chart that organizes each God or Goddesses' Roman and Greek name, personality attributes, realm, symbol, and city. Materials in this resource are fully reproducible.

What will tomorrow bring? The Greek and Romans were as curious about the future as we are today. The gods spoke and told the future at special sites, called oracles, and through individuals, called Sibyls. This teacher's resource provides a concise account of Michelangelo’s five Sibyls: Libyan, Cumaean, Delphic, Persian, and Erythraean, as well as a rich background on the evolution of the oracle through time. Reproducible masters include word searches, charts, diagrams, and maps, as well as internet and group activities. Contemporary tie-ins include a student analysis of the Farmers Almanac.

This critical bibliography has been prepared as a resource of materials and books to support the teaching of the ancient world in pre-college curriculum. Grade level recommendations have been suggested for each individual book listed, for elementary, middle, and high school levels. The books and materials listed include a brief commentary and description of the contents of the book, often with chapter headings and details about illustrations and other visual assets. Students are provided with a wide range of background resources; selected surveys, dictionaries, and handbooks on mythology as well as works on comparative mythology, its interplay with anthropology, psychology, literature, religion, art, civilization, and women. This resource also includes listings of videos, audio tapes, computer software, selected Internet sites useful in the classroom and for research.