Greek Myths Series Audio Lesson E10 The Theogony | Greek Mythology

This lesson is E10 within the Greek Mythology Series. The Theogony (Extended Episode) gives students a guided tour through the Greek creation story, from the emptiness of Chaos to the rise of Zeus and the Olympian gods. This audio-and-worksheet combo helps middle school learners follow complex chains of events—Uranus’s fear, Cronus’s Golden Age and cruelty, Zeus’s rebellion, the Titanomachy, and Pandora’s jar—without getting lost in the names and details.

Perfect for mythology units, listening centers, sub plans, early-finishers, or cross-curricular lessons that blend literature, history, and ethics, this episode packet helps students see The Theogony as more than a list of names—it becomes a story about how people explain authority, adversity, and the stubborn persistence of hope.

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What’s included

• MP3 episode (20 minutes)
• Teacher’s guide and answer key (PDF/DOCX)
• CCSS alignment section for Grades 6–8 and CCRA (suitable for Grades 9–12 depending on your classroom needs)
• Themes & discussion prompts: 5 open-ended themes designed for whole-class or small-group talk
• One-page graphic organizer (cause & effect)
• 5 SAT-level vocabulary words in context
• Short answer questions (1–5): focused on recall and basic reasoning
• Challenge questions (6–12): focused on application, inference, creative response, historical connection, and civic/modern connection
• 20-question multiple-choice self-graded exit quiz

What makes Greek Mythology Audio Lessons different?

• Short on time, big on thinking: each episode is a complete myth mini-lesson in about 20 minutes of audio, with everything built around one clear mythic moment and its consequences.
• Designed for listening stations and full-class use: calm pacing, clear vocabulary, and printable supports that work whether you play it whole-class or at a single Chromebook station.
• Flexible assessments, one myth at a time: from verbal discussion to organized notes, from short answers to multiple-choice, you can scale rigor up or down without rewriting materials.
• Offline-friendly: load the MP3 to an old phone, tablet, or computer and use it even if Wi-Fi is unreliable.

Classroom use ideas

Whole-class lesson

• Press play during ELA or humanities, pausing at key moments to answer the short answer questions.
• Use the Main Ideas & Themes questions to get hands in the air and push students beyond simple plot summary.
• Have students complete the graphic organizer and/or worksheet individually or in pairs.

Listening center / stations

• One device + headphones + worksheet = an independent mythology station.
• Great for early finishers, small-group rotations, or mixed-level classes where some students need more listening practice.

Make-up lesson / home learning

• Send the audio and worksheet home for students who missed the lesson.
• They can listen once, fill in the organizer and questions, and come back ready to join discussion.

What to expect

• Fits real schedules: use in a single class period, during morning meeting, as a station, or as a ready-made sub plan.
• Micro-lesson design: one extended episode, one sweeping mythic arc, clearly explained with built-in vocabulary and structured follow-up.
• Easy to use: audio, teacher’s guide, discussion prompts, graphic organizer, short-answer and challenge questions, and a 20-question MC quiz are all aligned and ready to print.
• Differentiated assessment: verbal (discussion), visual (graphic organizer), written (short answer and challenge), and recognition-based (MC quiz) options built around the same core story.
• No internet required: download once; play anywhere.

If you’re looking for an engaging, classroom-ready way to introduce students to Greek creation stories and the rise of the Olympian gods, this Episode 10 “The Theogony (Extended Episode)” audio lesson provides a complete, offline-ready mini-lesson. Students see how fear, rebellion, and hope shape a mythic universe—and how those ideas still speak to questions of power and justice today.