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**﻿Video clip 'The Gospel Truth' from the Disney movie //Hercules// **

**﻿N.B.-** The clip will be stopped at 2.00 minutes.

__**Explanation of Resource and Relevance to the Outcome **__

This clip is of great relevance to the chosen HSIE outcome, “Describes different viewpoints, ways of living, languages and belief systems in a variety of communities”, (Board of Studies NSW, 2007, p.54) as it links to Greek mythology. From the opening of the clip we immediately see how the stories were passed down from one generation to the next in Ancient Greece as the ‘Muse Goddesses’ come to life from the paintings on an urn in order to proclaim the Greek heroes. In this way, the importance of storytelling in Ancient Greece is highlighted to us as the story of the great hero, Hercules, has been represented on the urns. This importance is based on the need for these stories to be kept alive as they’re told as a way of withholding the beliefs and culture of the Ancient Greeks through the ages. Also, through viewing this clip we are given insight into some of the beliefs that the Ancient Greeks possess as we are shown how the world came to be before Hercules was born. Through song, the five Goddesses tell the story of how when the world was new the Titans were destroying everything and so, using his powerful lightning bolts, Zeus trapped them in a vault and stopped all the terrible chaos resulting in peace on Mount Olympus. In Ancient Greece, it was generally thought that the events that occurred in myths reflected true occurrences of their history from a time when the world was a more magical place. For the Greeks, this belief in the stories of the Gods and Goddesses was fundamental to their society as it was pivotal to their relationship with the divine (Griffiths, 2006, pp. 13-14).


 * __What Aspect of Literacy Could Be Explored __**

Several aspects of literacy could be explored as a result of utilising this resource. Due to the fact that it is a video clip, this resource relies on visual techniques to engage the viewers. Students could therefore investigate the colouring used, that is, the majority of the clip uses natural, earthy colours as the story is being told from the urns. Also, the images on the video become very shadowy when there is mention of the Titans and the chaos and destruction they caused, meanwhile, it becomes brighter when Zeus uses his lightning bolts to imprison them. In addition to this, audio has been used as a means of telling the story of Hercules, therefore, students could look at how the form of song has been used as a means of creating engagement for the viewers. By studying this clip closely (and providing English subtitles in case students cannot comprehend the song) students should be able to identify that the lyrics of the song reflect what is happening in the visual aspect of the clip, that is, as the paintings on the urns come to life, they imitate the story being told by the Goddesses. Therefore, both the visual and audio aspects of this clip are inextricably linked as they relate to one another.

__**References **__


 * Griffiths, E. (2006) Medea. New York: Routledge.
 * Board of Studies NSW (2007). Human Society and its environment k-6 syllabus. Sydney: Author.


 * Sadhana Kapodistrias**