Objectives: -- Describe some of the contributions of ancient Greece to modern US society: Drama and Government Activities: -- Perform skits in "amphitheater" (steps outside classroom) -- Finish taking notes on Greek governments Independent Learning: -- Weekly Weekend Work -- Check StudentVUE -- Do any missing work -- Check OG gmail account for messages from teachers -- Clean out/Organize backpack -- Restock supplies (or go to the office or come see me first thing Monday morning to get the supplies you need) Notes/Handouts/Material covered in class:
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Objectives: -- Describe some of the contributions of ancient Greece to modern US society: Government Activities: -- Finalize fable-skit and rehearse (about 15 minutes) -- View powerpoint and take notes on Greek governments Independent Learning: -- None Notes/Handouts/Material covered in class:
Objectives: -- Describe some of the contributions of ancient Greece to modern US society: Drama Activities: -- Read textbook pages 411 and 412 -- Take notes on the definition of drama and the descriptions of tragedy and comedy and who is famous for writing them. -- Draw tragedy and comedy masks and an amphitheater -- Prepare a skit using a fable. Independent Learning: -- None Notes/Handouts/Material covered in class:
Objectives: -- Describe some of the contributions of ancient Greece to modern US society: Gods/goddesses, Olympics Activities: -- Read textbook pages 361 and 362 on gods and goddesses -- Take notes on who were the 12 gods/goddesses of Mt. Olympus + what 5 of them were noted for -- Read p. 363 (and 418) on the Olympics -- Take notes (in bullet form) of the 6 most important things about the ancient Greece Olympics -- Participate in the thumb-wrestling Olympics; winner of men and women crowned with a laurel wreath Independent Learning: -- None Notes/Handouts/Material covered in class: -- Olympics: -- purpose was to honor the gods; Zeus, specifically -- records show Olympics was held as early as 776 BCE (maybe earlier) -- Olympics held every 4 years -- originally for men only -- held in Olympia -- initially events were footraces, but then other events were added (wrestling, long jump, javelin throw, discus throw, etc.) -- tested skills that were valuable to soldiers
Objectives: -- Describe some of the "literature" contributions of ancient Greece to modern US society Activities: -- Read textbook pages 362 and 364 on myths, epic poems, and fables -- Read p. R51 and R53 for an excerpt of the Iliad and one of Aesop's fables. -- Take notes on the types of literature (see below) Independent Learning: -- None Notes/Handouts/Material covered in class:
Objectives: -- Describe some of the contributions of ancient Greece to modern US society Activities: -- View "Arizona Smith" video on Ancient Greece. Take notes on contributions from Ancient Greece mentioned on the video. Independent Learning: -- Weekly Weekend Work -- Check VUE -- Do any missing work shown in VUE -- Check OG gmail for messages from teachers -- Clean out/Organize backpack -- Restock supplies Notes/Handouts/Material covered in class:
. Objectives: -- Describe some of the contributions of ancient Greece to modern US society Activities: -- Period 1: Put finishing touches on SLC. -- Period 2: View "Arizona Smith" video on Ancient Greece. Take notes on contributions from Ancient Greece mentioned on the video. Independent Learning: -- None -- Period 1: Work on SLC: Gather work, write reflections. Finish up! Notes/Handouts/Material covered in class:
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-- Describe some of the contributions of ancient Greece to modern US society Activities: -- Review the two main reasons Greece did so much trading (1-- Didn't have a lot of its own resources, 2-- Had an easy way to trade using the sea) -- Read textbook pages 358-359 on the development of the Greek alphabet and the use of coins (both borrowed from other cultures) -- Made a bookmark using the Greek alphabet to write your name on one side and drawing two sides of a coin (one with profile, one with symbol) on the other side. Independent Learning: -- None -- Period 1: Work on SLC: Gather work, write reflections Notes/Handouts/Material covered in class: Objectives:
-- Describe the ways geography affected Ancient Greece Activities: -- Take notes on the five main landforms that distinguish Greece -- In small groups, brainstorm the challenges of a country that is 70-80% mountains; record on notesheet -- In small groups, brainstorm the benefits of a country that is on a peninsula; record on notesheet -- In small groups, make inferences about Greece's lifestyle based on its geography; share with class; record on notesheet Independent Learning: -- None -- Period 1: Work on SLC: Gather work, write reflections Notes/Handouts/Material covered in class: -- Each class was slightly different so students who were absent may want to copy a classmate's notes. Objectives: -- Describe the ways geography affected Ancient Greece Activities: -- Discuss with partner what you already know about Ancient Greece; share with class -- Go over graded papers -- Receive notesheet/map. Take notes on Ancient and Classical Greece's time frames -- Label parts of the map using the geographic names on the bottom and the pages on the side -- Go over map in class; correct any mistakes Independent Learning: -- None -- Period 1: Work on SLC: Gather work, write reflections Notes/Handouts/Material covered in class:
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