December 14th

No bellwork today

You all worked so hard on the debate that as a reward today and tomorrow we are going to ease into our break by watching Disneys Hercules!!!!!!!!!!  Now this isnt the exact story but alot of what you see and hear related to the Gods and the geography of Greece is fairly accurate.

December 14th

No bellwork

Today we had our debate.  We did it 2 different ways.  First we had a silent debate where we wrote out 1 reason why our city ruled, balled it up and hurled it at our enemy!!!!!  Next we got to voice our opinions.  Knowledge is power!!!!!!!!  After we finished our movie on the Spartan 300!!!!!

December 13th

Today many of your classmates were gone showing off their science fair project.  You all did a great job and I am very proud of you!!!  The rest of us watched a film about 300 Spartans defending Greece against thousands of invading Persians.  Much of what you saw today should have been familiar if you had been doing your research properly.

December 12th

Bellwork

Word–Philosopher

Def—Greek word meaning love of wisdom.  Thought human mind could understand everything.  Spent free time trying to do that.

Question—Can you name any famous philosophers?  What city would this most likely apply to?  What would a philosopher do?

 

———-Today  after you chose sides you did the last part to prepare for our debate.  You wrote an essay!!!?? HUH??  You wrote down your arguments for why you think your city is the best and why you think the other city stinks!!!!  In order to win an argument you must have things to say that are important and make sense and prove without a doubt that you are right. 

December 9th

Today was the last day you had to finish your research on both Greek cities.  Monday we will prepare for the debate and Tuesday we will fight it out!!!!!!

December 8th

Today we skipped bellwork so you had the whole hour to do your research.  Your goal is to be done with both cities by the end of class on Friday.

December 7th

Bellwork

Word—Oligarchy/Democracy

Def—Oligarchy—a few people hold power in government/Democracy—All citizens share in running government

Question—What type of government do we have in America?  Which one do you think would be best?  Why?

 

———Today you should have finished city 1 and began on your second city.  The goal is to have both cities researched by the end of class on Friday.  All the information and paperwork you need is posted on December 5th

December 6th

Bellwork

Word—Hellinistic Era

Def—A time when Greek language and ideas spread to non-Greek people of the world

Question—How might this have been done and why?  What does it tell us about ancient Greece?

 

———-Today was your second work day.  Your goal is to finish the city that you are currently researching by the end of class Wednesday and to start researching the other city.  Hopefully we can be done researching by the end of the week and have our debate next week!!!!

December 5th

Bellwork

Word—Polis/City-State

Def—A city that operates like a tiny independent country

Question—Why would Greek cities operate like this?  (hint: think of their geography)

 

———-Today we began to prepare for a debate over which Greek city is better Athens or Sparta.  We did this by collecting facts.  For the Athens information click here.  For the Athens data collection sheet click here.  For the Sparta information click here.  For the Sparta data collection sheet click here.

December 2nd

Bellwork

Word—Pantheon

Def—All the deities/Gods of a people or religion

Question—What Greek God did you find the most/Least interesting?  Why?

 

———-Today we did our current event presentations.  After you were give the last 15 minutes of class to finish the God assignment from yesterday.  It was due at the end of the hour.