Greece test and any quiz corrections are due tomorrow, Fri 6/6.

Your scrapbooks are also due tomorrow.

Almost there!

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Recent homework:

Read chapter 14, section 3 and complete the Athens/Sparta comparison chart.

Finish reading the green sheet of famous Greeks. Material will be incorporated into Greece test, Fri 5/30.

Finish Greek alphabet and Greek roots activities. Make a word from Greek roots card. Flags due.

City-state report. Answer questions 1 and 2 in chapter 13, section 4 and chapter 14, section 1.

Finish reading ch 12, section 1. Answer # 1 and 2 and section focus question (How did the geography of Greece affect the development of its economy?) Do 1 and 2 of Chapter 13, section 2.

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Ancient Greece City-State Competition!

Residents of Athens, Corinth, Megara, Sparta: You will be competing throughout the month of May to see whose city state will emerge victorious. Work together to conquer your enemies, for it is only through a united effort of strength, creativity, and intelligence that you will succeed!

Ways to earn points:

There are several ways to earn points, in varying amounts. DO NOT try to do all or even most of these! You will have a bit of time for this in class, but I recommend meeting outside of school and working during study halls. The curriculum we will be doing in class has first priority. You will be graded as a group, but also according to your individual contributions, so divide the work equally.

Many projects have a due date or performance date. Outside of these dates, these projects will not be accepted. Note that some items are required, and your group will get points that are proportional to how good your work is.

Please submit a project form for each item you do on the below list, excluding those that are worth only 10 points. This is how I will keep track of the points.

The City-State Competition will culminate in the Olympic Games on Fri, May 30. Best of luck to all!

Required: Everyone must complete the following except where noted; points proportional to grade:

  • Write a report on your city-state. DUE THURS 5/15
  • Make a flag for your city-state. One per group. DUE THURS 5/15
  • Write a ½ to 1 page journal entry as either an aristocrat, a farmer, a merchant or artisan, a slave, a woman (any class), a metic (resident alien), or a helot. DUE TUES 5/27.
  • Cook or buy some Greek food and bring enough for the whole class. Points proportional to quality. Only 1 item per group necessary. ONLY ON FRI 5/23.
  • Greek scrapbook (Put together a booklet of 20 Greek things—assignment forthcoming). Only 1 due per group! DUE FRI 5/30.
  • Appropriate behavior at the Olympics (see card). FRI 5/30

10 Points

  • Make a “word from Greek roots card” (See model). Any time.
  • Complete a companion ditto for the textbook (available from Ms. Cynthia). Any time.

20 Points

  • Enter the classroom in a Greek processional/marching. Only valid at the beginning of class. Any time.
  • Make up an anthem and sing it. Any time.
  • Make up a chant. Any time.

30 points

  • Make a poster or short (3 min) oral report on a Greek building. Accepted THURS 5/15-TUES 5/20.
  • Make a timeline of Ancient Greece. DUE TUES 5/20
  • Write ½ to 1 page about one of the following ages (and be able to tell the class about it): the Minoan Age, the Mycenaean civilization, the Dark Age, the Hellenic Age, the Hellenistic Age. Any time.
  • Make a labeled photo collage of ancient Greece or some aspect of ancient Greece (e.g. Greek architecture). Any time.
  • Demonstrate the Pythagorean Theorem or another geometric concept from ancient Greece. DUE TUES 5/27
  • Research something cool about ancient Greece and present a brief presentation (3 min) to the class. Accepted THURS 5/15-TUES 5/20.

40 points

  • Write a fable (see Aesop). DUE THURS 5/22
  • Dress up Greek (all of you). ONLY FRI 5/23 OR FRI 5/30
  • Give a presentation on something the Greeks invented or discovered. DUE THURS 5/29
  • Make whatever your city-state is famous for.

50 points

  • Memorize a speech from ancient Greece and perform it in the style of a Greek orator. ONLY ON FRI 5/23.
  • Make an altar to a Greek god. DUE FRI 5/30
  • Build a model of a Greek instrument and be able to talk about it. DUE FRI 5/23
  • Impersonate a famous (ancient) Greek at our Symposium. Give a brief oral report on his or her accomplishments. ONLY ON FRI 5/23

Have another idea for a project? Propose it to Ms. Cynthia!