MONDAY, APRIL 19
WEEKLY VOCABULARY
Socrates the first of the great Greek thinkers and teachers
Plato teacher and thinker, student of Socrates, and founder of the Academy
Aristotle philosopher who taught that people should live lives of moderation based on reason
reason clear and ordered thinking
Euclid great and influential mathematician
Hippocrates great Greek doctor who taught how to treat disease by understanding what caused illness
Plato teacher and thinker, student of Socrates, and founder of the Academy
Aristotle philosopher who taught that people should live lives of moderation based on reason
reason clear and ordered thinking
Euclid great and influential mathematician
Hippocrates great Greek doctor who taught how to treat disease by understanding what caused illness
Objective: Students will read about the many ways that the Greeks made great contributions to the arts. They will analyze primary and secondary images of Greek art and answer text-based questions using evidence from the text to support their answer.
Due: Module 8 Lesson 5: Greek Art, Philosophy, and Science (in HMH)
Instructions:
Due: Module 8 Lesson 5: Greek Art, Philosophy, and Science (in HMH)
Instructions:
- Go to HMH and open the lesson called Module 8 Lesson 5: Greek Art, Philosophy, and Science.
- Let’s watch this video about Ancient Greece. Some of the concepts are review and some will be introduced this week. What did you hear that was a review of what we have covered thus far on Ancient Greece?
- Introduce new vocabulary posted on the agenda.
- Today we’ll do a shared reading, visual analysis, and answer text-based questions to explore the many ways that Greeks made contributions to the arts.
- The Parthenon visual analysis: Why do you think people are bringing animals and goods with them to the temple?
- Analyze motives: Why did ancient Greek designers take such care with the design of buildings? Use evidence from the text (paraphrase or use a direct quote) to support your answer.
- Let’s watch this final video about Greek art. Which types of art from the video have you seen before either in books, movies, or in real-life?
TUESDAY, APRIL 20
Objective: Students will examine the teachings of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, which are the basis of modern philosophy. They will read and analyze primary and secondary sources and answer text-based questions using evidence from the text to support their answer.
Due: Module 8 Lesson 5: Greek Art, Philosophy, and Science (in HMH)
Instructions
Due: Module 8 Lesson 5: Greek Art, Philosophy, and Science (in HMH)
Instructions
- Go to HMH and open the lesson called Module 8 Lesson 5: Greek Art, Philosophy, and Science (Week 14).
- Review new vocabulary posted on the agenda.
- Let’s start with a video about Plato’s best and worst ideas! Be ready to discuss at least one idea that you thought was especially interesting or memorable.
- Today we’ll do a shared reading of secondary and primary sources and answer text-based questions to understand the impact of ancient Greek’s mythology and literature on the world.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21
Objective: Students will recall the topics and content covered in this unit, then write an informational magazine article to teach their readers about their chosen topic.
Due: Ancient Greece Article (Google Class)
Instructions
Due: Ancient Greece Article (Google Class)
Instructions
- Go to Google Classroom and open the assignment called “Ancient Greece Article.”
- For this project you will create an informational magazine article. Your article will represent one aspect of Greek society that we covered in this unit. Your article should have headlines, pictures, and other touches to make it visually appealing. Organization and neatness must be considered.
- Look at the titles of each lesson that we have done together and select one that is most interesting to you. YOU ONLY NEED TO CHOOSE AND RE READ ONE LESSON TOPIC for your article. The PDF sources are in this Google Classroom assignment.
TOPICS TO CHOOSE FROM:
Geography
Athens
Athens and Sparta
Mythology
Philosophy
REQUIREMENTS (rubric): Use the checklist below to make sure you completed all the necessary parts of your project.
Geography
Athens
Athens and Sparta
Mythology
Philosophy
REQUIREMENTS (rubric): Use the checklist below to make sure you completed all the necessary parts of your project.
- I wrote at least 15 sentences related to my chosen topic.
- I used evidence from the text to tell my reader about my topic and used my own words.
- I included at least 3 pictures about my topic.
- I have headlines to tell my reader what my topic is.
- I used visually appealing font and colors.
- My article does not have major grammatical and spelling errors.
But Mr. Cornell, I don’t know how to start this project! Here are some suggested steps you should take to begin.
- Choose your topic and open the source with your topic title.
- Browse through the source you opened. You do not need to re read the entire thing since we already read it together in class, but you do need to read some parts to remind you of the details about your topic.
- While you read through your source, take notes on information that you might want to include in your article.
- Now begin writing your article on the next page of this google doc.
- Add pictures, headlines (titles), choose cool fonts and colors you like, and make it look appealing.
- Check your spelling and grammar, then ask yourself “Did I do my very best?” If the answer is “yes,” then submit! If you did not do your best or need help, please ask for help!
THURSDAY, APRIL 22
Objective: Students will recall the topics and content covered in this unit, then write an informational magazine article to teach their readers about their chosen topic.
Due: Ancient Greece Article (Google Class)
Instructions
Due: Ancient Greece Article (Google Class)
Instructions
- Go to Google Classroom and open the assignment called “Ancient Greece Article.”
- For this project you will create an informational magazine article. Your article will represent one aspect of Greek society that we covered in this unit. Your article should have headlines, pictures, and other touches to make it visually appealing. Organization and neatness must be considered.
- Look at the titles of each lesson that we have done together and select one that is most interesting to you. YOU ONLY NEED TO CHOOSE AND RE READ ONE LESSON TOPIC for your article. The PDF sources are in this Google Classroom assignment.
TOPICS TO CHOOSE FROM:
Geography
Athens
Athens and Sparta
Mythology
Philosophy
REQUIREMENTS (rubric): Use the checklist below to make sure you completed all the necessary parts of your project.
Geography
Athens
Athens and Sparta
Mythology
Philosophy
REQUIREMENTS (rubric): Use the checklist below to make sure you completed all the necessary parts of your project.
- I wrote at least 15 sentences related to my chosen topic.
- I used evidence from the text to tell my reader about my topic and used my own words.
- I included at least 3 pictures about my topic.
- I have headlines to tell my reader what my topic is.
- I used visually appealing font and colors.
- My article does not have major grammatical and spelling errors.
But Mr. Cornell, I don’t know how to start this project! Here are some suggested steps you should take to begin.
- Choose your topic and open the source with your topic title.
- Browse through the source you opened. You do not need to re read the entire thing since we already read it together in class, but you do need to read some parts to remind you of the details about your topic.
- While you read through your source, take notes on information that you might want to include in your article.
- Now begin writing your article on the next page of this google doc.
- Add pictures, headlines (titles), choose cool fonts and colors you like, and make it look appealing.
- Check your spelling and grammar, then ask yourself “Did I do my very best?” If the answer is “yes,” then submit! If you did not do your best or need help, please ask for help!
FRIDAY, APRIL 23
CHECK THAT YOUR WORK IS COMPLETE AND SUBMITTED
- ASSIGNMENTS DUE BY 1PM TODAY -
Tuesday/Wednesday -
- ASSIGNMENTS DUE BY 1PM TODAY -
Tuesday/Wednesday -
- Module 8 Lesson 5: Art, Philosophy, and Science (HMH)
- Ancient Greece Article (Google Classroom)