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Greece

A Great Civilization's Connections to today

Unit Enduring Understanding: Ancient Greece is the foundation of western culture.

Overarching Unit Essential Question: What are two examples of contributions of Greek ideas in a person’s own life?

The Acorpolis

AZ SS Relevant standards

Concept 2:  Early Civilizations

The geographic, political, economic, and cultural characteristics of early civilizations significantly influenced the development of later civilizations.

High School

PO 3.  Analyze the enduring Greek and Roman contributions and their impact on later civilization:

  • development of concepts of government and citizenship (e.g., democracy, republics, codification of law, and development of empire)

AZ Standards Writing ELL III

•  Use the writing process to create essays and formal communications of up to 4 paragraphs in various genres (expository, narrative, research)

  • clear and focused main ideas that include relevant supporting details;
  • an organization that  enhances the central ideas with logical sequencing;
  • an individual, engaging voice appropriate to audience and purpose(commitment to the topic);
  • varied, descriptive word choices that adequately convey meaning; and,
  • variety in sentence length, structure, and complexity.
1130.09
12.1
  • Views of Greece from good video
12.2
  • Ancient Greece and the Impact of Geography
12.3
  • Article Review
  • Politics
    Did the Greeks originate ides or political philosophy that are in use today
  • Philosophy
    What questions did Greek philosophers ask that are still being asked today?
12.4
  • Answer to Unit EQ and Enduring Understanding
  • Class writes a paragraph that answer the EQ and a paragraph about Unit Enduring Understanding (EU)
  • Politics
    Did the Greeks originate ideas or political philosophy that are in use today
  • Students take notes
  • Democracy vs. Republicanism Activity
12.7
12.8
  • Answer to Unit EQ and Enduring Understanding
  • Politics
    Did the Greeks originate ides or political philosophy that are in use today

  • Philosophy
    What questions did Greek philosophers ask that are still being asked today?
  • Answer to Unit EQ and Enduring Understanding
  • Politics
    Did the Greeks originate ides or political philosophy that are in use today

  • A visit
  • The Odyssey video
12.9
  • Science
    What is an example of a Greek scientific discovery that is a fundamental concept in use today?
  • Greek math video
  • Literature
    What forms of literature did the Greeks originate and how are those forms reflected in today’s culture?
  • Alexander video "Engineering an Empire"
  • Alexander video 2
  • Alexander video 3
12.10
12.11
Exam:
Students answer the Topical EQs covered t this point and describe their persona for the Notable Persona Speak activity.

12.14 and 12.15
  • Notable Persons Speak
  • Notable Persons Speak essays due
  • Unit Portfolio presentations
12.16
Final Exam

 

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