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Greece
A Great Civilization's Connections to today
Unit Enduring Understanding: Ancient Greece is the foundation of western culture.
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| Overarching Unit Essential Question: What are two examples of contributions of Greek ideas in a person’s own life? |
The Parthenon
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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)
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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.
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| 9.24 |
Geography QZ |
| 9.25 |
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| 9.26 and 9.27 |
- Views of Greece from good video
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| 9.28 |
- Ancient Greece and the Impact of Geography
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| 10.1 |
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| 10.2 |
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| 10.3 |
- Philosophy
What questions did Greek philosophers ask that are still being asked today?
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| 10.4 |
Portfolio and Notables Speak work |
| 10.5 |
Portfolio and Notables Speak work |
| 10.15 |
- 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 ides or political philosophy that are in use today
- Students take notes
- Democracy vs. Republicanism Activity
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| 10.16 |
- Video on Unit EQ and EU
- Video notes turn in
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| 10.17 |
- Religion Topical EQ review
- Ancient Greece and the Impact of Geography - Notes
- Map activity
- Vocab for points
- Physical map review
- Maps are collected after 20 minutes
Working together, students:
- find Athens and Sparta on the maps
- trace trading routes
- outline neighboring empires
- Review maps provided
- Include maps as a required section in the portfolio
- Organize for 10.18 and 10.19
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| 10.18 |
- Finish maps from 10.17
- Portfolio and Notables work I'll be out 10.18 and 10.19
- Read articles provided about the individual student's Notables Speak persona.Complete this worksheet
- Students complete work sheet and turn in
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| 10.19 |
Exam:
Students answer the Topical EQs covered t this pint and describe their persona for the Notable Persona Speak activity.
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| 10.22 |
- Philosophy
What questions did Greek philosophers ask that are still being asked today?
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| 10.23 |
- Science
What is an example of a Greek scientific discovery that is a fundamental concept in use today?
- Greek math video
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| 10.24 |
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| 10.25 |
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| 10.26 and 10.29 |
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| 10.30 |
- Literature
What forms of literature did the Greeks originate and how are those forms reflected in today’s culture?
- Reading -
- A visit
- The Odyssey video
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| 10.31 |
Open |
| 11.1 and 11.2 |
Notable Personas Work |
| 11.5 and 11.6 |
- Notable Persons Speak
- Notable Persons Speak essays due
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| 11.7 to 11.9 |
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| 11.13 and 14 |
- Unit Portfolio presentations
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| 11.15 and 16 |
On line Exam |
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