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Monday, april 4, 2016

Students used the Greeks Books to create a page about the Mycenaeans.  They had all class period to find 7 to 8 bullet points about this early Greek civilization located on the mainland of Greece.  Then, they drew pictures that supported their information and made for a colorful presentation of their people and culture.

Finishing this page will be the homework for tonight and then we'll do a page about Geography for tomorrow night's homework.

tuesday, 4/5/16

We took notes on Chapter 11, lesson 1 all about Geography.  Students worked in collaborative groups to become experts on the several areas the textbook highlighted and then they shared out the information with each other by creating a Google Slide.  Student #1 defined the Vocabulary words in lesson 1 and wrote a paragraph about geography.  Student #2 wrote a paragraph about LAND USE, Student #3 wrote a paragraph about TRADE, Student #4 wrote a paragraph about the Greek Alphabet, and STudent #5 wrote a paragraph about the Phoenicians.

​Create a page on GEOGRAPHY for homework tonight!

wednesday, 4/6/16

I introduced Homer and Greek Literature around 850 B.C. and then we read about Homer in the following worksheet.  I also posted a link to Edmodo to get information about the story of the Iliad.  Students read that and filled out a worksheet about Homer's epic poem, the Iliad.
chapter_11_lesson_2_homer.pdf
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Read about the Iliad

thursday/friday 4/7 & 4/8

Students read 2 stories to begin class.  One worksheet detailed the entire story of Iliad in one page and then they went to Edmodo and read Books 9 thru 24 of the story of the Odyssey.  These are very large books, so I tried to condense the story so we understood the topics that Homer covered.

After those readings, students created a page about Literature for the Greeks Book project.  Students can write about anything we covered:  Homer, the Iliad, the Odyssey, Aesop's Fables (in the textbook) and even the creation of the Greek Alphabet.
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Read about the Odyssey
And, I'll keep this great example of an awesome Greeks Book Project up here for your viewing :)