Greece & Politics of Persuasion

1.  Greece -open note test


2.  'Politics of Persuasion' dvd & questions

Socratic Seminar

1.Socratic Seminar on Socrates:

Are ideas dangerous? Is Socrates important??

If you are absent you will have to write this essay style (min 500 words).  You can pick one or both questions to turn into a thesis statement.  Make sure you are making specific references to the readings to support your points.

Alexander the Great & Hellenism

1.  Socratic seminar Reading & Notes done/ make sure you are up to date on ALL your Greece work!


2.  Age of Alexander (dvd & handout)


Socratic Seminar tomorrow bring your 'text' and questions/comments/connections

Socrates

1.  Nigel Myth...

2.  Dicuss homework from last class (p.131 & 138 1-3 &
Peloponnesian War )

3. Socratic Seminar next class
Reading time

HOMEWORK: Have your reading done and connections/questions/ thoughts written down

Greek Philosophy

1.  Discuss & ADD to your Persian Wars Chart.

2. Greek Philosophy - notes (Echoes from the Past p.145-147)

"The unexamined life is not worth living."  Socrates

3. Socratic Seminar on Socrates - intro & reading time


HOMEWORK: Socratic Seminar will be Thursday, JANUARY 26.

Athenian Empire

1.  Myth Pygmalion

2.  Read pages 131-138/ homework check Persian Wars Chart

Descibe the causes, two sides and outcomes of the Peloponnesian war

Complete p131 # (1)&2 & p138 #1-3

3.  DVD The Parthenon

HOMEWORK: Complete # 2 above

The Persian Wars

1.  Herodotus' account How accurate is it?
            & 300 clip

2.  Persian Wars Chart (handout) /homework check Athens vs Sparta & Democracy Q.

3.  Engineering an Empire DVD: Persian Wars battle sections

HOMEWORK: Make sure chart is finished. 
 

The Greek Polis

1.  Complete DVD clip from last class 

Greek Art: Realism vs. Idealism

2.  Athens Vs. Sparta (overhead see below)
GREECE: Athens and Sparta

Read Echoes From the Past  pp. 110-119

Define in Your Own Words:
    Polis (110)                Ostracism (115)
    Democracy (113)            Ostraka (116)   
    Hoplites (114)            Metic (117)
    Tyrannos (114)            Helot (118)
    Archon (114)                Homoioi (118)
    Strategos (115)            Ephorate (119)   
   

List the Positive and Negative Aspects of life in the polis’ of...
                (Consider political and social structure.)

ATHENS
        +                                -



SPARTA
          +                                -

3.  Democracy in Athens Video Clip

 While watching answer:

 How was democracy achieved in Athens?
How did Athenian Democracy work??

 

HOMEWORK: Complete Athens vs Sparta

Art & Architecture

1.  Myth Icarus

2.  Minoan architecture (Arthur Evans version)

3.  Discuss Minoan/Mycenean Questions

4.  Art & Architecture Notes (powerpoint)

5. Nigel "More Human Than Human" Greek art & the human body (questions at end of powerpoint)

Minoans & Myceneans

For my part, it was Greek to me. 
William Shakespeare

1.  'Greek to Me' - language influences

2.  Myceneans video clip (see handout)/ homework check

3.  Discuss, add to & correct Minoans & Myceaneans Questions

4.  Mythology storytime- Theseus & the Minotaur (bookmark handout)

Greece intro

"All I know is that I know nothing" ~ Socrates

1.  Ancient Greece:

What do you know? What do you wonder about?

2.  Map of Greece (handout)

3.  Minoans & Myceneans Questions