Subject:        Social Studies
Topic  Studies of the Ancient World
Grade Level  6th
Student Lesson name and URL:  http://ctap295.ctaponline.org/~jnielson/student

6.4  Students analyse the geographic, political, ecomonic, religious, and social structures of the early civilizations of 
      Ancient Greece.
          1.  Discuss the connections between geography and the development of city-states in the region of the Aegean Sea,
               including patterns of trade and commerce among Greek city-states within the wider Mediterranean region.
          2.  Trace the transition from tyranny and oligarchy to early democratic forms of government and back to 
               dictatorship in ancient Greece, including the significance of the invention of the idea of citizenship (e.g.,
               from Pericles' Funeral Oration).
          3.  State the key differences between Athenian, or direct, democracy and representative democracy.
          4.  Explain the significance of Greek mythology to the everyday life of people in the region and how Greek literature
               continues to permeate our literature and language today, drawing from Greek mythology and epics, 
               such as Homer's Iiad and Odyssey, and from Aesop's Fables.
          6.  Compare and contrast life in Athens and Sparta, with emphasis on their roles in the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars
          7.  Trace the rise of Alexander the Great and the spread of Greek culture eastward and into Egypt.
          8.  Describe the enduing contributions of important Greek figures in the arts and sciences  (e.g., Hypatia, 
               Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Euclid, Thucydides).
 

Instructional Objectives

•  Students will be able to write a clear papagraph describing the differences between Athens and Sparta.
•  Students will be able to write an article about the ancient Phoenicians, describing their contributions to world history.
•  Students will compare democracy in Athens and the United States. 

Introductory Activity
   Students wil take a pretest.  Pretest is from Ancient World Assessment book and can be found at http://www.funbrain.com/.

Enabling Activity(ies)
   Students will explore three web sites.  These sites are:  http://members.aol.com/Donnclass/Greeklife.html ,http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/hmll/blue/tale/hair.html
 
 

Culminating Activity
      As the end group activity, we will have a sixth grade olympics.   Ideas for games can be found in the Interact  program Greeks or at Mr. Donn's Simulation Unit web site that the students outlined as an activity.
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Assessment
    Student grade will be based on work done for activities, participation in Olympic games, classroom participation, and final test.

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Results
    Pretest results showed an over-all 23% understanding of ancient Greece.   Post test showed 85%.   Students enjoyed our version of the Olympic games.  I observed a higher level of student involvement and hopefully a higher level of understanding since students were exposed to information from a variety of sources.

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Web Resources & Supplementary Materials
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Ready Springs School
10862 Spenceville Rd.
Penn Valley, CA  95946
Julee Nielson      jnielson@gv.net
Last Revised: 03/17/01