Monday, September 14, 2015

World Studies: Unit 2: Ancient Greece Mr. Wolf’s Projected Schedule 2015-2016 (World History By: Spielvogel textbook Ch.4 and other resources)

9/14/2015 (day 1)
1.Finish any items from Unit 1.
2.Unit 2 projected schedule  and Unit 2 study guide distributed.  Study Guide due 9/29/15.
3. Preview of Ancient Greek Timeline and Geography K W L.
4. WCI: Answer the Essential Question:  In what ways did proximity to the sea influence the development of early Greek civilization?
5. WCI: In class work on Learning Economics wkst.
6 Homework: Read Chapter 4.1 and complete Guided Reading activity 4.1 for 9/15/15.

9/15/2015 (day 2)
1. Discuss Guided Reading activity 4.1.
2. WCI: Begin working on four box worksheet analyzing the different Greek civilizations.  Compare and contrast Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations.  
Homework: Prepare for defense based on Reading 4.1 and current four box worksheet on 9/16/15.

9/16/2015 (day 3)
1. Defense of 4.1.
2. Read 4.2 and complete Guided Reading activity 4.2 in class. What is not completed is homework.  

9/17/2015 (day 4)
1. Discuss Guided reading activity 4.2. Answer the essential question: Why do some political ideas live on while others are discarded?
2.WCI: Return to four box worksheet and compare and contrast Sparta to Athens.
3.  Homework: Read 4.3 and complete Guided Reading activity in class.

9/18/2015 (day 5)
1. Discuss Guided reading activity 4.3. Answer the essential question: What leads to rivalry between nations?
2. PPP: Wars between Greece and Persia.
3. WCI: Analysis of Primary source: Battle of Thermopylae: How many Persians were at the Battle of of Thermopylae?  Stanford’s Read Like a Historian: https://sheg.stanford.edu/battle-thermopylae

9/21/2015 (day 6)
1. Continue and finish analysis of Battle of Thermopylae.
2. Homework: Prepare for Defense based on 4.2, 4.3 and content dealing with Athens, Sparta, and Persia. Defense on 9/22/15

9/22/2015 (day 7)
1. Defense of 4.2, 4.3, and content dealing with Athens, Sparta and Persia
1. WCI: In class reading and discussion of Chapter 4.4.  Answer essential question:  How has classical Greece influenced Western Civilization?  Finish for Homework if necessary.  

9/23/2015 (day 8)
1 PPP Greek Philosophy
2. PPP Greek Military innovations.  
3.  Homework:  Read Chapter 4.5 and complete reading guide 4.5 for 9/25/15.  Attempt to answer the following essential question:  What makes a great leader?

9/24/2015 (day 9)
1. Video: Engineering an Empire: Alexander the Great

9/25/3015 (day 10)
1. Finish video.
2.  WCI: Discussion on Alexander the Great’s Empire and Chapter 4.5.  
3. Homework: Prepare for Defense of Chapter 4.4 and 4.5.

9/28/2015 (day 11)
1.  Defense of 4.4 and 4.5.
2. Review for Unit 2 test.

9/29/2015 (day 12)
1.Unit 2 study guide due BEFORE testing hour. Submit to turnitin.com
2.Unit 2 Test.
3. Final day to defend or re-defend for Unit 2 by 3pm.