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.