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Complete an Athenian vs Spartan Day Planner and Venn Diagram (Skill).
Lesson for the day:
Part 1:
Step 1: Students will begin by answering the Do Now-How is your community organized and how does it choose its leaders? with 4-5 complete sentences. Once students have completed we will discuss, as a class, 4-5 complete sentences that should be written. Students should be able to make connections of the city, county, regional, and state levels, as well as the leaders who are over each section.
{Athens vs Sparta Guided Notes.pdf}

I Want Students:
Athens and Sparta.Sparta and explain the contributions of each and how they have influenced our world today.
Understand and explain the cause and effects of both the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars.
Complete a Contributions of Ancient Greece Pictographan Athenian vs Spartan Day Planner and Venn Diagram (Skill).
Lesson for the day:
2 Part Lesson!
Part 1:
Step 1: Students will begin by answering the Do Now-How is your community organized and how does it choose its leaders? with 4-5 complete sentences. Once students have completed we will discuss, as a class, 4-5 complete sentences that should be written. Students should be able to make connections of the city, county, regional, and state levels, as well as the leaders who are over each section.

I Want Students:
Know the similarities and differences between the city-states of Athens and Sparta.
Understand and explain the cause and effects of both the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars.
Complete a Contributions of Ancient Greece Pictograph (Skill).
Lesson for the day:
2 Part Lesson!
Part 1:
Step 1: Students will begin by answering the Do Now-How is your community organized and how does it choose its leaders? with 4-5 complete sentences. Once students have completed we will discuss, as a class, 4-5 complete sentences that should be written. Students should be able to make connections of the city, county, regional, and state levels, as well as the leaders who are over each section.
{Athens vs Sparta Guided Notes.pdf}
Step 2: Mrs. Silver will introduce Athens vs Sparta via PowerPoint. Students will follow instruction by taking guided notes filling in information in blanks. She will add verbal details to the power point to give them more background information and context as we move through each slide. Students will learn the elements of each component for the government, political, economic, religious, and social aspects and how each contributed and influenced the VERY independent city-states of Greece. Students will be able to analyze the two main city-states of Greece, noting similarities and differences within each. Students comprehension of the concept will deepen as it is discussed throughout the presentation as well as student engagement with responses.
{wcv_athens_sparta - Copy.ppt}
Step 3: Mrs. Silver will pass out the Athenian vs. Spartan Day Planner packet. She will explain to students that they will read through the document using the post-it reading strategy. Students will be given 20 minutes to read. Once students have been given 15 minutes to read they will then move to their partner to answer the corresponding questions for the Athenian vs Spartan Day Planner. Students will be given 10 minutes to first complete silently and individually. Once students have had 10 minutes to work individually they will share their responses with their partner and then complete the attached Venn Diagram with their partner. Students will be using the Think, Pair Share strategy for this reading. Mrs. Silver will give students 15 minutes to complete the Planner and Venn Diagram. Once the 15 minutes are over, Mrs. Silver will ask students questions about the reading to check their level of understanding. She will use Classdojo to randomly select students to answer the questions. We will discuss whole class the responses that students have generated.
{Athenian and Spartan Day Planner.pdf}

Jan 30 - NO SCHOOL - SNOW DAY
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I Want Students:
Know the characteristics, traits, and significance of selected Greek Mythology.
Understand and explain in what ways Greek Mythology influenced Western Civilizations.
Follow the guidelines to complete a Poster of an assigned Greek god (Skill).
Lesson for the day:
Step 1: Students will begin by answering the Do Now-In what ways is a myth significant to a groups culture? Students will not need to write their responses for this question. We will discuss and answer as a class.
Step 2: Mrs. Silver will introduce Greek gods and philosophers via paper instruction. She will first pass out the Greek philosophers reading. She will explain to students that they will read through the document using the post-it reading strategy. Students will be given 15 minutes to read. Once students have been given 15 minutes to read they will then move to their partner to answer the corresponding questions. Students will be using the Think, Pair Share strategy for this reading. They will read each question individually, then will discuss responses that should be written with their partner. Mrs. Silver will give students 10 minutes to complete the questions. Once the 10 minutes are over, Mrs. Silver will ask students questions about the reading to check their level of understanding. She will use Classdojo to randomly select students to answer the questions. We will discuss whole class the responses that students have generated. Once the reading has been discussed, students will move to the assignment-Greek gods.
Greek Philosophers Reading and Questions
Step 3: Mrs. Silver will pass out the Greek gods reading. She will explain that students will read this reading about each Greek god as homework. Students will need to use the post-it reading strategy to read each selection about the gods. Once she has explained the homework assignment, she will then pass out the project instructions and handouts. Mrs. Silver will first go over the directions and rubric handout. She will explain each requirement that will be needed to complete the poster. Next, Students will be given mini posters to complete their project on. Last, Mrs. Silver will place (at the front of the room on her desk) pictures of each god for students to have a picture to either cut out and color, or use for reference to draw, on their poster. Students will be given the remainder of the class to work on their posters.
Greek gods project instructions and rubric
{Criteria and Rubric for Mini Poster.pdf}
Greek gods pictures
{Greek Gods and Goddesses Outlines.pdf}
Greek gods reading for homework