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Ancient Greece ELO 3 - I can investigate, identify, and debate several Greek contributions, events, and people

Today, students moved from researching to organizing information into a graphic organizer before they type.  We are moving into the final days to complete the project in class.  Projects are due Friday.  There will be extension activities for those students that finish early.  The next unit is Ancient Rome, it will start on Monday.

How to craft an introduction and Project workday

Ancient Greece ELO 3 - I can investigate, identify, and debate several Greek contributions, events, and people

Today, students learned the steps for writing a concise informative introduction.  This will help students for their essay writing or presenting a speech.  Students used the rest of class time to complete one of the following: researching, filling out a graphic organizer or create a final project.  I sent an e-mail today for students who will need extra work time.

Introduction

•Catchy opening/Hook/Grab reader’s attention

•Give a few brief sentences of summary about story/time/place

•Last sentence of the introduction =THESIS

–The one sentence that states what the entire will essay will prove – The premise or central argument

–The most important sentence in the essay

–Usually 3 pronged

The magic number is 3

Research Days 2 and 3

Ancient Greece ELO 3 - I can investigate, identify, and debate several Greek contributions, events, and people

The emphasis during the class two work days was on research for the project.  I presented instruction on developing research questions and organizing information using a graphic organizer.  The Greek contribution project will be due on Friday, March 3rd.  Students must include all sources, notes and the final product.  Students will have most of next week to work on this project.  Students will start staying after school next week if they are behind.

Debate Day 2 and Greek Contribution Project

Ancient Greece ELO 2 - I can compare and contrast the Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta.

Ancient Greece ELO 3 - I can investigate, identify, and debate several Greek contributions, events, and people

Today, half the class completed their Athens vs. Sparta debate. Tomorrow, I will start pulling kids to the side to reassess their knowledge and provide feedback.  The other half of the students started research for the Greek contributions project, which is pictured below.  All students will continue researching tomorrow.  It will be important for students keep track of all their sources.  

Athens vs. Sparta Team Prep

Ancient Greece ELO 2 - I can compare and contrast the Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta.

Today, students met with their teams to strategize for the debate.  Day 1 of the debate will take place tomorrow during class. Day 2 will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 21st during class.  Students will be graded on their preparation and performance during the debate. The debate will count as their grade for this learning goal. Some students will have work time tomorrow to finish their debate preparation.  

Argument Writing continued...

Ancient Greece ELO 2 - I can compare and contrast the Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta.

Today, students continued writing their arguments for the Athens vs. Sparta debate.  For example, "Athens is better than Sparta because they have a strong navy".  The evidence would be, " At the height of Athens, the fleet had over 400 ships".  All students will write at least three arguments with evidence.  On Wednesday, students will strategize with their team for the debates.  Day 1 is on Thursday and Day 2 is on the following Tuesday.

Athens vs. Sparta Formative Assessment and Argument Writing

Ancient Greece ELO 2 - I can compare and contrast the Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta.

Today, students took a short quiz on their knowledge of Athens and Sparta.  Students that receive higher scores on the quiz will be placed in the first debate on Thursday.  After the quiz, students wrote arguments for their city-state.  Students will have the opportunity to use computers for research to improve their argument strength.