Wednesday September 17th, 2014

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Happy Constitution day everyone!! Every year on September 17th we celebrate the innovative ideas of our founding fathers that led to a strong constitution. This is a great way to celebrate the freedoms our country so generously affords us. Tomorrow we will continue reviewing for our 1st quiz on Chapter 5 (Friday Sept. 19th). So keep studying and you’ll be just fine.

Wednesday-9/17/14:

  • Bell Work- What were Pericles’s three goals for Athens? 2. What two main assumptions did the ancient Greek philosophers base their philosophy on? 3. Which influential figure did Aristotle tutor?
  • Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
  • Video Clip- Liberty’s Kids #40 We the People (21:37 min)
  • Activity-Creating Your Own Greek God
  • Daily Objective-
    • Content Objective:
      • SWD synthesis of the importance of the gods and goddesses to the ancient Greek citizens by designing an original Greek god in a collaborative activity
    • Language Objective:
      • Students will read and record the importance of the gods and goddesses to the ancient Greek citizens through combining characteristic and symbolic nature of the gods in order to create a new Greek god

 

Supplemental Materials: Creating Your Own Greek God Activity and Transcript of the U.S. Constitution

Creating Your Own Greek God Activity

Create your own Greek God-Activity

Transcript of the U.S. Constitution 

 

Transcript of the U.S. Constitution

 

Video Link: Liberty’s Kids #40 We the People (21:37 min)

 

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