Ancient Greece Teacher's Toolbook - Performance Education

Ancient Greece
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The world’s first democracy! The birthplace of Western civilization!
Take a look at what we have inherited from the Greeks!
Out of the box: “Ode to an Olive,” “The Fried Egg,” and “Great Greeks.”
Student speeches: “I Am Alexander the Great.”
We turned our timeline into a board game: "History of Ancient Greece"
Action-packed lessons – students perform in front of the class!
Lectures with graphic organizers: What is a civilization? What caused the rise of cities?
Geography is the “queen” of history.
Mapping: The Aegean Sea.
Games: The five themes of geography.
Interpret photos of Athens, the Acropolis, and Parthenon.
If you lived in ancient Greece, what would change in your daily life?
What was it like to be a farmer in Greece?
Charts: What’s the weather like in Athens?
Inventions & innovations. Strengths & weaknesses.
How was ancient Greece connected to the rest of the world?
Using the five senses, what can you remember about ancient Greece?
Field trip to a Greek restaurant (unpack the menu).
Religion: Greek mythology – how it shapes our language and literature.
Write a persuasive essay: “I am Alexander the Great. . .”
Heavy on terms: “The ABCs of ancient Greece” (recall terms). “Can you speak Greek?” (define terms).
Test: 201 questions.

Rise of city-states on the Aegean Sea
Forms of government – tyranny, oligarchy, democracy, dictatorship
Direct democracy vs. representative democracy
Greek mythology, Iliad and Odyssey, Aesop’s Fables
The Persian Empire
The Peloponnesian Wars: Athens v. Sparta
Alexander the Great
The great thinkers of Greece

The Test
201 questions

Simple to use
One book for the whole class.
No learning curve: Lessons are ready to reproduce.

Saves time
All the facts are included:
There is no need to use a textbook or reference books.
Your students will zip through the worksheets.
Each lesson is 20 minutes in and out. Perfect for block scheduling.

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1. The Topics
The geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the early civilizations of Ancient Greece.
1. The Aegean Sea: Trade among Greek city-states from the Aegean to the Mediterranean Sea.
2. Forms of government: Tyranny, oligarchy, democracy, dictatorship. Citizenship: Pericles’ Funeral Oration.
3. Direct democracy and representative democracy. Daily life in Athens. Importance of the individual.
4. Mythology: Greek gods and goddesses. The significance of Greek mythology to everyday life. How Greek literature
shapes our literature and language today. Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey. Aesop’s Fables.
5. The Persian Empire. The Persian Wars.
6. Compare and contrast life in Athens and Sparta. The Peloponnesian Wars.
7. Alexander the Great and the spread of Greek culture. The Hellenistic Age.
8. Great contributions : Hypatia, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Euclid, Thucydides.

2. The Lessons
Designed to involve students at the moment and on the day of the state test.
Chock full of facts: Using reasoning, students manipulate the facts.
Action-packed: Students perform what they know in front of the class!

Timeline	What was happening in the rest of the world at the same time?
Photos: Islands of the Aegean	Homework on the internet.
Mapping	As you tell the history of Greece, students draw on their desk maps.
Greek Facts	Game: Categorize 89 facts about Ancient Greece.
Photos: The city-state of Athens	Distinguish between cultural features and physical features.
Acropolis & Parthenon	Graphic Organizer: It symbolized Athens. How so?
The Great Debate	Slavery in ancient Greece.
What’s the weather like in Athens?	How would the climate change your life?
Homework on the Internet	If you lived in ancient Athens, how would your life change?
The Land and Sea	Game: How the Greeks interacted with the land - and sea.
Was Pericles plump?	The Greek diet - compare it to your own! Visit a Greek restaurant.
Name that Strength!	Game: Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of Athens. Speculate: Why did the civilization end?
TODD	Forms of government: Tyranny, Oligarchy, Democracy, Dictatorship
Pericles’ Funeral Oration	A new concept: Citizenship.
Compare & Constrast	Direct Democracy vs. Representative Democracy
Name that myth!	Mythology: The major gods and goddesses. Insights into values.
Lecture	How Greek mythology, Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, Aesop’s Fables have shaped our language and literature today.
Mapping	The Persian Empire and the Persian Wars.
Compare & Contrast	Athens and Sparta. The Peloponnesian Wars.
“I Am Alexander the Great”	Four speeches: Expressive, narrative, informative, and persuasive.
Great Greeks	Games: Hypatia, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Euclid, Thucydides.
Contributions to the World	Inventions and innovations
Students teach the class!	Mini-projects using articles in National Geographic magazines.
Can you speak Greek?	Recall terms. Define terms.

3. The Test
Our test is tough: If your students can do well on our test, the state test should be a breeze.