David Pearson
Burgess-Peterson Academy
480 Clifton Rd., SE
Atlanta Georgia 30316 404)8023400
Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.-Benjamin Franklin
Introduction
Congratulations! This class of students has been chosen to explore the affects that the Ancient Greece culture had on the American culture. If your presentation is good enough to convince the school that Greece played a major part in influencing America, your entire class could win a trip to Ancient Greece to meet the Prime Minister of Greece. Good luck and work hard to prove your findings. By the way the essential question that need to be answered in this WebQuest is, how has Ancient Greece influenced America in its architecture structure, democracy, and olympics?
Task
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Friday
Greece Olympics American Olympics Writing Exercise
Textbook: Our Democracy Textbook:Our Democracy
(read the chapter on Greece) (read the chapter on America)
Parthenon Whitehouse Thursday
Key Vocabulary Terms: Key vocabulary Terms:
Direct democracy Democracy
Architecture Representative democracy
Declaration Election
Government Congress
Process
SS3H1 The students will be able to compare/contrast the Greece games and the American games.
SS3CG1 The students will explain the importance of the basic principles that provide the foundation of a republic form of government.
ELACC3R17: The students will be able to gain information from reading the textbook, looking at maps, illustrations, and photographs.
ELACC3R15: The students will use the text features in the book to help them understand the key words.
ELACC3R11:The students will use the information from the book to fill out the Venn Diagram.
ELACC3R12:The students will be able to answer jeapardy questions after reading the textbook and watching the video.
Evaluation
Not Yet Almost You Did It Above and Beyond
Grammar and Points: 1 Points: 2 Points: 3 Points: 4
mechanics Frequently makes Occasionally Usually uses Consistently uses
errors in grammer makes errors in correct grammer correct grammar
and mechanics grammer and and mechanics. and mechanics.
that interfere mechanics that
with reading interfere with
the essay. reading the essay.
Organization Points: 1 Points: 2 Points:3 Points: 4
No organization is Sequence of information Information is presented Information is well organized
evident. is difficult to follow. in logical sequence. in a logical sequence.
supporting Main Point: 1 Point: 2 Points: 3 Points: 4
Ideas little evidence Sometimes support Usually provides adequate Consistantly provides evidence
to support main idea. main idea with evidence. details to support main idea. to support main ideas.
Main Idea Points: 1 Points: 2 Points: 3 Points: 4
Does not address Does not address addresses likeness and Equally addresses
likeness and likeness and dislikenesses but both likenesses
differences. dislikeness. not equally. and differences.
Conclusion Points: 1 Points: 2 Points: 3 Points: 4
Fail to Summarizes Adequately develops a Thoughtfully develops a
summarize major likenesses conclusion from conclusion from
likeness and and differences. the likenesses the likenesses and
differences. and differences. differences.
Conclusion
There were some amazing discoveries as the students completed the lesson on Ancient Greece. The American form of government copied some things from the Greece government. The Greece government was formed by leaders in position, but the American government was formed by the people. The united States copied a lot of tings from the Greece government such as: architecture structure, olympic games, and even some laws. The students had a wonderful time learning about the forms of government and how they operate. The lesson helped them to see how blessed they are to be apart of The United States of America.
Credits
www.history.com/.../ancient.../ancient-greece/
www.olympic.org › Olympic
gogreece.about.com/od/.../a/
www.history.com/topics/white-house
Chaplin, R., J. Elementary Social Studies: A Practical Guide, Eighth Edition.