ALEX Resources

   View Standards     Standard(s): [ELA2021] (8) 25 :

25. Produce research writings independently over extended periods of time which encompass research, reflection, and revision and over shorter time frames.

Examples: a day or two, a single sitting

[SS2010] WH8 (8) 4 :

4 ) Identify cultural contributions of Classical Greece, including politics, intellectual life, arts, literature, architecture, and science.

[DLIT] (8) 6 :

R6) Produce, review, and revise authentic artifacts that include multimedia using appropriate digital tools.

The students, working in partners, will use a Google Slides template to create a virtual museum on topics related to Classical Greece that identifies cultural contributions of Classical Greece. The students will self-generate questions and research the answers to the questions. The students will evaluate their peers and provide feedback on the virtual museums. The students will use the peer evaluation and feedback to make improvements to their museums. The students will share their virtual museums with the class.

This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.

   View Standards     Standard(s): [ELA2021] (8) 8 :

8. Produce clear, coherent narrative, argument, and informative/explanatory writing in which the development, organization, style, and tone are relevant to task, purpose, and audience, using an appropriate command of language.

a. Write narratives that establish a clear purpose, use narrative techniques, and sequence events coherently.

Examples: narratives - memoir, short story, personal narrative; techniques - dialogue, pacing, description, reflection;
sequencing - chronological, reverse chronological, flashback

b. Write informative or explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas or processes effectively, by developing the topic with relevant information or data from credible sources and using appropriate transitions and precise vocabulary.

c. Write an argument to defend a position by introducing and supporting a claim, distinguishing the claim from opposing claims, presenting counterclaims and reasons, and citing accurate, relevant textual evidence from credible sources.

[SS2010] WH8 (8) 4 :

4 ) Identify cultural contributions of Classical Greece, including politics, intellectual life, arts, literature, architecture, and science.

[ARTS] VISA (8) 15 :

15) Differentiate the ways art is used to reflect, represent, and establish group identity.

Students apply the observation and critique skills of a visual arts student to analyze ancient artifacts in world history. They share reflections and questions to encourage deeper thinking among each other. Students write their analysis in paragraph form, meeting grade-level or higher organization and content expectations. Students share their observations.

This activity was created as a result of the Arts COS Resource Development Summit.

   View Standards     Standard(s): [SS2010] WH8 (8) 4 :

4 ) Identify cultural contributions of Classical Greece, including politics, intellectual life, arts, literature, architecture, and science.

This video from the Daily Dose provides a 3-minute micro-learning film on Socrates, an ancient Greek philosopher. Socrates' teachings and philosophy were an integral part of Classical Greek intellectual life. 

   View Standards     Standard(s): [SS2010] WH8 (8) 4 :

4 ) Identify cultural contributions of Classical Greece, including politics, intellectual life, arts, literature, architecture, and science.

This video from the Daily Dose provides a 3-minute micro-learning film on the Acropolis, which has been inhabited by Greeks and foreign invaders for thousands of years. The Acropolis is a city in Greece known for its splendorous architecture. 

   View Standards     Standard(s): [SS2010] WH8 (8) 4 :

4 ) Identify cultural contributions of Classical Greece, including politics, intellectual life, arts, literature, architecture, and science.

In this passage, students will learn about Greek architecture, like painting, literature, and other forms of art that reflect the ideals of the people who build it. The Parthenon is the best example of ancient Greek architecture. The structure, created between 447 B.C.E. and 432 B.C.E., tells us a lot about the Greek way of thinking.

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   View Standards     Standard(s): [SS2010] WH8 (8) 4 :

4 ) Identify cultural contributions of Classical Greece, including politics, intellectual life, arts, literature, architecture, and science.

[SS2010] HGEO (9-12) 3 :

3 ) Identify the characteristics, distribution, and complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics.

•  Explaining essential aspects of culture, including social structure, languages, belief systems, customs, religion, traditions, art, food, architecture, and technology

John Green compares and contrasts Greek civilization and the Persian Empire. Of course, we're glad that Greek civilization spawned modern western civilization, right? Maybe not. From Socrates and Plato to Darius and Xerxes, John explains two of the great powers of the ancient world, all WITHOUT the use of footage from 300.

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   View Standards     Standard(s): [SS2010] WH8 (8) 4 :

4 ) Identify cultural contributions of Classical Greece, including politics, intellectual life, arts, literature, architecture, and science.

This is a video from Khan Academy about Classical Greece and its cultural contributions.  This video can be used to introduce a lesson on the cultural contributions of Classical Greece.  The video is 10 minutes and 9 seconds in length.