We begin our look at the civilization of ancient Greece...Like Egypt, Greece was an amazing and powerful empire, one which produced an incredible amount of achievements in the fields of art, literature, government, philosophy, religion, science, mathematics, medicine, and warfare. We will focus primarily on the century between 500-400BC, a 100 year period which may have seen more advancement in these areas than in any other 100 year period in history...The impact of Greek culture reaches down through the corridors of time to us today, influencing much in terms of how we live...Go to the website http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/ and explore the various links as they are assigned and have fun learning about the incredible period and this incredible empire!!
HW 28 - go to the site, click on "geography" and then "explore" Look at the various maps provided and zoom in to learn more...Find the cities of Athens and Sparta in particular...On each map, find three places you have never heard of and send them to me in a simple list - I will use these names later to share some things with you in class...To me by midnight Mon Oct 29
HW 29 - click on "time", then "explore." Click on the timelines and write down the dates and events listed on each so that you can get a feel for the history of Greece chronologically. keep this timeline in your notebooks and send to me a list of five events you read about that seem most interesting to you...T0 me by midnight Tues Oct 30.
HW 30 - click on "knowledge and learning", then "explore" and read about the people listed. Write me a BRIEF description of three, telling me why you found these three to be so interesting. To me by midnight Wed Oct 31
HW 31 - click on "gods and goddesses", then "explore" and do the same as you did for HW 30. To me by midnight Thurs. Nov 1
HW 32 - click on "festivals and games, then click on "story" to learn about the five day festival of the Olympic games...Write down the five things you learned about the games that interested you the most and why...To me by Fri Nov 2
HW 33 - Study over the weekend for your quiz on Egypt scheduled for Monday and come ready to "shake" things up...lol
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Take a Tour
We conclude our look at the amazing Egyptian empire by taking a tour of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Using the address http://www.egyptianmuseum.gov.eg/news.asp , you will be able to tour perhaps the finest museum of Egyptian artifacts in the world. Once on the home page, follow the HW instructions to complete the daily assignments. Due to the Ravens' loss, HW will be assigned every day... :( Have fun anyway... Also, if you have not turned in or e-mailed to me your list of whom you consider to be the six most significant people of the last 1,000 years, do so by Friday at midnight. Next Monday, you will be given one name from your list - you will soon begin your in-depth research of that person...more on that next Monday... I am planning on taking a trip to the Walter's Art Gallery on the Friday after Thanksgiving - they have an extensive Egyptian collection... anyone going will earn extra credit points for doing so...We will meet at Bishop Cummins at 9 am and head on down to the museum, returning about 2 pm...More info to come...
HW 23 - On site home page, go to "collections" link and click on "Tutankhamen"...look at the items and write a short paragraph on three of them, describing them and telling me why you found them interesting. To me by midnight Mon.
HW 24 - go to "collections" and click on "funerary collection", pick out three items and do the same...To me by Tues midnight.
HW 25 - go to "masterpieces" on left of home page, find three, and do the same as above...To me by midnight Wed.
HW 26 - Write a BRIEF paragraph or two telling me your impressions of Joseph from Genesis 37-50 What did you admire the most about him and why? What did the story teach you about God? How does studying the civilization in class help you appreciate the Bible account more? To me by midnight Thurs.
HW 27 - Go to the site http://www.egyptologyonline.com/life_in_egypt.htm and read...You should go directly to the section on "everyday life" Tell me what three things you found most interesting or unusual about everyday life in ancient Egypt. To me by midnight Fri...Keep this site as a favorite - you will be needing it very shortly again...hmmm...
HW 23 - On site home page, go to "collections" link and click on "Tutankhamen"...look at the items and write a short paragraph on three of them, describing them and telling me why you found them interesting. To me by midnight Mon.
HW 24 - go to "collections" and click on "funerary collection", pick out three items and do the same...To me by Tues midnight.
HW 25 - go to "masterpieces" on left of home page, find three, and do the same as above...To me by midnight Wed.
HW 26 - Write a BRIEF paragraph or two telling me your impressions of Joseph from Genesis 37-50 What did you admire the most about him and why? What did the story teach you about God? How does studying the civilization in class help you appreciate the Bible account more? To me by midnight Thurs.
HW 27 - Go to the site http://www.egyptologyonline.com/life_in_egypt.htm and read...You should go directly to the section on "everyday life" Tell me what three things you found most interesting or unusual about everyday life in ancient Egypt. To me by midnight Fri...Keep this site as a favorite - you will be needing it very shortly again...hmmm...
Sunday, October 14, 2007
King Tut - Was He Murdered? You tell me....
Students....Your HW this week will include an investigation of the boy king, Tutankhamun...Dead for over 3,000 years, his tomb was discovered in 1922 in the Valley of the Kings and opinions as to how and why he died are as numerous as the grains of desert sand...Your mission this week is to visit the sites below (and any others you may find on your own), investigate the facts, myths, and opinions and then write a persuasive essay to convince me of your findings - was it murder or natural causes?...The essay should be a least five paragraphs in length and it can be as long as you wish - one of the sites I provide has a link to how to write and organize a persuasive essay if you need help... You will not have to turn in nightly HW this week to me, ( a reward for another Ravens victory) but the essay must be e-mailed to me by midnight Friday night...Finally, by next Monday, I would like you to have read the story of Joseph and Egypt in Genesis 37 to 50 - if you have already read it, please read it again to refresh your memory...We will discuss in class next week and aspects of the story will be on your next quiz in a couple of weeks...Have fun!!
HW 20 Mon - Fri -- study sites below and write an essay persuading me of your findings on whether King Tut was murdered - to me by midnight Friday Oct 19.
HW 21 - all week - read Genesis 37-50 and be prepared for discussion in class next week...
HW 22 - extra credit or no HW for a week (it depends on how good the performance is...lol) will be given to anyone who finds the lyrics for and comes in and sings the famous Steve Martin song,"King Tut" in front of the class.... :)
www.fieldmuseum.org/tut - provides much info and a visual tour of the tomb artifacts!
www.pekin.net/pekin108/wash/webquest - main site for essay...Have fun!
http://guardians.net/egypt/tut1.htm - tremendous site with lots of info!
HW 20 Mon - Fri -- study sites below and write an essay persuading me of your findings on whether King Tut was murdered - to me by midnight Friday Oct 19.
HW 21 - all week - read Genesis 37-50 and be prepared for discussion in class next week...
HW 22 - extra credit or no HW for a week (it depends on how good the performance is...lol) will be given to anyone who finds the lyrics for and comes in and sings the famous Steve Martin song,"King Tut" in front of the class.... :)
www.fieldmuseum.org/tut - provides much info and a visual tour of the tomb artifacts!
www.pekin.net/pekin108/wash/webquest - main site for essay...Have fun!
http://guardians.net/egypt/tut1.htm - tremendous site with lots of info!
Sunday, October 7, 2007
Egypt Week
Next Monday, we will be studying the empire of Egypt, an amazing civilization that continues to fascinate even today....In preparation for next week, I'd like you to check out the website below, click on link to ancient world and ancient Egypt and read all that is there and answer the questions that follow. Also, do the assignment below about your lists of the world's most important/significant people...Talk to you soon....
HW 16 - find the website at http://home.cfl.rr.com/crossland/index.html and read the info on ancient egypt...write a brief description of the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, and the New Kingdom Due by midnight Tuesday
HW 17 - through any source and research you can find, determine as best you can when the Biblical story (Exodus 1 - 15) of the plagues and exodus occured. Which Pharoah was in power at the time? Do scholars agree on a date and which Pharoah was in power? Try to read the Bible account before next Monday if possible also...Due by midnight Wed.
HW 18 - On the website above, click the link on mummies and write a brief description of the process of mummification. Why was it done and how was it done? Due by midnight Thurs.
HW 19 - Before next Monday, take your list of people and narrow the list down to whom YOU think were THE most significant in the following areas - 1.inventor 2. explorer 3. artist/writer 4. military leader 5.politician/statesmen 6.other - this will give you a list of the 6 most significant people - send this list to me by Sunday night Oct 14 and bring the new narrowed down list to class on Monday....
HW 16 - find the website at http://home.cfl.rr.com/crossland/index.html and read the info on ancient egypt...write a brief description of the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, and the New Kingdom Due by midnight Tuesday
HW 17 - through any source and research you can find, determine as best you can when the Biblical story (Exodus 1 - 15) of the plagues and exodus occured. Which Pharoah was in power at the time? Do scholars agree on a date and which Pharoah was in power? Try to read the Bible account before next Monday if possible also...Due by midnight Wed.
HW 18 - On the website above, click the link on mummies and write a brief description of the process of mummification. Why was it done and how was it done? Due by midnight Thurs.
HW 19 - Before next Monday, take your list of people and narrow the list down to whom YOU think were THE most significant in the following areas - 1.inventor 2. explorer 3. artist/writer 4. military leader 5.politician/statesmen 6.other - this will give you a list of the 6 most significant people - send this list to me by Sunday night Oct 14 and bring the new narrowed down list to class on Monday....
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