Theater of the Greeks

For today's class we will be having our performances. You be given the first 20 minutes to put the finishing touches on your skit. Just post a comment (like wishing me a good break :P) for warmup today. If you are fully prepared then either use to time to finish today's homework (the lecture/reading comparison) or work on the extra credit (the greece inspired Sketchup).
Core 3 skits will begin at 10:55.
Core 4 skits will begin at 11:50.

Here is the peer review form we will use during the skits.

3D modeling for everyone

SketchUp is a 3D modeling program designed for architectural, civil, and mechanical engineers as well as filmmakers, game developers, and related professions. We'll be looking at architecture and using SketchUp to build a model inspired by Greek Architecture.

1) What is your favorite building or structure in the world? (For example mine is probably Falling Water or the Toledo Mudhens home-field and my wife's is probably the Eiffel Tower.)

2) How does that building make you feel or what does it make you think of?
3) Have you heard of SketchUp?

... IF you have NOT answer questions (a-d) IF you have heard of it answer questions (f-i) ...

a) What technology and program do you feel most comfortable with?
b) What is the best part about using that program?
c) What is the worst part about it?
d) How many hours do you think you have spent with it to become comfortable with it?


f) What experiences have you had with Google's Sketchup? What were they?
g) Were they positive or negative?
h) What was the best part about using a program like Sketchup?
i) What is the most frustrating this about it?

http://sketchup.google.com/training/videos.html
[guiding questions]
How does google Sketchup work?
What are some defining features of Greek architecture?
What are some similarities between Greek architecture and modern buildings?

[vocab]
Doric, Ionic, Corinthian

Welcome back!

Whether you stayed at home or came in for a couple relaxed days at school... Welcome back! In class today we'll be back in Ancient Greece comparing that lecture from last week with information from the text book. BUT before we start. Answer the following questions:
1) How was your weekend with the snow?
2) What did you do with the extra free-time?
3) What do you think will be the hardest part about being back in regular school today?
4) What is the best part?
5) Do you think it was smart for Minneapolis schools to close? What about WMEP (us) schools staying open? Why?

Act it Out

[warmup]
Yesterday we started learning about the birth of Western drama. Next week (Monday for core 3, Tuesday for core 4) we'll be acting out our brief version of a Greek tragedy or Greek comedic-tragedy. If you misplaced the link to the assignment its on my website or you can just click here. For your warmup today answer the following questions:
1) Write a synopsis (what is going to happen in your play) in 50-100 words. The paragraph above is 61 words long.
2) What is your role for the play?
3) What do you personally need to do so you'll be ready to perform next week?


If you missed class yesterday take this time to first do the warmup from yesterday. Then read the assignment and start brainstorming what you could do for it.

Greek Drama

[warmup]
Today we are starting to learn about the birth of western drama/theater. To get us thinking about dramas answer theses questions:
1) What characteristics make a good actor? Think of several television and/or film performances you have seen. Then write about three features of good acting and why? (Use examples to support your features)
--OR--
2) What characteristics make a good play/movie? Think of several several television and/or film performances you have seen. Then write about three features of a good drama and why?  (Use examples to support your features)

[guiding questions]
Where did drama start and why?
What are the two main types of Greek drama?
What makes them special?

Greek Gods and Mythology

[warmup]
You've been learning about greek gods and mythology with Jarman. As we learn about the Greeks try to keep thinking about their gods and system of beliefs.

1) Who is your favorite Greek God? Why?
2) What are they known for?
3) How might the society that has him/her as a deity(god) be different from the religions of Asia (Hinduism, Buddhism, (D)Taoism, Confucianism)?

[guiding questions]
1) How did the geography of Greece effect the way the civilization in Greece evolved?
2) What is a polis?
3) What kind of government could a polis have?
4) What are Sparta and Athens? How are they similar and different?
5) What are some of the main events from during the Greek civilization?

[vocab]
Polis
Sparta
Athens
Persians

Ancient Greece

Today we start looking at the ancient Greek civilians. The Greeks had countless contributions to the modern western world including, but not limited to: architecture, art, drama, literature, philosophy, math and science.

[warmup]
There are two options for the warmup today. You can write about the college tour of MCTC or what prior knowledge you have on the Greeks.

1)Answer the following questions about your college tour:
-What did you notice about MCTC (What did it look like and feel like in this local college)?
-What was the most impressive part of MCTC?
-Could you see yourself going there? Why or why not?
-Did this trip change your plans for PSEO or college? Why or Why not?

--OR--

2)Answer the following questions about your prior knowledge of the Greeks.
-List anything you know about the greeks and their contributions of the world.
-Where did you learn this knowledge from?
-What parts of Ancient Greece are you most excited to learn about?


[Lesson]
Go to my shared folder and download the Map of Ancient Greece(notebook file).
Follow the directions on the map to create your own map of Ancient Greece.
First thing is make sure to save it on your desktop.
-You will need to open all three of the links at the bottom to see the maps you are using as resources.
http://www.la-grece.com/images/carte-physique.jpg
http://bama.ua.edu/~ksummers/cl222/ancient_greece_map.jpg
http://www.greeka.com/greece-maps/ancient-greece-map.jpg
-Turn it in to my drop box (it should about 20-30 minutes).
-Once you finish with the map you should be working on your script for Jarman (since you only got 5 minutes in his class to work on it yesterday).

[guiding questions]
What kind of geography does Greece have?
How might this geography have effected the way the greek civilizations worked?
Where is Greece (both modern Greece and the ancient Greek civilizations)?
What/where are some important features of Greece?

Four Corners of Asian/Chinese History

[warmup]
Today in class you'll be learning about two of the following four things. Read each introduction and answer the following questions:
-Which of these things seems the most interesting to study? Why?
-Make a prediction on how might it effect us today?

-Which of these things seems the SECOND most interesting to study? Why? 

-Make a prediction on how might it effect us today?

Gheghis Khan ruler of the largest continues empire and a Prolific Lover. (DNA Data found that 8 percent of the men living in the region of the former Mongol empire carry y-chromosomes that are nearly identical. That translates to 0.5 percent of the male population in the world, or roughly 16 million descendants living today)

The great inventions of China. They’re called the ‘Si Da Ming‘ (literally “four big inventions”). Without them, the modern world as we know it today, probably wouldn’t exist. They are the following: papermaking, gunpowder, the compass and woodblock printing.

The Great Wall of China
The largest structure building by humans the Great Wall of China stretches over 5,500 miles (driving from Minneapolis to Miami THREE TIMES). Many manmade objects are viewable from space but none as clearly as this wall.

Terra-cotta Army
Built to protect an emperor in the next life this army has over 8,000 individual human sculptures. Each one is around six feet talk and the entire collection was built over 2,000 years ago.

Fengjian

Thanks everyone for participating in Fengjian (Feudalism) the Game. There were many creative players and keen negotiators in both classes. For our warmup today you are going to be reflecting on what happened and how it might have been for actual people in ancient China.

If you missed class yesterday go to http://ancientchinaonline.com/china-feudal-system/ for a summary of the feudal system in China.

-What kind of patterns emerged during the game? (explain the cycle)
-As an actually Huangdi or Shi, what must you have to survive and thrive within a  feudalist system? (both physically and mentally)?
-We all played as members of the upper class. How might feudalism effect the lower classes?
-Does it seem like the kind of government you’d want to live with? Why or why not?

History Simulation

[warmup]

Today we'll be experiencing an education simulation (playing a game). Today's warmup will be shorter to make sure we don't run out of time... So quickly tell me:

What makes a game good? This can be any kind of game from sports like basketball to board games and  video games.

What qualities do people that are fun to play against or with have? (list 3 and why each makes the person someone you like to play with)

[guiding questions]
(will be updated shortly)
[vocab]
feudalism
huangdi
shi
shang
gong
nong