March 3
- Geography and the Minoans
March 5
- The Dark Ages and rise of the Polis
March 7
- Religion: Gods, Myth, and the Underworld…. and links to the Renaissance
- Be SURE you can explain the route to the underworld and everything in it.
- Supplementary Documentary Video " Greek Mythology: God and Goddesses"
March 11
- Bonus Assignment: Watch the movie "300" (dr. Z. Snyder) and write a 2 page typed (size 12 font double spaced) analysis of his treatment of the battle of Thermopylae and Spartan Culture (Due April14. Worth up to 6 Marks on the Unit test)
- HOLY ZEUS! Your Scripts for the final project Are Due!
March 13:
- Jason and the Argonauts (classic example of a hero journey)
- The powerpoint is WAY too big to download. If you really need it come and get a hard copy from me.
- The Illiad
April 2/4
- Movie Screening: Troy
- Hollywood and Grecian Mythology
April 8
- Persian Wars
April 10
- Peloponnesian Wars
- Comprehension question: Why did Athens lose the Peloponesian war?
April 14
- Art and Theatre
April 16
- Macedon and Alexander the Great
- Crash course on Alexander the Great youtube video
April 22: GREECE UNIT TEST (ONLY ONE HOUR AVAILABLE!) - no essay (m/c, short answer, 2 long answer)
- Storyboards for final project are due!
- don't worry about the renaissance stuff on this test.