The seventh grade students are embarking on their study of Ancient Greece. Students have been given a partner and a topic was selected at random for each pair. The topics are as follows:
Geography
How did geography affect the growth of civilization?
Minoans, Mycenaeans, Trojan War
Compare and contrast these civilizations
Analyze causes and effects of the war.
Dark Ages → City-states → Democracy
Identify causes of the Dark Ages
Trace development from the dark ages to democracy
What aspects of our government stem from Greece?
Religion
Assess impact of religion on Greeks' daily lives.
Spread of Culture - Phillip, Alexander, etc.
Assess how culture was spread and show evidence.
Philosophers
Identify new ways of thinking and analyze impact.
Athens and Sparta
compare and contrast civilizations and speculate why one may have been more successful. Define "success."
Arts and Architecture
Illustrate advances in these areas and show evidence or examples of "borrowing" in our culture.
Daily Life - Men, Women, Slaves
Compare and contrast lives of these groups.
Compare and contrast lives in Athens and Sparta.
The students are asked to take their research a step further by interpreting an essential question that requires a higher level of thinking. Each question has been listed with each topic.
Project Requirements:
Partners will produce and present a three-dimensional model.
The answer to the essential question will be presented in report format. On the day of presentation, the students may dress in costume to enhance their presentation.
Students will be assessed for accuracy, depth of information and creativity. Although class time will be allotted for work, some research may need to be completed at home. Students must be prepared with materials to work in school every day we have Social Studies.
Evaluation:
Your model will be evaluated according to the following Rubric. It
assumes that your model is turned in on time. A model turned in without
an index card will result in a zero in the Spelling and Grammar
categories.
Your percentage can be determined by adding your scores for each level
and dividing by three. Then divide that number by 20 and multiply the
result
by 100.
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Model Rubric
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14
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16
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18
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20
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| Model |
Model is very
sloppy, inaccurate,
or incomplete. Reflects little or no effort. |
Model is
limited or inaccurate
and somewhat sloppy. Reflects below average effort. |
Model is well
built, interesting,
and neat. Reflects an average effort. |
Model is
accurate and complete,
is creatively built, cleverly presented, and very neat. Reflects the
student's
personal best effort. |
Spelling
Index Card
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There are no
more than 3 spelling
errors. |
There are no
more than 2 spelling
errors. |
There is no
more than 1 spelling
error. |
There are no
spelling errors. |
Grammar
Index Card
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There are no more than 3 grammatical
errors. |
There are no more than 2 grammatical
errors. |
There is no more than 1 grammatical
error. |
There are no grammatical errors. |
Special Thanks to Tammy Worcester for laying the groundwork for
this rubric.
Timetable:
The project is due the week of 11/30.
The general chapter review will take place the week of 12/7.
The combined test for chapters 6 and 7 will be the week of 12/14.
More specific dates will become available as the project progress.
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