Daily Life of Ancient
Greece
Grade Level: 7
Subjects: Language Arts, Social Studies,
and Technology
Learner Outcomes:
Students will learn about
Ancient Greece, the people and their culture.
Students will use internet
to search Greece.
Students will be introduced
to customs and daily life of Greece.
Duration of Lesson: 2 class periods
of 45 minutes
Materials:
Technology Tools/Courseware:
Computer lab or computer
with internet access
Teacher Notes:
Schedule computer lab
according to school procedures. (These activities can also be completed
independently by scheduling in a one-computer classroom and completed as a
whole class with a projector.)
Copy the Student Worksheet for each student in class.
Procedures:
Students will be assigned
a computer in lab.
Students will access the Internet
and use the instructions on Assignment guide.
Students will complete worksheet on facts about Greece.
Students will write a 2 page
report on information learned. Give students a copy of rubric so they know how they will be graded on their
report.
Modifications:
Check IEP or 504 plan of students with special needs
to ensure that modifications suggested are followed.
Students who experience difficulties with any activity can be
paired with a peer tutor.
Students with visual difficulties can use a blue transparency
to cover reading materials
Enrichment Activities:
Students can
make a salt map of Ancient Greece and Modern Greece and compare the two.
Evaluation/Assessment:
Students will
be graded on the worksheet they filled out by
researching the Internet with the answer key.
Students will also be
graded on the report written by using this rubric.
West Virginia Goals and Objectives:
Language Arts
7.3 Understand multi-step oral directions to perform
a task
7.16 think critically about the selection
to foster exploration, questioning, and imagining
7.22 locate details in a passage to promote
initial understanding of text
7.23 determine main idea of a passage
7.32 use figurative language and jargon to determine
meaning of information in functional text
7.41 determine whether the word has a literal
or figurative meaning
7.58 compose sentences that are complete,
varied, and economical
7.64 demonstrate continuous progress toward
control of keyboarding in the writing process
7.88 capitalize every important word in
the names of particular people, places, or things (e.g., Melvin J. Harris,
District of Columbia, Lincoln Memorial, Bill of Rights)
7.110 use correct subject-verb agreement
with an intervening phrase
7.137 demonstrate appropriate use of the
general reference sources (e.g., dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, almanac, and
encyclopedia, Reader's Guide, Books in Print)
7.158 know the purpose and be able to interpret
graphic aids (e.g., graphs, charts, tables, diagrams, maps, illustrations,
schedules, and timelines)
7.163 use appropriate software to practice
and master seventh grade English language arts instructional objectives
7.164 use a word processor to edit a document
(adjust margins, select justification, change fonts, and paginate)
7.166 identify work produced by using technology
as intellectual property and thus protected copyright laws
Geography
7.20 compare and contrast geographic regions
(e.g., physical, cultural, perceptual, economic)
7.21 compare the physical, political, cultural,
and economic environments of regions
7.22 use correct geographic terminology
7.29 define the term "culture" and use the
term in a geographic context (e.g., isolation, core area, movement)
7.33 describe the physical and human characteristics
in major world regions
7.44 locate and identify major world rivers,
climate areas, and rain forests
Technology
7.59 use appropriate software to practice
and master seventh grade social studies instructional objectives
7.60 use a variety of audio-visual and multi-media
materials to practice and master seventh grade social studies instructional
objectives
7.61 practice inputting data using correct
keying, editing, and formatting techniques
7.66 discriminate between ethical and unethical
access to information
7.68 use on-line sources to obtain or exchange
information
National Standards:
Language Arts
1. Uses the general skills and strategies
of the writing process
3. Uses grammatical and mechanical conventions
in written compositions
4. Gathers and uses information for research
purposes
5. Uses the general skills and strategies
of the reading process
6. Uses reading skills and strategies to
understand and interpret a variety of literary texts
7. Uses reading skills and strategies to
understand and interpret a variety of informational texts
8. Uses listening and speaking strategies
for different purposes
9. Uses viewing skills and strategies to
understand and interpret visual media
10. Understands the characteristics and
components of the media
Geography
1. Understands the characteristics and
uses of maps, globes, and other geographic tools and technologies
2. Knows the location of places, geographic
features, and patterns of the environment
4. Understands the physical and human characteristics
of place
5. Understands the concept of regions
6. Understands that culture and experience
influence people's perceptions of places and regions
10. Understands the nature and complexity
of Earth's cultural mosaics
12. Understands the patterns of human settlement
and their causes
14. Understands how human actions modify
the physical environment
17. Understands how geography is used to
interpret the past
Technology
1. Knows the characteristics and uses of
computer hardware and operating systems
2. Knows the characteristics and uses of
computer software programs
6. Understands the nature and uses of different
forms of technology
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