B. Projects

Ancient Greece Project

120 points

This project will require you to examine multiple aspects of ancient Greek culture. Over the next few days, you will work independently to complete some of the projects from the list below. Choose any number of projects from the list that will total 80 points.

Once completed, please create an illustrated title page with your name, period, and date. (20 pts.) Staple all other documents to this title page.

A bibliography is required for this assignment. It is essential that you begin citing your sources as soon as your research begins. A bibliography is more than a website URL, so when you visit a website, be sure to get the author, website title, article title, date written, and the date it was accessed. To make your life easier, I suggest you use easybib.com. Sources should be citied in MLA format and a minimum of 3 different sources is required. (20 pts.)

Project Options:

 1.   Create an original myth-include a booklet with cover, title page and illustration. Minimum of 6 pages.  (20pts.)

2.     Biography of an ancient Greek – 1 page written with picture (10 points each) or become the person and speak for two minutes (20 points)

3.     Create a political map of ancient Greece. Include climate (20 points) Show use of scale and compass rose (optional) for 10 extra points.

4.     Athens vs. Sparta – Write both the good and bad points about living in each city-state and an opinion page explaining which of the two city-states you would rather live in and why. (2 pages for 15 points,  3 pages for 40 points)  

5.     Create a chart of Greek words used today.  Define each word, underline and define each Greek root word. (10 points for 20 words and 20 points for 40 words.)

6.     Famous Olympians – Tell about 3 Gold Medal winners, 3 pages with pictures (30 pts.)  

7.     Illustrate the hierarchy of the gods (20 points)

8.     The Zodiac - Research, write about and illustrate the Zodiac.  Include a written history of at least 2 Zodiac signs. (3 written pages with pictures total for 40 points.)

9.     Mythical monsters – Research, write and illustrate mythical monsters. (3 written pages with pictures for 40 points. 

10.  Zodiac Zone – Create your own constellation.  Write a 1-page myth of how the constellation came to be. (20 points)

11.  Advertising with the gods – Create your own advertisement with the gods of ancient Greece as pitchmen. (20 points)

12.  Create a chart of and illustrate the Greek alphabet.  Write a history of any 2 of the letters and write your first and last name using the Greek alphabet. (20 points)

13.  Ancient Olympic Games writing assignment.  – Research Greek games, write a 2 page summary with illistrations. (20 points)

14.  Sundial – Research and explain how a sundial works. Relate this to ancient Greece, 1 page write-up. (20 points)

15.  Pythagorean Theory – Describe and demonstrate Pythagoras’s theorem of a right            angle triangle.  Make a model to demonstrate. (20 points)

16.  Greek Numbers – Make a chart of the Greek numbers.  Then write important 

       numbers in your life using the Greek numbers, i.e. your birthday, today’s date, the  

       millennium date, last day of school, etc. (10 dates – 5 points, 20 dates – 20 points.)

Extra Credit Options 

Extra credit projects may be completed individually or in groups of 2-3. These projects will not count toward your Ancient Greece Project grade, but will be counted as an extra credit assignment. These options are to be completed at home or during office hours. 

1.     Columns – Produce a recreation of each one of the 3 Greek style columns. (Doric, Ionic and Corinthian) (40 points)

2.     Make a Greek Monster, God or Goddess.  Identify the character and which myth it is associated with.  Character should be 3-D or life-size 2-D. (40 points)

3.     Create a Shoebox diorama of a myth.  Include a brief summary of the myth and describe which scene is being portrayed.  (40 points)

East Asia Under Challenge Sarcastic 

Travel Advertisement

Normally, travel advertisements are designed to convince audiences to visit a specific location. This usually means colorful images, relaxing vacation retreats, great shopping, and various other luxuries.

In this mini-project, you will entice your audience to visit China, by making one negative occurrence in the 19th century sound appealing. You will invite the audience to visit the location, sarcastically making something like a rebellion, uprising, or war sound appealing.

This is an independent mini-project that will be completed using Google Docs.