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LESSON ONE
Warmer:
Have you watched films or TV shows set in ancient times? If you are thinking about “Pompey”, “300”, “Troy”, “The Prince of Egypt” or “Apocalypto”, try to think about what civilizations these films and shows portray (like the Roman Empire, ancient Greece, ancient Egypt, Mayan or Aztec civilization, etc.), and we will write the answers on the board.
Now, let's see some pictures (created using Pixlr Image Generator) in the interactive screen and let's try to identify what ancient civilization written on the board those pictures correspond to:
Now, let's see if you guessed (first picture: Rome, second picture: Greece, third picture: Aztecs/Mayans).
Web:
Let's open the following worksheet (created using Google Docs), and then, we will become historians and archeologists:
Now, in the computer room, we have to get in pairs, and each one of us has to pick one of these two websites: BBC’s Introduction to Ancient Greece and Ducksters’ The Babylonian Empire. Now, we have to complete task 1 of the worksheet, in which we have to explore the chosen web page and complete the chart with the information requested.
Then, back in the classroom, we have to complete task 2 (still in pairs), in which we have to play a “detective game”, asking our partner questions to complete chart 2 with the information our partner gathered. Once we finish, check if we completed the chart correctly by comparing our answers to what our partner wrote in task 1.
What’s next:
As homework, let's ask our friends and relatives about other films and TV shows set in ancient times, and then, try to look up what civilization those media portray and information about that civilization to complete a similar chart and share it with our classmates in the following class.
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