7th Grade Ancient Greece Newspaper Project

SWBAT:

Use an online tool to construct a newspaper containing three articles related to Ancient Greece.
Use first person, present tense to illustrate life as it was in Ancient Grecian times.

DESE Social Studies Standards Addressed:

c. Ancient Greece

On a historical map of the Mediterranean, locate Asia Minor, Greece and Mesopotamia, the kingdoms of the Hittites and ancient Israel, and Egypt. On a modern map, locate Egypt, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, the area governed by the Palestinian Authority, Syria, and Turkey. (G)
Explain why the government of ancient Athens is considered the beginning of democracy and explain the democratic political concepts developed in ancient Greece. (H, C)
1. 1. 1. 1. the “polis” or city-state
        civic participation and voting rights
        legislative bodies
        constitution writing
        rule of law
Compare and contrast life in Athens and Sparta. (H)
Describe the status of women and the functions of slaves in ancient Athens. (H)
Analyze the causes, course, and consequences of the Persian Wars, including the origins of marathons. (H)
Analyze the causes, course, and consequences of the Peloponnesian Wars between Athens and Sparta. (H)
Describe the rise of Alexander the Great and the spread of Greek culture. (H)
Describe the myths and stories of classical Greece; give examples of Greek gods and goddesses, heroes, and events, and where and how we see their names used today. (H)Explain why the city-states of Greece instituted a tradition of athletic competitions and describe the kinds of sports they featured. (H)
Describe the purposes and functions of development of Greek institutions such as the lyceum, the gymnasium, and the Library of Alexandria, and identify the major accomplish ments of the ancient Greeks. (H)

Thales (science)
Pythagoras and Euclid (mathematics)
Hippocrates (medicine)
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle (philosophy)
Herodotus, Thucydides, Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Aristophanes, and Euripides (history, poetry, and drama)
the Parthenon, the Acropolis, and the Temple of Apollo (architecture)
the development of the first complete alphabet with symbols for consonants and vowels

Technology Standards:

1.1 Empowered Learner

Students leverage technology to take an active role in choosing, achieving, and demonstrating competency in their learning goals, informed by the learning sciences.

1.3 Knowledge Constructor

1.3.d Students build knowledge by actively exploring real-world issues and problems, developing ideas and theories and pursuing answers and solutions.

1.5 Computational Thinker

Students develop and employ strategies for understanding and solving problems in ways that leverage the power of technological methods to develop and test solutions.

1.6 Creative Communicator

Students communicate clearly and express themselves creatively for a variety of purposes using the platforms, tools, styles, formats and digital media appropriate to their goals.

1.6.a Students choose the appropriate platforms and tools for meeting the desired objectives of their creation or communication.

Use this site AFTER you've completed your Research. You can access the research site HERE

Barringer/Groner

Greece Newspaper Project

To complete this project you must pretend that you are living in Ancient Greece. You will construct a Newspaper containing three articles related to Ancient Greece.

Project Checklist:

Title -Think of a creative newspaper title that would be appropriate with the Ancient Greek theme and type it in the Newspaper Title section.

Date- Directly under the title, type in the date. (Don’t forget, we are writing this in ancient times so the date will reflect this-use BC or BCE after the year.)

Articles- Choose three topics that your readers would find interesting. You will write a short newspaper article for each topic. These topics must relate to life in Ancient Greece and must be written as if you are living during those times. Some suggestions:

1. Economics-Select a topic related to the Greek Economy.

2. Politics- Choose a specific Greek leader and write about him.

3. Construction-Write about the latest update on the buildings in Greece.

4. Social Classes-Pretend you are a certain member of the Greek social class. Write about your lifestyle or an issue that is affecting you.

5. Religion-Write an article describing one of the many gods in this polytheistic society or write about religious ceremony.

6. Other-Choose any other topic you think would make an enjoyable and informative newspaper article.

7. Weather-Write a weather report that accurately describes the climate of Ancient Greece for that particular upcoming week

Make a Copy of the Checklist Here

Ancient Greek Newspaper Checklist

Reminders:

ALWAYS write in the PRESENT TENSE. Although this is an “Ancient” Greek newspaper, we are pretending that we are living in this time. So make sure to write as if the news is happening NOW.

Each article should include as many of the 5 W’s as possible, as genuine newspapers do. (WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY)

Headlines need an image to draw the reader’s interest. Be creative. Newspapers cannot stay in business if no one wants to buy them so keep this in mind when writing your headlines. Headlines often state the main idea of the article.

All information must be checked for accuracy.