Class today

Today in class we went over our papers. My groups paper is looking so much better. Hope you having a great time Mr. Schick we all can't wait for you to get back. 

Class

We all worked on our papers. I think ours will be great. I cant't wait for Mr. Schick to be back!

Class today

In class today all the groups tried to start writing our papers. It was 

kind of detracting. I think some of the groups got a good head start.  

Class

In class today we went over Gods and Goddesses in Ancient Greece. I had a little bit of background with Gods and Goddesses before I came to JC. At my old school we did a whole unit on them and at the end we dressed up. Just like Mr. Schick said today in class. Some of the Gods and Goddesses we talked about where Posieden, Zeus, Apollo, Demeter, Afridite, Athena and many more. Mr. Schick didn't go into crazy details on the Gods and Goddesses because we know a little bit about them our self. We also went over Socrates life and trial to death. We all know Socrates story pretty well because in every unit we do he always makes his way in there some how. Its definitely not because he Mr. Schick favorite or anything. : )

Class

 In class today we went over how to write a paper. My group is writing a thousand word paper on Art and Architecture in Ancient Greece. My group people are Sydney and Sophia.   

Presentations

In West Civ on Friday everyone presented there power points on our topics. Everyone got there done in the time before class ended except one group. My group was second to last to go. Sydney and Sophia were a little nervous, but I knew that we did a good job so i wasn't to worried. I thought that everyone did a great job. I hope that everyone gets the grade that they wanted. 

Class today

In class today we went over the power point on Ancient Greece. 

• We went over that Hippias was gone.

• Isagoras and Cleisthenes enaged in a power struggle 

• Isagoas had support from the other rich people so he won

• Then Cliethenes is astracized from Athens 

• Clithenes people over rule Isagoas 

• 503 BCE!

• Clithenes come back and starts to rule 

• Clithenes is a good ruler 

Class today

We went over some more Ancient Greece. I left my book at school so I can't really go into great explanation. 

Project

TODAY IN CLASS WE WORKED IN OUR GROUPS ON OUR PROJECTS ! 

Working

In class on Friday we worked on our groups on our projects.

Art and Architecture in Ancient Greece

Today in class we went over what we are going to be doing for the rest of the month. I am in a group with Sydney and Sophia. Our topic for the project is Art and Architecture in Ancient Greece. I think it should be fairly easy to finish. 

Pop!!!

To day we finished going over the power point on Ancient Greece. Then while we are sitting there he decides to give us a pop quiz. Everyone complained and took the quiz. I got three wrong....sadly. Then we left.

Ancient Greece

• Mesopotamia/Tigris and the Euphrates River 

• Egypt/ Nile River 

• India/ Indus River 

• China/ Huang He River 

• Tera-means earth 

• Medi- means middle (Mediterranean)

• Greece (grain, grapes, olives) 

• Greece is very mountainous (3/4)

• This combination shaped Greece's culture they had many skilled sailors 

• They had poor/limited natural resources

• it was difficult to unite ancient Greece because of the terrain    

• Fertile valley 20%

• arable- good for farming (20%)

• Greek diet lead to Greek colonization 

• Olympics!! 

Plato

Writer, Philosopher (c. 428 BCE–c. 348 BCE)

Born circa 428 B.C.E., ancient Greek philosopher Plato was a student of Socrates and a teacher of Aristotle. Plato's impact on philosophy and the nature of humans has had a lasting impact far beyond his homeland of Greece. His work covered a broad spectrum of interests and ideas: mathematics, science and nature, morals and political theory. 

Three Examples of Ancient Greek Building

The Coliseum 

By the 20th century, a combination of weather, natural disasters, neglect and vandalism had destroyed nearly two-thirds of the original Coliseum, including all of the arena’s marble seats and its decorative elements.

The Porch of the Maidens:

 better known as Caryatids, is on the southwest side of the Erechtheum. The Maidens hold up the top of the           buildings like Columns. 

                                            

  

Temple Concord was founded in 1839 by German immigrants drawn to upstate New York by the new Erie      Canal.  The group incorporated under the laws of the State of New York on February 24, 1942, first took the name  “Comrades of Peace” and shortly thereafter Keneseth Shalome, which they translated in formal English as Temple Society of Concord 

Class today

In class today Mr. Schick told us about how cyber days work for the teachers. He told us how we are supposed to have at least 45 minutes of busy work. 45 minutes is a long time and a little outrageous to me. I see it being more like 20-25 minutes but 45 is longggggg. He also told us about how he kind of created cyber days, but he didn't want them to be like they are now. He really doesn't have a say now.  

Ancient Greece

What bodies of water surround Greece?

Ionian sea, Mediterranean sea, and Aegean sea.

What large island is to the south/southeast?

(you may need to go online to find out)

Cyprus island

Describe where Athens and Sparta are located relating to the sea, and to each other...

Athens is North East of Sparta. Athens is closer to the Aegean sea. Sparta is closer to the Mediterranean sea.

Test

So we took this test on Ancient Egypt. Mr. Schick said that everyone was going to do well. The we all took the test. He graded the test. We all didn't do very well. Mr. Schick wasn't very happy.