Governments of Ancient Athens

Today we completed our role plays of the governments of ancient Athens. They consisted of Monarchy, Oligarchy, Tyranny, and Democracy. We also finished the interactive notebook pages 172 and 173. If a student did not finish in class, he or she should complete that on their own and may use the text book pages 254-257 to that end. That should not take more than a few minutes as the role playing should have answered the questions. Tonight we have pushed out a couple of videos. The assignment for tomorrow is to view the video clip The Battle of Marathon. The second one is a clip that I found related to "The Man Who Walked Between The Towers" video pushed out Monday evening in honor of 9/11. It is about the man who did the high wire act in 1974. He is alive and well and still teaches the art. His last public feat was in 2002 according to my research. The video consists of still images as his partner was too tired and weak to film the event as per Petit's instructions. This event seemed to peak the interest of our students which is exciting.
Battle of Marathon Part One
Battle of Marathon Part Two
Battle of Marathon Part Three