The Golden Age of Athens

Happy Thursday to you all. Today we began work on the Golden Age of Athens. Students took part in stations representing six parts of Athenian daily life from temples to Socrates, six in all. We will maintain a tight schedule tomorrow and attempt to complete the hands-on work as well as the text book and interactive notebook work. Today I pushed out part three of three video clips on the Battle of Thermopylae. Each of the three 7:00 + video clips use video game technology to reenact the battle and tell the tale of Spartan's 300 brave that went down in defeat at the hands of the Persians. This battle, Marathon, Salamis, and Plataea are visited to set up the story of Alexander the Great and his feats. I will push similar video clips out for student viewing at home. Most, if not all, will have no homework assignment attached to them other than to view them and be able to have a discussion in the coming days at school.
Battle of Thermopylae Part One
Battle of Thermopylae Part Two
Battle of Thermopylae Part Three