, WEEK #3 (August 28th- September 1st)
Monday:  We kicked off this week as we do every week by turning in our homework and completing our weekly vocabulary quiz. Afterword we briefly discussed the Hittites before beginning a brief history of the Hebrews  POWERPOINT
Tuesday:  We continued our discussion of Hebrew culture and history, we discussed why this tiny culture looms large in history
Wednesday. We introduced the Greeks, their rise from Minoan roots to the basis of Western Civilization POWERPOINT
Thursday: We concluded our powerpoint discussion, and began our activity to compare the states of Sparta and Athens
Friday: We wrapped up our third week together with a presentation on the fall of Troy and why it matters in understanding Greece

Week #3 Homework:  
Watch this video

​and answer the following questions on a separate piece of paper
  1. What were the five big Ideas of Greek culture listed?
  2. Can you elaborate on why the Greeks thought watching tragedy was important?
  3. Describe the words eudaimonia and philosophia and their role in Greek philosophy?
  4. Explain the focus of study for Socrates, Aristotle and the Stoics listed?
  5. Which Wonders of the Ancient World did the Greeks have a hand in?
Week 3 Vocab
  1. Diaspora - a large group of people with a similar heritage or homeland who have since moved out to places all over the world
  2. Phoenicia – This empire was based on trade and stretched from Spain to Egypt
  3. Abraham – The “Patriarch” of Judaism, Christianity and Islam
  4. King Solomon- This “wise” king united the 12 tribes of Israel
  5. Covenant -  a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement
  6. Torah - Jewish Written Law, consists of the five books of the Hebrew Bible
  7. Talmud - the body of Jewish civil and ceremonial law and legend comprising the Mishnah and the Gemara. 
  8. Cultural Diffusion - the spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group to another
  9. Minoan Culture - an Aegean Bronze Age civilization on the island of Crete and other Aegean islands which flourished from about 2600 to 1100 BC
  10. Byblos - Byblos was the ancient Phoenician capital port city of Gebal (called Byblos by the Greeks) on the coast of the Mediterranean sea in what is, today, Lebanon  



Standards Addressed:
1. Use the historical method of inquiry to ask questions, evaluate primary and secondary sources, critically analyze and interpret data, and develop interpretations defended by evidence 
2. The key concepts of continuity and change, cause and effect, complexity, unity and diversity over time
a. Evaluate continuity and change over the course of world history (DOK 1-3) b. Investigate causes and effects of significant events in world history (DOK 1-2) c. Analyze the complexity of events in world history (DOK 2-3) d. Examine and evaluate issues of unity and diversity in world history (DOK 1-3)


A History of Me Essay Instructions:

You are young, your life doesn't necessarily  have enough craziness to justify a full on Biography just yet, but why let that stop you? 
The first essay we will be writing is a 5-7 paragraph personal 
biography. Written in APA format this 3rd person account of what your life looked like from to beginning to end, remember this is not an autobiography where you look back at your own life.  To get started I would review THIS 10 paragraph biographical essay of George Washington.  
The point of this essay is to start by imagining a best case scenario for your life, and a worst case scenario then force yourseld to imagine what your life will be.
There are not rules against being imaginative in this assignment, knowing how fast the world is changing means knowing that the next 50-90 years will be a dynamic and exciting time to be alive, feel free to have fun writing this future history. 
Please review the below resources to help you organize your thoughts and writing. 

Resources
5 Paragraph Essay Outline
Thinking Historically - The Five C's
APA Sample ESSAY
How to write a Biography in APA 
Scoring Rubric