Center Grove Elementary School



You will be selecting activities from the list below. Your goal is to complete 100 points. Each activity that you turn in will be recorded onto your Ancient Greece Independent Learning Activity Log. Activities need to be turned in as you complete them (not all at once). You will be given some class time occasionally to work on your activities, so come to class prepared. Much of the work (especially models and sculptures) will need to be completed at home.

Due Date ________________________________________

Activities: specific instructions of these activities are available in the classroom

Working at the Agora- choose a business, create a stand-up sign, and write a sales pitch

Mosaic Tiles- design and create your own 8” by 8” tile floor; define mosaics and explain the use of mosaics in Ancient Greece

A Wedding Invitation –create a wedding invitation that would be sent in Ancient Greece

Olympic Sports- Complete a newspaper article on a made-up Olympic Event

Postcard from Ancient Greece- design a postcard with a scene from Ancient Greece, and write about your experience at the location

Theater Mask- create a theater mask from either a comedy or a tragedy and explain how/why these masks were used in the theater

The Trireme- research a trireme; draw and label a detailed picture of the battleship

Everyday Life in Ancient Greece- use the internet or books to research given tops

Women in ancient Greece- use the internet or books to research given tops

Parthenon Model- create a model of the Parthenon

Greek Columns- make a large poster showing the three major kinds of Greek columns: Doric, ionic and Corinthian (NO TRI-BOARDS)

Greek Mythology- the sayings A Pandora’s Box, An Achilles heel, and A Trojan Horse are popular sayings based on Greek Mythology; choose one to research and write a paragraph describing it

Ancient Greece Timeline-Create a timeline that covers at least 10 major events from 3000 BC to 146 BC; illustrate 10 of these events on the timeline

Travel Brochure- create a travel brochure for an interesting tourist site for people in Ancient Greece to visit; include a map and interesting information about the site

Sculpture- make a sculpture of one of the Greek gods or goddesses; include a story about this god or goddess

Greek Battle- write a newspaper article about a famous battle involving ancient Greece (Ancient Greek Times)

Greek Philosophers- Write a one page biography on either Socrates, Plato, or Aristotle

Greek Myths- rewrite a myth using a modern setting and characters OR rewrite a myth as a poem

Greek Recipes- make a recipe book with at least 5 Greek recipes; include illustration of the food

Greece Alpha boxes- complete an alpha box sheet with at least 50 important words, people, battles, etc. from Ancient Greece

Point Values

Greece Alpha boxes -15

Greek Recipes-15

Greek Myths-15

Greek Philosophers-20

Greek Battle-25

Sculpture-50

Travel Brochure-30

Ancient Greece Timeline-50

Greek Mythology-15

Greek Columns-25

Parthenon Model-50

Women in ancient Greece-10

Everyday Life in Ancient Greece-10

The Trireme-40

Theater Mask-20

Postcard from Ancient Greece-20

Olympic Sports-20

A Wedding Invitation-10

Mosaic Tiles-15

Working at the Agora-20

Ancient Greece Independent Learning Activity Log and Rubric

Greece Alpha boxes - /15

Greek Recipes- /15

Greek Myths- /15

Greek Philosophers- /20

Greek Battle- /25

Sculpture- /50

Travel Brochure- /30

Ancient Greece Timeline- /50

Greek Mythology- /15

Greek Columns- /25

Parthenon Model- /50

Women in ancient Greece- /10

Everyday Life in Ancient Greece- /10

The Trireme- /40

Theater Mask- /20

Postcard from Ancient Greece- /20

Olympic Sports- /20

A Wedding Invitation- /10

Mosaic Tiles- /15

Working at the Agora- /20

Total Points _________/100

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