8th Grade World History I
Week 8: September 25-29
Lesson Plans
Monday, September 25
❏ Materials Needed:
❏ 3-ring binder / paper
❏ Pencil / Pen
❏ Earbuds / Headphones (Optional)
❏ Google Classroom: Ancient Greece: The Lay of the Land
❏ Alabama Course of Study Standards:
❏ 8.3: Compare the development of early world religions and philosophies and their key tenets.
❏ 8.4: Identify cultural contributions of Classical Greece, including politics, intellectual life, arts, literature, architecture, and science.
❏ Learning Target(s):
❏ I can explain how the geography of Greece caused the creation of isolated communities.
❏ I can explain how the Greeks modified their lives to fit their environment.
❏ Procedure:
❏ Before/Bellringer:
❏ What are three characteristics about the geography in the area you live?
❏ During:
❏ Whole Group Discussion on how geography affects how we form our civilization.
❏ Ancient Greece: The Lay of the Land
❏ The students will work in collaborative partners to read the attached documents on Google Classroom and answer Document Based Questions (DBQs).
❏ After:
❏ Exit Slip: In Google Classroom, students will answer the following question:
❏ What are some ways that the geography of Greece caused the creation of isolated communities?
Tuesday, September 26
❏ Materials Needed:
❏ 3-ring binder / paper
❏ Pencil / Pen
❏ Earbuds / Headphones (Optional)
❏ Google Classroom: Ancient Greece: Minoans and Mycenaeans
❏ Alabama Course of Study Standards:
❏ 8.3: Compare the development of early world religions and philosophies and their key tenets.
❏ 8.4: Identify cultural contributions of Classical Greece, including politics, intellectual life, arts, literature, architecture, and science.
❏ Learning Target(s):
❏ I can identify a variety of characteristics of the earliest inhabitants of ancient Greece, including location, accomplishments, and what led to their downfall.
❏ Procedure:
❏ Before/Bellringer:
❏ What would be three reasons why a civilization would no longer live where it used to live?
❏ During:
❏ Ancient Greece: Minoans and Mycenaeans
❏ The students will work in collaborative partners to read the attached documents on Google Classroom and answer Document Based Questions (DBQs).
❏ After:
❏ Exit Slip: In Google Classroom, students will answer the following question:
❏ List three facts about the Minoans and Mycenaeans.
Wednesday, September 27
❏ Materials Needed:
❏ 3-ring binder / paper
❏ Pencil / Pen
❏ Earbuds / Headphones (Optional)
❏ Google Classroom: Ancient Greece: Profiling and Polis
❏ Alabama Course of Study Standards:
❏ 8.3: Compare the development of early world religions and philosophies and their key tenets.
❏ 8.4: Identify cultural contributions of Classical Greece, including politics, intellectual life, arts, literature, architecture, and science.
❏ Learning Target(s):
❏ I can create a chart that shows the meaning of the word “polis” and a list of similarities and differences a polis will have in Greece.
❏ Procedure:
❏ Before/Bellringer:
❏ List three facts about the city where you currently live, or a city where you used to live.
❏ During:
❏ Whole Group Discussion: Defining a Polis
❏ Ancient Greece: Profiling a Polis
❏ The students will work in collaborative partners to read the attached documents on Google Classroom and answer Document Based Questions (DBQs).
❏ After:
❏ Exit Slip: In Google Classroom, students will answer the following question:
❏ What is a polis? List three characteristics of a polis.
Thursday, September 28
❏ Materials Needed:
❏ 3-ring binder / paper
❏ Pencil / Pen
❏ Earbuds / Headphones (Optional)
❏ Google Classroom: The Governments of Ancient Greece
❏ Alabama Course of Study Standards:
❏ 8.3: Compare the development of early world religions and philosophies and their key tenets.
❏ 8.4: Identify cultural contributions of Classical Greece, including politics, intellectual life, arts, literature, architecture, and science.
❏ Learning Target(s):
❏ I can explain the characteristics of a monarchy, oligarchy, tyranny, and democracy in ancient Greece.
❏ Procedure:
❏ Before/Bellringer:
❏ What are some characteristics of the United States government?
❏ During:
❏ The Governments of Ancient Greece
❏ The students will work in collaborative partners to read the attached documents on Google Classroom and answer Document Based Questions (DBQs).
❏ After:
❏ Exit Slip: In Google Classroom, students will answer the following question:
❏ Define the city-states of ancient Greece had.
Friday, September 29
❏ Materials Needed:
❏ 3-ring binder / paper
❏ Pencil / Pen
❏ Earbuds / Headphones (Optional)
❏ Google Classroom: Ancient Greece Government Myth Busters
❏ Alabama Course of Study Standards:
❏ 8.3: Compare the development of early world religions and philosophies and their key tenets.
❏ 8.4: Identify cultural contributions of Classical Greece, including politics, intellectual life, arts, literature, architecture, and science.
❏ Learning Target(s):
❏ I can explain the characteristics of a monarchy, oligarchy, tyranny, and democracy in ancient Greece.
❏ I can describe the Athenian democracy.
❏ Procedure:
❏ Before/Bellringer:
❏ What are three characteristics about the geography in the area you live?
❏ During:
❏ Ancient Greek Government Mythbusters
❏ The students will work in collaborative partners to read the attached documents on Google Classroom and answer Document Based Questions (DBQs).
❏ After:
❏ Exit Slip: In Google Classroom, students will answer the following question:
❏ How did the geography of ancient Greece affect the government of ancient Greece?