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Western Civilization Part 2: The Ancient Greek World

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Ages 11-13
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In this 11-week course, students will immerse themselves in the world of the Ancient Greeks, follow its most sensational stories, and explore its impact on us today.
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:
(56 reviews)

Live video meetings
1x per week, 11 weeks
2-12 learners per class
50 min

What's included

11 live meetings
9 hrs 10 mins in-class hours
Homework
1 hour per week. Students will do the assigned readings from the book in between lessons. Primary-source excerpts will often accompany.
Assessment
Students will submit a 5-paragraph argumentative essay, reflecting on the part of Greek society and history that they found most interesting. The essay must include a thesis statement with three body paragraphs defending it.

Class Experience

US Grade 6 - 8
Beginner Level
This class will equip students with skills in historical memory and analysis. With a mixture of primary and secondary sources, students will tour Greece in the following periods and topics: Grades optional for parents who want to use this class for credit!

Minoan-Mycenian Periods
Archaic Period: Greek Poetry
The rise of city-states
Athens vs. Sparta: Democracy vs. Kingship, Open vs. Closed Societies
Greco-Persian Wars
Pericles: Athens' Golden Age
Athens vs. Sparta (again): Peloponnesian Wars
Philosophers
Macedon and Hellenism: Philip and Alexander the Great

Learning Goals

Students will develop the following skills:
-Historical Investigation: learning from primary and secondary sources about historical events, their causes, and their effects.
-Historical Writing: Learning to argue for a position about history based on primary-source evidence.

Syllabus

Curriculum
Follows Teacher-Created Curriculum
11 Lessons
over 11 Weeks
Lesson 1:
Ancient Greek World, Ch. 1
 Foundations of Greek Society and Worldview, Prometheus. All lessons will be based on the assigned reading from "The Ancient Greek World." 
50 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Ancient Greek World, Ch. 3-4
 Earliest Greeks: Minoans and Mycenians 
50 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Ancient Greek World, Ch. 5-6
 Greek Poetry 
50 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Ancient Greek World, Ch. 8, 12
 Athens and Sparta 
50 mins online live lesson

Other Details

External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
Our main source will be "The Ancient Greek World," available in print and on Audible. Each lesson will be based on the assigned readings from this book, so ordering it will be required. https://www.amazon.com/Ancient-Greek-World-Times/dp/019515696X Authors: Dr. Jennifer Roberts has her PhD in Art History for Yale and now teaches at Harvard.. Tracy Barnett, having majored in Classics and earned her PhD in Medieval Italian, has written over 20 books. Links will be provided each week, and we will read them in class. Primary sources will include excerpts from the following: -"Theogeny" by Hesiod "The Histories" by Herodotus "Iliad" and "Odyssey" by Homer "Histories" by Thucydides "Apology" by Plato

Meet the teacher

Joined August, 2023
4.9
56reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Maryland Teaching Certificate in Foreign Language
Maryland Teaching Certificate
Master's Degree from Westminster Seminary California
Bachelor's Degree from University of Maryland College Park
I have been tutoring both Greek and Latin for the last five years, having taught Latin in school for the last two. I have taught a high school literature class that enables students to earn college credit.

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