Transcript Ancient Greece Webquest - Greenwood School District

Ancient Greece Webquest
Miss Thompson
Greenwood Middle School
Introduction
• Now that you know that we will be discussing greek
mythology during much of Quarter 3, it is important
that you learn more about Greece itself as this is where
the myths originated.
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The Task
The Questions
The Resources
The Evaluation
The Conclusion
The Credits
Task
• Your job will be to print and label a map of
Ancient Greece as well as answer as set of
questions as you use provided websites to
research Ancient Greece. This information will
help us to better understand the myths we will
later read.
• We will have a brief quiz (at the end) on
information learned through this Webquest, so
be sure to pay attention to details and ask
question when you have them.
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The Questions
• Click here to print a copy of the questions you will
need to answer during this web quest.
• You may work on your own, or with one other
person.
– Both persons should be responsible for finding and
writing the information on their own computers
unless told otherwise.
The Questions for Ancient Greece Webquest
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The Resources
What does this website tell me?
Website
A Map of Ancient Greece. Google Images
Map
The Cradle of Civilization- This webpage
will give you general information on
Greece (location, government, structure,
etc.)
http://www.mrdowling.com/701greece.h
tml
Greek Mythology- This webpage will give
you general information on the religion
and myths of Ancient Greece.
http://www.mrdowling.com/701mythology.html
Sparta-This webpage will give you
information about Sparta, one of
Greece’s polis (city-states).
http://www.mrdowling.com/701sparta.html
Athens-This webpage will give you
information about Athens, one of
Greece’s polis (city-states).
http://www.mrdowling.com/701athens.html
Peloponnesian War-This webpage will
give you general information about the
war that took place in Greece.
http://www.mrdowling.com/701peloponnesian.html
The Evaluation
• You will know you are finished when you have
completed and turned in the following items:
• The printed and correctly labeled map of Greece (15
points)
• The completed questions-in complete sentences where
appropriate ( 30 points)
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The Conclusion
• You should have now finished the Webquest and have
a completed map and questions paper. We have only
just touched on daily life in Ancient Greece, but the
information you have gained will help you to better
understand the mythology of Greece later in the
Quarter.
• After the Webquest, please add information to your
Wonder (“W”) section of your KWL. I will be looking at
this to help create lessons that will include information
you are interested in.
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The Credits
• Dowling, Mike, "Mr. Dowling's Ancient Greece
Page," available from
http://www.mrdowling.com/701greece.html;
Internet; updated Monday, January 1, 2007.
©2011, Mike Dowling. All rights reserved.
• Map Citation Here
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