Materials

• Class notes (see bolded text in Instructional Activities below)
• Poster paper
• Rulers
• Scissors
• Glue
• Tape
• Writing paper
• Overhead projector (optional)
• Internet access (optional)
• Teacher-provided encyclopedia, other printed resources, or Web sites
• Teacher-selected reading, worksheet, or activity

Instructional Activities

1. Review the content covered to this point in the unit.
   
   
2. Put the following notes on the board or overhead:
   
   Contributions of Greek Culture to Western Civilization
   – Drama: Aeschylus, Sophocles
   – Poetry: Homer (Iliad and Odyssey)
   – Sculpture: Phidias
   – Architecture: Type of columns included Doric (Parthenon), Ionian, and Corinthian
   – Science: Archimedes, Hippocrates
   – Mathematics: Euclid, Pythagoras
   – Philosophy: Socrates, Plata, Aristotle
   
   Provide information on these contributions for students to use in the following project.
   
   
3. Have a variety of materials available for students to complete their selected product. Ensure that supplemental resource material is available. Materials may include poster paper, rulers, scissors, glue, tape, writing paper, and similar materials. Instruct students to create one of the following products that will depict each of the above contributions: a drawing, a rap, poetry, an essay, a learning cube, a crossword puzzle, a chart, a matching game, a children’s story, or other teacher-approved product. Each entry in the product should reflect the student’s understanding of the contribution.
   
   
4. Assign a teacher-selected reading, worksheet, or other reinforcement activity, using available teacher resources.