Monday, March 28, 2011

6th Grade World History

Students will conclude our study of Pericles and the comparative use of republicanism in Sparta, democracy in Athens, and democratic-republicanism in the United States.  Students will be able to identify, explain and create examples of democracy, republic, monarchy, and oligarchy with 91% accuracy.  We will then progress to the cultural reforms of Pericles and the Athenian play writes.  Students will perform an abridged version of Sophocles' Oedipus as perhaps the best example of Greek tragedy.  Students will be able to define the elements of Greek tragedy with 98% accuracy.



Standards used: 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9,
Bloom’s taxonomy used: 1,2,3,4,5,6