1. Bell Ringer 11/12/13 : 1. How did the Athenian citizens choose their council members? 2. Name one difference between the ancient Greek form of Democracy and the American form of Democracy:

2. HOMEWORK: Finish agrumentative paragraph! QUIZ FRIDAY, Nov. 15th!

3. Agenda: Bell Ringer Introduction Investigation: –Audio clip –Video clip –Primary sources Argumentative Paragraphs

5. REMEMBER: a myth is a story made up to explain mysterious of life and nature. For example, the Ancient Greeks believed that when the great ruler of the gods, Zeus, was angry he threw lighting bolts…explaining thunderstorms and lightening! Zeus

6. To the Ancient Greeks these stories were not made up. They were polytheistic, meaning they believed in many gods. They believed these gods ruled their universe!

7. Aphrodite: the goddess of love and beauty Hades: The god of the underworld Athena: The goddess of war Ares: The god of war Poseidon: The god of the sea

8. Perhaps one of the most famous stories of the Ancient Greeks is the story of The Trojan War… But the age old question still remains, did it really happen or was it a myth? You must investigate!

9. Legend says that the author Homer wrote down the story of the Trojan War many years after it was fought in his famous epic poems, The Iliad and The Odyssey.

10. Let’s Investigate! We will be looking at 3 different types of resources to collect evidence to see whether The Trojan War was fact or myth! As we listen, watch, and analyze use your ‘Investigation Notes’ activity sheet to document any evidence you come across to support your opinion! Let’s check out your Investigation Notes activity to begin exploring the truth!

11. Once you have collected your evidence it is time to form your argument and “publish” it! Use your chicken foot to organize your thoughts Put it in paragraph format….REMEMBER a strong argument has specific evidence to support it and avoids using the word “I”.