1. Learning objective: Describe current events
Tuesday, February 19th
Learning objective: Describe current events
GRAB A Warm-Up and Current Events sheet from the back desk!
Warm-Up: What is a recent news story you have heard about OR how did you spend your long weekend?

2. Announcements -FID Quizzes
Announcements -FID Quizzes  Going forward, only allowed to take quizzes once -Yellow vocabulary sheets

3. https://www.cnn.com/cnn10 Current Events Worksheet
CNN Student news
Current Events Worksheet

4. Question: How is the Haitian government trying to stop protests?

5. Haiti’s president: Jovenel Moise Port-Au-Prince, Haiti Venezuela Haiti/Dominican Republic Border

6. Exit Ticket: What event stuck out to you today? Why?
Put the current events sheet in a pile on your table when finished. 

7. Thursday, February 21, 2019 PICK UP A PURPLE SHEET FROM THE BACK DESK
Lesson Objectives: Explain the government system of Athens.
Warm-up: What words do you connect with democracy?

8. What do you remember about who were citizens and who were not citizens in ancient greece?

9. Athens
No other city has contributed more to the civilization of mankind than Athens.
It is the place where democracy was born.

10. Athens Founded by Mycenaean descendants.
Encouraged trade, dominate naval power!
Stressed a balance of the mind and body.

11. Athenian Women
The status of an Athenian woman in Greek society was minimal.
Married years old, chosen by their father
Upper class had beautiful weddings
"Teaching a woman to read and write? What a terrible thing to do! Like feeding a vile snake on more poison." Menander

12. Athenian Women Athenian women: Take care of home 2. Raise the children
3. Seldom allowed in public; not even the marketplace
4. No formal education
5. Could not own property
6. Lower class had more freedoms because they worked and came in contact with people.

13. Athens World’s first limited democracy
Path to limited democracy took years and lots of blood shed!
Revolts of the lower classes and former slaves.

14. Path to Athenian Democracy
Draco
First written code of laws for Greece
Took power away from aristocrats

15. Path to Athenian Democracy
Solon
First real political reformer
Ordinary citizens gained greater power through the new courts system
He made decisions to benefit all people in a crisis, not just the wealthy! 
But still no land reform, or land to the landless poor

16. Path to Democracy Peristratus: Helped the poor
Extended citizenship with right to vote to non-landowning Athenians
Gave some land to the peasants

17. Path to Democracy Cleisthenes Cleisthenes:
Credited with establishing democracy in Greece
Established the law-making assembly clled the  Council of 500 to propose laws 
Former slaves got citizenship
Tried ostracism*
*banishment from the city for 10 years with 6,000 votes!
Cleisthenes

18. Limited Democracy
This form of government was used at a meeting place which the Greeks called the Assembly. 
Here the citizens of Athens met monthly and discussed the affairs of state. 
There were no decisions made by government without first asking the Assembly.
Met 40 times a year

19. Athenian Democracy
Only those with both parents born in Athens could have citizenship
Athens had a direct democracy:
all male citizens had the right to attend the Assembly and a vote.
No elections, leaders chosen by drawing lots

20. Your task today
You will complete one column of the graphic organizer. You can work independently or with a partner for the first part of this activity:
Blue- first column (Before Democracy)
Yellow – second column (Power of the People)
Pink – third column (Athenian democracy at Work)
Information in textbook – pages 
Then, you will join other people who did the two other columns and explain your answers. Complete the three columns.
You will each write a summary statement about democracy in Athens at the bottom of the page.

21. Exit ticket: What type of government did athens have
Exit ticket: What type of government did athens have? What about the United states?

22. Friday, February 22, 2019 GRAB A WHITE SHEET FROM THE BACK DESK
Lesson Objective: Compare and contrast Athens and Sparta.
 Warm – Up: Friday reflection

23. Ancient Sparta

24. Sparta Peloponnesus region in southern Greece
Founded by descendants of Dorian invaders
Map shows Sparta and its colonies

25. Sparta
Military Society; largest and most sophisticated army in the known world
Forbade: trade, travel and free speech!
Needed army to control slave population
Control lasted over 250 years.

26. All conquered people became…
Government owned slaves named helots
20 to 1  of the population of Sparta
Government: Monarchy (Oligarchy in reality)
2 kings and 28 counselors who had the real power 
No interest in trade or in education other than in the arts of war

27. Spartan Military Life Army governed life What did it mean for a man?
Trained in military
-Started at age 7
-Marry at 20 but live
in barracks
-Retire at 60
53 years of service!
Males can vote at 30

28. Spartan Women How did Spartan women live? Taught to read and write
Did not perform many domestic tasks
Women were trained in athletic events:
javelin, discus, foot races, and staged battles

29. Spartan Women Expected to produce healthy children or... Fed better
Taught loyalty to the state 
Had Property Rights 
Protect home for husband 

30. We will fill in our graphic organizer comparing athens to sparta

31. Athens or Sparta Project
You must choose which you believe is better and support your reasoning.
Choose Athens or Sparta
You will be researching both and finding at least 3 separate reasons why that city-state is better (in your opinion) than the other
You will be creating a structured, justified argument
Due Wednesday, February points REQUIREMENTS
You must choose Athens or Sparta
You must write in your OWN words, no copying!
Must cite your sources… MLA Format
You must support your choice with 3 SEPARATE reasons and provide details
You must define oligarchy and/or democracy
You may choose your format, Powerpoint, Prezi, PowToon, paragraph or another alternative
You must include visuals, regardless of format

32. Video explaining project

33. Exit Ticket: Which city would you prefer to live in: Athens or sparta
Exit Ticket: Which city would you prefer to live in: Athens or sparta? Why?