Going Out On the City State
"To the Greek Theater Jeeves…"
by
Mr. Schweighoffer
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Introduction * Task * Process * Resources*
Evaluation * Conclusion * CreditsLights, camera, action! Time to sing and dance! In this webquest you will become great stars and potentially start your career to fame and fortune and you will do it the Ancient Greek way!
In this webquest you will entertain and educate the audience with an authentic Ancient Greek theatrical production. Be sure to review all of the items in the Process and Evaluation sections to make sure your webquest is complete.
Your task is divided up into three sections. One, acquire information about your polis, two, acquire information about Ancient Greek theater and three, create a Greek theatrical production.
First, you need to find information about your Greek city-state. The information can be anything, food, clothing, government, religion etc… about your polis. Record your information on the Greek Fact Sheet.
Second, write an essay explaining why your polis is better and worse than Wallingford, Connecticut. In your essay be persuasive and be sure to compare and contrast the two places.
Third, share your information with the members of your group and discuss with the group which facts you want to use in your group's show. Record these facts on your group presentation sheet under the fact section.
Fourth, each member of the group should discover information about the Ancient Greek theater. Record the information you found on your Greek Theater fact sheet. Share this information with the group.
Fifth, the group will create a short skit using Ancient Greek theatrical techniques. The group should decide what type of presentation they want to do. Presentations should be short skits, and show the facts and theatrical items listed on the group presentation sheet. To demonstrate the ancient theatrical components, groups may give a "tour" of their stage before or after the performance. Groups should use masks, a soliloquy, a chorus or other ancient Greek theater techniques. For their presentation, the group should not only worry about the content of their show, but they should also be concerned if their presentation is actually how a skit would be performed in ancient Greece! The group should think what kind of performance they want to create which would give information about the polis and would entertain the audience. (Remember, Greek theater was often performed in a competition!) Finally the group should also make sure the presentation section of the group presentation sheet is complete.
To begin your journey, use the following web resources. You may also use print resources and any information discussed in class. Be sure to document what source you used for your information. (Also you may use polis information from the Schweighoffer Digital Library.) You may also do more online researching but no matter where you get your information, just be sure to correctly cite your sources. Remember to have fun and if you have any questions about the project including grades and due dates you must ask the teacher!
Polis Sites:
A Great Site for Information on Nine City States
Info on Athens, Sparta, Corinth, Delphi, Thebes and general Greek subject matter.
Info on Five powerful city states
Info from Jackson Creek Middle School
General Greek Info for Sixth Graders from the Dalton School
Ancient Greek Theater Sites:
Some of the Basics of Greek Theater
Info on How to Set Up Your Dialogue A Short Background of Greek Theater
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Evaluation
Your grade will be a combination of your individual work and your group's presentation. **Check in class for the actual point value for each section!**
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Beginning
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Developing
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Accomplished
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Exemplary
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Polis Fact Sheets |
1) Less than five facts are recorded. 2) Resources are not correctly cited. |
1) Five to six facts are recorded. 2) Resources are not correctly cited. |
1) Seven to eight facts are recorded. 2) Resources are not correctly cited. |
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Contrast Paper |
1)Paper contains one or no specific examples comparative and contrasting ideas. |
1)Paper contains few specific examples of comparative and contrasting ideas. |
1)Paper contains more two specific examples of (four total) comparative and contrasting ideas. |
1)Paper contains more than three specific examples of (six total) comparative and contrasting ideas. |
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Greek Theater Fact Sheet |
1) Two or fewer facts are clearly recorded. 2) Facts are clearly cited from one source. |
1) Three facts are clearly recorded. 2) Facts are clearly cited from two different sources. |
1) Four facts are clearly recorded. 2) Facts are clearly cited from three different sources. |
1) Five or more facts are clearly recorded. 2) Facts are clearly cited from at least four different sources. |
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1) Group presentation sheet is not clear and not completely filled. |
1) Group presentation sheet is completely filled but not totally clear. |
1) Group presentation sheet is clear and completely filled. |
1) Group presentation sheet is clear, unique and completely filled. |
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Oral |
1) Poor voice projection |
1) Voice projection is audible. |
1) Adequate voice projection. |
1) Superb voice projection. |
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1) Presentation doesn't follow the Group Presentation Worksheet. 2) Two Greek facts are present. 3) Two ancient theatrical items are present. |
1) Presentation rarely follows the Group Presentation Worksheet. 2) Three Greek facts are present. 3) Three ancient theatrical items are present. |
1) Presentation mostly follows the Group Presentation Worksheet. 2) Four Greek facts are present. 3) Four ancient theatrical items are present. |
1) Presentation follows the Group Presentation Worksheet. 2) At least five Greek facts are present. 3) At least five ancient theatrical items are present. |
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Congratulations! You should win an Oscar Award for your efforts! What did you think of this webquest? A good place to record your thoughts and feelings about this activity is in your Social Studies journal.
Questions about this webquest can be sent to: Mr. Schweighoffer, Moran Middle School, 141 Hope Hill Road, Wallingford, Connecticut, 06492 or send an email to Mr. Schweighoffer. Hopefully, this webquest was successful. Any comments would be greatly appreciated by the author since this, and all units, are under constant evaluation and improvement.