Mr. Proehl Social Studies Class

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Greek Mythology Report

Posted by kingproehl on March 24, 2010

Greek Mythology Report

Written Report Requirements:

Select one or more Greek Mythological figures to report on.

Write a short one page report on the figure of your choosing.

Include information such as;

Who are they?

What was their name?

What were they said to look like? (Include a picture if you like.)

Where were they said to live?

If they are a god or goddess, what were they the god or goddess of?

What powers were they said to have had?

Were they human, half human, a creature, or a god?

Who are they tied to?  Who were their relatives, children, friends, and enemies.

What importance did they have in the Greek Pathos or Mythological stories?

What stories or adventures are they a part of or attributed to?

What are they best known for?

What role if any do they play in today’s world and media?

Include a Bibliography

The Bibliography should include 3 separate sources from which you found the information you used.

Report should be neatly handwritten, or typed.

Typed papers should be in a 12pt Font and double spaced.

Papers may be longer than one page if you wish to include more.

Report should allow you to introduce your chosen character to the class.

Each report will be shared with the class for part of the overall grade.

Oral Report Requirements:

The Oral report will simply be the sharing of your report with the rest of the class.

Using your written report, summarize what you found out about your Mythological Character.

Grading:

The paper will be worth 100 points and will be graded on the amount of information included and the quality of the work. Presenting your report will make up for 25% of the overall grade.

Possible Topics:

Aphrodite Goddess of love and beauty.

Apollo God of the Sun, music, archery and prophecy.

Ares God of war, murder and bloodshed.

Artemis Goddess of the hunt and the moon.

Athena a Goddess of wisdom, warfare and reason.

Demeter Goddess of fertility, grain, and harvest.

Dionysus God of wine, parties/festivals, madness and merriment.

Eros God of love.

Hades God of the underworld.

Hephaestus God of fire and the forge.

Hera Goddess of marriage, women and childbirth.

Hermes God of flight, thieves, commerce, and travelers. Messenger of the gods.

Hestia Goddess of the hearth, fire and home.

Poseidon God of the sea and horses.

Zeus The king of the gods.

Heracles/Hercules son of Zeus & human mother.  Strong adventurer.

Pegasus winged horse used by Perseus on his adventures.

Centaur half man half horse.

Minotaur half man half bull creature.

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Kid Made Peloponnesian War Videos

Posted by kingproehl on March 11, 2010

Here are the links to the two YouTube Videos we watched about the

The Peloponnesian War

http://www.youtube.com/user/nikkoroc2#p/u/13/HMFhpOxeaVY

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SONwbWGWxM

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Athens Dawn of Democracy

Posted by kingproehl on March 1, 2010

We are currently watching the movie “Athens – Dawn of Democracy

This film is available from Amazon.com and explores the birth of the world’s first Democracy.  Our own government takes many of its ideas and beliefs from the Ancient Greece Democracy.

You may also enjoy this silly YOUTUBE video about the differences between Athens & Sparta

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Grades are Up-To-Date

Posted by kingproehl on February 15, 2010

I have all grades up-to-date so, the grade you are seeing today it the grade you currently have.

Those of you with and A, B, or C are working hard and turning assignments in.  Good job.

Those of you who are failing will notice that you have not turned in assignments.  This is the main reason people are failing Social Studies this 9 Weeks.

The Test I sent home with you this weekend is worth almost 1/3 of your grade, so a good grade on it would really help you out.  Remember to use your book, notes, and double check to make sure you have answered each question the best you can.

Parents if you have any questions, please feel free to call me.

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Chapter 5 Take Home Test

Posted by kingproehl on February 11, 2010

Click Here to Download the Chapter 5 Take Home Test.  You will have from Friday February 12 – Tuesday February 16 to compete the test.  Please do your best work, and use your notes from class and text book to help you.

Chapter 5 Take Home Test

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Chapter 5 Notes

Posted by kingproehl on January 31, 2010

Here are all of the notes for Chapter 5 in one PDF format file

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RPas Test

Posted by kingproehl on January 8, 2010

We will be taking the RPas Test the week of Jan 11th – Jan 14th

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Chapter 4 Lesson 5 Outline Notes

Posted by kingproehl on January 3, 2010

Here are the notes for Chapter 4 Lesson 5

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Chapter 4 Lesson 2 Outline Notes

Posted by kingproehl on December 1, 2009

Here are the notes from December 1st, over Chaper 4 Lesson 2.  They cover the content from Pages 118-123 in your text book.

 

Click Here to Download the notes.

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Baby Faith is born

Posted by kingproehl on November 22, 2009

Here are pictures of my new baby. Her name is Faith Victoria

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