Objectives:
-- Describe how the Olympics operated historically -- Select important facts from informational text Activities; -- Review contributions of Greece studied so far -- Add "amphitheater" description and drawing to notes if not already there (see posting for Friday, March 18); look at photo on p, 418 -- Read about the Olympics on p, 362-363 and p. 418. -- Capture details about Olympics in notes using 5-6 bullets for the most important facts -- Have a mens and womens thumb-wrestling competition; crown winners with laurel wreaths -- (Some classes) Read current events article(s) on new refugee Olympic team Independent Learning: -- None, but know that on Wednesday, there will be a current events assignment that will be started in class with the substitute and if not completed, will be due on Thursday. Plan ahead now for time needed for social studies on Wednesday afternoon/evening. Notes/Handouts/Material covered in class: -- For notes on "amphitheater," see posting for Friday, March 18 -- Olympics: -- purpose was to honor the gods; Zeus, specifically -- records show Olympics was held as early as 776 BCE (maybe earlier) -- Olympics held every 4 years -- originally for men only -- held in Olympia -- initially events were footraces, but then other events were added (wrestling, long jump, javelin throw, discus throw, etc.) -- tested skills that were valuable to soldiers
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