If I were to hold a vote and the class were to decide on what the next blog subject would be, that would be an example of what type of government? Democracy, right? Of course! But do you know from where democracy comes? The Greeks! We sure do seem to have snagged a lot from that ancient culture. Some say one out of every seven words in the English language are Greek in origin. And don't get me started on how much J.K. leaned on Greek myths to get her famous series rolling! Democracy, language, myths...philosophy, the Olympics, stunning architecture...so much that their society was known for remains today, woven into the fabric of our society.
So for this blog post, you will need to do a little research into the Ancient Greeks. Find something cool that you want to share and drop some of your amazing prose into our blog. Something about the Ancient Greek culture, that is. Then be sure to comment on the post of another student.
Post and Comment grades...
Posts:
75+ words, zero spelling errors, and end with a question. Those are each worth 2.5 points. The last 2.5 comes from having a catchy title (Some of you wrote your titles in the body of the post instead of by entering it in at the top of your post...be sure to do it right next time for full points!) and including at least one hyperlink...like this classic! That totals 10 points once again.
Comments:
50+ words, zero spelling errors, and ends with a question. Those are all worth 2.5 points. The last 2.5 will be split between being the first or second person to comment, and making it obvious that you are engaging the author in a conversation. ( ie. clearly answer their question/challenge...use their name.) Do the math...we hit 10 points I believe! Fire away!
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ReplyDeleteDear Mr.Hopper I would like to be first person to comment on your post. I was wondering do you ever wish you were there when greeks people still existed? So I now get what we have to do.
ReplyDeleteDear Mr. Hopper I was wondering if you would want to go back in the Ancient times if so what year would it be how old would you be and what would you do i think that theres not much to do in the Ancient times all there is to do is watch the gladiators and see the olympians compete and fight would you be a gladiator
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