AIM: I will find 4-8 facts that show how different political systems evolved in the city-states of Greece by reading pages 190-191 and completing a graphic organizer.
Standard: 7.8.3 Trace the transition from tyranny to oligarchy to early democracy in Greece.
Do Now:
1) What sea is West of Anatolia?
2) What peninsula is South of Scandinavia?
3) What sea is East of Greece?
4) What peninsula is the most West in Europe?
Lesson Steps:
Today we reviewed the handout from yesterday and then jumped right into today's reading. We talked about the different types of political systems and then read about how Greece changed over time. Students worked in groups to collect enough facts to answer the question in a MEAL paragraph format. We used the handout from yesterday to take notes.
Homework: Turn in all missing assignments
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