Worksheet Review

Today in West Civ we had a really short class. Usually we have a forty or fifty minute class every day or so, but we only had a thirty minute class today due to the two hour delay. The bells weren’t even on today so we were all rushing to our classes, and some of us got there late. In class however, we went over a worksheet. When Mr. Schick wasn’t in class one day last week we worked on a worksheet that went with a video. That was the worksheet that we went over in class today. We went around the room checking the answers just like we usually do and went over it. We didn’t finish the whole worksheet, only because of our very shortened class. Though, we did go over the majority of the worksheet and got a lot of the answers right. We still have to finish going over it which will probably be tomorrow. 

"Odeipus Rex" and.....

Today in class we finished our last commercial and discussed some of the slides. We talked about how the theater in Athens held 4 to 5,000 people. They usually produced comedies and tragedies. The comedies were making fun of their gods, or leaders. The tragedies were based on pride. They also told a tragedy of a man by the name of Oedipus that was told he had to marry his own mother and kill his own father. He tried to avoid both by fleeing, and was on his way out of town. His chariot ran into another one and killed the man in the other chariot. The man killed was his father but he didn’t know. Later he started falling in love with an older woman. He didn’t know the older woman was his mother and he eventually married her. He did sleep with her and was disgusted knowing what had happened. He later plunged two swords in his eyes, that way he was blind and didn’t have to see people look at him with disgust. 

- They was also a Greek olive oil that people in China even wanted

- The Greeks needed to create a container to put the oil in so they made them

-Though, Greeks made huge containers and decorated them. 

Commercial Day!

In West Civ today we presented our commercials. It took a little time to present each commercial for each group only because some of the presentations wouldn’t send to Mr. Schick’s email. We did eventually get everyone’s presentations finished, but it just took a little while to get through. Each commercial was made in a different and creative way. Though, some weren’t very detailed or explanatory. Some on the other hand were detailed and explanatory. It was nice to just sit back and watch the presentations and relax in today’s class. We really don’t do that a lot during school, so when we had a relaxing class today, I was relieved. Sarah and I’s presentation got messed up a little bit only because it kept pausing or skipping forward. But other than that, our presentation went pretty smoothly and Mr. Schick said that he liked it. That was a big relief because we were worried we wouldn’t do good, but I think we did. 

Video Class

Today in West Civ class we watched the rest of the video on Ancient Greece. Mr. Schick wasn’t here today due to the Senior Retreat, but we had Mr. Perry as a substitute. I actually had one of my friends shadow me today, and she came in during West Civ class today. We were in Mr. Perry’s class today so he could do work, and so we didn’t have to go all the way downstairs. I didn’t really like the video because it felt like it dragged on and it didn’t really grab my attention. I still did finish the worksheet or study guide, but the video felt all over the place. Though, it was nice to kind of just sit back and relax and watch a video while filling out the sheet. Mr. Perry was really funny today and was a great substitute. Today’s class was a nice way to start off a Friday morning. 

Work on Project Day!

Today in West Civ we worked on our projects. Mr. Schick gave us the opportunity to work on them in class today, and catch up on the video tomorrow because he isn’t going to be in class. So, we paired up with our partners or worked alone, and started to get some of it done. My partner is Sarah, and we only got some of it done only because the app we were using for the commercial wasn’t working. We spent half of class trying to find a good and useful app, and then it crashed. So, we are going to find some other way to do it, and are going to try our best to get it done correctly. Other than that, we all tried to get some of the project done and even helped each other out with voice recording. This big project is due on Tuesday, so hopefully we can get it done on time. 

Video about Athens and Sparta Class

Today in West Civ we caught up a little bit on what we did for the worksheet we did in class yesterday. We watched part of the video today but didn’t really get any answers. We only talked about helots and Athens and Sparta. We also discussed about the video like we usually do with class discussions. Our class was really short today due to the fact that we had Ash Wednesday Mass today. Mod 2 is usually almost an hour long but we only got about 30 or some minutes into class. So, we didn’t really do all too much in class today. Ash Wednesday Mass was really long so our class was shortened by a lot. Usually we get a lot done and probably would have gotten the majority of the worksheet done today, but unfortunately we didn’t get much done. West Civ is one of my favorite classes and I was really angry our class was short today.

"The 58- Point Greek Quiz" Actually a Study Guide

Today in West Civ we talked about what we were supposed to do for cyber day. We were supposed to work in our groups for our project that advertises Sparta or Athens. We are supposed to either start to record a commercial or do a board of what each city has to offer. We watched Mr. Schick’s video from yesterday which was on what we were supposed to do for cyber day. Other than that, in class today we got a sheet of paper on different people and locations from ancient Greece. This paper is going to be used as a test study guide sheet so we know about each person and about each location listed. We watched a video that will give us the answers to this paper, but we didn’t get too far into it. We only got the answer to number 8 which is Homer, and we talked a little bit about Cleisthenes.