Year 7 Ancient History
Major Assignment Weeks 6 – 9
Task
Complete a PowerPoint on Ancient Greece covering Athens, Sparta, Alexander the Great and another topic of your choice.
Once your PowerPoint is complete Mr. Turra will upload it to Slideshare and embed it onto the class blog under your name.
Remember: If you do not understand something you cannot use it in your work. Before you use something you must understand it.
Process
Slide 1: Title
Slide 2: Contents
Slide 3: Athens – A day in the life
Slide 4: Athens – Government
Slide 5: Sparta – A day in the life
Slide 6: Sparta – Government
Slide 7: Alexander the Great – Personal information
Slide 8: Alexander the Great – Alexander’s empire
Slide 10: A person, place or object of your choice from Ancient Greece
Slide 11: Bibliography – record all web addresses and books that you use.
1. You are limited to 11 Slides. How you arrange these slides is up to you.
2. Select a design (go to the Design tab) for your PowerPoint so that the format is the same throughout your presentation. Use the same font throughout your presentation.
3. This is not a PowerPoint in the normal sense (usually you use dot points and keep writing to a minimum). For your assignment treat it as a project you might do in a project book i.e. write in paragraphs and full sentences.
4. You will not cut and paste, you will not change one or two words. YOU WILL rewrite information in your own words.
5. Person, place or object of your choice. Ideas include: Zeus, The Olympic Games, The Trojan War, Socrates, Inventions. You are free to choose but please let Mr. Turra know what it is you will researching.
6. Lots of writing, pictures and color does not mean a good assignment. Use your words sparingly write only what you need to but make what you do write quality.
Year 7 Ancient History
Major Assignment Weeks 6 – 9
Assessment
A | B | C | D | E | |
Athens – Daily life/tasks in Athens Athenian Government | A clear and wide range (5 or more) of daily tasks explained. A clear and detailed explanation of how government is organized. | A clear and wide range (4 things) of daily tasks explained. A clear explanation of how government is organized. | A range (3 things) of daily tasks explained. A satisfactory explanation of how government is organized. | 1-2 daily tasks explained. A limited explanation of how government is organized. | No daily tasks explained. Very little attempt made to explain how government is organized. |
Sparta – Daily life/tasks in Sparta Spartan Government | A clear and wide range (5 or more) of daily tasks explained. A clear and detailed explanation of how government is organized. | A clear and wide range (4 things) of daily tasks explained. A clear explanation of how government is organized. | A range (3 things) of daily tasks explained. A satisfactory explanation of how government is organized. | 1-2 daily tasks explained. A limited explanation of how government is organized. | No daily task explained. Very little attempt made to explain how government is organized. |
Alexander the Great’s personal life Alexander the Great’s empire | A clear and appropriately detailed explanation. A clear and appropriately detailed explanation. | A clear and detailed explanation. A clear and detailed explanation. | A satisfactory explanation. A satisfactory explanation. | Limited explanation. Limited explanation. | Very little to no explanation. Very little to no explanation. |
A person place or object of your choice | A clear and appropriately detailed explanation. | A clear and detailed explanation. | A satisfactory explanation. | Limited explanation. | Very little to no explanation. |
Use of pictures | Pictures that clearly support the writing. Pictures labeled clearly. | Pictures that support the writing. Pictures labeled. | Pictures that mostly support the writing. Most pictures labeled. | Pictures that are relevant to ancient Greece but do not directly link to writing Few pictures labeled | Few pictures if any which do not directly relate to the writing. No pictures labeled. |
Bibliography | 8 or more relevant resources | 6-7 or more relevant resources | 4-5 or more relevant resources | 2-3 or more relevant resources | 0-1 relevant resource |
