GROUP

1º E.S.O.

RESOURCES

AND MATERIALS

Student's book ,Internet searching, pictures, maps, software material with interactive exercises.

TEACHERS

Content teacher

Francisca Paredes

English teacher

Josefina Herrera

Language assistant

Lorna Geddie

AIMS

English

• Learning specific terminology.

• Practising past simple tense. 

Content

• Understand why Greek culture is considered the origin of Western civilization.

• Describe the area where Greek culture evolved and the different stages of Greek expansion.

• Get to know the different types of settltements at the beginning og Greek expansion: polis and colonies.

• Analyse thr differences brought about by the Hellenic Empire regarding the former territorial structuring of Greek culture:expansion towards the East and acknowledging the Mediterrranean Sea as a vital geographical space.

• Get to know the historical periods of ancient Greek history,distinguishing the main figures and events.

• Point out the influence of Athens over the rest of Greek polis thanks to its military superiority and level trade.

• Analyse the Athenian democratic system and its different institutions.

• Study the social inequalities in Athens and the concepts of citizens and non-citizens.

• Get to know the main Greek military conflicts throughout history and the peoples they confronted.

ACTIVITIES/

TEACHING TECHNIQUES

• Specific terminology in first and second language explained.

• Reading comprehension and communicative skills.

• Filling gaps, completing tables, croswords, matching exercises, Internet searching. 

CONTENTS

Concepts

• Greek territory: the southern part of the Balkan Peninsula and peripheral islands.

• Greek expansion throughout the Mediterranean Sea and the east.

• Ancient Greek historical periods: Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic.

• Athens, the main pollis: military, comercial and cultural hegemony.

• Main Greek military conflicts: PersianWars and Peloponnesian War.

Procedures

• Analysing historical maps.

• Interpreting timelines.

• Reading and interpreting historical texts.

• Analysing graphs.

• Interpreting pictures..

Attitudes

• Consider Greek civilization as a very important stage in the formation of European culture.

• Show an interest in knowing  the origin of political democratic system.

ASSESSMENT

Written test in first language / second language

FURTHER INFORMATION

Links to useful resources, pictures, more detailed documents, etc...