Mr. Hamblin World History Chapter 5: Ancient Greece Newspaper Project Name: Date: ANCIENT TIMES Task: Imagine that you are a journalist in Ancient Greece. You will be creating a newspaper as if you were living during this civilization. Please take into consideration what you have learned so far about Ancient Greece. This project will require you to get creative, and | encourage you to utilize all available resources in the classroom. Goal: To create a newspaper to tell the people of Greece what is happening. Remember, you are journalist in Ancient Greece, don’t just give facts, tell us a news story! «Take note if you see the word “challenge” those requirements are optional and you will receive extra credit for completing that portion of the task Criteria: Please note | have provided you with examples. Please include 1-8 in your paper. (8 and 10 are optional challenges for extra credit.) 1) Title- Every good paper has a great title! 2), Headline Story (EX: politics, philosophers, scientific findings, important events) 3) International Story (EX: Persian Wer, Athens vs Sparta, Trojan War, Alexander the Great ) 4) Life and Leisure (EX: clothing, mythology, life in Sparta, schooling in Athens, housing) 5) Sports (EX: athleticism, Olympics) 6) Business (EX: economic conditions, trade development, expansion) 7) Opinion ( philosophers, advice column, letters to the editor) 8) Weather (must indicate an understanding on the importance of geography!) 9) Advertisement (propaganda *challenge*) 10) Political Cartoon (*challenge*) Grading Guidelines: You will be graded on the overall appearance and content of your work. Your grade will reflect upon the time and effort you put forth in this project. This project will count for 35 points and | look forward to seeing what you create. | will be using this project to assess your understanding of the content in regards to the classical period. | encourage you to be creative, global studies can be a fun, and hands on learning experience © The articles that you will be writing must be original work. If you simply copy text you will not receive credit for your work. Take ownership of your work. Tips 1) Use the class time that is dedicated to this assignment to get as much work done as you can, Sure it would be nice to talk about what happened after school yesterday or howmuch you love world history...but how is that going to help you complete this assignment? 2) Be sure to compile as much information before you start to write articles or create the paper. *Challenge* you may decide to complete a “challenge” for extra credit. You can use the space below to brainstorm your ideas and/or compile sources