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 The books and websites listed below are for my unit on Ancient Greece. We started the unit with discussion on the different areas of Europe in this time period. Then went into the different people of that time period including: Barbarians, slaves, soldiers, scientist, citizens, etc. These books/websites allow the students to gain a perspective of life in that time period and how people have lived.  The class involves of 6th grade students that vary from 4-8th grade reading levels. These books vary gradually as well. During this unit the books will be in a section of the room for material on the given topic of instruction (Ancient Greece). Some books have detailed pictures that we will discuss throughout the unit and when students finish with their class work they are allowed to view the books. I have chosen these books, because of the variety of perspectives from that era.  The major activity in this unit is a research group presentation on a person in this era. I have selected a group presentation, because this is towards the beginning of the year and it will help the students feel more comfortable giving a classroom presentation. They will select a person and read the corresponding books/websites that relate to that person. We will go to the library and obtain the computer cart throughout the unit. Towards the end of the unit, the students will present their person in a 2-5minute presentation about the person.  The below sources are for the Ancient Greece Unit that can be used as resources or extra classroom reading material. This list is as follows. Anderson, Margaret J. (1999) //Scientist of the Ancient World// Location: Enslow Publishers Hull, Robert (2007) //Everyday Life// Location: Sea-To-Sea Publisher Kroll, Steven (2009) //Barbarians!// Location: Dutton Children's Books Deem, James M. (2005) //Bodies from the Ash: Life and Death in Ancient Pompeii// Location: Houghton Mifflin Mann, Elizabeth (2006) //The Parthenon: The Height of Greek Civilization// Location: Mikaya Press Day, Nancy (2000) //Your Travel Guide to Ancient Greece// Location: Lerner Publications Nardo, Don (1999) //Leaders of Ancient Greece// Location: Lucent Books O’Neal, Claire (2014) //Archimedes// Location: Michell Lane Publishers Adare, Sierra (2008) //Greece: The Culture// Location: Crabtree Publishing Hull, Robert (2007) //Trade and Warfare: World of Ancient Greece// Location: Sea-To-Sea Publisher Harcourt School Publishers (2002) //Greetings from Ancient Greece// Location: Houghton Mifflin
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Pearson, A. (1992). // Ancient Greece //. New York: Knopf. This book includes legends and myths as well as descriptions of daily life. Lexile: 1050.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">BBC (2014) //Ancient Greeks// Retrieved August 11, 2014, from [] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> (Very kid friendly site that is interactive and easy for students to navigate.) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Carr, Karen, Portland State University (2014) //History for Kids: Greeks// Retrieved August 11, 2014, from [] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> (Great resource for students to use to learn about their respected research project) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Donn, Lin (2014) //Ancient Greece for Kids// Retrieved August 11, 2014, from [] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> (This website has a lot of information for with an easy to use contents) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">History for Kids (2014) //Ancient Greece for Kids// Retrieved August 11, 2014, from [] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> (A collection of poems and descriptions of the time period.) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">National Geographic Society (2014) //10 Facts about the Ancient Greeks// Retrieved August 11, 2014, from [] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> (Ten interesting facts about Ancient Greece that would be interesting for students to start their unit.)
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Addition- Abstetar <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">I don't know if you do much with philosophy during this unit. I have two books that I have //loved// using with high school students in the past, which I am listing below. For 6th graders, you would definitely need to select excerpts because there are some "adult humor" type content.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none;">[|Cathcart, T., & Klein, D. M. (2007).//Aristotle and an aardvark go to Washington: understanding political doublespeak through philosophy and jokes//. New York: Abrams Image.] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none;">[|Cathcart, T., & Klein, D. M. (2006). //Plato and a platypus walk into a bar--: understanding philosophy through jokes//. New York: Abrams Image.]