3. How successful were the Greeks?

Activity 1 - How did Ancient Greece expand?

Activity Tasks

Discuss - Which are the best websites to use for researching information in the humanities?
Evaluating Websites - Not sure if a website is reliable? Use the CRAP test to check? Practice your CRAP detection skills with this research task.
Putting it all Together - Now use all of your research skills to research the question, "Why did Ancient Greece expand?". Write a paragraph summarising your answer on this worksheet, but you must use at least 3 sources to research the question. Try to include:
1. Good - Explain which was the most important reason with examples
2. Better - Use one of the quotations from your research in your paragraph
3. Even Better - Give the APA in-text citations in your paragraph after each quotation

Activity Tasks

Summarising - Being able to summarise information from an article is a key MYP skill. Read through this article on 'The Geography of Ancient Greece' and complete the tasks on this worksheet.
Group Research - In your groups, use the Cornell method to summarise information from each of the following topics:
Feedback - As a class, feedback on the research and decide upon the two most significant characteristics for each aspect of GRAPES.
Discuss - What are the pros and cons of the Cornell Note-taking method?

Activity Tasks

Discuss - Why is it important to cite the sources you use? What happens if you don't cite your sources?
Citing Sources - Complete the tasks on this worksheet by turning the websites into APA in-text and bibliography citations using citethisforme.com. This video can help to explain how to do citations if you are a beginner!
Why did Ancient Greece fall? - Research this question and use at least three sources to answer it on this worksheet. Once you have recorded information from three sources, write a paragraph answering this question. Try to include:
1. Good - Explain which was the main reason with Ancient Greece fell with examples
2. Better - Use one of the quotations from your research in your paragraph
3. Even Better - Give the APA in-text citations in your paragraph after each quotation