Skype Call with Marsha Goren from Israel

Photos from our Skype call with Marsha Goren

Lost City of Atlantis Projects

Please finish up your Bag The Web assignment for Atlantis and post on your blog today. After that, start working on your t-chart comparison (using Word). Please list the reasons why you believe Atlantis was REAL and list the reasons why you believe Atlantis was NOT REAL. Please come up with numerous reasons for each side of the argument. Use the resources listed in the post below to as the basis for your research. Please post your chart on your blog when you are finished.

Use at your own risk!  This does not save very easily!
Cassie gave us this online t-chart website we can use
http://www.vrml.k12.la.us/cc/gr_organ/tchart/tchart.asp
take a picture of the T-chart after you are done(shift apple 4)

Download T-Chart Word Template
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/t-chart-TC101887892.aspx

Now you are going to put together a persuasive presentation that will be filmed using iMovie on the iPod Touch.  Please use Word or Notepad to write out your persuasive speech for convincing the audience that Atlantis exists or did not exist. Please use this link to access a persuasion chart that you will use to organize your ideas.

Use at your own risk- does not save very easily!
Cassie gave us this online presentation chart website we can use
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/persuasion_map/ 

 Download Persuasion chart here- http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/persuasion.pdf

Once you have finished your organizer, please create some props and begin filming. 

Excellent Job on your Negro League Baseball Games

All of the students that have stopped by to play your Negro League Baseball Games have really enjoyed them.  Great job in creating your games and making them challenging to all levels of players.  Check out the slideshow below of the classes that have come to visit us.

The lost continent of Atlantis

Please read pages 54-67 in your Classics book. The story is called the Lost Continent.
After reading the story, please use the following links to do research on the Lost City of Atlantis.

Whether Atlantis existed or not is a matter of debate. Some people believe it was invented to illustrate a point during a philosophical argument in ancient Greece. Others believe the story is linked to the destruction of the Minoan civilization on Crete and Thera. While most scholars believe the story of Atlantis was born out of imagination, some maintain it is a true account of a forgotten ancient land. What do you think? Use the resources below to research the ancient city of Atlantis and decide is it FACT or FICTION? Present your ideas in a iMovie (please select a partner and use an iPod Touch) presentation and clearly state what you believe is true or not true based on your research. Did Atlantis really exist- it is up to you to decide!!!!
Have FUN!
Mr. K
**PLEASE create a Bag-The-Web for the Lost City of Atlantis.  Please find some new sites that are not listed below.

Bag-The -Web site  http://bagtheweb.com/

Web Resources
http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112725/atlantis.html
http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/sirrobhitch.suffolk/Portland%20State%20University%20Greek%20Civilization%20Home%20Page%20v2/DOCS/8/eason.htm
http://www.discoveryofatlantis.com/?gclid=COn00YeHy4kCFRkEIwod9yFb4A
http://www.kidzworld.com/article/960-history-the-lost-city-of-atlantis
http://www.csicop.org/sb/2001-09/atlantis.html
http://www.crystalinks.com/atlantislocations.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3227295.stm
http://www.unmuseum.org/atlantis.htm
http://www.activemind.com/Mysterious/Topics/Atlantis/index.html