Ancient Greek Religion, Democracy, and Discussion Question

In class today, we began by discussing some of the qualities that make a democracy function.  We almost all agreed that education is key, because we really want well-informed people to be making the tough decisions.  If we did not educate our people (any citizen of the United States, for instance, is entitled to a free, appropriate, public education), our democracy would be at risk.  This idea led me to post the following discussion question, and I would really like some of your input:  What changes could we make (as a nation) to protect our democratic ideals and help our government function better? 

We also spoke about the third essential questions of this unit, which is:  How was the Greek religion both similar and different from the religion of ancient Egypt?  I suggest that each student begin to create a "T" chart to help them organize their thoughts.  On our assessment, I will be expecting that each group can provide a minimum of three (3) similarities and three (3) differences.  We spoke about many of these in class today and everyone should be able to accomplish this task!

Finally,  It would be wise to begin thinking about the assessment which will take place on Friday of next week.  There will be four essential questions asked and students will be expected to select a few key terms to define from a list of fifteen (possibly 7 or 8).  Students should also be studying for their upcoming map quiz on Europe which will be administered on Wednesday of next week.  It would be a great idea to check out my wiki and begin to review and respond to the terms and questions.

Have a great weekend!