Year 4 Ancient Greece Report
* Due: Friday, September 17, 2010 *
What you need to do:
 You will get some time to do this project in class and the rest will need to be done for homework especially your good copy!
 Answer the following questions in full sentence answers in your Society and Environment book. Get
your parents to help conference your answers before you do a good copy.
 Display your project in an interesting way in an A4 Display Book (these were purchased on the
booklist). It may be typed or handwritten.
 Each question will be worth a certain amount of marks. This will help you see which questions need
longer answers or more time spent on answering them.
1. ARCHITECTURE
1. Are there any ruins of ancient buildings still in Greece? (1 mark)
2.
(8 marks)
What were the famous buildings in Greece? (5 marks)
- What were they made of?
- What were they used for?
- Who built them? Who paid for them?
- What do ancient buildings tell us about the people who lived there?
3. What kinds of houses did people live in? (2 marks)
2. GODS and MYTHS & LEGENDS
1. Did the Greeks worship their gods or were these just stories?
Explain your answer. (3 marks)
What was the religion of the ancient Greeks? How did this
affect their daily life, art, culture, society? (3 marks)
3. GREEK LITERATURE and ART
1. Did the ancient Greeks read and write? (1 mark)
(6 marks)
2.
(7 marks)
2. Are there any famous Greek writers? (3 marks)
- What did they write?
- Did most people in ancient Greece know how to read and write?
- Were there any ancient Greek famous artists?
3. Are there still artefacts from Ancient Greece? What do they tell us about
life in ancient Greece and the values of the society? (3 marks)
4. EVERYDAY LIFE
1. What was everyday life like for people in ancient Greece? (3 marks)
(6 marks)
2. Was life different for men, boys, girls, women, rich, poor, soldiers? (3 marks)
5. GEOGRAPHY
Create a map of ancient Greece. Include cities and important landmarks such as
buildings, rivers etc. (3 marks)
(3 marks)
6. SHOE BOX DIORAMA
(10 marks)
Things You Might Need:
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Shoebox
Construction paper
Hot glue
Paint/drawing materials
Toothpicks, popsicle sticks, craft material
Plastic wrap
Scissors
Glue/sticky tape
Rubber band
1.
Choose a Greek God, Goddess or mythological creature. Decide on a scene or setting that suits your
chosen subject (e.g. Persephone in the Underworld, Pegasus flying in the skies, Zeus on Mount
Olympus, or Minotaur in the Labyrinth etc.) that you would like to create in small, shoebox form. Be
creative with what you choose, but be sure it can be a scene easily created in a small space.
2.
Draw up a rough sketch. You don’t need to be a great artist, but a sketch will help you layout the
contents of your diorama so you can have a better idea of the scene you want to create.
3.
Empty out an old shoebox and turn it on its side so the viewer can see inside the box.
4.
Paint or draw the inside of the shoebox to be the
background of your scene. Or, use construction paper
and glue it to the box.
5.
Using toothpicks, pop sticks, play dough, construction
paper and other craft materials, create any figures that
you would like to put in your diorama.
6.
Use hot glue/sticky tape to set your figures in place.
7.
You can also use string or fishing line to hang extra details in your diorama (e.g. stars in a night sky).
8.
Paint or glue on any extra details that will make your diorama more visually satisfying.
9.
Do not forget the outside of the box. It may not have your scene, but it can really enhance the quality
of your project by giving it a much more complete look. Paint the outside of your box or glue coloured
paper onto the outside for added quality.
10. To protect your scene, consider covering your open diorama with a piece of clear, plastic wrap. Either
glue, tape or wrap a large rubber band around the box to keep the plastic in place. Cellophane is great
for underwater scenes!
You will also earn project marks for:
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Presentation
Neatness
Answering in your own words
References
Efficient use of class time
(2 marks)
(2 marks)
(2 marks)
(2 marks)
(2 marks)
Name: ____________________________________
YEAR 4 ANCIENT GREECE RESEARCH MARKING GUIDE
Excellent
Completed all parts of the
question showing excellent
understanding of the
topic/concept/ expectation
Very Good
Completed most parts of the
question showing a good
understanding of the
topic/concept / expectation
Satisfactory
Completed some of the
question showing a basic
understanding of the topic/
concept/expectation
Cause for Concern
Completed little or none of
the question. Displays little
understanding of the
topic/concept /expectation
Question 1
8
7
6 or 5
Question 2
6
5
4 or 3
2 or 1 or 0
Question 3
7
6
5 or 4
3 or 2 or 1 or 0
Question 4
6
5
4 or 3
2 or 1 or 0
Question 5
3
2
1
0
Presentation
2
1½
1
½ or 0
Neatness
2
1½
1
½ or 0
In own words
2
1½
1
½ or 0
References
2
1½
1
½ or 0
2
1½
1
½ or 0
Use of Class Time
4 or 3 or 2 or 1 or 0
Score: ___ / 40
Name: ____________________________________
YEAR 4 ANCIENT GREECE DIORAMA MARKING GUIDE
Excellent (2)
Completed all parts of the
question showing excellent
understanding of the
topic/concept/ expectation
Appearance of the The project's appearance
Diorama
is professional and
polished without
distractive elements.
Very Good (1 ½)
Satisfactory (1)
Cause for Concern (½)
Completed most parts of the
question showing a good
understanding of the
topic/concept / expectation
Completed some of the
question showing a basic
understanding of the topic/
concept/expectation
Completed little or none of
the question. Displays little
understanding of the
topic/concept /expectation
The project's
appearance is quite
professional and
polished with few
distractive elements.
The project's
appearance is somewhat
poor. Some distractive
elements.
The project's
appearance is quite
poor. Many distractive
elements.
Quality of
Construction
The project shows great
The diorama shows
attention to
attention to
construction. All items
construction. Items are
are carefully and securely carefully and securely
attached. There are no
attached. A few barely
stray marks, smudges or noticeable stray marks,
glue stains. Nothing is
smudges or glue stains
hanging over the edges.
are present.
The diorama shows
The diorama shows little
some attention to
attention to
construction.
construction. Items
Most items are securely
Are not securely
attached. A few
attached. Smudges,
noticeable stray marks,
stains, rips, uneven
smudges or glue stains
edges, and/or stray
are present.
marks are evident.
Content Facts
The project content is
The project content is
exemplary and suggests good and suggests the
the student has
student has discovered
discovered the important most of the important
ideas of his/her topic.
facts of his/her topic.
The project content is
fair and suggests the
student has not
discovered most of the
important facts.
The project content is
poor and suggests the
student has not done
sufficient research.
All images or models are All images or models are Some images or models
effective.
effective, but there
are effective.
appear to be too few or
too many.
Too few images or
models are used to be
an effective
presentation.
Images & Models
Knowledge
The diorama
demonstrates a thorough
knowledge of the subject
investigated
The diorama
demonstrates good
knowledge of the
subject investigated
The diorama
demonstrates some
knowledge of the
subject investigated.
The diorama
demonstrates very little
knowledge of the
subject investigated.
Score: ___ / 10
Teacher’s Comments:
REPORT TOTAL (Research + Diorama): ___ / 50