Challenge class members with an architectural resource that asks them to use a variety of skills to answer multiple choice questions as well as several essay prompts about the streets and house fronts of ancient Athens. One question asks learners to combine several primary sources to find their answers—a great skill to practice.

Concepts

world geography, human geography, european geography, european history, north american geography, south american geography, african history, african geography, asian history

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Differentiate for English learners by providing them with the option to answer essay questions based more on primary photographs than primary texts
• Differentiate for GATE by providing more open-ended essay questions and eliminating the multiple choice questions 

Classroom Considerations

• Requires printing and distributing the exams

Pros

• Tests for comprehension in a variety of ways
• Ensures learners understand how to analyze primary sources and refines writing skills

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.5 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.5