Wednesday, December 18, 2019

UPDATED Golden Age of Ancient Greece Book/Poster Project (Due Monday 01/06) 古希臘黃金時代海報/書 project(1月六號交)


評分標準
*Again, you are making either a booklet or a poster (not both!)

Sample page done for Golden Age of Han China 以下是用漢朝黃金時代為題做的project 的示範一頁




  • Grading Rubric: Does the concept map clearly and comprehensively present the picture of "Golden Age of Ancient Greece" ? 評分的標準是: 你是概念地圖是否全面地, 清晰地呈現了“希臘黃金時期” 
  • Hint 提示: 
  • 1) Use colors to make it more clear. 
  • 2) Add images! such as 3 types of Greek Columns! Do a simple sketch of them! 
  • 3) Include all the information that has "Father of..." because that person laid the foundation for that entire field.
  • 4) Ask yourself: Did I give a complete picture of this Golden Age? Is it a clear review-sheet-like concept map?



A Replica of the Parthenon in Nashville, Tennessee
Actual remnant of the Parthenon in Athens, Greece




Aristotle's 3 Modes of Persuasion 亞里士多德 說服的三種模式 (using example of if I want to make an argument that you should not smoke)
Ethos, appealing to credibility;  "I have a medical degree on oncology (studies on cancer tumors) from Harvard University" ***This person is building up his/her credibility by saying he is an expert on this area.
Pathos, appealing to emotion; “I witnessed the death of my grandfather who died of lung cancer (because of smoking). It was so sad. " ***This person tries to trigger the same feeling from readers, therefore, telling readers that smoking caused this sadness, so...
Logos, appealing to logic. "Cigarette smoking is responsible for more than 480,000 deaths per year in the United States" *** Citing data, saying this many people died of smoking, you shouldn't be one of them.







  • Hint 提示: 
  • 1) Use colors to make it more clear. 
  • 2) Add images! such as 3 types of Greek Columns! Do a simple sketch of them! 
  • 3) Include all the information that has "Father of..." because that person laid the foundation for that entire field.
  • 4) Ask yourself, did I give a complete picture of this Golden Age? Is it a clear review-sheet-like concept map?
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Friday, December 13, 2019

Words to be quizzed on Monday 星期一要考的英文單詞

Please make sure you know the meaning of these 15 words for Monday's Quiz:
  • Yin and Yang:It is supposed to represent the idea that everything in nature should be viewed as part of a whole, and that opposites are complementary forces that balance themselves out.
  • Daoism/Taoism
  • Lao Tzu 老子
  • Tao-Te Ching
  • Wu Wei 無為 -  Taoist concept of "non-action"
  • Confucius (孔子)
  • Confucianism
  • Mencius (2nd most important figure in Confucianism 孟子)
  • Filial Piety 孝
  • Disciple (means student)
  • Han Dynasty
  • Ritual/rite
  • Emperor Wu of Han (漢武帝 who promoted Confucianism as the official ruling philosophy of Han Dynasty and it remained as the ruling philosophy of Chinese dynasties for the 2000 years that followed)
  • ruler/subject 君臣
  • Zhou Dynasty, The Dynasty and preceded Qin (Warring State period was part of Zhou Dynasty, it is the the time when Confucianism, Legalism and Daoism developed)

Virtual Museum Walk on Han Golden Age 線上漢朝“黃金時代”博物館漫遊



  • Imagine yourself as a tour guide 想像你是導遊
  • Don‘t just write a topic like ”decimal point“. What about it? 不要只寫名稱, 比如 “小数点“, 小數點怎麼樣?
  • Don‘t write ambiguous TERM like “major breakthrough on decimal point. 也请避免写模棱两可的陈述如 “在小数点上有重大突破”。
  • Write: “ Gupta India was the first culture to use decimal point” , 請這樣寫:第一個使用小數點的國家
  • Use superlatives if possible,the biggest, tallest, earliest etc. 如果可能的話請用 “最” 。 世界上最大的, 最高的, 最早的, 等等,
  • Can you understand it, when you use it to review for the next test 一個月後, 你用這張紙複習考試的話你自己看得懂嗎?
  • Some words are more important than others. If you see that somebody is “Father of…” write that down because he is a important figure 文字的份量有分輕重, 如果, 你看到誰是“ 。。。之父” 請寫下來, 因為這個人物很重要