Socratic Seminar - Why are the Greeks Relevant?

SOCRATIC SEMINAR

The Greek philosopher and teacher Socrates (ca. 470-399 BCE) was convinced that the way to gain reliable knowledge was through the practice of disciplined conversation. He called this method dialectic, which means the art or practice of examining opinions or ideas logically, often by the method of question and answer, so as to determine their validity.

Educators have developed the Socratic seminar as a way of engaging a group of learners in a conversation and series of questions. There are a number of considerations to address when conducting Socratic seminars, including the text, the question, the leader, and the participants.

The text. Socratic seminar texts should be selected for their ability to engage students in discussion. The text should be rich enough to ensure that readers will ask and answer questions for themselves. Both narrative and informational texts can be used in Socratic seminars. The most important thing is that the text can capture the imagination of the group.

The question. A Socratic seminar begins with a question posed by the leader. As students develop their expertise in Socratic seminars, they will begin asking questions themselves. The question should have no right answer. Instead, the question should reflect authentic wonder and interest. A good opening question requires that students return to the text to think, search, evaluate, wonder, or infer. Responses to the opening question should generate new questions, leading to new responses and still more questions. In a Socratic seminar, inquiry is natural and continuous.

The leader. In a Socratic seminar, the leader serves as both participant in and facilitator of the discussion. The seminar leader demonstrates “habits of mind” (see Costa & Kallick, 2000) that lead to a reflective and thoughtful exploration of the ideas presented in the text and referenced in the discussion. In addition to his facilitator role, the leader is also a seminar participant. As such, the leader actively takes part in the group’s examination of the text. Naturally, the leader must know the text well enough to anticipate misconceptions and misunderstandings, various interpretations, reader responses, and issues that may invoke strong emotions. At the same time, the leader must trust the process and allow the group to come to its own understanding of the text and the ideas represented in the text.

The participants. In a Socratic seminar, participants are responsible for the quality of the seminar and discussion. Good seminars result when participants study the text in advance; listen actively; share their ideas; opinions, and questions; and search for evidence in the text to support their ideas. Over time, participants realize that the leader is not expecting “right answers’ to the questions that are asked but instead is hoping to get students to think out loud as they discover the excitement of exploring important issues through shared inquiry. Guidelines for Socratic seminar participants can be found in Figure 3.5.

 

Guidelines for Participants in a Socratic Seminar

Refer to the text when needed during the discussion. A seminar is not a test of memory. You are not “learning a subject”; your goal is to understand the ideas, issues, and values reflected in the text. It’s okay to “pass” when asked to contribute. Do not participate if you are nor prepared. A seminar should not be a bull session. Do not stay confused; ask for clarification. Stick to the point currently under discussion; make notes about ideas you want to come back to. Don’t raise hands; take turns speaking. Listen carefully. Speak up so that all can hear you. Talk to each other, not just to the leader or teacher. Discuss ideas rather than each other’s opinions. You are responsible for the seminar, even if you don’t know it or admit it.

 

Socratic Seminar Scoring Rubric

Choice Book Chat: bc123

Welcome to our epad reading conference.   The purpose is to increase the depth of your in-class reading experience.  This is an effort to discuss, ask questions, make connections and gain perspective on your reading.  Participation is required, but the direction of the discussion is up to you.

 

Avoid Spoilers, please.  Also, at the conlcusion of our discussion, this will be posted on the 778 Blog.

 

Please put your name what are you Reading?

House of Hades Noah

AllegiantCasper

The Book Thief - Matt

Go Well, Stay WellMichelle

I am Rachel and I'm reading Allegiant

The Hunger Games -Steph

The Battle of the Labyrinth-Lawrence

Ender's Game- Andrew Liu 7-7

Time Riders- Annie

The Hunger Games- Angela

Time Riders Bill 

The Boy in the striped pajamasHenry

Get started – 10 minutes starts now!

 

1.  Why did you choose this book?

I watched the movie Ender's Game, so I decided to read the book too.

It's the next book in the "Heros of Olympus" series

It is the next book in the divergent series

Casper told me that the book was really good and touching.

I was searching for books in my home and found this book, then when i read the blob i got 

interestedI like the word "blob"

It is the next book in the divergent series and it is a pretty captivaing series.

I watched the movie but I'd like to read more details, so I chose this book

A lot of people is reading it and i heard it's really good, so I decide to read it. 

Well this is my second time reading this but when i first started this book, many people loved the series and also its about greek stuff and I like Greek History.

Because lots of people are reading it and they said that it was good.

because the author visited and i thought i would read it. 

2. Discuss the way the author poses the male-female relationships in the novels? Do you find the gender roles and relationships believable?

The relationships in the story Ender's Game are very realistic and believable.

The realationships seem very rocky and weak in allegiant.

There are many different couples of high schoolers. Percy and Annebeth, Jason and Piper, Frank and Hazel, etc. Despite all the violence and fighting, the realationship between them is very caring and loving. But there's also parts of jelousy involved.

Yes, I find that the characters are very realistic and  they have very strong bonds and connections.

I think this book's character is not so realistic. Only Percy is realistic but then Clarisse's (Daughter of Ares) Characterizatoin is not so good.

I think the relationships in allegiant seem fragile and weak as if it could come apart at any moment

I only read a few pages, so i am not really sure. The time riders doesn't allow to have friends ro be in love, so i am not really sure. 

The relations in this book is very hurtful, Katniss likes Gale, and Gale likes Katniss, but to get sponsors, she has to pretend falling in love with Peeta. But Peeta is mad in love with Katniss..

i knew the ending and i thought it would be really intersting

The characters' relationship started to become very complicated from about the middle of the book, when Peeta reconized that he likes Katniss. 

Does that seem authentic?

From this book, where i read so far, i didn't find and couples except for the couples of parents.  Do the parents seem to repesent "Actual" relationships? um... i just read the part where the parents got drunk and were having realtionships... i'm not sure

3.  Respond to one or more of the following - 

·      This part is very realistic/unrealistic because . . . 

the part when Candy and Becky was saying goodbye, it was really realistic that there was a bus for africans and the road was seperated

I think that most of the parts are pretty realistic in the book Ender's Game.

i think the author did a really good job making time travel more realistic. 

·      I think the relationship between ______and ______ is interesting because . . . 

i think the relationship between Candy and Becky is really interesting because the setting was in the real days when black and whites were seperated, and the two characters, that has different color of skin(?), are getting to know each other

I think that the realationship between Tris and Tobias is interesting because thay always fight and get mad then relax and calm down again and they always seem like they're about to break up.

The relationship between Rudy and Liesel is that they are friends but Rudy is always flirting with Liesel.

The relationship between all the boys is very instresting. They're respectful and compassionate towards one another and they help each other out. The part that questions me is the fact that they NEVER fight.

i think the relationship between shumel and intersting, because shumel was a jew in a death camp and bruno was a nazi.

I think the relationship of Annabeth and Clarisse is Interesting. Percy and Annabeth (some love going on). Juniper and Grover (Also love). Tyson and Grover (Grover is scared of Tyson) and Quintin and Luke(Suspiciousing Quintin helping Luke)

  

I think the relationship between Gale, Katniss and Peeta are interesting, because Peeta said that he likes Katniss, and Gale seemed to be having a crush on Katniss too.

·      This section makes me think about . 

the section where becky told the story of the coppers and bit his arse, made me think that africans/blacks also believed in some kind of tale. (it was really funny!!)

·      I like/dislike (name of character) because . . . 

i like the character Becky because even though she is black, she is not depressed of anything and belives herself with faith and and humors alot

I dislike Edward because he becomes very angry and jealous alowing himself to be controled easily and turning himelf into a potential killing machine.

I dislike Quintin because I think he is helping luke invasion. From his fight with percy, i think there is something wrong with him. He even has a pet hellhound.

I dislike Caleb because of certain past actions that lead to the death of some people

I dislike Viktor Chemmel, because since he is rich and he thinks he can do whatever he wants. In this one part he just takes Liesels book and throws it in the river.

i dislike shumel because at the end he kind of forced bruno to die with him when he wanted to leave the prison because he was spying.

I like the name Maddy, because the book is describing a kind of nerdy girl, so somehow i find the name Maddy suits the character really good. I think the name Liam is ok, i don't find it actually that good, because the boy is from 1912, I think the name is suppose to be more "anicent/old". 

i really like bob in my book because he is half a robot and half a human, so some times he can act really funny and helpful on the robot side and can act really friendly on the human side. 

4.  What is the reading level of this book for you?  Challenging, too easy or just right.

It is just right for me. There might be some words I don't understand but I can understand most parts of the story. 

it's just right, there are some difficult vocabularies but i could find out the meaning by reading the phrases around the vocab.

I think this book might be just right for me. Even though there aren't many complicated words, the story in the book is amazing. The plot and all of that is just right to help me make MY stories much more instresting.

I think this book is just right for me, i understand the book, although sometimes there is difficult voabs. 

I think this book is a little easy because it seemes a little simple

Just right because it is quick, captivating, and the story line is moving at a good pace.

This book is just right and you can learn things really fast from this book. 

this book is just right for me, i can under stand the book while learning new vocabs. 

i think this book was a bit too easy for me but the imformation was really good

I think the book is justright for me, because there aren't a lot of new volcabulry words and it is easy to understand.

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7-7 Polis Group Work Feedback

Summary

Grade the Group - Megara

3	0	0%
4	9	69%
5	4	31%

Grade the Group - Corinth

3	3	23%
4	7	54%
5	3	23%

Grade the Group - Argos

3	0	0%
4	9	69%
5	4	31%

Grade the Group - Sparta

3	0	0%
4	1	8%
5	12	92%

Grade the Group - Athens

3	0	0%
4	5	38%
5	8	62%

How did YOUR group work together?

1	0	0%
2	1	8%
3	1	8%
4	6	46%
5	5	38%

My group...

...included all required details.	12	22%
...gave extra information on the polis.	11	20%
...was easy to understand during the presentation.	13	24%
...was very well prepared and rehearsed for the presentation.	4	7%
...explained the relationship between the polis and the larger Greek civilization.	7	13%
...explained why the Greeks are still relevant today.	7	13%

I had ______________ time to work on this project.

just the right amount of	5	38%
not enough	8	62%
too much	0	0%

Number of daily responses

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Sign Up for 2014 CHINESE NEW YEAR Celebration at ISB Middle School

2014 CHINESE NEW YEAR Celebration at ISB Middle School

* Required

Process

After Mentoring, we will have a whole school parade. You will either walk on the parade or be a parade spectator. Please show your support and join in the festivities by cheering the parade procession!

After the parade, you will engage in two sessions of activities:

1) Large group acrobatic show down. Where you will join with ½ of HS students to watch an impressive performance by the invited professionals, then enjoy an opportunity to have a hands- on trial of the games. Then selected players from each grade will show off and compete to see which grade impresses the most! Of course there will be prizes for the best performers!!!

2) Small group in-house hosted activities: Read the list below to find workshops that sound interesting to you. Every student must list his/her top three choices. Please be aware that if you do not fill out the entire form and include three choices, you will be assigned into any group with available spaces.

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7-8 Polis Group Work - Google Drive

Summary

Grade the Group - Megara

3	5	29%
4	11	65%
5	1	6%

Grade the Group - Corinth

3	0	0%
4	6	35%
5	11	65%

Grade the Group - Argos

3	2	12%
4	9	53%
5	6	35%

Grade the Group - Sparta

3	0	0%
4	14	82%
5	3	18%

Grade the Group - Athens

3	0	0%
4	11	65%
5	6	35%

How did YOUR group work together?

1	0	0%
2	0	0%
3	4	24%
4	10	59%
5	3	18%

My group...

...included all required details.	17	24%
...gave extra information on the polis.	11	15%
...was easy to understand during the presentation.	16	22%
...was very well prepared and rehearsed for the presentation.	9	13%
...explained the relationship between the polis and the larger Greek civilization.	11	15%
...explained why the Greeks are still relevant today.	8	11%

I had ______________ time to work on this project.

just the right amount of	17	100%
not enough	0	0%
too much	0	0%

Number of daily responses

via 7-8 Polis Group Work - Google Drive.

Fear

Fear

By: Gauri Kaushik

Fear runs through our veins,

The one reason for our pain,

It’s there hidden deep in our soul,

Blackening it like a piece of coal,

Obsessed with our brain,

It never leaves us plain,

It makes us lie,

No matter how hard we try,

It makes us weep,

Stealing our happiness and our sleep,

Fear is a hole in our heart,

Which soon hollows out every other part,

But there is only one thing that can save us from this misery,

Love is the only thing that can set us free.

Argos (Erica, Matthew, Curtis, and Steph

Argos:

Motto: land of the great water snake

Location: in the Peloponnese in the east

Population: 29,505

Name of inhabitants: Argive

Mythological Founder: Argus Panoptes, son of Zeus and Niobe. Patron to the goddess Hera.

Founder: Pheidon. 7^th century B.C

Government: Monarchy, ruled by a king

Major Attributes: creation of coinage

Arts: Stone sculpting of Athletes, musicians, poets

Weather: Hot and dry in the summer, cold in the winter.

Agriculture: Not fertile ground, had to fight to grow food. They eventually learned how to irrigate using wells and flourished.

Notable sights: Larissa, Temple ruins, archeological museum.

Currency: Drachma

• Located on a plain, nearby a harbor used for trade and commerce


• When Athens and Sparta asked Argos to send supplies and troops to help fight the Persians, after the battle of Thermopylae in 480 BCE, the king of Argos refused. The other Greek city-states held Argos in disgrace for that decision for many years thereafter.


•  One of the longest lasting city states in Greece


• Argos fell to the Franks and the Venetians until 1463. The Turks ruled Argos after until 1686 when Argos fell again to the Venetians under Morosini until 1715. It was ruled by the Turks until the 1821 Greek war of Independence, and was liberated in 1882


• Sacred to the goddess Hera


• One of the most powerful city-states, until later shunned by Sparta because of it not willing to fight in the war.


• Argus, the hero with 100 eyes all over his body, but two were always open, even when he slept. According to the myth, Hera put his eyes into the tail of the peacock.


• Pheidon is credited with establishing measurements for the weight and capacity of dry and liquid materials.

 

 

 

 

Some Myths about Argos:

• Argos has terrible soil, because the sea god Poseidon cursed their rivers.

 

 

 

 

 

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Five ways to get kids to want to read and write

Read a Book to a Younger Child

Having students read a book to a younger child can achieve two results—helping students develop a sense of purpose (discussed earlier in this chapter) connected to reading and strengthening prosody—rhythm, intonation, and fluency. If desired, this simple form can be completed by  students in two-or-three minutes and turned in to the teacher as extra credit.

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Five ways to get kids to want to read and write

1. Free Voluntary Reading or Sustained Silent Reading

In order for students to motivate themselves to read, multiple studies have shown that they need access to high-interest reading material, ideally in a well-stocked classroom library.  In addition to access, students need choice in what they will read. By providing access and choice, students gain a sense of power, and once students feel empowered they are more motivated to read. Strict leveling of books that limit student choice by using predetermined guidelines based on reading level has been found to actually discourage reading motivation. Instead, students can be encouraged to choose “just right” books that are engaging and accessible. Though classroom book access is easier for students, the school library is obviously another source for books.

Of course, once students identify the books they want to read, there is the question of how best to support them reading in the classroom. Silent sustained reading, also sometimes called free voluntary reading, is designed to have students read for pleasure with minimal paperwork accountability, and there is substantial research showing that it enhances student motivation to read and increased academic gains.

Having students spend fifteen minutes at the beginning of each or most class periods, and having them read books of their choice for thirty minutes each evening, is one way to encourage reading for pleasure. Though some teachers feel that it is important for them to model reading a book during this classroom reading time, studies have suggested that, instead, students can benefit most by teachers circulating and providing individual feedback (having short conversations about the book, discussing the use of reading strategies, etc.)

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Athens our polis~ Citations 7-7

Name: Gauri, Ray, India, and Tony (Athens)

Citations:

Dalal, Anita. Ancient Greece. Redding, CT: Brown Bear, 2009. Print.Book

Langley, Andrew. Athens. Milwaukee, WI: World Almanac Library, 2004. Print.Book

"Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History." Music in Ancient Greece. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Jan. 2014.Website

"Aristotle." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 18 Jan. 2014. Web. 18 Jan. 2014. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle>.Website

"Plato." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 19 Jan. 2014. Web. 20 Jan. 2014. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato>.Website

"Socrates." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 17 Jan. 2014. Web. 19 Jan. 2014. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socrates>.Website

"Sweet Search." Sweet Search. Dulcinia Media, 2009. Web. 19 Jan. 2014. <http://www.sweetsearch.com/>.Website

"History of the Trojan War." History of the Trojan War. Stanford, n.d. Web. 18 Jan. 2014. <http://www.stanford.edu/~plomio/history.html>.Website

"Cultural Achievements and the Olympics Games - Ancient Olympics Athens Greece." Cultural Achievements and the Olympics Games - Ancient Olympics Athens Greece. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Jan. 2014. <http://www.greece-athens.com/page.php?page_id=432>.Website

"Athens." Ancient History Encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Jan. 2014. <http://www.ancient.eu.com/Athens/>.Website

"Ancient Athens Today." Ancient Athens. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Jan. 2014. <http://www.visit-ancient-greece.com/ancient-athens.html>.Website

"Venere Travel Blog - It's Our Business Where You Sleep!" Venere Travel Blog 5 Fun Facts About Athens Comments. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Jan. 2014. <http://www.venere.com/blog/5-fun-facts-about-athens-8763/>.Website

 

 

 

 

 

 

Athens ~our polis 7-7

Everybody: Athens-Our polis

Tony: Athens is the symbol of freedom, art, and democracy in the conscience of the civilized world.

Ray: Here is a physical map of Greece. Athens is surrounded by the Mount Parnitha in the north, Mount Aegaleo in the west, Mount Hymettus in the east, Mount Penteli in the northeast, and the Saronic Gulf in the southwest.The city is covered with gorges, caves, springs and torrents.

Ray: The areas in orange are allies with Athens. Athens is right there in the center of the blue box.

India: Our motto is “A perfect mind in A perfect body”  this means us Athenians believe in both things. the people's patron is Athena who is the goddess of wisdom and she is also pretty. We use her as a model to look up to as a perfect being.

Gauri: Our Patron God is Athena the goddess of Wisdom and strategies.

Before, Poseidon was the patron god of Athens.But, he was a greedy AND a self-consumed god.He, didn’t care for the people of his city-state. Therefore, the Athenians prayed for a better patron god from Zeus.Athena heard their prayers and came rushing to become their patron god.Poseidon was angered by this and quickly challenged Athena to see who can give the citizens of athens a better gift AND THE CITIZENS THEMSELVES WOULD CHOOSE WHO IS THE BETTER GOD FOR THEIR CITY. Poseidon being the god of the sea gave the athenians a salt-water spring.But, the athenians could not use or drink this water making it no use to them. Athena planted a beautiful olive tree right next to the saltwater spring. The athenians loved her gift because they could eat the olives and make oil from it, they could admire the beautiful tree and rest in it’s shade to rest. The Athenians choose their goddess as Athena and in honor of her gift they named their city after her and since then the city is named Athens.

Ray: Our symbols are:
Owls: to represent wisdom it is also the sign of Athena.
Olive trees: the gift from Athena
Saltwater spring: the gift from Poseidon

Tony: Our achievements

Throughout history Athens is one of the few societies which have shaped the world. We Athenians have many achievements that are still used in our present day communities.
Athenians excelled in many forms: Mathematics, Philosophy,Astrology, Poetry and many more. Today some the most famous achievements made by humankind were made by us Athenians.

Poetry, a source that we use to communicate our thoughts, it is a source of entertainment and is one of the most beautiful types of literature.

Olympics were also first created in Athens in honor of Zeus- these competitions were held against neighboring city-states. In these games, wrestling,archery, javelin were very famous and they still are in present day Olympics.

More importantly, Democracy a system of government created by us Athenians, it is widely used,and it is also the most popular government in this world. 67 registered countries use this government presently.
Including:
USA,South Korea,India,France and Greece itself.

Gauri:

There are many Highlights of our rich Athenian history, many of them include our greatest inventions, some are wars others are educational milestones. Ancient Athens created: The mill and the chariot. Athenians also thrived in architecture, they created temples and public monuments beautifully, they were also the co-creators of concrete. Athenians also created wonderful art and music. A lot of European music is influenced by athenian music. Vase painting comes from Athens. The Trojan War also includes the contribution of Athens.

Ray:

Athens as you know by now was a very cultural and modern place compared to other cities in those times. In these places new ideas and inventions increased. These were created by many famous Athenians. Here are some:

Socrates: He was a philosopher and founder of Western philosophy
Plato: He was a student of Socrates he was a philosopher and a mathematician, he was also the founder of the ACADEMY OF ATHENS.
Aristotle (aristotal): Was a disciple of Plato he had many interests including: physics,logic,music,theatre,linguistics,politics and many more.

India:

Athens has influenced the Western world immensely, some of the most important things that we still use are created by Athenians. As mentioned before, The Olympics are still held every four years, there is still a participation of culture from almost every country, before instead of countries there were city states. Democracy is followed by 67 countries and it all started from a city-state. Athens has had huge impact on the World that we live in now.



Everyone: Thank You for watching! :D


Gauri: Any questions or comments?

Process Writing Submission Form

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Please Complete this form when you submit your paper to Mr. Koch.  It will help in determining whether you have met your goals as a writer on the assignment.

 

Name:                                                                                                   Date:

 

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Type of paper:

• What is the purpose of this writing? (The evaluation considers, in part, the degree to which the paper achieves its purpose.)

 

• What do you consider the strengths of this writing?

 

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CORINTH-Script for Polis Presentation

Emerson: Corinth is in a perfect location. It is located on the Isthmus of Corinth that connects mainland Greece and Pelloponnesus. It borders both Sparta and Athens.

Eric: It is located about 78 kilometers (48 mi) southwest of Athens. Corinth also has large navigable harbors in two gulfs, the Saronic Gulf and the Gulf of Corinth.

Raj: History is a bit unclear as to who actually founded Corinth.

According to one myth, Corinthus, a descendant of Helios (the sun god) founded Corinth in 5000BC.  According to another myth, Sisyphus (the grandfather of Bellerophon) founded Corinth.

Sung: According to this myth, Sisyphus persuaded Hades to demonstrate the use of handcuffs. Sisyphus locked Hades in a closet in his home. After Sisyphus died, Hades punished him by forcing him to roll a large boulder up a hill for eternity. Sisyphus’ son, Glaucus and his grandson, Bellerophon ruled Corinth in later years.

Emerson: Corinth developed very quickly due to their vast amount of exchange taking place in the city-state. Corinth soon became one of the earliest cities to adopt minting of coins.

Eric: Cypselus was the first tyrant of Corinth. His son, Periander was the second tyrant of Corinth. He ruled from 627 BCE - 587 BCE and established more law and order, such as lowering taxes, encouraging Corinth business, patronized literature and art, set up a coinage, and solved the city's unemployment problems with huge public work programs.

Raj: Supposedly, Bellerophon the third king of Corinth (who ruled after his father, Glaucus) was first to tame the Pegasus. Since then, the Pegasus became a symbol of Corinth.

Sung: In 570 BC, the inhabitants of Corinth started to use silver coins called 'colts' or 'foals.' From 400-350 BC, Corinthian coins had a Pegasus carved on the front. On the opposite side of the coin the Corinthians carved out the head of Athena, the goddess of war and wisdom.

Emerson: Because of its location, Corinth was a great trade and cultural center.

From the 8th century BCE, Corinthian pottery led its export across Greece. Corinthian pottery dominated the Greek pottery market until the 6th century BCE. Corinth also built the most advanced ships in the ancient world, which the Corinthians adopted from the Phoenicians in 700 BCE.

Eric: Corinth had the best natural acropolis in all of Greece, called the Acrocorinthus. The Acrocorinthus is a 2,000-foot fortress with inexhaustible springs. On top of the Acrocorinthus stood a temple dedicated to Aphrodite- the goddess of love. The city also made temples for Apollo and Asclepius, the god of healing.

Raj:

HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS:

Paul the apostle was the founder of the first church in Corinth

In 581 BC, leading families of Corinth established the Isthmian Games.

In 550 BC, Corinth became an ally of Sparta.

In 525 BC, Corinth formed a conciliatory alliance with Sparta against Argos.

In 519 BC, Corinth mediated between Athens and Thebes.

Around 500 BC, Athenians and Corinthians entreated Spartans not to harm Athens by restoring the tyrant.

Emerson: (AFTER READING THE MOTTOS)

Corinth was a highly developed and vibrant polis. Its prime location and status as a trade and cultural center made it an important part of Greek history.