Quarter 2 · Weeks 10–18
Foundations of Western Thought & the Mediterranean
Ancient Greece, the Persian Empire, the Hellenistic world, and the founding of Rome. Math moves into algebraic thinking with variables and expressions; science explores Earth–sun–moon systems.
Subject Focus
Mathematics
Variables, Expressions & Equivalent Forms
6.EE.A.1, 6.EE.A.2, 6.EE.A.3, 6.EE.A.4
ELA
Argument Writing & Theme in Mythology
RL.6.2, RL.6.3, RI.6.6, W.6.1, W.6.7, L.6.1
Science
Earth, Sun & Moon Systems (MS-ESS1)
MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS1-2, MS-ESS1-3
Social Studies
Greece · Persia · Hellenistic World · Early Rome
C3 D2.Civ, D2.His · State World History 6.5–6.8
Anchor Texts
- •The Odyssey (Gillian Cross adaptation)
- •Black Ships Before Troy (Rosemary Sutcliff)
Milestones
- Sparta vs. Athens argument essay
- Socratic dialogue performance
- Moon-phase observation log
- Q2 culminating project & portfolio
Weekly Planner
Week 10
The Aegean World — Minoans & Mycenaeans
Bronze-age Crete and mainland Greece; the Trojan War context.
Week 11
Greek Dark Age & the Rise of the Polis
Phoenicians and the alphabet; how the city-state emerged.
Week 12
Sparta & Athens — Two Visions of the City-State
Two opposing models of citizenship and society.
Week 13
The Persian Empire & the Persian Wars
Cyrus, Darius, Xerxes; Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis.
Week 14
Athenian Democracy & the Golden Age
Pericles, the Parthenon, and the world's first democracy.
Week 15
Greek Philosophy — Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
The ideas that still shape Western thought.
Week 16
Greek Mythology, Theater & the Olympics
Tragedy, comedy, and the games.
Week 17
Alexander the Great & the Hellenistic World
From Macedonia to the Indus; cultural blending across three continents.
Week 18
Beginnings of Rome & Q2 Culminating Project
Founding of Rome; the early Republic. Mid-year synthesis week.
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