Art with students from Mrs. Burgess' Class

I did a hydria using the black-figure style. In Ancient Greece they would put water in it. A hydria had three handles, one on top so it would pour easily. I used a lot of patterns because the Ancient Greeks used patterns on their pottery. But on the very top of my vase I drew three signs of the three main Greek gods. I liked this lesson because I liked drawing the geometric patterns and leaning about life in Ancient Greece and how the Spartans were trained. Garrett

My Greek vase is an amphora. Amphora's held oil and were given as prizes at Greek events. I did mine as black-figure. I put Greek pillars, vines and geometric shapes on my vase. I have a Spartan just riding around on his chariot. He is out exercising the horses and making sure the chariot is okay. I liked this project. I found it interesting to learn about the kind of vases the Greeks used and what their purpose was. Hayden

I used an amphora without handles. It would have been given as a prize, so I drew Spartans fighting in a competition to win a vase. I did it in the black-figure style. I used a lot of geometric shapes because the old Greek vases had a lot of geometric patterns and I thought it was cool. I thought the project was interesting because I had to think about what life was like back then. Dylan

A dinosa would have been given as a prize in the Olympic games. It would have been filled with oil. I used the black-figure style. Austin

I made my Greek vase in the shape of a dinosa. It would have been given during the Olympic games as a prize. It would have been filled with oil. I used the red-figure style to draw my designs. My designs are triangles and Spartans. There are shields, swords and a bow and arrow. I came up with a story about my drawing because I thought it would be cool. The Spartans are fighting over a sandwich. I liked this project because I liked learning about the Olympic games, and I liked learning about Sparta being the best trained army at that time. Matt

A dinosa was a deep rounded vase used for competition and given as prizes filled with oil. I used the red-figure style and I drew Spartans and used geometric shapes. Connor

I used a hydria. A hydria was used to carry water. It was easy to pour because it had three handles. I did the drawing using the black-figure style and I used geometric shapes. My Greek vase has two Spartans getting ready to fight because they are going to battle. The vase I did about myself is in the shape of a hot air balloon. I put all the things I like on it. I have my softball number, softball bats, a peace sign and the words "love and happiness." I thought this was a cool experience because I learned about Ancient Greece. Hannah

I used a hydria for my Greek vase. I did it in black-figure style. A hydria had two handles for carrying and one handle for pouring. It was used to carry water in. I'm reading the second Percy Jackson book and I took a scene from the story for my vase. Percy Jackson is the son of Poseidon which made me think of water and that's why I chose the hydria. For my personal vase, I drew dance, cheer, the peace sign and Michigan State University. I really liked this lesson. The Percy Jackson books are great and it was cool to learn more about Greek culture.
Emma

In 776BC the first Olympics were played. The winners were awarded a crown made of olive branches.
In 508 BC democracy began. Democracy means ruled by people. Only men could decide the rules.
500BC was the start of the ‘classical period’ in Greece. At this time there was a lot of interest in art. The period continued until 323BC.
In 480 -490BC the Greeks beat the Persians. The Greeks kept growing their empire.
Connor

The year the first Olympics were played was in 776 BC, and the prize was a crown made of olive branches. It was in 508 BC when democracy began. Democracy means ruled by the people. The “Classical Period” started in 500 BC. The things that happened during the Classical Period were more interest in art, imagination and buildings. The Greeks defeated the Persians in 490 and 480 BC. The result was that the Greek victories kept the growing Persian Empire in check. The year the Parthenon was finished was 432 BC. The purpose was to look over and protect the city.

Isabelle 

The year 776 BC was the year of the first Olympics. In 508 BC 'democracy' began in Athens. We still use this term today meaning 'ruled by the people.” Male citizens were given the chance to vote in order to decide how the city-state should be run. This is often said to be one of their greatest ideas. 500 BC was the start of the 'Classical Period' in Greece. At this time there was a lot of interest in arts, imagination and buildings especially in the city-state of Athens. This period continued until 323 BC.

Elianna

In 776 BC the first Olympics were played. The winners were awarded a crown made from olive branches. In 508 BC democracy started in Athens, Greece. Democracy means to vote for what you want. In 500 BC the classical period started. In the classical period the people were interested in music and arts. In 472 BC the Greeks defeated the Persians. These Greek victories kept the growing Persian Empire in check.

Garrett

The first Olympics were held in 776 BC. They occurred every four years. The winners would be awarded a crown of olive branches. Democracy started in 508BC in Athens. Democracy means ruled by people but back then only male citizens were given the right to vote. The classical period started in 500BC. During this time, many people started an interest in art. Greek defeated the Persian Empire in 490 and 480 BC. As a result the victories kept the growing Persian Empire in check. In 432BC the Parthenon was finished. Its purpose was to show the Goddess Athena so she could protect and look over the city.

Emily

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