Mrs. Park's Class

I am using a krater because I thought it was fancy and I like fancy things. A krater was used for mixing. The most interesting thing I learned about Ancient Greece was about the Olympics. I thought it was interesting because our Olympics are different and it was interesting to learn about what it was like back then.
By Morgan

The Olympics started in the year of 776B.C. and were held every four years. The Olympic Games honored the mythological god, Zeus. The prize the athletes won was a crown of olive branches. The year Greek theaters became popular was in 472B.C. The entertainment was to go and see plays, or magicians and jugglers. Masks were always used to show emotions like happy or sad to the audience.

By Ava

I am using a hydria. It was used for storing liquids like water. I picked it because I thought it looked cool. I am drawing a chariot with a horse to show how they traveled. I learned that in the Olympics they would be rewarded with an olive branch crown for winning. Crowns today are made from gold and back then crowns were made from olive branches. It's interesting because it's different.
By Calvin

I am making a hydria. It was used for storing water in. I picked the hydria because I thought it looked the coolest. I am making a red-figure vase because I think it will look cool with my design.
By Savannah

I am using a krater because I thought it was cool. A krater was used for mixing water and wine. The art on Greek vases showed scenes about their lives. The Greeks used horses for travel. That's why I am drawing two horses facing each other. It looks like they are fighting. I think this lesson is fun because I have learned about ancient Greek culture.
By Hailey

I used a hydria. I picked it because I thought it was different from the others and I liked it. A hydria was used for mixing water and wine in ancient Greece. I learned that every vase tells a story and that is why they are important to us. I also learned that when someone would win the Olympics he would get a vase with oil in it. Oil was given because it was very expensive and very precious back then. It was valuable and could probably trade for a lot of money. I liked the lesson because I thought Greek culture was very interesting and different. I used red-figure design because I thought it would work better with my drawing.

By Logan

I used a krater. It was used for mixing water. I picked it because it looked cool and the handles were cool. I liked how we could draw any design on the vases as long as it involved Greek culture. I think Greek vases are important because they tell us about the culture before the Romans ruined it. I used the black-figure design because I like black-figure better than red. The Olympic Games were first held in 776 B.C. The athletes were given a crown of olive branches for winning. The Olympics were held every four years to honor the Greek god Zeus.  Democracy started in Greece 508 B.C. and only male citizens could vote. The theater became popular in 472 B.C. There were plays, magicians and jugglers. Masks were always used to show the audience if the actors were happy or sad.
By Kyle

I am using a hydria. A hydria was used for storing water. I picked it because I thought it looked fancy. I am drawing Spartans on my vase. They are on a chariot with a horse pulling it to show how they traveled. I wanted to draw this because I like horses and I thought it would look cool. I am using the black-figure style because I like the color black and I think my design will look better than if I did it using red-figure. I like this lesson because I like ancient Greek stuff. I like how they made their art. It looks different from anything I've seen before.
By Madison

I made a hydria. I picked it because it looked the most challenging. It was used for getting and storing water. I used red-figure design on my vase because I thought it looked awesome. I liked this lesson because I learned a lot about ancient Greek culture and mythology. I also learned that they started the Olympic Games.
By D.J.

I used a hydria for my vase. It was used for storing and pouring water. I picked it because it was the biggest and I like to draw so I wanted a lot of space. I used the red-figure design because I knew it would make the people in my drawing pop out of the picture. In this lesson, I learned a lot about how the Greeks made their vases. I liked this lesson because I like learning about Greek history.
By Jacob

I used a hydria for my vase. A hydria was used for storing water. I picked the hydria because I liked the handles on it. In this lesson I learned about red and black figure design on ancient Greek vases. I thought it was interesting. I also noticed that we use patterns today that are on Greek vases. I put a farming scene on my vase. Some Greek vases had pictures of every day life on them, that's why I used a farm scene. The Greeks were very talented artists. I liked this lesson because we learned about the Greek culture.
By Morgan

I used an amphora for my vase. Amphora's were used for storing oil. I picked it because it can store things. I liked this lesson because you could pick your own vase and draw what you wanted on it. I learned that vases were used for storing things. Vases are important to us because they tell us stories.
By Brookelynne

I picked a hydria. It was used for storing water in. I picked it because it looked awesome and looked like the most complicated to draw. In this lesson I learned that the Greeks started the Olympic Games. That is cool because we still have the Olympic Games today. I liked this lesson because I learned a lot about ancient Greek mythology. The vases are important to us because if we had not found them we wouldn't know as much about the ancient Greek culture or how they lived back then.
By Brendan

I used a krater because I thought it looked cool. A krater was used for mixing. In this lesson I learned that the Greeks were attacked by the Romans. The Romans destroyed a lot of the Greek culture. I liked this lesson  because it was the first lesson where we could draw Spartans with weapons. That was something that was often on ancient Greek vases. Greek vases are important to us because they tell stories about their culture.
By Matthew

I used a krater. It was used for mixing wine and water. I picked it because it looked the coolest. I thought the Olympics were interesting because they had an olive branch crown for the person who won. I liked this lesson because it was fun and I learned a lot about ancient Greek culture.
By Jack

My vase is an amphora. It was used for storing liquids like oil. I picked it because I liked the name. I used black-figure design because I like black and I think it makes the vase stand out more. I liked this lesson because I like to draw. I learned that Greek vases are important to use because they tell us about ancient Greek culture and how they lived.
By Griffin

I used an amphora. An amphora was used to store things in. I picked it because I don't like to have things laying around, so it made sense to me. Because of this lesson, I learned that the Olympic Games started in Greece and that the winners would wear a crown made from olive branches and get an amphora filled with oil. I think that's cool. I loved this lesson because I liked learning about the Greeks. We know a lot about them from the art work on vases. These vases are important because when the Romans came and washed everything out there was little left. The vases taught us about the Greeks and their culture.
By Hailee

I am making a hydria. I made a hydria because I thought it looked cool. A hydria was used to store water in. In ancient Greece they used pots for different things, like getting and storing water or mixing liquids. This lesson was hard at first, but then it got easier. I liked the lesson because I learned about ancient Greece. I used a little bit of black-figure design, but mainly I used red-figure. I picked red-figure when I saw that it looked better on my vase.
By Hunter

I used a hydria. A hydria was used for storing water. I picked it because I thought it looked the coolest and it was the biggest. I learned that ancient Greek vases tell stories about the people and culture. I liked this lesson a little bit because I got to draw pictures about ancient Greece. I used black-figure because it would make my drawing pop out and amaze people.
By Enrique

I used a hydria. I picked it because I liked it the best. I used red-figure design. It was used for getting and storing water. I learned that if you won the Olympics you would get the crown of olive branches. I liked this lesson because it was fun.
By Maddy


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