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- Title
HARNESSING STUDENTS' COMPETITIVE SPIRIT: USING REACTING TO THE PAST TO STRUCTURE THE INTRODUCTORY GREEK CULTURE CLASS.
- Authors
ALBRIGHT, CHRISTINE L.
- Abstract
The author has used the Reacting to the Past game The Threshold of Democracy: Athens in 403 B.C. as inspiration for restructuring an entire introductory Greek Culture class. Students assume their roles in the game for the whole term and participate in additional role-playing activities which derive from the competitive essence of the pedagogy. A formal study conducted in two classes which followed this format showed that students believed they learned a significant amount about ancient Greek culture and history by playing the game and that the additional role-playing activities enhanced their understanding of the course material.
- Subjects
HARNESSES; CULTURAL activities; GREEK poets; TEACHING experience; DEMOCRACY
- Publication
Classical Journal, 2017, Vol 112, Issue 3, p364
- ISSN
0009-8353
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5184/classicalj.112.3.0364