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water. Kraters were used at drinking parties called symposia, where men would talk and enjoy the company of male friends, whilst their wives were prevented from taking part.” **White ground technique “The white-ground technique was developed at the end of the 6th century BC. Unlike the better-known black-figure and red-figure techniques, its coloration was not achieved through the application and firing of slips but through the use of paints and gilding on a surface of white clay. It allowed for a higher level of polychromy than the other techniques, although the vases end up less visually striking.” Wikipedia Sources Cited Kitto, HDF. The Greeks. Penguin Books, 1951. Perry, Marvin. Sources of the Western Tradition, Vol 1. Wadsworth, Boston, USA, 2014. https://thegeorgegarden.blogspot.com/2018/10/raphael-school-of-athens-labeled.html Accessed May 3, 2020. https://www.artble.com/artists/raphael/paintings/school_of_ athens Accessed May 9, 2020 http://kotsanas.com/gb/exh.php?exhibit=2201006 Kotsanas Museum of Ancient Greek Technology Accessed May 5, 2020 https://www.polytroponart.gr/greek-pottery-shapes/ cessed May 3, 2020
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Asynchronous Teaching & Learning, Active Student Engagement, And Student-Teacher Collaboration In Ib English A: Literature Yr. 1 by Dr. Evangelos Syropoulos Academy, English Faculty
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ne of the biggest challenges all IB teachers face is the enormous syllabus they have to cover in three semesters. Taking also into consideration that teachers could not exclusively focus on content but should also help students develop various skills as well as prepare them for many external and internal assessments, teaching an IB course looks like a Herculean task. To continue with the allusions to ancient Greek culture, the aim of this article is to show how a bit of Odysseus’ cunning and ingenuity in the form of asynchronous teaching/ learning may make this task far easier and less intimidating than it origi-
