SS.6.W.3.6

“Who was the greatest leader in ancient Greece?’ The Teacher will have pre-printed posters of 8 different Greek key figures around the classroom. Students will be given a scavenger hunt handout. Students will go on a museum walk around the room to learn about each Greek figure and complete the handout.

The students will return to their seats and be assigned small groups. Each group will be given a different leader to focus on. Students will create a “Superhero” Poster for their leader that they were given. A rubric will be given to students to make sure they include key facts and information about their ancient Greek Leader. If there is time, students will share their posters. If not, posters will be hung in the classroom. Teacher (or peers) can grade each poster, using the rubric as a guide.

Type: Lesson Plan

The class will have a discussion on what characteristics a person should have to be seen as significant or important in history. Once, the class has come to a consensus on the skills necessary to be an important figure. Students will be taught a lesson on all of the major significant figures in ancient Greece. Students will be provided a graphic organizer to organize the information on each of these significant figures.

This is lesson 1 of 3 in a mini-unit integrating civics and world history.

Type: Lesson Plan

Students will use their prior knowledge of significant figures in ancient Greek and Roman history from the two previous lessons to identify one figure they deem to be the most important. Students will design a poster, PowerPoint, or other multimedia presentation to display their knowledge of this individual. They will describe the figure's most crucial achievements and civic participation.

This is lesson 3 of 3 in a mini-unit integrating civics and world history.

Type: Lesson Plan

This lesson will be taught during the Ancient Greece unit. While the lesson teaches about the civic accomplishments of Solon, Cleisthenes, Themistocles, and Pericles, students are asked to go one step further by selecting the most influential leader and justifying their selections.

Type: Lesson Plan

Students will research ancient Greece to learn about democratic principles of government in ancient Greece using informational texts, websites, and other resources. Students will each complete their own KWHL graphic organizer, then work with a group to paraphrase information gathered from the texts, and create a group poster containing important facts/information learned about the ancient Greek democratic principles of government. 

Type: Lesson Plan

In this lesson plan, students will explain exemplary civic leadership and identify leaders from ancient Greece and Rome who exhibited good civic virtue.

Type: Lesson Plan

Students will analyze quotes from Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome that served as a foundation for civic leadership and virtue and compare them to ideas we have about democracy and civic participation today. 

Type: Lesson Plan

This lesson introduces the concept of virtuous leadership, as it relates to key leaders in Ancient Greece and Rome.  Students will each take on the role of one of 5 leaders and fill in a graphic organizer about civic participation and governance.  Students will then collaborate on a paragraph to determine which of the men is the most virtuous leader.

Type: Lesson Plan

In Part 1 of this interactive tutorial series, you'll learn about direct democracy as it developed in ancient Athens, Greece. In Parts 2 and 3, you'll compare and contrast the political systems and democratic principles that developed in Greece with those of the modern United States.

This is Part 1 in a 3-part series. Click below to explore the other tutorials in the series.

• Part 2: The Influence of Ancient Greece
• Part 3: The Influence of Ancient Greece

Type: Original Student Tutorial