Standard+10.1.2

**Desired Result (2 Hours)** ||
 * Power Standards:**
 * 10****.1** Students relate the moral and ethical principles in ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, in Judaism, and in Christianity to the development of Western political thought.
 * 10****.1** Students relate the moral and ethical principles in ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, in Judaism, and in Christianity to the development of Western political thought.

Legitimacy Ethics Equality Need for the rule of law || //Students will know…// //Students will be able to …// **Assessment Evidence** || **Learning Plan** ||
 * Sub Standards:**
 * 10.1.2. -** Trace the development of the Western political ideas of the rule of law and illegitimacy of tyranny, using selections from Plato's Republic and Aristotle's Politics. ||
 * Big Ideas:**
 * Big Ideas:**
 * Essential Questions:**
 * 1) What are essential democratic principles?
 * 2) How can tyranny be avoided? ||
 * Understandings:**
 * Understandings:**
 * Aristotle's views for needing the rule of law
 * Plato's arguments for supporting a philosopher king as opposed to a direct democracy. ||
 * Skills:**
 * Compare
 * Analyze primary sources
 * Identify arguments and bias ||
 * Performance Tasks:**
 * Highlight and annotate excerpts from 2 primary sources.
 * Complete a dialectic journal using quotes from 2 primary sources ||
 * Other Evidence:**
 * 5 Question MC quiz accompanied by a reading ||
 * 5 Question MC quiz accompanied by a reading ||
 * Learning Activities**
 * Learning Activities**


 * Daily Learning Targets**


 * Hour 1**: By the end of the period, students will be able to analyze primary sources by annotating excerpts from Plato's //Republic// and Aristotle's //Politics//.


 * Hour 2**: By the end of the period, students will be able to explain the influences of Aristotle and Plato by completing a T-Chart. ||