Standard 10.1.2

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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.

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:
Legitimacy
Ethics
Equality
Need for the rule of law
 Essential Questions:
  1. What are essential democratic principles?
  2. How can tyranny be avoided?
Understandings:
Students will know…
  • Aristotle's views for needing the rule of law
  • Plato's arguments for supporting a philosopher king as opposed to a direct democracy.
 Skills:
Students will be able to …
  • Compare
  • Analyze primary sources
  • Identify arguments and bias
Assessment Evidence
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
Learning Plan
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.
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