Note: TTW= The Teacher Will; TSW= The Students Will; GCR= Google Classroom
I. Standard(s): 6.45
A. Clear Target: I can demonstrate an understanding of the golden age of Athens, to include: Philosophers, architecture, and literature.
B. Bell Ringer:
1. TSW be able to answer the question below based on the previous lesson’s clear target in order to provide Closure for the previous day’s lesson:
a. Previous Day’s Lesson’s Closure Question(s): What did the effects of the Peloponnesian war lead to in ancient Greece?
b. Review: After the class has answered the question to the best of their ability, TTW assess if there needs to be a review of the previous day’s lesson. If a review is needed, TTW have the students get out their notes and will review the material with them.
c. If no review is needed TTW have the students get ready for today’s lesson.
2. TSW write the questions from Section D. Presentation of New Material, number 3. a-? in their notebooks and leave space under each question to answer it. This will be graded by a quiz in a future lesson.
C. Set: TTW lead a discussion on the clear target and or bell ringer to ensure that the students understand it/them. TTW lead a discussion on the assignment from the day before to ensure understanding.
D. Presentation of New Material:
1. TSW complete their notes by writing down writing down and answering the questions in Section D. Presentation of New Material, number 3. They will do this while listening to the lecture/reviewing the presentation. The link to the presentation is here: The Golden Age of Athens.
2. N/A
3. Lecture Questions:
a. What did Pericles do to extend democracy in Athens?
b. Under Pericles, what was Athens knows as the Center of?
c. What was the purpose of the Parthenon in Athens?
d. Where was the acropolis built (on what) and what was it used for in Athens?
e. Who was Phidias, and why was he important?
f. Why was Herodotus important?
g. What did Thucydides write about?
h. Who was Homer, and what was his greatest accomplishment?
i. What was the Trojan Horse, and what was its purpose?
j. Who was the Father of Tragedy?
k. Who was Archimedes and what did he invent?
l. Who was Hippocrates?
m. Who was Socrates…who did he influence…why was he arrested…and what was his teaching style?
n. Who was Plato and what was he known for?
o. Who was Aristotle and what was he known for?
p. How did Socrates, Plato and Aristotle change life in ancient Greek society?
q. Why were the early philosophers important?
E. Guided Practice: TTW show the students how to get to the day’s presentation of new material and independent practice; and explain what they are doing to complete the day’s lesson. TTW then choose a student at random to perform the same tasks.
F. Independent Practice (The assignments are due the next school day unless otherwise stated):
1. TSW complete their notes by writing down the questions in Section D. Presentation of New Material and then answering the questions.
G. Closure: TSW be able to answer the following question(s) in the next day’s class discussion: What impact did the early philosophers have on ancient Greece?
H. Assessment: Question and answer/Discussions/The guided practice