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LESSON PLAN # 1
Classical Western Civilization
Introduction to Classical Western Civilization
SUBJECT: Social Studies
COURSE/GRADE: 3 World History I (Upper Standard)/ Grade 9
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How are the western and eastern world views similar and
different?
OBJECTIVE: Students will determine the characteristics of “western” civilization and
preview key ideas from classical Greece.
WARM-UP: What part of the world today do you consider “the West”?
PROCEDURE:
1. PREPARATION & PLANNING
 Daily Warm-up: (1) What part of the world today do you consider “the West”?
(2) What are the characteristics/values of “Western civilization”?
 Review First Civilization Test / Essay Assignment
2. ASSISTANCE AND ASSOCIATIONS
 Discussion of western/non-western
 Map Classical Civilizations in Intro Packet
 Greece Pre-Test
3. REFLECTION & READINESS FOR APPLICATION
 How does the term “western civilization” display a historical bias?
HW: Essay due Thursday
TEACHER REFLECTION:
LESSON PLAN # 2
Classical Western Civilization
Greece Geography
SUBJECT: Social Studies
COURSE/GRADE: 3 World History I (Upper Standard)/ Grade 9
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How was the development of Greek civilization impacted
by its geography?
OBJECTIVE: After a map-based brainstorm activity, students will answer the essential
question.
WARM-UP: Examine the map of Greece and determine at least three (3) ways its
geography might have impacted its development.
PROCEDURE:
1. PREPARATION & PLANNING
 Daily Warm-up: Examine the map of Greece and determine at least three (3)
ways its geography might have impacted its development. (See Greek City-States
PowerPoint)
 Greek Geography Brainstorm (see separate file)
 Greek Geography Simulation?
2. ASSISTANCE AND ASSOCIATIONS
 Greek City-States Slideshow
 Athens/Sparta Chart – work on individual row using Ch. 5-2 (to prep for next
lesson)
3. REFLECTION & READINESS FOR APPLICATION
 EQ Paragraph
HW: Essay due Thursday
TEACHER REFLECTION:
I went over Turnitin.com, Rubric at start of class
Didn’t get to Ath/Sp Chart this time
LESSON PLAN # 3
Classical Western Civilization
The Odyssey
SUBJECT: Social Studies
COURSE/GRADE: 3 World History I (Upper Standard)/ Grade 9
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What do stories tell us about history and culture?
OBJECTIVE: Students will read an excerpt from the Odyssey to determine ancient
Greek culture and values and connect these values to those of the present.
WARM-UP: What part of the world today do you consider “the West”?
PROCEDURE:
1. PREPARATION & PLANNING
 Daily Warm-up: What are some American mythic heroes? What do they tell us
about American culture and values?
 Intro Odyssey
2. ASSISTANCE AND ASSOCIATIONS
 Read Odyssey excerpt with purpose of underlining any clues into Greek culture
 Answer Odyssey questions indiv or groups
 OR
3. REFLECTION & READINESS FOR APPLICATION
 Odyssey Group Analysis Questions on LCD
 What Odyssey values do we still value today?
HW: Ch. 5-2 class after next / Athens/Sparta chart due tomorrow
TEACHER REFLECTION:
LESSON PLAN # 4
Classical Western Civilization
Athens & Sparta
SUBJECT: Social Studies
COURSE/GRADE: 3 World History I (Upper Standard)/ Grade 9
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: Compare and contrast Athens and Sparta.
OBJECTIVE: Students will discuss the features of Athens and Sparta in a jigsaw format
and write three similarities between them.
WARM-UP: How might the locations of Athens and Sparta caused them to develop
different cultures and values?
PROCEDURE:
1. PREPARATION & PLANNING
 Students will have prepared their boxes of the Athens/Sparta chart
 Daily Warm-up: Write three adjectives describing your city-state.
 OR
 Daily Warm-up: (Project Ch. 5 title page map) How might the locations of Athens
and Sparta caused them to develop different cultures and values?
2. ASSISTANCE AND ASSOCIATIONS
 Students will create two jigsaw groups to complete Athens/Sparta chart
3. REFLECTION & READINESS FOR APPLICATION
 Analyze the chart and find three similarities between Athens and Sparta.
 Three (3) adjectives each for Athens & Sparta
 Put all on sticky notes on either side/middle of door
HW: Ch. 5-3 due class after next
TEACHER REFLECTION:
Good jigsaw setup concept, but perhaps project each letter’s responsibility to explain so
they don’t just show each other their sheets.
LESSON PLAN # 5
Classical Western Civilization - Greece
Forms of Government
SUBJECT: Social Studies
COURSE/GRADE: 3 World History I (Upper Standard)/ Grade 9
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How do societies organize themselves?
OBJECTIVE: Students will discuss the features of the four major Greek government
systems and apply their understanding to a scenario.
WARM-UP: Write three adjectives describing your city-state.
PROCEDURE:
1. PREPARATION & PLANNING
 Daily Warm-up: Write three adjectives describing your city-state.
 Recap of the Athens/Sparta chart – discuss sticky notes
2. ASSISTANCE AND ASSOCIATIONS
 Forms of Government Chart
 Scenario: How would each government system respond?
3. REFLECTION & READINESS FOR APPLICATION
 Student-led discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of each form of
government.
 What is necessary for each government to work?
HW: Ch. 5-3 due class after next
TEACHER REFLECTION:
LESSON PLAN # 6
Classical Western Civilization - Greece
Pericles & Democracy
SUBJECT: Social Studies
COURSE/GRADE: 3 World History I (Upper Standard)/ Grade 9
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How has Pericles’ vision of direct democracy been applied
to other civilizations, including modern day?
OBJECTIVE: Students will compare Athenian and U.S. democracies and determine
three advantages and disadvantages of each.
WARM-UP: Athenian Oath of Allegiance
PROCEDURE:
1. PREPARATION & PLANNING
 Daily Warm-up: Athenian Oath of Allegiance
 Intro to Pericles
2. ASSISTANCE AND ASSOCIATIONS
 Athenian Democracy Flowchart & Questions – Think-Pair-Share
 Athenian & U.S. Democracies Venn Diagram
3. REFLECTION & READINESS FOR APPLICATION
 List three (3) advantages & disadvantages for each system of democracy.
HW: Complete Ch. 5-3
TEACHER REFLECTION:
LESSON PLAN # 7
Classical Western Civilization
Athens’ Golden Age & Culture
SUBJECT: Social Studies
COURSE/GRADE: 3 World History I (Upper Standard)/ Grade 9
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What is the legacy of classical western civilization?
OBJECTIVE: Students will study various features of classical Greek culture and
determine the most important present-day legacy.
WARM-UP: List three (3) advantages and three (3) disadvantages of democracy.
WARM-UP: Reading Quiz Ch. 5-3
PROCEDURE:
1. PREPARATION & PLANNING
 Daily Warm-up: Reading Quiz Ch. 5-3
 Intro Golden Age/Greek Culture
2. ASSISTANCE AND ASSOCIATIONS
 Students will examine the features of classical Greek culture and complete the
chart: “I see”/”This reminds me of…”
 Class Discussion
3. REFLECTION & READINESS FOR APPLICATION
 Which contribution of classical Greek culture do you think was most important?
Why?
HW: Philosopher Readings for tomorrow / Ch. 5-4 due class after next
TEACHER REFLECTION:
LESSON PLAN # 8
Classical Western Civilization
Greek Philosophers
SUBJECT: Social Studies
COURSE/GRADE: 3 World History I (Upper Standard)/ Grade 9
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What is the legacy of classical western civilization?
OBJECTIVE: Students will create “trading cards” for Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle and
use them to determine the “Most Valuable Philosopher” from Ancient Greece.
WARM-UP: What is the job of a philosopher?
PROCEDURE:
1. PREPARATION & PLANNING
 Students will have reviewed philosopher info in textbook.
 Daily Warm-up: What is the job of a philosopher?
 PPT Overview of each:
o Socrates – questioning
o Plato – The Cave
o Aristotle – “Google”
2. ASSISTANCE AND ASSOCIATIONS
 Students will create “philosopher trading cards” with key “stats” for each
3. REFLECTION & READINESS FOR APPLICATION
 Students will trade the cards to determine and explain which philosopher was
most important.
 How have each philosopher’s ideas continued to the present day?
HW: Complete Ch. 5-4 & Notes
TEACHER REFLECTION:
Need to find some good, short readings on ideas of each – Winnie the Pooh?
LESSON PLAN # 9
Classical Western Civilization
Alexander the Great
SUBJECT: Social Studies
COURSE/GRADE: 3 World History I (Upper Standard)/ Grade 9
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What is the legacy of classical western civilization?
OBJECTIVE: Students will assess Alexander the Great’s achievements using a report
card and determine if he was worthy of his nickname.
WARM-UP: Reading Quiz Ch. 5-4
PROCEDURE:
1. PREPARATION & PLANNING
 Daily Warm-up: Reading Quiz Ch. 5-4
 Alexander Overview w/ map
2. ASSISTANCE AND ASSOCIATIONS
 Alexander the Great report card
 Class discussion
3. REFLECTION & READINESS FOR APPLICATION
 Does Alexander deserve his nickname, “the Great”? Why or why not?
HW: Greece Quiz & Binder Quiz class after next
TEACHER REFLECTION:
report card for HW?
LESSON PLAN # 10
Classical Western Civilization
Hellenism
SUBJECT: Social Studies
COURSE/GRADE: 3 World History I (Upper Standard)/ Grade 9
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What is the legacy
of classical western civilization?
OBJECTIVE: Through a jigsaw format,
students will discuss important achievements of
Hellenistic culture and determine its most
important legacy.
WARM-UP: What was Hellenism?
PROCEDURE:
1. PREPARATION & PLANNING
 Students will have discussed and graded Alexander the Great (previous lesson)
 Daily Warm-up: What was Hellenism?
 Intro Hellenism, remind of Alexander’s most lasting legacy (although not
intentional)
2. ASSISTANCE AND ASSOCIATIONS
 Students will create two jigsaw groups to complete Hellenistic culture chart
3. REFLECTION & READINESS FOR APPLICATION
 Analyze the chart and determine the most important legacy
 Greece BINGO review game
HW: Greece Quiz & Binder Quiz tomorrow – Study Guide on Edmodo
TEACHER REFLECTION: