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History Lesson Plan
Ancient Greece Introduction
Grade Level: 9-12
Objectives
Materials
Procedures
Following this activity, students will be able to:
 Understand the Ancient Greek’s democracy
 Explain the influence the Ancient Greeks have
on cultures today
 A brief understanding of Ancient Greek
Philosophy
1. A dictionary that provides the etymology of words.
You can find an online etymology here, and your
school librarian may be able to help you locate
others.
2. Class textbook.
3. Copies of a chart with three columns
1. Discuss Ancient Greece cultural influences on
contemporary society.
 Democracy
 Olympics
 Theater
 Philosophy as a body of knowledge and
discipline
2. Introduce the idea that the influence of Ancient
Greece can be found in words we use every day.
3. Handout a three-column chart. Label the first
column 'Words' and use it to list the words
examined. Name the second column
'Meanings/Etymology', and fill in definitions and
the Greek history or origin of the word. The last
column should be headed 'Category', and used to
list whether the word is an example of Ancient
Greek democracy, culture, or mythology. (See
example below)
4. Discuss and decide to which category each word
belongs. It is possible for some words to belong to
more than one category.
5. Encourage students to add to the list as they
continue to learn about Ancient Greece.
Adapted from: http://www.brighthubeducation.com/high-school-english-lessons/64007-modern-wordsderived-from-ancient-greek/
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