Grade 2 - The Ancient Greek Civilization

The Ancient Greek Civilization 10 | The Great Thinkers of Greece 127

 Lesson Objectives

Core Content Objectives

Students will:

 Defi ne the term civilization

 Identify Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle as famous philosophers of

ancient Greece

 Describe how the contributions of the ancient Greek civilization

have infl uenced the present

Language Arts Objectives

The following language arts objectives are addressed in this

lesson. Objectives aligning with the Common Core State

Standards are noted with the corresponding standard in

parentheses. Refer to the Alignment Chart for additional standards

addressed in all lessons in this domain.

Students will:

 Describe the life of someone living in the time of ancient Greece

using details from “The Great Thinkers of Greece” (RI.2.8)

 Create an original narrative about someone living in the time of

ancient Greece with characters, and a beginning, middle, and an

end (W.2.3)

 Participate in a shared writing project for a fi ctional narrative

(W.2.7)

 With assistance, categorize and organize facts and information

on the ancient Greek civilization (W.2.8)

 Clarify information about “The Great Thinkers of Greece” by

asking questions that begin with who (SL.2.3)

 Explain the meaning of the saying “Practice what you preach”

and use in appropriate contexts (L.2.6)

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