Grade 2 - The Ancient Greek Civilization

10 The Ancient Greek Civilization 1 | The Ancient Greeks

 Lesson Objectives

Core Content Objectives

Students will:

 Identify the area of ancient Greece on a map

 Locate Crete, the Black Sea, the Aegean Sea, and the

Mediterranean Sea on a map

 Describe the terrain of ancient Greece and how it affected

development

 Defi ne the term civilization

 Defi ne the term city-state

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:

 Locate the island of Crete on a map of ancient Greece and

explain that it is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea

(RI.2.7)

 Compare and contrast orally the characteristics of civilizations

and the ancient civilizations they have already learned about

(RI.2.9)

 With assistance, categorize and organize facts and information

on the ancient Greek civilization (W.2.8)

 Draw a picture to represent information from “The Ancient

Greeks” (SL.2.5)

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