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Students will read Socrates's thoughts on the future, life, and happiness. They will closely read to determine the meaning of Socrates' phrases. The teacher will introduce the word "philosophy" to the students.
Students will read Socrates's thoughts on the future, life, and happiness. They will closely read to determine the meaning of Socrates' phrases. The teacher will introduce the word "philosophy" to the students.
Students will read Socrates's thoughts on the future, life, and happiness. They will closely read to determine the meaning of Socrates' phrases. The teacher will introduce the word "philosophy" to the students.
I. General Information: Grade Level: 6th Discipline: Social Studies/History Unit Topic: Ancient Greece Time Frame: One 60 minute class period Text: The Ancient Greeks by Allison Lassieur Other Materials: The Ancient Greeks by Allison Lassieur Passage from Wise Guy: The Life and Philosophy of Socrates by M.D. Usher Thought Chart Reflection Chart Exit Ticket II. Standards/Indicators SS 5.0.2: Analyze the emergence and eduring influence of Aegean civilizations. RI1: Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. RI4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings. III. Lesson Objectives: 1) Students will read Socratess thoughts on the future, life, and happiness. 2) Students will closely read to determine the meaning of Socrates phrases including but not limiting to out of our control, things that can not be taken away, correct attitude, wants the good things he or she already has.
3) Students will be able to interpret Socrates viewpoint by
providing a written explanation in paragraph form. IV. Procedures: Introduction: Students will be introducted to Greek philosophy by watching a short YouTube clip sponsored by Honor Grad U. Feel free to preview the clip here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KWNIBGCTvQ. This five minute clip provides a brief analysis and explanation of the three main Greek philosophers Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Teaching/Activities: 1) The teacher will refer to the poster chart that the students filled in with their artifacts. She will explain that today they will be studying one of the artifacts and that todays focus will be on philosophy. 2) The teacher will introduce the word philosophy to the students. She will explain how the word comes from two parts: philia which means to love and sophia which means wisdom. Therefore, philosophy is the love of wisdom. The teacher will write the vocabulary word on a sentence strip and add it to the Ancient Greek bulletin board. 3) The teacher will then do a read-aloud of the section The Age of Greek Philosophers in the anchor text. The teacher will stop and discuss certain points of the text including (but not limited to): Philosophy was revolutionary because it enable some people to explore the world through their intellect and rational thought. created an atmosphere of freedom of thought that no other place had ever enjoyed.
The way to gain knowledge was to ask
questions To the Greeks, philosophy was not about facts or correct answer. It was about discussion and ideas. 4) The teacher will provide students with a copy of
Socrates viewpoints from the book, Wise Guy by
M.D. Usher. 5) Students will first independently read the text. 6) The teacher will ask the students what Socrates is trying to say in this passage. She will chart their responses (if any) on the board. 7) Together, the teacher and the students will underline words and/or phrases that they fine unclear. The teacher will focus on the phrases: out of our control, things that can not be taken away, correct attitude, and wants the good things he or she already has. Students will contribute other phrases that are unclear to them. 8) Together, the teacher and the students will break down each phrase and the meaning of the individual words. Students will record these meanings in the margins of the paper. Text dependent question What things do you think are out of our control? Socrates lived thousands of years ago are there things that couldnt be controled during his time that can be controled today? Text dependent question What do you think Socrates means when he says that we should prize most highly the things that can not be taken away?
9) When all of the phrases have been analyzed,
students will read the passage again. Text dependent question In your opinion, what are the good things that people should want? Text dependent question What is the difference between the good things that people should want vs. the good things they actually want? 10) The teacher will ask the students how their understanding of the passage has changed and what Socrates is trying to say in this passage. She will record their answers in the second column. 11) The teacher and the students will then discuss the meanings of each of the four phrases. Students will record the meanings on their chart. Text dependent question Why would Socrates use the phrase correct attitude? What do you think makes an attitude correct if an attitude can even be correct? 12) After the discussion, students will read the passage for the third time. Students will then explain how their understanding has developed based on the new information. The teacher will record their discussions in the thrid column of the chart. 10) The teacher will then have the students write (at least) one paragraph on their interpretation of Socrates viewpoints. Closure: The teacher and the students will analyze their understanding of Socrates viewpoints by seeing how their understanding deepened after each reading. Students will
complete an exit ticket by choosing one of the four phrases
that were analyzed during the lesson. VI. Evaluation/Assessment: Assessment of Objectives The formative assessment will be the students exit tickets. She will also assess the students by grading their paragraphs on their interpretations of Socrates viewpoints. In addition, the teacher will also assess the students through their discussions during the lesson.
Reflection Chart: Understanding After 1st Reading
Understanding After 2nd Reading
Understanding After 3rd Reading
Thought Chart: out of our control
things that can not be taken
away
correct attitude
wants the good things he or
she already has
Passage from Wise Guy:
Since the future is always
uncertain and often out of our control, Socrates believed that we should prize most highly thouse things that cannot be taken away from us, no matter what happens good thoughts and a correct attitude toward life. He tried to convince people not to look for happiness in wealth or fame. Rather, he argued, it is the person who wants what good things he or she already has who is the happiest of all.
For the exit ticket:
Choose one of the four phrases that we closely read today. Write that phrase on the exit ticket. Then, provide your interpretation of what you think it means. Sumbit your exit ticket when the bell rings.