Teaching The Greek Way | Daily Lessons

Daily Lessons

This section contains 30 daily lessons. Each one has a specific objective and offers at least three (often more) ways to teach that objective. Lessons include classroom discussions, group and partner activities, in-class handouts, individual writing assignments, at least one homework assignment, class participation exercises and other ways to teach students about the text in a classroom setting. Use some or all of the suggestions provided to work with your students in the classroom and help them understand the text.

Lesson 1

Objective: Chapter 1, East and West. The ancient Greeks began as members of the Oriental East, but broke the mold and established the basis for Western civilization. there was a new power at work in the people of ancient Athens that allowed them to surpass all of history in terms of art, culture, writing and architecture. The objective of this lesson is to grasp the...
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