Unit Plan
Grade Level:
Unit #:
Unit Name:
6
6
Greece
Big Idea/Theme:
Early Greek civilizations developed politically, socially, and philosophically.
Culminating Assessment:
Create a flipbook on ancient Greece. Your booklet should include a page on
each of the following: attractive and relevant cover page, a world map with the
location of Greece, a detailed map of Greece, current flag, your name using the
Greek alphabet, government and politics, economic system, culture of society,
and list of important people including their contributions. The final page in your
project should be a reflection page describing your favorite part of the study of
Greece and why. Your flipbook will also be assessed on correct organization,
neatness, and conventions (spelling and punctuation).
Unit Understanding(s)
Students will understand that…
Students will understand that…
Greece can easily be described
using the following acronym.
o G – Geography
o R – Religion
o A – Achievements
o P – Politics/Government
o E – Economy
o S – Social Order
There are important political and
cultural features of the classical
Greek civilization.
The Greeks established a
democratic government which
included citizenry.
Alexander the Great played a major
role as a political and military leader
The “Great Philosophers”
contributed many ideas during the
Greek period.
Unit Essential Question(s):
What are the G.R.A.P.E.S of the
Greek civilization?
What is democracy?
How did Greek citizenship compare
to societies in other civilizations?
What role did Alexander the Great
play?
What contributions did the “great
philosophers” give to the time of
Greek civilization?
Students will be able to…
 Summarize the significant political and cultural features of Greek
civilization
 Explain the role of Alexander the Great as a political and military leader
 Compare the contributions of the “Great Philosophers”
South Carolina Academic Standards:
6-2.2: Summarize the significant political and cultural features of the classical
Greek civilization, including the concept of citizenship and the early forms of
democratic government in Athens; the role of Alexander the Great as a political
and military leader; and the contributions of Socrates, Plato, Archimedes,
Aristotle, and other philosophers, architecture, literature, the arts, science, and
mathematics.
Interim Assessment (formative)
Exit/Entry slips
Tests/Quizzes
Journaling
Formal testing
Observation
Questioning
Discussion
Class participation
Key Criteria (to meet the standard/rubric)
Homework
Study guides
Vocabulary tests
Notebooks
Projects
Work samples
Diagrams
Models
Thinking maps
Greek Civilization Flipbook
Cover (attractive & relevant)
World map (including Greece)
Detailed map of Greece
Current flag of Greece
Your name in Greek alphabet
Government
Economy
Society
Philosophers
Reflection page
Organization
Neatness
Conventions
Final Grade
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