Getting Started

1. Reminder:
Due Friday, March 4
Read pp 588-592.
On p 592 answer q 2a, 2b, and 2c on
looseleaf.

Students will study the development of

democracy in Greece and compare/contrast it
to American democracy by completing a
graphic organizer.

Success Criteria
I can state three characteristics of Greece
democracy.
I can state three characteristics of American
democracy.
I can complete a graphic organizer comparing
and contrasting the two.

Vocabulary

democracy - government by the people

citizen - active member of a nation or state

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The Birth of Democracy

Close Reading, Democracy in Athens

Close Reading, Democracy in the United States
Complete a graphic organizer comparing and
contrasting Greece and the United States

The Birth of Democracy

Close Reading, Democracy in Athens
Read Democracy in Athens
Annotate Democracy in Athens
Close Reading, Democracy in the United States
Read Democracy in the United States
Annotate Democracy in the United States
Compare and contrast democracy in Athens
and democracy in the United States.

Success Criteria
I can state three characteristics of Greece
democracy.
I can state three characteristics of American
democracy.
I can complete a graphic organizer comparing
and contrasting the two.

The Birth of Democracy

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