Athenian Democracy
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Stacy Yung
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Lesson Summary:
Students will learn about the key differences between Athenian, or direct, democracy and representative democracy.
ISTE Standards:
1.1 Empowered Learner
1.3 Knowledge Constructor
Try One New Thing:
The 3-2-1 prompt is a great formative assessment–easy to use and provides space for student reflection after any type of content is shared (video, article, primary source doc, political cartoon, etc.).
Students share:
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3 things they learned
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2 questions they have
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1 connection they can make to their life, today, or to something they’ve learned before.