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Democracy vs. Oligarchy
Kind of Activity:
Group Discussion
Objective:
Students will debate the book's moral perspective
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.10, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.4
Structure:
Throughout Book Four of Politics, Aristotle compares and contrasts democracy and oligarchy, noting their relative values but still insisting upon problems. This assignment will allow students to participate in this comparative work.
Break the class into three groups: democrats, oligarchs, and judges.
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