This document outlines a lesson plan for teaching ethics in ancient Greece to 4th year secondary students. The unit focuses on the philosophers Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Students will analyze texts from these thinkers and discuss concepts like democracy, individual rights, and friendship. They will debate whether it is right to disobey the law by considering Socrates' view. Assessment includes essays, oral presentations, participation in debates, and posting responses to a classroom blog. The goal is for students to effectively communicate their understanding of ethical approaches in ancient Greece.

1. Diseño de una unidad AICLE / CLIL
ETICA. 4º ESO
ETHICS IN ANCIENT GREECE
PROF.CLIL: CLARA ALBERT PÉREZ plantilla:Isabel Pérez Torres
Materia / Área ETICA
Título de la Unidad
LA ÉTICA EN LA ANTIGÜEDAD: GRECIA
Curso/ Nivel 4º ESO
1. Objet ives
St udent s wi l l be able t o communicate
t he resul t s of t hei r analyses ef fect ively
in bot h wri t ing and spoken language
t hrough t hei r f inal project about
ancient GREEK PHILOSOPHERS:
SÓCRATES,PLATO AND ARISTOTLE.
2. Cont ent
Plat o, Cri to
Aesop, Fables
Ari st ot le, Nicomachean Et hics
Thi s chapt er int roduces t he idea t hat
t he majorit y of t he people should be
t he source of right and wrong. The
relat ionship of individual s t o t he group
i s considered as wel l as t he idea of
individual human right s; t here i s an
int roduct ion t o t he concept s of
f reedom, equal i t y and t he concept of
f riendship.
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2. Diseño de una unidad AICLE / CLIL
ETICA. 4º ESO
ETHICS IN ANCIENT GREECE
PROF.CLIL: CLARA ALBERT PÉREZ plantilla:Isabel Pérez Torres
Ancient Greece:
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Socrates pleads his case:
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el/Socrates%20pleads%20his%20case
Plato´s Myths:
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ato.html
The Fox and the rooster (Aesop´s fable)
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3.
Language
Cont ent /
Comunicat
ion
Vocabulary
-Democracy, vot e , earl ier civi l i zat ions
People, Jury
-Right , wrong, group et hic, majority
rule, hand down, decide, int roduce,
At hens, At henians.
-during t he height of Greek civi l i zat ion
-hand down laws,
-use judges t o decide cases,
-t he Greeks int roduced juries who
vot ed by majorit y rule.
Estructures
Comparat ive and superlat ive
adject ives; intensi fiers wi t h
comparat ives
Adverbs
Comparat ive adverbs
Skills Li st ening, speaking,reading,debat ing,w
ri t ing
4.Cont ext ual and cul t ural
element s
Connect ion can be est abl i shed
bet ween t he cont ent and ot her
cul t ural aspect s (pol i t ical corrupt ion in
ancient Greece and t oday), applying
mainly t he st udent 's l i fe and
envi ronment .
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3. Diseño de una unidad AICLE / CLIL
ETICA. 4º ESO
ETHICS IN ANCIENT GREECE
PROF.CLIL: CLARA ALBERT PÉREZ plantilla:Isabel Pérez Torres
5. Cogni t ive Processes
Cogni t ive processes t hat st udent s must
perform:
1.Analysi s: t he ideas expressed in t he
t hree t ext s (Ari st ot le: Nicomaquean
Et hics/ Plat o: Cri to/Aesop Fable: The
Fox and t he Roost er)
2. Synt hesi s: in hi s essay should
summari ze t he ideas of t he Greek
aut hors who has previously t ranslated.
3. Evaluat ion: should value t he
consequences of di f ferent et hical
at t itudes are ref lected in t he t ext s.
6. (a). Tasks(f inal ) Essay: Is i t right t o di sobey t he law?
Socrat es says no. Can you st ate hi s
reasons in your own words? Do you
agree?
6. (b). Act ivit ies
1.Translat ion (homework):
Plat o, Cri to
Aesop Fable: The Fox and t he roost er
Ari st ot le: Nicomaquean Et hics
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cs-workbook-i-chapter-four-ancient .html
2.Smal l Groups di scussions (3-4 st udent s)
2.1.What i s a feud or a vendet ta? How
does t hi s kind of behavior lead t o a
never-ending cycle? What examples of
feuds can you give? According t o
Socrat es how do you break out of t he
feud-revenge cycle?
2.2. Thi s Aesop´s st ory i s obviously about
lying, and what lying leads t o. In what
ways does t his st ory show t he same
reasoning as Socrat es used t o explain
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ETHICS IN ANCIENT GREECE
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w hy he w oul dn’ t break t he l aw s of
At hens?
2.3, Why do you t hink having f riends was
so important for Ari stot le?
Wri te about what f riends mean t o you?
Tel l what you t hink t rue f riendship i s.
Di scuss t hi s wit h your group.
……………………………………. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Groups are t o prepare a f ive-minute
present at ion .
Groups should be prepared t o answer
any quest ions t hat may ari se f rom t hei r
fel low classmates or t eacher.
3. Debate.
7. Met odology
Student s need to prepare at home the Workbook I act ivities.
We will read and t ranslate the workbook in class and then discuss about
the different topics: Listening, reading,oral comprehension
7.1. Sesions/Time 3 sesions(50 minutes)
-Essay about Socrat es (individual )The
st udent s may use t hi s material to help
t hemselves answering t he quest ions.
Homework.
Each session:
-smal l group di scussions. Preparing t hei r
argument s for t he debat e. (20 minut es)
Final Debat e (30 minutes)
7.2. Mat erial s. Workbook
Blog de aula
Workbook 1. The Ancient Greeks
ht tp://ethics13.blogspot .com.es/2012/10/ethi
cs-workbook-i-chapter-four-ancient .html
Plato´s Allegory of the Cave (opt ional)
ht tp://ethics13.blogspot .com.es/2012/12/plat
o.html
Aesop´s Fabl e:
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7.3. Ski l l s
Lingui st ics: Oral and wri t ten expression.
Mat hemat ics: Reading Roman numeral s
and dat es.
Social : respect ing each ot her t urn in t he
t alking di scussion/debate
Digi tal : using classroom blog, ppt
present at ion ski l l s
Cul t ural : civic values common t o Greece
and al l current civic cul t ure values.
Learning t o learn: search internet
references about t he di f ferent t opics.
Aut honomy t he st udent must be able t o
search by t hemselves al l t he di f ferent
mat herial s needed for t he debat e.
8. Evaluat ion
1.Present at ion Brief Essay on Socrat es (2
point s)
2. Oral Translat ion of t ext s Workbook (2
point s)
3. Part icipat ion in t he Debat e (2 point s)
4. Insert a blog post classroom (2 point s)
5. Exposure t o a real case applying what
I learned (2 point s)
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