Grade/Course



Unit: Greece – Alexander the Great Day 63 – Pacing Guide 5/2003

VSC Standards: History 5.B.2.b: Explain the emergence, rise and decline of the Greek city-states, Peoples of the Nations and World 2.B.1: Explain how cultural diffusion influenced the development of cultures, Political Systems 1.B.1: Analyze the methods used by individuals and groups to shape government policy and actions.

Technology Connections:







Concept: Alexander the Great spreads Greek influence throughout the known world by conquering and colonizing.

Text/Instructional Materials: A Message of Ancient Days, World

Student Outcome: Students will understand the influence of Alexander the Great and why he is considered “great” today.

|Purpose |Activity |Suggested |

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|Anticipatory Set |Read the introduction of Alexander the Great in AMAD, page 374. View the video|20 min. |

|Communicate Outcomes |on Alexander the Great, Discovery Channel for an overview of Alexander. | |

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|Introduce new concept(s), content or skills |Read in Message of Ancient Days p. 374-381, the history of Philip of Macedonia,|10 min. |

|Lecture |the education of Alexander, the military campaigns and the result of the | |

|Reading |breakup of his empire after his death. | |

|Guided and or/independent practice with teacher |Complete the AMAD Map Activity, 18 on Alexander the Great. Fill in the |15 min. |

|feedback |attached chart summarizing Alexander as a person, military genius and | |

| |“Disseminator” of Greek culture. | |

|Making Connections |Discuss the connection with Aristotle – learning about many facets of Greek |15 min. |

|Application |culture, learning to think helped Alexander develop into a military strategist,| |

|Transfer |etc. Discuss the concept of colonization and the mixing cultures – analyze the| |

| |achievements of Alexander and what makes him “great”? | |

|Assessment of Proficiency |BCR: How did Alexander the Great’s conquests lead to cultural diffusion in the |20 min. |

|Re-teaching as necessary |Mediterranean through to southwest Asia? | |

|Closure |Share some BCR’s and lead into Roman culture and Greek influences on ancient |15 min. |

|Relevance to outcome |Rome. Discuss the concept of the Roman Empire and the reasons for conquest, p.| |

|Relevance to past and future learning |380 in AMAD. We will refer back to these reasons when we discuss the expansion| |

| |of Rome into the Roman Empire. | |

Kate de Barros/Magothy River Middle School/ Revised 6/2005

Alexander the Great

AMAD pages 374-381

|Personal Information |Military Genius |Spread of Greek Culture |

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|BCR: What made Alexander the Great great? Analyze the achievements of Alexander and support your answer with examples from the chart above. |

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K. de Barros/MRMS/2004

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