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Politics and Leadership

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Students research a historic leader and analyze how a philosopher's writings influenced the ruler in an essay. In this philosophy of government lesson plan, students view a video and participate in a class discussion on how great thinkers influence great leaders. Pairs research the influence of a philosopher on a leader by researching on the Internet. Students write a 500-700 word essay based on their findings.

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Concepts
world leaders, the global community, thomas jefferson, united states presidents, alexander the great, aristotle, napoleon bonaparte, niccolo machiavelli, politics, the enlightenment
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Additional Tags
alexander the great, aristotle, enlightenment, machiavelli, napoleon, Philosophy, politics, thomas jefferson, world leaders, social studies
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Resource Details
Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
2 days
Instructional Strategy
Research
Technology
Video
Usage Permissions
Fine Print: Educational Use