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Ancient Answers to Political Frustration
That's News to Me
Adv
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12
In this lesson featuring an article from The Conversation, students read about how people in ancient Greece and Rome responded to political frustration by withdrawing, enduring, or using humor. These responses still resonate today. This lesson includes comprehension and discussion questions and a speaking task.
Focus
current events
authentic materials
reading
politics
emotions
Vocabulary
millennia
exclaim
renounce
woes
disillusioned
constitution
banish
dislodge
consolidate
turmoil
conspirator
negotiate