STATIONS DIRECTIONS
Take care of this sheet. It is to be returned to Miss Madruga.
DIRECT:
Breakdown and paraphrase the writings of Aristotle with Miss Madruga and your
classmates.
Record notes in your notebook on the page titled Aristotle’s Politics: Paraphrased.
INDEPENDENT:
Complete a Thinking Map about Plato’s life.. Access the History For Kids website by
entering this address:
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/philosophy/plato.htm
Be sure to view pages 1 and 2.
Your Thinking Map should include the following:
Start with Plato, Great Philosopher written in the center with bubbles branched out
to include the following:
-Birthplace and year
-Family information
-His instructor
-His opinion of people
-Things that he thought about (You will likely want to use more than one bubble)
- The Academy
COLLABORATION:
Access the website History For Kids by entering this address:
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/philosophy/aristotle.htm
Read the article about Aristotle and label the body to show how Aristotle’s life unfolded
and how he influenced our government and current politics. Follow this guide as you
paraphrase the information from the online article.
Mind: Things in which he was interested.
Core Body: His classification of governments. (Click on each one to add important
details)
Hands: 1) Where he studied and who his instructor was. 2) Things he opened or started.
Feet: Three places that he went. Include details to explain why he went to each place or
what he did there.
Turn over for Enrichment Practice
Enrichment Practice
1. Choose two quotes.
2. Write them in your notebook on a new page titled Aristotle Says.
3. Respond to the thought questions. Be sure to explain your thinking.
Aristotle Says
“Dignity consists not in possessing honors, but in the consciousness that we
deserve them.”
“It is in the justice that the ordering of society is centered.”
“Man perfected by society is the best of all animals; hi is the most terrible
of all when he lives without law, and without justice.”
“Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting a particular way…you
become just by performing just actions, temperate by performing
temperate actions, brave by performing brave actions.”
“Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime.”
“The only stable state is the one in which all men are equal before the law.”
Thought Questions
 What do you think Aristotle means by the quotes you have selected?
 How does his thinking apply to what we do in school or study in this
class?
 How does his thinking apply to your life?