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Machiavelli: Determined to Play the Villain, or Determined to Keep Power?
Kind of Activity:
Group Discussion
Objective:
Students will be able to think more critically about the themes of the novel from a variety of perspectives.
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11–12.1 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11–12.2 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11–12.7 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.1
Structure:
To start this activity, the teacher should have students watch the following video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUlGtrHCGzs
The teacher can stop to review the video with students momentarily, answering any other questions that students might have about Machiavelli in the process. Then,...
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