9-12 & College
GRADE LEVEL
90 minutes
DURATION
Accessibility
Topic
Social Studies & Civics
Subject
Diversity
Social Justice Domain
Description
Many healing sanctuaries in ancient Greece had ramps at the main entrance of their temples. Until recently, historians and anthropologists assumed these ramps were constructed to transport building materials or animals to the inner temple. Recently, however, a new theory has emerged arguing that the ramps were designed to make the temples accessible to visitors with limited mobility seeking medical treatment.
In this lesson, students will analyze illustrations of the ancient Greek Healing Sanctuary of Asclepius to uncover the purpose of these ramps. They will then consider how Greek architecture has influenced modern buildings, and what the lack of ramps at the entrance of modern buildings can tell us about our culture today.
Essential questions
- How have different cultural traditions stayed the same or changed over time?
- How has Greek architecture influenced modern architecture?
Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students will analyze illustrations of the ancient Greek Healing Sanctuary of Asclepius to argue the purpose of the site’s unique architecture and consider how Greek architecture has influenced modern buildings.
Vocabulary
- Ramps
- God of Asclepius
- Healing Sanctuary
- Temple
- Roundhouse/Tholos
- Pediment
- Dorian Column
- Altar
- Crepidoma
Common core standards
- Introduce precise claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and create an organization that establishes clear relationships among the claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.
- Develop claim(s) and counterclaims fairly, supplying data and evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both claim(s) and counterclaims in a discipline-appropriate form and in a manner that anticipates the audience’s knowledge level and concerns.
- Use words, phrases, and clauses to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships between claim(s) and reasons, between reasons and evidence, and between claim(s) and counterclaims.
- Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing.
- Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from or supports the argument presented.
- Introduce precise, knowledgeable claim(s), establish the significance of the claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and create an organization that logically sequences the claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.
- Develop claim(s) and counterclaims fairly and thoroughly, supplying the most relevant data and evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both claim(s) and counterclaims in a discipline-appropriate form that anticipates the audience’s knowledge level, concerns, values, and possible biases.
- Use words, phrases, clauses, and varied syntax to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships between claim(s) and reasons, between reasons and evidence, and between claim(s) and counterclaims.
- Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing. e. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from or supports the argument presented.
Common Core State Standards | Page 65
https://learning.ccsso.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ADA-Compliant-ELA-Standards.pdf
PROCEDURE
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