A 20-page curriculum guide for Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince includes five lessons and related worksheets. For background, class members research and create travel brochures for Florence, Italy, in 1500. Next, they analyze Machiavelli's lion and fox metaphor and apply it to modern politics. Scholars also examine Machiavelli's political theories to trace the development and accuracy of the term Machiavellian. Finally, groups compare Machiavelli's view of war to General George S. Paton, Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi.

Concepts

niccolo machiavelli, the prince, literary analysis, philosophers, european history, the italian renaissance

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Instructional Ideas

• Have class members gather the needed European travel brochures, especially ones for Florence

Classroom Considerations

• Page numbers are for the Enriched Classics edition
• Requires copies

Pros

• Each lesson includes detailed directions

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.9-10.1 RL.9-10.2 RL.9-10.3 RL.11-12.1 RL.11-12.2 RL.11-12.3