Elgin

Topics Year 4/5
This unit is part of Ancient Greece Parthenon Marbles

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Objectives

History

Study Ancient Greek life and achievements and their influence on the western world.
Regularly address and sometimes devise historically valid questions about change, cause, similarity and difference, and significance.

English

Distinguish between statements of fact and opinion; Retrieve, record and present information from non-fiction.
Identify the audience for and purpose of the writing, selecting the appropriate form and using other similar writing as models for their own.

Lesson Planning

Research how Elgin acquired the marbles and various points of view about who should own them now, preparing for a debate.

Teaching Outcomes:

To research the role of Lord Elgin in acquiring the Parthenon Marbles.
To use research to create an information board on Elgin.

Children will:

Conduct online research about a historical topic.
Research from non-fiction and retrieve, record and present their research.
Write for a specific audience thinking carefully about vocabulary, tone and structure.

Planning

Provided Resources

Debate research templates
Information board template

You Will Need

You do not need any particular resources for this session.

Weblinks

Assessment of the fate of the Elgin Marbles from bbc.co.uk
Debate about returning the Marbles to Greece from bbc.co.uk
Background on how the Parthenon Marbles came to be in the British Museum from britishmuseum.org
Facts and figures about where the Parthenon Marbles are from britishmuseum.org
British Museum's position on who should keep the Parthenon Marbles from britishmuseum.org How Greece has dropped it's bid for the Elgin Marbles from theguardian.com